The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-13
RESOLUTIONS.

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Be it resolved by the Democrats of
Bingham county in mass meeting
assembled
1. We hereby re-affirm and pledge
our allegiance to the principles OF
Democracy as taught by jefferson,
Jackson, Champ Clark and Bryan.
2. We do hereby heartily endorse
the firm stand taken and the most
excellent record made by the Democra.
tic members Of the present National
Congress on all issues and important
legislation which it has been their
privilege to discuss and consider
3. We hereby recommend that the
delegates sent by this mass-meeting to
represent Bingham county at the state
convention vote for those candidates
for delegates to our National Conven-
ton to be held at Baltimore who will
lay aside anypersonal feeling they may
have as to the choice for our candid
ate for President and who will use
ever endeavor to select the strongest
progressive candidate in the Demo-
cratic party as our standard bearer
in the coming struggle for the
presidency.
4. We heartily commend G. L.
Brawley, our deputy game warden, for
the excellent service that he has rem
dered the people Of this portion of
the state by his most efficient service
and gentlemanly treatment of those
with whom he has had to deal.
s. We deplore the fact that the ap-
pointees to the present office of
Bingham county have given this county
such a lax and unbusiness-lik like admin
istration We except herefrcm the
work of the present clerk of the dis
trict court and recorder and sheriff, and
these regrets extend to the heads of
departments only.
g. We deplore the action taken at
the meeting of the Democratic
county central committee of Bing-
ham county, held on April 13t
1912, in that certain false represent
ations were made to many of the del
egates there attending, thereby mis-
leading such delegates in their belief al
to the true issues Of the present camp
aign, and so thwarting the will of the
Democrats OF Bingham county in re-
fusing to select delegates to the state
convention who will represent the will
of the people.
z. We voice the sentimens of the
Democracy of Bingham county in that
we believe the principles of democracy
demand that all delegates to a state
convention be selected by the Demo-
Gratis at large, and not by county
central committee which, through CHI
cane and trickery, is mislead into sup
porting a few political bosses instead
of the people.
8. We hereby repudiate the
acts of S. ]. Rich, the man who draws
the salary of State immigration Com
missioner Of Idaho, in his various and
repeated endeavors to thwart the will
of the people Of this county, and in
his endeavors to use his position of
trust for his own selfish and pecuniary
interests, and as well do we repud-
late the acts Of his parasitical fol-
lowers in violating the expressed wish
es Of the Democrats of Bingham Couu
ty. We recommend that S. ]. Rich
be removed from the position of state
central committeeman at the earliest
possible date, and that in his stead
some person be selected who will heed
the desires of the people he represents
g. We hereby authorize the chair
man and secrtary of the present mass
meeting Of Democrats to sign by the
said chairman and countrsign or at.
test by the secretary hereof the cre-
dentials Of the delegates selected by
this meeting to attend the Democratic
convention to be held at Cour d Alene,
which said meeting has been called to
select delegates to the National Dem
ocratic convention to be held at Bal
timore.
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