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DEMOCRAF THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE. COUNTY . V . -V . OFPIOIALi PAP3DRVOF BARTON COUNTY " - " . VOLUME- VII. GREAT BEND, KANSAS, .THURSDAY. AUGUST 28, 18S0? " NUMBER. 22. ' ' ' j" - . ' i i I . ' ' t ' i : EDIT0EL(L COMMEHTf o . The congressional race now l?es be tween thejtough-muscled, bard working blunt mannered yrry, the fanner; and the sleek, softell fed well groomed, and sponged lawyer Jim.D Whicbwill the farmers of the district support? The Missouri and Kansas Interstate Fair opens at KauOS) City September 22d and continues to the 27th. Ten thousand - dollars in money premiums are offered for tfc fair proper, and $10,000 in purses to the races. The best running and trotting stock in.tbe west can there be seen. Jok Ady, Humphrey and II alio well spoke at Beloit the other day ,0 and the Topeka Capital is authority "for tfie statement that "700 men were present." It sort of runs in our nfind $hat the various alliance, gatherings that have been held lately were attended by thou sands instead hundreds. ".Straws show which way he winblow' People learning rapidly these busy days. Republicans who, two years ago would mM admit for ea moment that the high protective tariff idefj) was a humbug and a snare, are Sow candidly acknowledging that Cleveland was right and the democratic party was right in gharging that high protection was ruining the agricul tural interests ojjthe land. Look about you, reader, and see how many of your republican neighbors are coming to the . democratic way of looking at the mat er. Surely the time for the enlighten ment of the people nri, and they are eagerly seeking aftr knowledge. o "The fvent of the day Was the speech of G. R. Archer, late candidate for the Ellinwood postoffice. He denounced Ingalls, (why?) declared himself the best speaker, the best wri-r, and the best readman in the county and the best lawyer (except "Diff"). He gyrated fearfully, prophesied dire dis asters and performed the Dogberry act in the most approved fashion." Regis ter. fi Jakaway will probably find before he is through the coming campaign that in thtr criticising Mr. Archer he has "caught a Tartar." Mr. Archer is a worker when aroused; and he, being now on the side of the people instead of with the high tariff barons as he was two years ago when he did some Tro jan work for the BHarrison ticket (for which he now feejs Jike kicking him self) he will not only be stimulated to work by his honest convictions but will be encouraged by all men who9 admire independence in politics. That slippery politician, Jim IIal lowell, said in a letter published in the Hutchinson IVac of a recent date: 'I ha3p stumped the state standing squjjrely upon the prolQtrition plank in every platform we have had) 1 have neveCP attended any resubmission organ ization. I have never macfe a resub mission speech, and I can got under stand why it is our(epubJican friends persist in believing the statements made by the enemies of Che republican party. The Topeka Capital has Ear nestly endorsed me in two editorials and if I am acceptable to the Capffi it seems to me that 1 ought to be ac ceptable to the. republicans all over tlie district. he greatest opposWo that I bfive bacD comg)from avowed resub- missionists." A,ndQtill there arg men who try to make out that democrats will vote for Hallowell "because he is 2 resubtnissiouist." Rats! Tins democratic cong(fcsional con vention whicla met at Pratt Center Tuesday, was rathe a wild and wooly affair. Some of the delegates wanted a sjaon pure candidate with moss on his back, but a majority were in favor of giving Jerry .Simpson clear Held in which to tan the hide of Jim Hallowell Tb$ minority, finding they couldn't have what they wanted, tried to raise a disturbance bJ "hurrahing for Hallo well," but only succeeded in making fools If themselves. It is to fhe credit of the democracy of the district that there were enough men of cool judg metit in the convention to prevent the hot-heads from giving the Wichita statesman an easy walk away as Jthe nomination of a democratic candidate would have done. As the situation now stands Jim will have to "hump" himself as he never did before. Lamed Optic he sentiment of the seventh dis? trict-is overwhelmingly in favor of lower tariff duties. You may call it what you may, tariff revision, tariff reduction, tariff reform,, a name is but a auibble. The. essence of the fact is . stated in this: the people of this dis trict are for a proper protective tariff as against a prohibition protective tar iff. They wpt duties to go down . and not up, and they want it now,.