The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-06-17
Peabody: J. Lamb. Sergius; ANDY
Johnston. Westhope: Thos. OpsahI.

Peabody: J. II. Lamb. Sergius; Andy
Johnston. Westhope: Thos. OpsahI.
Mcdonald.
The following were recommended
for the Grand Forks convention.
r. B. Stewart, Bottineau: Richard
Peyton. Bottineau: ]. f. Haskett.
Bottineau; Chas. f. Hill. Omemee:
w. G. McIntyre. Haase: Chrivst
Moen. Dalen: G. L. Thompson.
Souris: J. J. Murphy. Souris: Louis
Knoke. Loiselle Jos. Shredder. Serg-
ius: David Armstrong. Willow City;
Henry Charbonneaul. Lordsblrg:
James Gallagher. Tarsus: NJ. o.
Kruger. Whiting: VIM. Collins.
Bottineau: S. B. Mahanev. Willow
City: Ben Sawnson. Sergius. r. A.
Parker. Bottineau: A. G.. Burr. Bot
tineau: Albert Besancon. Bottineau.
The followoing resolutions were
adoDted:
We. the democrats of Bottineau
County in convention assembled, re-
new our faith and adherence IN and
to the principles of Jeffersonian de-
mocracy and point with pride to the
laws enacted and the measures carried
out by our party while in national
power:
We condemn the action of the pre-
sent national administration IN it's
half-hearted fight against, the railroad
merger and other corporate interests
and for its efforts to shield the scand-
ais and frauds in the various branch
es of government. especially in the
postal and interior deDartments;
We condemn the republican state
administration for its gross extravag-
ance. for it's discriminating methods
in the equalization of taxes and for
the friendly attitude it has shown
toward railroad interests while the
railroad merger suit has been in liti-
CATION:
We pledge ourselves to use all hon
orable methods within our power to
bring about the enactment of prim-
ary election law and condemn the
hvpocritical action of the republican
party in this state in adopting reso-
lutions favoring such law at their
state convention of two years ago
and repudiating it in the legislative
assembly where thev had working
majority in both branches and re-
publican governor to approve the law
should one have been passed:
We believethat, the present high tariff
system is detrimental to the aericul-
ural interests OF this state and while
the republicans are advocating a
modified revision Of the tariff. we be-
lieye that a revision that would do
Justice to the masses can ONLY be
effected by a democratic victory at
the polls in November. We most
emphaticaHv condemn the prevalence
ofsthe unit rule in our state and
local politics but take pride in the
fact that it has almost entirely been
eliminate from democratic circles
aud is now confined to republican
conventions where railroad and other
monopolistic interests look upon it as
safeguard. 1t is a practice that
has no place in republican form OF
government as it tends to throttle
the free expression Of the thoughts
and will of the masses. Its adoption
works to the interests of the skilled
and adroit politician as against the
unoreanized mass. Its conception is
cowardlv and its enforcement tvran-
Gus. 1t is un.democratic and un-
American.
We condemn the predominant
coterie of republicans in this county
for putting a blot on the fair name
of Bottineau bv intlicting this odious