Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19
Delegates Chosen

The Democratic committee meeting
and mass convention Of Barber county
was held in this city on Saturday and the
following delegates were elected to attend
the state delegate convention at Hutch
insOn on Friday. the 2lst: ed Boots,
Isabel; F. L. Gordon, Lake City; S. S..
Alexander, E. L. McCracken, Medicine
Lodge. Each delegate was empowered
to select his own alternate.
The resolutions adopted are as fol-
lows
We, the democrats of Barber county, Kan
sss, in convention assembled, do hereby re-
new our faith in aud allegiance to the time
honored principles of democracy, since the
days of Thomas Jefferson. and as enuncated
in our national platforms of recent years. and
our state platform of 1905. and congratulate
ourselves upon the fact that any betterment
of conditions in government, state and ma
tional, are by reason of the adoption of dis E
tinctive democratic principles and doctrines.
We regret the recent financial panic thrust
upon the business world bat for it. the Dem
ocratic party is in no way responsible. 1t has
demonstrated the fallacy of the claim that
high tariff. gold standard and republican
rule Take good times"
The proposed flexible asset currency is a
proposition fraught with great uncertainty
and still greater danger. All money should be
issued by tho government and secured by the
government.
Tariff laws should be revised and amended
now, with a view of raising necessary revenue
only. Trust controlled articles should be
placed upon the free list.
Transportation charges should be limited by
law with view of fair returns on actual val
ues, only. firstclass service, and simple justice
10 shippers. The basis of freight rates should
be compensation. and adjustments prompt.
The anti-pass law. the result of the demo-
cratic campaign of 1906. should be strength
ened. continued and enforced to the letter.
The temporary two-cent fare now in vogue,
yielded by the railway companies to .the de-
mands of the people asia result of the demo-
cratic campaign of 1906. should be required by
permanent general law.
We favor the election of public officials,
state and national, including United States
senators. postmasters aud federal judges, by
direct vote of the people.
we IdNOF u bLhte anu IeueThl luCOme duQ lu-
heritance tax.
Laws should be enacted making 1t Impossi-
BILE for corporations to issue fictitious stock
and bonds.
We de not believe that the tax law passed
b. the legislature OF 1907 will meet with the
approval of the taxpayers. The fact that all
officers provided by 1t are appointed. :instead
of elected. makes it look more like it was in
tended as political machine to control the
most vital part of government. rather than an
instrument for the public good.
The democratic campaign of 1906 in behalf
OF law enforcement has had wholesome ef-
feet. and we emphasize our purposes along
that line. We insist that 1t shall be continu-
Gus, not spasmodic for Political purposes.
The enforcement of antitrust laws the pro-
hibitory law and all laws tending TO regulate
and punish corporate greed and criminal acts,
Impose duties upon public prosecutors, that
should not ne neglected.
The delegates chosen by this convention are
Instructed to use every honorable effort at
our state convention, TO the end that the Kan
sas delegation 20 the national 7convention
shalt be composed of only such men as favor
the principles herein declared, and only such
men as favor the nomination of that greatest
American statesman, william J. Bryan, as
the democratic candidate for president, and
that said delegation to the national conven-
tlon be instructed to vote unitedly and con-
tinuousy for his nomination.