- LaCrosse Chieftain. (Hep.) IK other words, the sentiment of the seventh congressional district voters is like the sentiment of all hon est thinking people, is an example of the good things growing out of the vig orous campaign made two years ago by the Cleveland democracy in favor of tariff reform. And it is a sentiment that is so honest and earnest that it vLU not permit the election of candi date ot the high protection party which promised reduction of tariffs and attempts to perpetrate the infapous McKinley bill... It is a sentiment'aris ing from the minds of the honest voters of the land whose eyes are opened to the double deaHng ol the republican party and narrison its figure-head. 'The democratic convention at Pratt on Tuesday got into a squabble and after a red hot debate over a resolution that. they "Deemed it inexpedient to nominate a candidate for congress," three cheers were given for Hallowell and a large number of the delegates left the hall." Begister. The above is one of the most bare faced and groundless lies (he Register has ever published, and it has pub lished qnite a sprinkling of late. The democrats at Pratt got into a lively debate on the question of whether or not it would be expedient to put a can didate in the field for congress this ear, and decided by a good majority to not nominate. Some of the delegates who, all through the convention showed that theyawere bent on doing eall they could to put a candidate in the field and thus help Hajlowell by drawing democratic votes away from Simpson, so far forgot their honor and their democracy that, when a Wichita coal oil inspector, an appointee of Hallowell, gotfjn among them and jumping on a chair; offered three cheers for Hallowell, they, to the numbec of at least six, joined in the yell, as did, of course, all therepublicans present. When sober and honest democrats counseled mod eration and sensible action the dele gates went on with the selection of a central committee 'and adjourned in due form. The Register follows the above quoted paragraph with the Hutchinson News libelous report of the con vention, and thQ talk of the fellow Denton who had no other object in the convention than to abuse Simpson because Simpson downed him in some petty local fight in Barber county. The Cheyenne Lake Project. Under, the above heading the follow ing letter from A. J.Iloisington was published in last week's Hoisington Dispatdi: . "I observe in your last paper an article about making the Cheyenne bottoms a permanent lake by draining a portion, of the waters of the Arkansas river into the bottoms! While it is probable that those giving at Great Bend and points below, on the river, would object, it seems true that all farmers within many miles north, south, east and west would be greatly bene fited by establishing a large inland lake such as the Cheyenne bottoms would be if a reasjraab'e volume of water was let into it. Not only is Garden City, Kansas, immensely benefited by her ditches or irrigation? canals in that the air is saturated Dy mcieaseu uiuisiuie all around for many miles but the vol ume of water in her canals and the general increased moisture has unques tionably increased the rainfall in that vicinity, so that not one-half of the canal waiter is needed now toa produce good crops as was needed five years ago. Every portion of Barton county is deeply interested in securing an addi tional rainfall and moisture. In wet years the gently polling surface of the land is an insurance against too much rain and in dry years the large Chey enne lake would afford the necessary moisture to mature excellent crops. There is another usefulness to which, by proper developements, the. Cheyenne bottoms may ; be used. undoubtedly by tronng to the proper depth mineral in the way of coal, -gas, or other substance will be discovered It would seem that salt may be had at reasonable depth according to the sur face indications. A little adventurous capital used on or in Cheyenne bottoms will devalue something of profit to both Barton county and the owners of the adventurous wealth." The writer of the above letter knows whereof he speaks. , He has large property interests in and about Garden City, and also in this county, and would not advocate a thing that would be a detriment to his .interests. Tfie making of a great inland lake on the Cheyenne bottoms would meet with the approval qf all persons who have the general good of the country at heart, and should all work to bring it iibout When shall we have a public meet ing to place the movement properly under veay? Some one make a sugf es- tion evolve a plan. Good bye, Jim. The democracy of this district, in convention assembled, decided U place no candidate f or congress in the field this year. That action, we believe will be