The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-01-27

Of these public plunderers by perjury and
subordnation of perjury to defraud the
state of it's tide and school lands; and
many OF these schemes devised and COM
menced, but not consummated for want
of time, it has effectually frustrated.
Third-It has emancipsted the legis-
lative and executive departments of the
state governments from the ruthless des-
potism OF railroad companies and comb.
nations of capitalists and made these de-
partments agencies Of the popular will
and through them reduced by thousands
OF dollars appropriations of the public
moneys, inaugurated reformatory meas
ures at once far reaching and benefcent,
but wisely conservative, for the raising OF
the public revenues, the protection OF
debtors from the extortionste greed OF
creditors, and producers and toilers from
the rapaciousness of transportation com
panies, and by honesty and economy
greatly reduced the expenses of the gov.
eminent of the state and increased its
efficiency.
Fourth-It has filled the public service
with officials not only of the state, but
also of the several counties, as witness
Yakima, who, fresh from the toiling
masses, filed with regard for them and
their rights, and uncontaminated by as
sociations with emissaries of greed and
plutocracy, have administered their
offices for the public veal and thus light
ened the burden OF taxation and increased
the efficiency of the public service.
Fifth-To summarize: 1t has wrung
the powers OF government of this state
from the unworthy hands of that agent
of organized plutocrats, the Republican
Party, and by justice. wisdom, economy
and honesty in the administration OF
those powers, has mitigated to a people
long enured to the heavy burdens OF gov
eminent by corporations and corruption
lists the slowly grinding, memorable des-
potism of the gold standard, beneath
whole nation.
We turn from the contemplation Of
these beneficent first fruits of our patri.
otto alliance and with apprehensive fore
bodings behold that imposing menace to
American institutions and human rights,
the Republican Party. In the Republi'
can Party, in this state, as throughout
the nation, compactly organized, strictly
disciplined, skllfuly differed, command
ing unlimited money, dominated by
millionaires, embued with the spirit of
an aristocracy of greed, sordid in its pur-
poses and INSCRIPTIONS in it's methods,
we recognize subservient engine Of or
ganized wealth to Cypress the masses, so
mighty that it can only be successfully
resisted by the united efforts of all the
lovers OF liberty and justice.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by this
union meeting of the County Central
Cor mittees for Yakima County of the
Peoples Party and Democratic Party and
Silver Republican Party, respectively,
that in view Of the fact that the greed
and wealth and aristocracy and the priv
ileged classes of the country have in a
great measure subordinated their preju-
dices and differences of opinion and or
ganized into the Republican Party to
rule the country for their own benefit and
to Cypress the toilers and wealth pro-
ducers, IL is The duty Of such toilers and
producers to HkeWise subordinate their
prejudices and differences and present u
solid front to The common enemy IN the
patriotic duty Of preserving their rights
and our free Institutions, not merely in
form. but also in fact and spirit and
working efficiency from the assaults of
plutocrscy.
And as a corolary OF the foregoing, be
it further resolved, that duty to ourselves
and our state and our nation demand
that the three political parties which we
represent perpetuate during the coming
state and congressional elections their
present alliance, hallowed by the patri-
otto motives that prompted it, INDICATED
by the successes that attend 1t, and preg-
nant with hope for the cause OF human
rights in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
f. B. PREBLE, Chairman;)
s. +. FARRIs, Com
RICHARD STRoBACH