Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-08-07
Idaho County Convention.


At the Idaho county Peoples
party convention, held at Grange
vile, August 1st., 1896, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted.
The peoples party of Idaho
county, in general convention
assembled, affirm our allegiance
to the principles enunciated by
our national convention at St.
Louis, being specially grateful
for the action of said national
convention in nominating for the
high offices of president and vice
president of the Uuited States
those peerless statesman, honest
citizens, and splendid representa-
tives of the masses, William
Jennings Byran and Thomas G.
Watson. And in addition to the
principles of our national plat
form, we declare;
First-We believe in a unifica-
ton of all persons favorable to
honest government and the free
coinage of silver, to the end that
} gold monometallism, British
monopoly dictation, and mort
gagged candidates for presidential
and gubernatorial honors, be un-
tremendously overthrow by one
grand, united effort, and this
without the surrender of the peo-
| Piles party organization.
Second-We are unequivocally
and unalterably in favor Of the
free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at the legal ratio OF
16 to /, without waiting for, ad-
herring to, or in any manner con-
sidering the dictation, demands
or actions of Great Britain or any
other foreign nation; and we con-
denim the action of the republican
national convention in attempt
ing to fasten upon free people
the chains of financial bondage,
welded by the Rothchilds and
the pawnbrokers of Europe.
3dThat the delegates OF the indie
pendent republicans and any
other honest Representatives of
the people be extended a cordial
invitation to occupy seats in
our state convention with the
same rights as our own delegates,
always understanding that the
same is distinctly a<populist
convention.
4th-We look upon the present
democratic administration as the
most reprehensible that ever
ruled over q free people, and
which has used its vast power
of patronage to aid the cause Of
gold recommendation. No man
holding an appointive office un.
der Grover Cleveland, however
friendly to silver, can conduct
an open and vigorous campaign
for the cause of the people, we
therefore view with distrust and
disfayor the nomination of any
one holding a federal appoint
ment.
, 5th-We demand the imme
diate reduction of the salary anC
expenses of the state and county
| officers of Idaho to the lowest
point consistent with good ser
r vices; that all unnecessary offices
be abolished; that the political
4. civil and criminal codes of the
. state be revised in the interes
E of efficiency, simplicity and econ
5 omy, and that such laws be pass
!. ed and when necessary constitu
l tional amendments be submitted
8 at the next session of the legisla
r ture as will accomplish the result
y 6th-That our delegates to tn,
t state convention, which will b,
. held on August Is 1896 use thei
y best endeavors to Incorporate
: these resolutions in the stat,
: platform, and also, that the of1ic,
It Of District Attorney be abolished
# and the office OF County Attofne,
" be substituted.
i: 7th=The segregation of the of
II fees of Probate judge and schoo
II superintendent also the office @
county Assessor and tax collec
tor, and the substitution of
system Of precinct assessors, o
Is Township trustees, and the col
n lection of taxes By the eotnt
le treasurer.
If 9Th The election by the peopl
n of all officers that are now ap
If pointed, and the road laws be S
le amended that every person shal
e' be assessed one day additions