Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-18
Republican Resolutions Of Custer County


The republicans of Custer county in
convention assembled, reatlirn the prin-
ciples of republicanism as set forth i'll the
national platform of 1900.
We congratulate the people upon the
happiness and prosperity that has come
to- them as a result of republican policy
and republican legislation. Wages were
never so high, nor producers SO well
compensated for their products as now.
Men were never SO we'll housed, clothed
and fed, and have never before had more
contentment of mind than during the
years since republican policy has been
enacted into law.
We congratulate the President and the
Army on the satisfactory progress made
in the Philippines in surpressing the in
surection and establishing order and we
unqualifiedly endorse the policy of our
government therein. Our flag is III the
Philippines and there it will remain until
such time as the American people may
deem it expedient or proper TO give the
islands free and independent govern
ment, such as it has just given Cuba.
The American Army has taken up the
work of maintaining authority i'll the
Philippines, and while we deplore and
severely condemn any instances of crnel-
ty which may have occurred, we remem-
Der our soldiers are fighting barbarous
and treacherous foe which has inflicted
most revolving and inhuman atrocities
upon its prisoners. 1t is the Nations
Army drawn from every section OF our
country knowing no politics nor creed,
but fighting the Nations battles under
the Nations Flag; and we resent with
indignation, the recent democratic efforts
to drag its honor in the dust and cast re-
proach upon its fair name.
We congratulate the republican party
| for the faithful fulfillment of the pledge
made at its national convention of 1900,
to give the oppressed Island of Cuba a
free and independent government, which
was consumated at Havana on May 20,
| by the withdrawal of the American
troops and the turning over of its gov
eminent to its own people.
We commend our present county oth-
Gals for their business like methods III
the administration of county affairs.
We congratulate the people of Nebras-
ia upon the present prosperity of our
state, and we commend the business like
and economic methods employed by Gov.
| Savage and the state officials of his adj
ministration, which have resulted i'll a
saving to the state in comparison with
preceding administrations of nearly two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Be
it further
RESOLVED, That we disapprove of the
inequality of the present methods of the
assessment of property for taxation,
| there being no two counties assessed up
on the same basis. We therefore demand
that our revenue laws of the state be
amended SO that every dollars worth OF
property or franchises shall be assessed
at its actual cash value and that the
levies be decreased to the lowest possible
number of mills, that will provide suffici-
ent revenue for county and state pur-
poses. Be it further
RESOLVED, That it be made the duty
of the attorney general and county attor-
ney to see that the law is properly
enforced; and be it further
| RESOLVED, That we recommend the
calling of constitutional convention in
the near future, or that the question oi
amendments to the constitution be sub
mitted to the people of the state for Their
ratification.
With the understanding that the Hon
F. M. Currie is candidate for the posi-
ton of congressman from this congress
sional district; therefore, be il
RESOLVED, That we recognize iii MIR.
Currie his eminent fitness for the place
and as mark of our confidence, we dc
hereby authorize him to name the dele
CATION to represent his interest in the
congressional convention.
S. L. CANNON,
| G. B. MAR,
ID. M. AMSBERRY, Com.
+. {. WILSON,
JOHN REESE,