endorsed generally by the democrats of Sumner county. The fight will.be between "Prince Hal," of Wichita, and Farmer Jerry Simpson, of Medicfne Lodge. As this is eminently a farnoers' year the chances are favorable for Hallowell's defeat. rue aemocrats oi tuis district can vote for either of the men in the field or sitlon the f eisce and witness the repuoli can-alliance fight, as they individually elect. . ' . . A vote for Hallowell is a vote against every.prfhciple embodied in democratic platforms. A vote for Jerry Simpson is jC vote against every measure advo cated by the republican party. Study the situation and cast your bal lot where it will count. Wellington ocanoarg. the "PEOPLES" coimamoir. Pull Proceedings of th Hoisington Con vention of Last Week. The convention was called to order in the forenoon by the chairman Jof the county central committee, Robert Mer- ten, and on motion nenry Everett was made temporary cnairnian and C. B. Harrison temporary secretary. The usual committees on credentials, order of business, permanent organization, etc. were appointed, and the conven tion then adjeurned to 2:00 o'clock p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. Coming to order again after dinner, the several committees reported and the repdrts accepted. M. W. Cobun was reported for permanent chairman, but objection was raised that he was not a delegate and therefore not eli gible to the chairmanship. After friendly discussion on this matter, Mr. John Rearick was selected as perma nent chairman and Jas. W. McCauley as permanent secretary with C. B. Har-J rison as assistant secretary. The resolutions, being mainly the St. Louis platform, were adopted. A reso- ution declaring any person who had acted wih either of the old parties sincethe 'organization of the people's party, ineligible to act as a delegate was voted down, after being thoroughly discussed. The committee on order of business arranged for the selection of candidates in the following order, viz: Represent ative, Clerk of District Court, .County Superintendent, Probate Judge, Com missioner for 1st District, and County Attorney. A resolution was adopted that required each candidate, after his name was brought before the convention, should come forward and define his position on the platform of the people's party. dominations then being in order, Mr. L. M. Fitts placed before the con vention Mr. J. B. Fenno; W. P. Bruce nominated Mr. M. W. Cobun, and .the names of Henry Everett and Henry Smith were also placed before the con vention tor representative, ueiore a ballot was taken each of these gentle men came before the convention and oledsed themselves to stand by the alliance platform and the result of the convention in short . but impressive addresses. First ballot Cobun 20, Fenno 18, Everett 1. . . . . , . T . - Second ballot Cobun 24, Fenno 16, Everett 7, Smith 2. Third ballot Cobun 30, Fenno 16, and Smith 2. The nomination of M W. Cobun was made unanijaous, and he being called forward delivered an address that surprised even his most enthusiastic friends. For Clerk of the District Court the following gentlemen were nominated: Chas. F. Wilkins, of Eureka township; Frank Sceber, of Liberty; C. B. liar rison, or soutu side, and M. bimpson Alter eacn canuiuate nad come up before the delegates and defined" his position, a ballot was .taken with the following result: Harrison 36, Wil kins Seeber 7. The nomination of C.B. Harrison was made unanimous The following named gentlemen were named for Probate Judge: Jas W. McCauley, of Hoisington; T. H. Brewer, of Pawnee Rock, and Mr. S. S. Crawford. Each candidate pledged himself to the movement, and Mr. Mc Cauley declined to receive the nomina tion, stating.as his reason that bissub alliance already had one candidate in the person of Mr. Cobun. A ballot was taken, which was announced as follows: McCauley 20, Brewer 20, Crawford 6. As various persons throughout the audience had kept tally and were agreed almost unanimously "that Mc Cauley had received 27 votes enough to nominate, he again declined to ruu, and on the next ballot Brewer was nonvinated by a vote of 28, to 24. or McCauley.9 For County Superintendent of schools the following names were placed before the convention: A. McTaggart, Miss Mary Rearick, II. C. Benke and I Baldwin. First ballot McTaggart 22, Miss Rearick 14, Benke 8, Baldwin 6a. Second ballot McTaggart 27, Beat ick 13, Benke 6 and .Baldwin 6. The no'tnination of Alexander McTaggart was .made, unanimous. He .made short talk, and impressed those pres ent witii being a man who would fill the office with ability. A motion was made and carried that convention proceed to the nomination of county attorney, and after the busi hess of the convention was through the delegates from the hrst commis sioner district should select their can didafe. The names of the following gentlenfen were then plad before the convention for county attorney, each making a sho'rt talk before the con vention, with the exception of Hotch kiss, who was not present, ' viz: C. F. Diffenbacher, H." J: Sturgis, James W Clarke, D. B. Smith. E. E. Hotchkiss I. H. Bement, J. B. Prose and G. R. Archer. ; .'