Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-15


RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
ton names silver and gold together az the
money metals OF tn, United Staes and that
the first coinnge law passed by Congress under
the constitution made tho silver dollar the
unit OF value, and admitted gold to free coin
age at a ratio measured by the silver dollar
unit.
We declare that the act OF 1873, d4monetiz-
ing silver without the knowledge or approval
OF the American people. ha, resulted in the
app ecIation of gold and CORES ponding fall
in the prices of commo ities produced by tho
people; heavy in in the burden of tax
alton, AMI of all debts publ, and private; the
enrichment of the money lending class at home
and abroa /; PARALYSIS of industry and i'm power
ishment OF tho people.
we are unalterab opposed t. the single
gold standard, which has locked fast the
prosperity of an industrious PEG lie in tn par
alysis of hard tim35 Gold monom ataIlism is
British policy. founded upon British greed
for gain and power, AMI its general adoption
has brou Iht other nations into financial sarvi-
tude to London 1t il not only I'M Am arican,
but anti-American, and it can be fastened upon
the United States only by the sitting of that
IN iomItable spirit and love of liberty which
proclaimed our political Independence in 1915
and won it in tho war of the EVOLUTION.
Free Coinage Demanded.
'We demand tho immed alto restorat ton of
the free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the present legal ratio Of 16 to l. with
out waiting for the d or consent OF any other
nation We demand the standard silver dollar
shall b, full egal ton Ter, equally with gold
for all debts. publ; and private, and We favor
such legislation as will pr vent tho d,moneti.
cation of any kind of legal Ior money by
private contract
We are opposed to the policy and practice
OF surrendering to the holders of the obliga
tons of the United States the option reserved
by law to the government of redeeminz such
obligations In either silver coin gold coin
Two arc opposed to the issuing of interest
bearing bonds of tho United States in timos of
peace AMI cond ,mu tho trsfickng with bank
ing syndi catos which, in exchange for bonds
and at an enormous profit to themselves,
supply the federal treasury with gold to main
tain the p)li,y of gold mo lometallism
Congress alone has the power to coin ant
issue money. and President jackson declared
that this power could not be delegated to co
porations or Individuals. We therefore de-
mand that the power to issue notes be taken
from the banks an | that all lpar money shall
he issued directly by the treasury department.
to be redeemable in co. n and receivable for all
debts, public and private.
Tariff for Revenue Only
We hold that tariff duties should be levied
for purposes of revenu,, such duties to be so
adjusted as to operate equally throughout
the country and not discriminate between
class or sec ion and that taxation
should be limited by the needs OF the
government, honestly and economically admin
istered. We denouh:e as disturbing to bust
mss the Republican threat to restore the
Mckinley law, which has be N twice con-
dened by the people in national elections, and
which enacted und II thu false plea of protec-
ton to homN industry. proved a prolific breeder
OF trusts and monopoliss enriched the few at
the expenSo OF ths MANY. restricted tr lde AMI
deprived the producers of the great Amor lean
staple. of access to their natural markets.
mi fha g kIal
opposed to an agitation for further changes
in our tariff laws except those that are neces-
sary to make up tn, deficit in revenue caused
by the adverse decision of tho Supreme court
on the income tax
But for this deci ion by the supreme court
there would be deficit in the revenue under
the law passed. by Democrati, Congress In
strict pursuance the OF uniform dec sons or
that court for nearly 1J0 years that court hav-
ing In that decision sustained constitutional
opIectIons to its ena tmer,t whc', ha pre,n.
ously been Ovarruled by the at lc It judges no
have ever sat on that b,nch Va declare that
1t Is the duty OF ConSreis to use a the consti-
tutiOnal power which rem1ins after that ,cis-
ion. or which may conn from its Ievar= al by
the court as it may hereaft be constituted
so TINT the burdens of taxation may equllly
an imp lri lily lead to tn end that wealth
may bar its due proportion of the expenses of
the government.
immigration restriction.
I'VE no d that the efficient way of protecting
American labor IL to prevent the importation
of for ign pauper labor t. compete with il in
the homo market, and that the value of the
home market to our American farmers AMI ar
tsans is greatly re iuced by vicious monetary
system. which depresses the prices of their pro-
ducts below tho co of production and thus
deprives them of the me MS Of satisfying their
needs
Ths absorption OF wealth by thu few the
CONSOLE datiol of our leading railway syst ms
and the formation o. trusts AMI pools REQUIRE
strict>r contro. by thu Federal government
OF tn 81 arteries of comm,rc,. We demand
thu enlarge nent of thu powers of the intsr-
State commerce commission and such r3stric-
tons and gu Irantees in tn, control of rail-
roads as will protect the peoplo from robb ,ry
and oppre sion
We deuounce the profgate waste of tbs
mon'v wrung ON tbs people by oppre -sive
taxation, and tho lavish appropriations os
cent Republ can congresses which havs kept
taxes high while ths labor tias pas them
Is unemployed. aad the products of the people
ale deprs ased 10 price till they no lolgsr repay
tae cost of produ 'tiol We demand a return
to that NIL citf an econ Dmy viii n bot be-
MT demos ATTIC gosernme,t and a re iuctiop
IN tho number of useless offic 8 the salaries o.
which drlia the suossan,o of tn, people
Federal Interference In Local Affairs.
We d,nouncc arbitrary interference by Fed
oral authorities in local affairs as a violation
OF the constitution of the United States aud
crime aga mt free institutions and we
especially object to government by injunction
as nsw and highly dangerous sorm of oppres
sion by which Federal judges. in con tempt OF
thu laws OF TIE State and the rights of citizens.
be ;ome at on legislators judges and execu-
lion RS and we approve ths bill passed at the
last session of the United States Senate and
now pending in the House. relative 10 con-
Temps IN t0leT0l and nrnvidinD for
tria by jury in certain eases of contempt
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