Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-04-28
HARPER COUNTY RESOLUTIONS.

The following pointed resolutions
were passed by a mass meeting of vot-
ers of Harper county ON Saturday.
April Ia. The Harper county people
are never behind the procession when
it comes to taking hand in the purifi-
cation of politics. 1t is source of
qualification to the Populists of Barber
county that the senator of this district
finds such hearty endorsement from
his home people:
Whereas, eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" and in representative
democracy, wherein the object to be ac-
complished is. "a government of the
people, by the people, and for the peo-
rle,n aud,
Whereas, we hold to the theory that
1.-THE publication of politics. is not IAN
iridescent dream" buta contamination
to be achieved, not only by the strict
integrity and honesty of all representa-
tives Of the people, but also by the fear
less exposure of all attempts to corrupt
them i'll the performance of their du-
ties, and,
Whereas, our senator, the Hon a. J.
Titus, has been not only strictly honest
and upright in representing his constit-
uency, but has had the courage to fear
lessly expose all attempts made to cor
rupt them in the performance of his
duty as representative of the people,
and,
Whereas, there appears to be a fear
IN the minds OF some Of the people that
| the exposures made by our honorable
senator may have tendency to weak
en- the party organization with which
he has affiliated, and
Whereas, Senator l.. D. Lewelling
has seen fit 20 not only deny the state
ments made by Senator Titus in refer
ence to certain conduct of the said
Lewelling, but to make an attack on
Senator Titus, and
Whereas, Senator Titus has grown to
manhood inthis (Harperl county and
we have known him intimately for
many years as a farmer, as teacher in
our public schools, as associate exam
liner Of applicants for teachers certif-
Gates. and as clerk of the district court
| of this county for four years, and,
Whereas, during all those years, Sen
ator Titus has proved himself to be
thoroughly upright, honest and vera
cious. and fearless in the performance
of every duty devolving upon him.
Therefore, be it resolved, that we the
popullsts, democrats and free silver re-
publicans of Harper county, Kansas,
in mass convention assembled on the
18th day Of April, 1897, do hereby ratify
and heartily approve of the acts of our
senator, Hon. a. j. Titus, and of our
representative, f. o. Mott, during the
1897 session Of the legislature of Kan
sas, and be it further,
Resolved, that we approve and ap
plaud the acts Of Senator Titus in bis
fearless exposure of all attempts to cor
rupt him in the performance of his
duty as a representative of the people
and be it further
| Resolved, that we have no fears that
an honest and fearless exposure of al
attempts to corruptly influence the ac
ton OF the representatives of the people
in the legislature Will in IN any manner
lnJure any party organization, but Oh
the other hand we believe that such ex
posture will strengthen such party or
ganlzation of all honest and law abid
ing citizens, and be it further,
Resolved, that we denounce the state
ments of Senator L. D. Lewellin,
wherein lie attempts to cast odium I'D
on the acts of Senator Titus and w
brand the aforesaid statements of tn
said l.. d. Leweling as deliberate, an,
malicious falsehoods, and be it further
Resolved, that the secretary of thi
} meeting be instructed to furnish a cop
Of these resolutions to the Weekly Bull
letin, the Harper Advscate, Attica In
dependent, Medicine Lodge Index, To
peka Advocate and Topeka State Jour
nal for publication.
Resolved, that we favor the passag
of maximum freight rate law, and W,
approve the veto of the so-called Har
ris bill. l.. Z. COLEMAN, Pres.
w. a: BRIGGS, Sec'y.