. .' r. First Ballot Pros 13, Diffenbacher 11, Smith 10, Clarke 6, Hotchkiss 6, Hemes t 5, Sturgis 1. Second ballot Diffenbacher 20, Profi 12, Smith 10, Hotebkiss 5, Clarke Bement 1. Third ballot Hotchkiss 27, diffen bacher 11, Prose 8, Smith S, and Clarke E. L. Hotchkiss, of Ellinwood, was declared the unaniBQons choioe of the convention. The convention tlaen proceeded to the selection of a county central com mittee, the names of Whom we did not learn. After the adjournment of the county convention the delegates from the 1st commissioner district selected as their candidate for county commis sioner J. F. Strothmaa, of Logan township. ... Down on the Pinkerton It is a notable matter of comment all over the land that the system of Pinkerton, detectives being used in armed bodies to suppress strikes and intimidate striking laborers is a dis grace to the American government and a menace to our freedom. The action of armed Pinkerton men, hired by the railroad company and apparently backed by the laws of the land in the present difficulty on the Xew York Central and Hudson River railroad is only a sample of the wore such lured bulldozers have been doing for the money powers of this country for the last few years. No other land under the sun which pretends to treat the laboring classes fairly and justly has any such system of purchasable armed forces, and the United States has less need of them than any country. Our laws are just and all men can live un der them and receive protection, with out the assistance of hired thugs and assassins to enforce them. Americans express their contempt for the manner of evictions in Ireland by the Jaws constabulary. Why do they submit to the outrages of the Pinkerton men; that force of armed bulldozers who can only be employed by the rich and strong to coerce the poor and weak? The Desiockat is not an alarmist. It only wants the monopolistic money powers of the east to abide'by the laws of the land, which are ample to protect all men, instead of hiring armed forces to carry out their plans. Concerning the strike now on in New York, General Master Workman Pow derly has issued an appeal to tne peo ple to see. fair play. vHe says: " We are not craving for sympathy. We are not in need of moral support. We have to fight a power which owes its lofty bearing to the wealth it has piled up from the labor or its employes, untold millions are at its command and we want money to carry on tUe struggle. We ask all members of or eanized labor to come to our aid. We not only asK labor organizations but we ask of the great public beyond our organizations of labor to come to our relief. It is not beeause a few cents more a day, or some paltry concession to the men was required, that this strike was precipitated. The real ani mus lies in the fact that our order has been struggling with the questions which concern the control of trusts, corporations and syndicates by the government of the people. The allied torce of the Jbunghts of iiabor and the fanners' alliance are marching on to Washington to secure the repeal of certain unjust laws. It is the hope of turning our attention away from these matters that this warfare is made on the part of the allied forces. We are not the disorderly mob that their papers paint us. The orderly and law abiding conduct of the men on strike' has won the admiration of the public, and yet the best feelings of the community have been outraged by the introduction of an armed force under command of Robert Pinkerton, a man who hold3 no commission from the state or nation to recruit or arm men for military duty. Had the inter ests of the state of New York required it there are many thousands of old veteran soldiers within her borders who faced deatii a quarter of a century ago It. was not necessary to call upon them, and yeta hireling mob of. the worst characters in the land have been quar tered upon the people of .New lork to terrorize her citizens, to provoke men to anger and wrath; to shoot down those who asked for the right to be heard in their own behalf. The con duct of the men since the strike began has been most orderly and commend able-and until it closes no Knight of Labor will be found in an unlawful act of any kind. We are pledged to maintain the law. We will obey the legal