For the North Carolinia Standard
Democratic Meeting i'm Surry.
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Pursuant to notice, a large and respectable por-
ton OF the democratic party Of Surry county as
sembled in the Court House, in the town Of Rock
ford, ons Friday the 18th day of November, 1915.
On motion of Daniel w. Courts. Esq, William P.
DobsoD, Esq. was called TO the Chair and J. r.
Mclean, Esq. was appointed Secretary. After a
few remarks were made by the Chairman explana-
tory Of the object of the meeting, J. R. Mclean,
Esq. introduced the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted .D


RESOLVED, That we entirely approve of holding
q Democratic State Convention in the city of Ra-


leigh, the Sth day of January, 1916, for the pur
pose of nominating Candidate for the Office of
Governor. -.... ~. - . ...


RESOLVED, That we pledge ourselves cordially
to support the nominee of said convention, who
ever he may be. .h


Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting
appoint ten delegates to said convention. --


RESOLVED, That we believe President Polk to be
firm democrat sound statesman, pure patriot,
and an honest man. His independent and consis-
tent course in the administration of the General
Government, is sure guaranty for the future /;
tand we firmly believe that his administration will
continue receive the warm and united support of
a large majority of the American people.
ReSotred That consider the annexation of
Texas to this Union, the most important mea-
sure Of the age; that we congratulate country
men on the consummation of this great measure !;
that hail with pride and pleasure the prospect
of having Representatives in the next Congress of
the United States from the "ione stars; and that
we most heartily approve of the course pursued by
the President In sending an armed force TO guard
our citizens on her western frontier.


ResoLued, That we are in favor Of a modi6ca-
ton of the Tariff Act Of 1S42 that we are opposed
to any Tariff which raises more revenue than is
sufficient to defray the expenses of the General
Government economically administered !; that we
are opposed to monopolies of all kinds, and espe-
eially to such as have a tendency to enrich one
class Of the community at the expense of another.


= ResoLUed, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and
copy sent to the Raleigh Standard and Mecklen-
burg Jeffersonian for publication.