Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-13
POPULIsT MASS MEETING.
VIII Have Another Convention to
NOminnte CITY Candidates.

VIII have Another Convention to
Nominate City Candidates.
The populists held a mass meeting at the
court house Tuesday for the purpose of TAX
ing preliminary steps toward the nomination
OF candidates for the various city Offices
me meeting was quite largely attended and
the discussion of local affairs took the place
of the usual consideration Of the evils of
national government as viewed by the aver
aga populist. The meeting was called to
order by Chairman McPeak of the city COM
mittee and w. F. Travis was elected chair
man of the session and e. ]. Orr secretary
A committee, composed of one representa-
i've from each ward, was appointed on plat
form and resolutions and reported the fol-
lowing, dealing almost entirely with local
affa rs, which was adopted unanimously:
Whereas The affairs of our city have
peen administered In such manner as to
incur noSs the condsmnation @ of citizens and bust
bssa ness men d and 1t Is 90, ,1s notoriGus fact that
face the present year and
Whereas, It is evident that this is the re-
In levying taxes, and
Whereas. The national financial manage
ment has caused universal distress and de-
cine in wages and prices; now, therefore
Resolved, By the members of the peoples
party Of Council Bluffs, in mass convention
relieving corporations wealthy and nfluen-
tial citizens from equitable taxation
aarm Se Tha, We vsW c wh h
our municipal finances. and insist upon the
ADOPTION Of a policy, Of retrenchment and
prise reduction in the salaries of the
mayor treasurer, auditor, attorney and en-
gneer to $500 per annum each, the consoli-
chief of police by appointing the city mar
shal to the office of chief of police, without
Increase Of salary. the retirement from sery-
Ice OF the useless and expensive mammoth
hook and ladder truck, and careful man
agement in all things.
Resolved, Further, That we demand of
superior court of our city TO be a useless
and very expensive addition to our system
of judicial machinery, and we desire that
sible under the law.
Resolved, Further, That we are unalter-
according to law, for the reduction of sal
aries contemplated in the second resolution
OF pn THIS PLATFORM r,.. mo .o ,ou
ably opposed to granting public franchises
to private corporations, or their ownersh!p
ever without being submitted to the vote
Resolved Further, That all city ordl-
nances should be enforced alike, and we de-
mand further that the city council either
cause the. same to be enforced or repeal
such as they will not enforce.
The custom Of the city council in squeez-
ing down the assessed valuation of prop
erty below the current expenses was de-
nounced as false financial policy which
should be avoided. On this subject the
meeting adopted resolution that there
should be more refunding of city bonded
Indebtedness without being first submitted
TO the vote of the people
A resolution was adopted inviting all peo-
pie who endorse the principles laid down
In the platform to meet in convention at
Farmers hall In the court house February
20 at 80 o'clock p. m. for the purpose
Of nominating candidates to be voted upon
at the city election on March 2.