commands of the state, but not of the corporation wnicn ames puonc dpinion and has no regard for justice when dealing witlrits employes. Con ciliation and arbitration can deal with the mpst intricate questiona of dis pute." We have received the premium list of the Rush county -Fair association The fair opens September 24, 25 and 26 v ery liberal premiums are onerea in all departments. Persons desiring copy of premium list can get one by sending to J. A. Burrell, secretary. A YE All or two ago, the republican press was full of plaints and whines against a democratic administration for better postal facilities, alleging incompetency, or anv other silly excuse for delay in the mails. We call . the turn now on the Clarkson-Wanamaker outfit for the present elegant system. It now takes four days for a letter to reaeh Topeka, barring accident or other I unavoidable delay. Lyons Democrat. maansoBHoos hatpesuigs. Heiaertoa. Shots. Fim Remington. Somewhat cooler since the local showers. Mrs. Samuel White who has been quite sick is again able to be about. Mr. John Coss has bought the D. E. Fryberger farm, for the consideration of SoOO. A man living south of Olmitz had five head of horses killed by lightning Tuesday night. We understand that Mr. Riggs, our station agent, is going to resign his position. He perhaps will locate m Xew Mexico. Our much esteemed friend "Bile,'' is doing a vast amount of good, and supplying a long felt want, in keeping the people '.posted in regard to the market price of eggs. Mr. nenry Schultz dedicated his fine house last Tuesday night with a dance. Quite large crowd of people were pres ent, and tripping the light fantastic was kept up until a late hour. Mr. Samuel .Penna, living one mile west of town, will move his family into Great Bend next week. Mr. Penna is an excellent neighbor, and we are sorry to have him leave our midst. An infant child belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Daily of Walnut T. P. died sud denly Saturday morning of inflamation of the bowels. The bereaved parents have the entire sympathy of the neigh borhood. Robert Merten has purchased another 160 acre tract of land. We are not informed as to the amount paid. He now owns a section besides other minor tracts. He is one of the kind of men who believes nothing is made without venture. Robert is one of tha largest wheat growers in the coanty. James Baird, a friend and former pupil of your correspondent has been seriously ill for the last five months, but has so far recovered as to be able to walk around. He was under the care of Doctor White of Great Bend. The doctor is deserving of great praise for his efficient skill in handling the case. Wriy not have another wheat buyer at Heizerton? There is an old saying that competition is the life of trade. We think it is high time for signs of resuscitation to appear. Let those who are interested in the welfare of our little village investigate the matter. We ought not allow our little -village to retrograde, instead we should sup port it in every way possible. We need an elevator here, so that we may store our wheat for a time and not be com pelled to take the first price that is sug gested Will we have it? Our maxim should be: "Patronize home first and last." Clarence. From "Buckeye." J. McCaffery is "under the weather." Mr. Beard is reported somewhat bet ter. B. Willcott recently lost a valuable horse. II. Carstenseu has remodeled his residence. W. Parks has been visiting in Staf ford county. Mrs. Schwemley is expected home from Colorado. II. Filing will shortly move to Buf falo township. Our alliance people took in Hoising ton, Wednesday. Chas. Loomiller is spendiutr hi3 vaca tion with Clarenceites. W. Gagelman is preparing to put up a Challenge windmill. H. Juergensen, of Buffalo, has moved upon II. Elling's place. T. Dent, one ;ol our old timers, has moved to Reno county. Julius Both recently lost two valuable stacks of wheat. Fire. Miss Mollie Craig, of Great Bend, is visitiug old neighbors. Mrs. F. B. Cline and son, Leroy, of Colorado Springs, are visiting acquaint ances. M. Juergensen has drilled his well several feet deeper, and jut in a new pump. " m Mr. Martin recently sustained some very serious injuries while attempting to "break' a young colt. Our devotion "to the corn knife and the scarcity of local items have pre vented our writing for some time. The busy season being now. about over, we shall endeavor to be more regular. EUinwtJod Items. From tbe Advocate The birthday party of Miss Irna Ccle was a most enjoyable affair. A little three months old child belonging to Mose Fletcher, died last week and was interred in the Ellinwood cemetery last Sunday. Mr. J. X. Elliott recently sold his farm