Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-16

there has been must be charged to
the delegates, and not to General Wea
yer.
Don't thifk because Of the fine con.
vention today and the finest state con-
vention we have ever held, that our
ticket is elected. 1t is the duty Of
every democrat to work in the cam
paign for the people of the common
wealth"
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the convention:
Resolutions.
Resolved, That the democrats of
the Sixth Congressional district In
convention assembled, hereby endorse
the platform adopted and the candi-
dates nominated by the state conven-
tion recently held at Waterloo and
hereby pledge the same our undivided
support. That governments are Gre
ated by the people, and for the people;
that 1t is the duty Of government to
make 1t as easy as possible for all peo-
pie to be good citizens and that equal
ity, squareness, liberty, charity and
common honesty, are essentials in all
just government. That graft, greed
and gall Of private monopolies as ex-
posed and appears in insurance, in
meat packing, in food authorizations, in
Standard Oil deal, ip coal investiga-
lions, in rebates, in Hobbies, in the pri-
vate car system and In interference
with law-making and affairs political,
are triple relics of barbarism, are
menace to health, morals and clvili-
cation, and should receive the instant
condemnation of all and the surest,
swiftest remedy possible. That we con.
denim the present lobby system In leg
islation and ask that such statutes be
enacted as shall Danish 1t from our
capitol. That we oppose government
by injunction, and condemn it as dan
gerous, unconstitutional and un-Amer-
lean, and as Infringing upon trial by
jury, one of the most sacred rights OF
a free people. That we favor a reas-
enable and Immediate revision and re-
duction of the tariff by the friends OF
the people to the end that Americans
shall have better treatment than for
eigners in the matter of prices. That
the tariff shall not be a shelter for
private monopoly nor a weapon Of Of
Tense against the American market It.
self. That tariff laws. should be
amended by putting the product of
trusts upon the free list to prevent
monopoly under the plea of protection.
THAT coal, iron and lumber should
be placed on the free list and that tar
iff duties should be levied for the
purpose of revenue only That we fur.
Their affirm that one of the most i'm
portant issues is the proper control or
action toward those great oppressive
combinations, called trusts, or mono
poles, under whatever form or name,
and we insist that such action be tax
en- by our legislative bodies as shall
| insure the absolute control Of this
country and its resources to the peo
pie. by the people and for the people
''That we demand such regulation OF
the railroad rates and power as will
regulate, and in event of failure there
in a gradual public ownership. We
| hereby pledge our candidate for con
gress, if elected, to use his best effor'
toward the establishment of fedora
court within this. the Sixth Congress
sional district. We demand the en-
actment of service pensioner bill
thereby doing justice to those who &C
tually fought our battles, regardless
as to whether they were incapacitatet
or not.
That we insist that a fair test O
public service is: That any one wht
has held public office for any reason
able time and who has not incurred
the displeasure Of any Of the abov,
great combinations. has not done hi
full duty toward the people. and doe
not deserve reelection. And we f,r
Their favor nominating as our preslden
tial candidate for 1908. that peer o
men, that great champion of pur
democratic principles, who kept tn
faith, that great American commone1
William Jennings Bryan"