The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-06-17
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Tho Canyon County Un.erri1ed Meet
and Organize and Resolve.
A Very Harmonious Mceting-Still En-.
vOring Free Coinage Tariff de-
nOunced- AdnlinistratiOn Censurei.


The county Democratic convention
met in the city hall, at this place, last
Saturday afternoon. Hon. T. II. Gala
way, OF this place, was chosen as chair
man, and W. E. Young, of Nampa, as
secretary. The chairman then APP
pointed the following as committee
on credentials:
F. q. Mock, Nampa; j. NJ. Martin,
Caldwell; J. Cave, Stuart; David Miller,
Lower Boise.
The committee on credentials re.
ported the following delegates entitled
to seats in the conventions:
Cald,oell-T. H. Galloway, J. P.
johnson, W. H. Tnorp, George Reed,
j. NJ. Martin, William Kinkaid, Frank
Steunenberg, Charles Madden, F. L.
Kellar, Chris. Fahy.
Nampo-S. 5. Taylor, A. Hinkey,
Thomas Dryden, +. g. Mock, w. E.
Young, H. Z. Bowman.
Stuart-W. C. johnson, J. G. Bane,
E. c. Martin, J. Cave, Eugene Parrot.
Loaoer Boise-David Miller.
1t was decided by the convention
that the delegates from each precinct
should be entitled to cast the whole
vote of their precinct.
Payette, Emmett and Middleton pre-
cincts were not represented.
The following delegates were chosen
as county central committee: w. H.
Thorp, Caldwell; 5. 5. Taylor, Nampa;
j. Cave, Stuart, and David Miller,
Lower Boise: The precincts not repre-.
sented will choose committeeman later
on. The committee was organized by
the election of w. H. Thorp, of Cald-
well, chairman, and 5. $. Taylor, of
Nampa, secretary.
John +. Stearns, Of Nampa, was
elected as member of the state central
committee from this county by accla-
nation.
just before adjournment the follow
ing resolutions. drawn by George Reed,
of Caldwell. were introduced and unan-
imously adopted:
We, the Democracy of Canyon
county, in convention assembled, while
believing that true government is the
voice of the people, maintain that JUS
tice is the voice of God, and that gov
eminent is perfect when these two be
in absolute accord, and only then.
WHEREAS, AS the above is to our
minds an unerring rule for the ulti-
mate right settlement of all public
questions; therefore, be it
Res0lUed, That we are in favor of the
establishment of the broad principle of
free and unrestricted trade as settled
rule, for we maintain that robbery can
be no part of true government. should
never be law, and assert that the spec
ial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the few at the
expense of the laborious and produc-
tive industry of this county, is not
progress, but Is enslavement.
We believe that the tariff furnishes
the worst possible method Of collect.
ing revenue which, when needed.
should be raised by some other method,
either the income tax, direct tax or
otherwise.
I, Rssolred, That we are in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver upon equal terms. and
view with regret and dismay the atti-
tude of President Cleveland toward sill
yer, believing that his special hostility
to that metal is in no wise representa-
tive of the sentiment of nearly the
whole of the Democratic party; nor,
irrespective of party. of the feeling of
the vast majority of the citizens OF the
| United States over the administration
of whose general laws he has been
elected to preside, and which election
he owes especially to the strenuous eff.
forts and extensive influence of the
Democratic party.
Resolced, That we believe that this
special hostility to the use of silver al
money is unworthy the executive OF
the nation whose business is not to in
tluence legislation in any spirit of con
tention, or partisanry, or for the pur
pose Of advancing any special interest
but in good faith to execute the laws
as he finds them or as they may bt
explained to him by the supreme court
the great tribunal we have for thai
purpose, for he is not even called upOI
to Judge of the laws in case of doubt.
Hon, t. II. Galloway supported tn
free and unlimited coinage of silve
in one of his inimitable addresses o.
that subject in which he arraigned tn