of 160 acres, eleven miles from town, to Messrn. Tootholer and Zinc Consideration 1 1,800- Mr. Martin Musil has some of the finest aud sweetest grapes in the country. Those we sampled, through the kindness of Mrs. Musil, were of the California variety, and were of the finest we ever tasted. The Grand Central livery stable underwent a change of owners on Mon day morning. Messrs. Cantwell & Heel retiring and succeeded by Worth- in gton & Corbus. Mr. Corbus is well known here while his partner. Mr. Worthington has only been here a short time, coming from Earned. There are ncrw two races matched to be held in this city. One on the SOth of this month between "Little Fellow," owned by Cantwell & Heel, and 'Jira,"' owned by Berry Hawthorn, of Claflin, for $ 100 a side, distance is 500 yards. The other race is between "Little Fel low' and what is known as the "Tesky Mare,' of Great Bend. Purse of $100 and run one-half mile. The latter ia to be on September 6th. Hoisington Items. From the Dispatch. A fine rain Monday night was very acceptable. F. P. Ladenberger has purchased a Main street lot just south. of the restaurant building. Mrs. A. S. Houck and little boy have returned from Indiana. Her sister, MrsI C. M. Hatfeld, and two children, of Marcelene, Mo., came with her. On the Putnam place northwest of town there was raised by J. n. Bittner 210 acres of wheat that yielded 3,617 bushels, or a yield of nearly IS bushels per acre. Some of this wheat tested 62 pounds to the bushel and sold for S2J cents a bushel. Such wheat raising pays well. .The Dispatch has constantly flour ished since its first issue and some times the office force is very much crowded with work. . We have during the past week, in fact early Monday morning, added a helper. This helper will need to be watched closely for a while, but in time will, we hope, be able to carry a form across the room with safety. It is a girl, her weight just seven and one-half pounds, but the editor and wife think she is the sweetest little thing in town. Pawnee Bock. From the Leader. . J. IL Bockemohle has moved his barber shop into the frout of the bil- fiard ball room. J. II. Flick, the genial landlord of the Rock hotel has been confined to the house, and a part of the time to Lis bed, for some two M'eeks. There will be "pickins an choosins" this fall in county and state officers. Mo.esI but wont a fellow have put on his thinking cap? Mr. George Lnruh, while cutting corn for John Hepler one day last week, cut his leg pretty bad, laying him up from work for some days. There is not a house in Pawnee Rock fit to live in that is now unoccupied, and those that are in a delapidated condition are used for storing wheat in. This' section was visited with a fine soaking rain Monday night and Tues day morning. It has put the . ground in good condition for the fall crop. The farmers are all busy, either with their thieshirg or getting the ground ready for wheat. The rain of Tuesday morning will be a big stimulant to them for renewed efforts. Their Manner Disgusting. Jeercs Hallowell is not our candidate for congress; neither is Jerry Simpson, but the unanimous attempts of the republican press to belittle the latter are Idisgusting to the honest thinker. The best president the United States ever bad, sprang from obscurity, and was the humble udcupaiit of a log cabin, who thought no honest toil beneath his hand. We refer to Abraham Lincoln. Then we lived in an aije ofstatesinen. 2iow we live in an age of politicians. Then a man's worth was not measured by the lustre of his diamond or the fineness pf his linen, nor forsooth by the number of railroad passes he car ried, and his ability to stand in with the boys, but by the sincerity and hon esty of his genuine convictions, as re lated Jo the advancement of mankind. What matters it if Jerry Simpson's lot has been cast in one of the small in terior Kansas towns? What matters it if he holds the humble office of mar shal in that town? What matters it if he has never been recognized by the autecrats of Kansas politics? His cour age, intelligence, honesty and sincerity stand unquestioned, and that is more than can be said of Jeemes. Again we say, neither man is ourcandidate, but in the interest of fair play we believe Kansas will, this fall, rebuke this style of hypocritical politics. Lyons Demo crat. , Instead of calling the county con vention which met at Hoisington last Wednesday "tbe people's'" coi'vention, the Register calls it "the alliance con vention," and under that beading gives a very unreliable report of the pro ceedings. The RtgvAer is bound to fight the farmers, everfif Caraway was "raised between two rows of corn like any other pumpkin. DEMOCRATIC EESOLUTIOSS. A full