Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-06-28
much as at home-they lie on the
inside of our country, not outside.

| or the large excess OF exports over i'm
ports, more than 1900 millions. How
people can export more than they i'm
port and have little or nothing left
was not seen. 1t was not healthy
sign If we had nothing to show for it..
The declarations OF the custom houses
were misleading. 1t had been stated
for example, that nails which were
sold at the home market for IS keg,
were sold abroad at $1.3O a keg. Some
enterprising firm had bought nails
abroad and shipped them back to this
country, making profit, but as soon
as the trust found it out, they shut
off on the firms supply of nails.
Our conquered islands taken by the
army and navy under the orders OF
Mckinley, on the pretense of freeing
Cuba, have apparently changed our
policy, and we do not know but what
the intent is to create colonial en-
pire. If SO we must 60 on the road,
set out and get more islands.
Referring again to the gold
standard, the speaker said
it Was not the system promised
free from private control. AS it is now
it is in the hands of men able to buy
U: S. bonds, and more than ever in the
hands of the rich. The tendency of
greed is SO great that the ordinary
man can not compete, the man with
the ordinary occupation, ability and
education cannot see how it is possible
to gain such great wealth as is being
pile .lp by few.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
We deplore the extravagant ex-
penditures Of our past legislatures in
Legislative and state affairs and we
recommend our members Of the legis-
lature to labor for a reduction Of the
same; to do all in their power to
shorten the coming session of the leg
islature by an early adjournment,
thereby avoiding the expenditure Of
large sums for unnecessary clerk hire
and other expenses, and that the
state appropriations be cut down to
meet the actual needs of our necessa-
ry existing public institutions.
Resolved, That the independent
democratic party of Stutsman county
favor curtailment in all county ex-
penses wherever possible.
And whereas, the taxes of Stutsman
county have been excessively burden
some on the farmers, merchants and
taxpayers generally; and whereas,
that there was levied and assessed for
the year 1899 the sum of 500 for
county purposes;
And whereas, there was on the first
day OF May, 1900, balance of upwards
of s32, 900 in county funds unexpend
ed in the treasury, exclusive of the
school and sinking funds, of said
county.
Resolved, That we favor a reduc-
tion of the tax levy for county pur-
poses for the ensuing year to conform
with the actual necessity of the coun-
ty and the ability of the taxpayers to
meet the same. That it is unwise to
raise more money than is absolutely
necessary for the actual and necessary
expenses of the county, thereby Great
ing and keeping on hand large bal
ances of unexpep9daed moneys to be
carried from year, year, and that,
in our Judgment, the tax levy for the
ensuing year could he reduced several
thousand dollars without prejudice to
the interest of the county.
Andrew BleWett,
p. d. Walsh,
A. G. BraStrup,
Martin Joos,
NJ. d. Williams,
Marion COnklin.
The following was also adopted: