The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-09-13
PoPULiS7 CONVENTION.
Tbey N9nd0qfo - County Ticket.

Representative James Streit.
Collector-S, G. Crum.
.Sh~criff--Jncob Cook.
Circuit Clerk-A. b Kelly.
County clerk IS. f Berry.
Probate ildge-J. w. Edwards.
AsS'ssor- j, a. Scrivncf.
Trv1surer-J G. Carmichael.
ia 70 at. large-Wm, Dhcinharlt.
J1d 20 first district Geo. Drunk.
Judge second district. NJ.
Enloc.
lhe complete proceedings, as
repor 4 by the secretary of the
convention, came III too late for pub
licatian
The following prcambles and ros
olutiof.s were unanimously adopted
by the convention;
,Whoreas, tie dcstinies of our
cornt, have for the last thirty years
been controlled by tho Republican
and Democratic parties, and the
price Of the products Of our labor
has fallen below the cost Of produc.
ton; aud
Whereas, it is the duty of the
government to furnish the people Il
sufficient amount of money with
which 10 transact the business Of tho
countr: while they have so contracted
the currency that the business inter
ests hay. become stagnant; and
WI rraas, the Australian voting
law OF tie state Of Missouri has de-
priyed ,Ae people OF the liberty of
expressing their free will at the polls,
and saiu law is nothing short OF u
Democratic force law" and is a
huudiru fold worse than the national
Republican force bill.
Whereas, the people of the state
of Missouri are excessively taxed to
maintain unnecessary positions in
the ge.eral assembly, such as clerks
and mali carriers, Philadelphia and
Worlds Fair appropriations, aud
also SO, 100 for current expenses of
the Governors mansion, and other
extrayagances in proportion.
Whereas, the affairs of our coun.
Try are governed by a few political
bosses and rings; the people excess
lively taxed to maintain e%xtravagant
officials WLio bestow their favors upon
incompetent relatives and friends to
the exclusion of the honest and com.
peteat, thus destroying love Of coun.
try aud that spirit of justice which
characterized the administrations OF
our foreiatheis; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Peoplcs's party
of Cole county, in convention Assem-
Died, that we ondurse the platform
of the Peoples party adopted at
OMAHA in 1892.
Resolved, that We are opposed to
all laws that are contrary to the in.
,rrests OF tue whole people.
Resolved, that we oppose the
Australian voting. law, which places
restrictions on the voters and pre-.
vents them from expressing their
will.at the polls,
Resolved, thai we demand n re.
dUction of the salaries of all officers
| n proportion to the reduction OF the
price of labor and farm products.
Resolved, That We oppose the pres.
ent road law, which takes tue power
OF appointing road oversecrs ont of
the hands Of the people and gives it
to the county court,
Il solved, that VIZ oppose the ex.
pehditure of airy and all road lax
unless II he applied To the district
iT0in which IL was collected.
Resolved, that We favor the an.
i'ointmenl OF competent road over.
scers, and protest against the APP
~polhtneLt of an ovcrseer who has
iallea 10 work q portion Df the public
road, and says al officer lnust some.
ines sh,iuk frun the rrquiremen
q" the law TO prevent wounding
feelings, for the purpose of maintain.
ing popularity.
Resolved, that we will not support
any candidate tor office, of any
artS who savor4 ID destruction Of
pur liberties and who fails to work
N tie interest OF lhc Whole people,
Is q. lsoNp, Chairman.
S. +. BERlY,
NATHAN WILLIAMS,
Commute e.
A. w. ,JouNsnN saorat.r