report of the convention "held I at Pratt Center on tbe 19th inst., is not necessary, as we last week gave tbe principal points of the convention. The resolutions, which, 'follow, are straight and to the point, and (Jo not stretch over all the isms and idiocran- i cies that may come up before the voters of tbe district this fall. a resolutions. m 1. We, the democracy of tbe big Seventh district of Kansas in conven tion assembled on this the nineteenth, day of August, 1S90, hereby renew our faiiu in democratic principles as enun ciated by Thomas Jefferson and reiter ated by a long line of democratic states men down to the present time, we reaffirm the national democratic plat form of 4. SS8 and endorse the views expressed by President Cleveland in his message to congress as thg correct interpretation of toriff reform. And we hereby commend the demo cratic representatives in congress for their united and determined opposition to tiie infamous McKinley tariff bill. the Force bill and their earnest, hor est and persistent support the bill for the free coinage of silver. We also condemn the policy of the republican majority in the national house of repre sentatives in establishing a one-man power in the person of Speaker Reed and in enacting important legislation stifling all debate. We also condemn the republican majority in congress f qS changing the surplus in the national treasury, as left by the Clevelag administration, into a deficit cfi wa&tgE ful and extravagant legislation 2. We f aTor the repeal of thai S of the national banking system i hicTJ makes national banks banks of issue with provision made by lair to supprp the place of the retired national fcanfj notes as the several banks shall sifD render their circulation" wi, legal tender treasury notes, common known as greenbacks. 3. We favor the free an4 tailimitsfj. coinage of silver. 1. We favor the issuing of lega tens der notes as a circulating medium such amount as the grtatly increase, and increasing business Cf the eountry demands, and that the volume of the same be kept uniform so as not fb dis turb the business o2 the country tg; periodical expansion ai3 contraction. m o. We favor a reduction of our pres ent enormous tariff, and an adjusts meut of the same in the interest of the vast army of consumers of this country We demand that the tariff law shall be so amended as to enlarge the duties upon the luxuries asid gJxilish them upon the necessaries of life, the amount of custom duties collected to be no more. than is needed by an eoonomical admir istration of the government; and e favor the gradual abolition cf the tern of tarin taxation. In order that the 'Saxes oj Che necessites of life may be abolished, WjJ? favor an income tax to assist in raisifj& the revenues necessary to the.rCj support of the govei nment To the end that atrsnage not allure the ambitious; Chat force ma not coerce the timid, that demagogism may not gull the credulous; that frau may not buy the mercenery; thaD purte fication of politics may not be "an irj5 descent dream,' but that every citizen may have a free and untrammeled ot$ and tliaf there may be a fair count, we favor the adoption of the Australian system of voting. S. We denounce th hypocrisy, inconsistency, insincerity land fraud leut pretetises of the platform of the republican congressional convention of the Seventh district of Kansas recently adopted at Dodge City. 9. In conformity with allprecedeiits, established by democratic conventions, we declare against all sumptuary laws an -J in favor, of the repeal of the present prohibitory law. " 10. We favor the" amelioration of labor of all classes aud conditions and we therefore declare for the eight hour law and increased wages and laws that. will secure these benefits. 11. We favor liberal pensions" for all hsnorably discharged and disabled sol diers and sailors of the Union army and navy and their dependent widows and children. 12. Wueueas, Death has removed from earth the Hon. diaries S. Eby, the loyal democrat, the upright man and the gallant leader, who carried tbe ban ner ol democracy in the last congres sional contest; therefore, be it Resolved, That the democracy of tbe Seventh district of Kansas has lost 3 trusted and brilliant leader, and tbe state of Kansas a valuable citizen. Resolved. That this preamble and res- . olution be made a part of the records of this convention. 13. As there is no probability that any nominee of this convention can be elected to congress from this district, and as a large number of democrats deem it to their duty to vote with the people's party on a platform which . has been approved by Grover Cleveland, we deem it inexpedient to nominate a 1 candidate for congress. k -H t ; f