Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16

nominated Hon. Jerry Simpson at
Hutchinson last week adopted by a
unanimous vote the following
RESOLUTIONS.
We the Democrats of the Seventh Congressional
District of Kansas in Convention assembled renew
our allegiance to the time honored principles of
the party of Jefferson and jackson, reaffirme /
by the National Democracy at Chicago in 1896 and
those principles soabiy advocated by the champion
Hon. W. j. Bryan in which Tcaffirlnation we most
earnestly concur at this lime.
We maintain that while those principals were
not successful at the polls they gIoriously
yindicated IN receiving larger popular vote than
was ever cas-; for any candidate elected by any
party up to that historic campaign aud it only
by the lavish of an unprecedented corruption
fund by the HInnaites and the unconditional sur
| render to the money power of the National Ad-
minisIratiOn which had been e.ected by Democratic
that the party of monopoies class legislation
and the single gold standard succeeded in seating
| its representative in the Presidential chair.
We are nov as We were in 1896 uIalteTably op-
| posed TO the single gold Standard, apd we most
emphaticalIy renew our demand for the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the
ptesent ratio OF 10 70 and our opposition to bond
issues except last extremity OF the Government
and especially to binding the Government 10 pay
said binds either principal interest gold alone
We emphatically in favor of an income Tax
law in order that the wealth of the Country al
! we'll as the bone and sinue of the land may bcaI
its just aud equitable share of the burdens o
Government, and most heartily commend our
Representatives in congress for the vigorous stand
| they have taken on this question in the present
| Congress.
We defer to no party in this glorious land of ths
free and home OF the brave in unaoyed pa triotisn
to all for which our flag stands. In the ensuing
war with Spain rejoice the unbounded evi
dences OF patriotism all of beloved
country aud wht the cause of human liberty is al
stake that there democrats, Populists, Nc
| republicans buE all Americans united in Gauss
and one purpose, namely, the driving Of the brutal
| and reIeDtless oppressors with their Sixteenth
| century government from th= western hemisphere
! and dedicating ~ the cause Of human freedom
justice aud equality before the law. To this end
| We urge that vigorous war policy be adopted by
| the administration to the end that purposes foI
| which the war was entered upon may be speedily
accom- pIished that the starting people of Cu0a
be succorea their distress that our gallant
| volunteer the front may be relieved from the
h4rds-lps of army life and returned TO their homes
and families. that the expense OF continuing in
deiuiiely q war against Third rate power may be
| ended
| We heartily endorse the In congress OF
| that great COminer the Hon Jerry Simpson We
have given 10 him our CO.. ls4i support in three
| memorable campaigns ami have rejOiced twice IN
! his triumphant eiectlOa- During those two terms
| in Congress ne has become recognized leader il
that body OF iilustrioas He has mad &
gorgeous and vigorous gat against the antocr4tie
| powers assumed by Gar Reed who has taken the
privileges delegated the peoples Representatives
! in congress by the constitution Of the Q S. Of
America and made Of the republican majority &
collection of puppets with practically no voice in
the affairs OF the nation except IS dispensers ei
Federal Patronage, We recognize the fact that il