Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-02-22
POPULlST MEETING


a full comm ittee; the following res
olutions we're unanimously adopted:
/. Resolved. That we endorse the
call for the State meeting 10 elect
delegates to a National convention
as follows: J N Towery. W. b Ran.
kin, T q Campbell, W Fl Brown, DR.
j r Clark, A II Csrdin, W. l. Paris
and Dan Riley.
2. Resolved, That said delegation
are hereby, fully instructed to vote
only for Nat email delegates, who fav-
or q straight Middle-Road- L ickOt fer
President. g.
8. Resolved, That We are opposed
to fusion in anyway whatever. The
time has come for independent poll
tical action.
4. Resolved, That we deplore the
horrible political situation at the
State Capitol, and hold the leaders
OF both old political parties response.
BILE for the deadly crimes new being
perpetrated in this state. The lead
ers of both old parties should he
held responsible along with the cor
porations for all crimes committed in
this State over the election contest.
Whereas, The Republican and Dem
ocratic parties in 1869 passed the
act, contracting the cur
rency of the country from one bill
lion, nine hundred million, down to
six hundred million, causing wide
spread failures and bankruptcy
among the wealth producing classes
Of the nation, causing foreclosure OF
mortgages, turning out Oh the streets
of our great cities thousands of peo-
pie anxious to make living by their
own labor, and causing thousands of
farmers to become bankrupt, and
other day laborers to become Deepen
dent upon public charity or soup
houses and other public charities; for
these and other causes was the direct
cause Of the Peoples Party being
born to right the wrongs that had
been perpetrated by the two old
dominant parties. Therefore belt
Resolved, That il we are trusted
with the ruling of the nation we will
restore to the people a new issue Of
currency to take the place Of the
currency tia. has been contracted by
the contraction act of 1869 by the
and Republican parties
1t a low rate Of interest not to exceed
3 per cent.
Resolved, That we condemn the
and Democratic parties
Tor the decentralization of silver in
1873; we demand the reconciliation |
If silver at the ration of 16 to /.
And we further condemn a demo-
ratio administration under Grover
Carlisle and Joe Black
,urn and company, for the uncondi-
ional repeal of the purchasing clause
Il the Sherman act of 1893, allowing
A, 500, 900 dollars to be coined mon
bly, into standard silver dollars with
ut giving their constituance a free
oinage act. This act of the Demo-
ratio party caused the panic of 1893
ausing thousands of failures throu.
,hout the nation, that will take years
o recover from tho loss that has
,one to enrich foreign prince and
many ceffers.
We further demand tho repeal OF
he national bank law and restore
he currency to the people whom 1t
,elongs. We can not fail to see that
is fast accumilating the wealth of
he nation. fosterning trust and mo-
Iopolles by the thousands in the face
4 the honest yeomanary Of this coun
~, ami il not checked will soon
eparate society into vassal and sla-
cry, causing widespread dissatisfac-
ion and revolution among the wealth
'roductinG classes of the people.
We condemn the sale of bonds in
lme of war or peace, by the Govern.
nent. We insist that an issue of