Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-06

~ to order upon mo-
W. E. Carr was elected as temporary
chairman, and Will E. Stoke tempo
rary secretary. A committee composed
of E. L. Hotchkiss, W. E. Carr and IL.
J. Klein having been previously ap-
pointed to prepare bylaws they sub
mitted the following, which was unan-
imously adopted, and the signatures of
50 voters attached:
PREAMBLE AND CONSTITUTION.
Twenty years of profound peace
and abundant harvest cannot be the
cause of universal distress. "-SEN-
ATOR STEWART.
eff silver is demonetIZed, am. in
favor of remonetiZing it. flames u.
BLAINE.
1.-The only way to advance the price
of silver is to give it equal coinage with
gold at the minis. "-SENATOR DAVID
b. HILL.
We, voters of Barton county. Kan
sas, believing that the FINANCIAL
question is paramount to all others,
and who favor the Free Coinage of
Silver irrespective of the action of any
foreign country, and who endorse the
financial plank of the platform adopted
by the National democratic party at
Chicago in July, 1896, hereby affirm
our devotion TO the cause of Blmetal-
iism-the equal coinage of gold and sill
yer-alongside with Jefferson and
Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, Blaine and
Garfield, and host of other able men
of latter day, and adopt the following
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES:
We believe that well remunerated
labor constitutes the best market for
the American farmers, and that in ad-
dition to the market of the east there
should be market among an army of
people employed in the mining indus
try of the west.
We believe that more money is need
ed with which to do the business Of the
country, an aggregate OF exchange that
excels any three Nations of the Globe,
and that for this purpose it is moro
convenient and much more
patriotic to create demand and
a market for the Silver of the United
States than for the Gold OF the British
Empire and Monarchies Of Europe.
We believe, and refer to the produc-
ing class of the United States as proof
of this assertion, that the gold stand
ard advocated by the Republican party
is fuinous to all species of productive
enterprise, and that a continuance of
this policy will eventually place the
of those in England and other Euro
pean nations, except the bond-hOlding
and creditor class.
We believe that the issuing of bonds
pie to maintain the present gold stand
ard-and it cannot be maintained in
any other manner-will so impair the
credit of the. government that bank.
ruptcy aud ruin will prevail.
We are, therefore, in favor of the free
coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to /.
Believing, then, that the election of
a Free Silver President will be to the
interests Of the great masses of people
we pledge our support to WILLIAM
]. BRY AN, who represents our views
m the LEADING and ONLY QUESTION
before the people in this campaign,
"AMERICAN MONEY FOR AMERI-
CANS" and adopt this Preamble and
Constitution for the purpose of dissem-
mating the foregoing principles:
CONSTITUTION.
This organization shall be known as
THE BRYAN Free SILVER COINAGE
CLUB, of Great Bend. Kansas.
ANY citizen who believes in the prin-
ciples herein enunciated shall be elig-
ible and welcomed to membership in
this Club.
The officers of the Club shall be: A
President, Vice President from each
ward in the city, Secretary, Assistant
Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall
perform the usual duties pertaining
70 such offices.
The officers shall hold office for a
period of six months, and until their