The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-09
DEMoCR ACY's DAY.
The Sedrw;ck County Advocates OF bourpol
Democracy Nominate 4 1ickes

county met IN county cohsehCtoh
day and put a ticket III the held Tor the
Republicans to knock down at the APP
preaching election as they VIII kncck
down every other ticket that may he put
up as well.
1t has been such a long time since
Democratic convention assembled IN
| Wichita that the people had nearly for
gotten what it looked like, but 1t was the
same genuine article i'll appearance, only
that there was no knock down Or drag out
sceance witnessed as there usually
is. To be- just and fair 1t
was really well behaved convention
| aud to still farther acknowledge the truth
| there was not drunken man partlclpat-
| ing in the deliberations. 1t WAS thor
oughly Democratic, however, and only
one inconsistency could be noticed by the
EAGLE reporter, and that was when one
! of the members went back TO the corner
of the room where the hydrant Is located
and took drink of water. The conven-
| tion was not Large and probably not more
than fifty Democrats were present as
active members of the body, but there was
fair sprinkling of sympathzers who
were a little bit scared to take an active
part in the deliberations. not caring to be
made the target CT the vltupera-
tive machines which are controlled
by the fusionists. Those who
did take part were earnest IN
their work and seemed to be determined TO
collect the scattered forces of the party
and arrange them in battle line once more
The convention Was held in Garfield hall
and was called to order by H. q. Toler,
the well known breeder of thoroughbred
horses. The call was read by DR.. Bur-
roughs, who is secretary of the county Or
ganization.
On motion DIR. Phillips of Mt. Hope was
made permanent chairman and he WAS a
good one. The doctor is fine old gentle
man to meet and is a Democrat from the
skin to the core as Roger q. Mills eX-
| presses it. He participated i'll the Earrl-
son-Van Buren, campaign before he was
old enough 10 vote He cast his first vote
for James K Polk and according to his
, own statement has voted the Democratic
: ticket on every occasion from that time
till this. His rulings were fair and the
convention regarded him as an excellent
chairman.
: The secretary elected was w. o. Leon
e.,
2 men, who WAS very obliging to the repor-
tiers.
On motion a committee of five, consist
2 ing of Robert Coates, Howard Souie, Lee
Elliott and II. G. Toler, was appointed on
resolutions, and they presented the follow
ing, which were unanimously adopted:
First-The Democratic party of Sedg-
wick county, In mass convention assem-
N IT,, H. ha,,a nf
nation upon its splendid success in the
z last campaign, and expresses its Implicit
i faith in the ability of the coming congress
y to pass wise and beneficial laws which wa.
relieve the country in its present CRISIS
5 Second-We extend congratulations &c
Grover Cleveland, president of the United
D States the greatest living American, upon
9 bis elevation the second time to the high
!. est position in the gift of any people Oh
+ | the face of the earth; and we hereby eX
9 press our confidence in the integrity ano
e ability of his cabinet, congratulatlng then
Z all upon the wisdom and economy Win
which they have thus far administered
j., the affairs of the government.
Third-We indorse the platform adopted
! by the national Democratic convention al
3 Chicago in 1892, us the best exposition Of
6 Democratic faith and doctrine.
z Four-We are in favor of a sound cur.
< rency. of an honest dollar and we denouncs
n
+ fiation of the currency as undemocratlt
; and prejudicial to the business interests o.
3 the country. We declare that In Ou
4 opinion the present financial trouble !!
D not occasioned by a contraction OF the vol
y ume of our currency nor Is 1t on accoun
A of any depreciation in the character oil on
: money, but that it is the result of tie I'M
3 proper distribution of our money; 10
- through the unjust and negotiable opera
z ton of a protective tariff forty Thousand
. people of this country have been enabled
30 accumulate half the money of the ia
ton while the other sixty millions OF on
population have been trying to get alOnl
ia with the other half of it. Hence we sa
that it is the patriotic duty of every tru
citizen to hush the agitation (bt
9onulists) of the money question
patiently await the passage by congress O
It "a tariff for revenue law under who's
henificent operation the old Democratl
party will be marching on from victory (
it victory governing the happiest people an
the most prosperous nation on earth, an
the bowling Populistic demagogue Wi
- be left without party and out or Job
"a Fifth-While we rejoice over III
splendid success and prosperity OF tn
national Democracy, we must acknow
y edge our regret while we contemplate tn
/. condition of our party III our own stat
and county. Through the Vaccination
I'd of so-called Democratic leaders Wit
r Populistic tendencies and the smooth
oily and deceptive utterances of job
Martin of Topeka, many Kansas Demo
Gratis were made TO believe that Popuilsl
id aud Democracy were the same an
SYNONYMOUS terms, and believing thes
MISREPRESENTATION To be true, some OF ou
is Democrats have left the party and Jolne
the Populists while others have gone owe
TO the support of the PopulIsts under til
assumed name of Democrats We haI
foughts the paternalistic theories of th
Is Republican party for over thirty years an
E. we regard tue principles of the Popull:
marty if they have any as the EN- bodlrieI
of paternalism gone mad, and we must
u, be consistent. oppose any further aiiiane
be with that party.
Sixth-Whatever may have been til
motives of Democrats in the past, who
:, | controlled them in their deSertIon OF OF
- time honored Democratic principles, W
Vi believe it Is high time for US, as Demi
ay Gratis TO Join hands for the upbuiidlng
our marty which is now IN control IN n
tjonal politics And To this end we lnyi
n All citizens of Sedgwick couHty. regardle
ID of previous political opinions, 20 join US
of the PRONUNCIATION OIL the ioIio"inS ue0iai'
ton of principles:
Eirst-That we favor the immediate r
neal of the Mckinley tariff law aud Il
rs enactment of tariff for revenue law
Is its stead. -
02 Second-That under the operation OF Il
sherman silver law the financial condit!e
of the country has been growing wor!
he and we favor its immediate repeal.
= Third-That owing 10 the depleted CO
I'' | dition OF the treasury, The result OF X
u publican extravagance, We favor tax {
e incomes.
tion. in our homes aud churdhes and pu
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