White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Our Platform.

Oar Platform.
Havipg been nominsted for the Seaate.
ws propose to Icy down brief platform
Of what We shall favor-J elected.
The Convention instructed the nomi-
nees to vote against Sidney Clarke for
the United States Senate. We are op-
posed to him. and have no doubt better
msn will be found to gill bis place. Bat
% we have said heretoiors. he is not the
worst man 10 the State; and il the issue
should. BY some mishsp. narrow dows
between him and . msn who'd We b.:
lievsd to be worss; &c shenld-vofs Tor
Clarke in preference. instructions or no
instructions. We believe . member Of
the Legislature shonla be allowed some
discretion OF his own. to meet unlocked
for emergencies.
We are in favor of reduction Of taxes.
and believe ihst it can be brought about
only oy . reduction Of appropriations by
the Legislstore. We DO not believe that
it ought to take $500 900 to carry on the
Government Of the State for one year.
We are in favor Of giving to the several
State Institutions inst enough money to
run them comfortably sod economically.
but not to pay useless or ornamental em
ployees in any Of them. nor eypendine
money to erect buildings asd improve.
ments which the imsginativs mausger.
estimate will be necessary Q couple o.
centuries from now.
We are not in favor Of sreuding th.
peoples money to buy tobacco. whiskey
or lewd women for the State convicts, OF
to bribe felons to behave themselves.
We are opposed to members Of tn.
Legislature buying postage stamps snd
newspapers at the expense Of the State
Several thousand dollsrs are annually ex
pended for newspapers containing sor
Of report of the proceedings Of the Legis
lsture. These are probably sent to te'
men 10 escb Representative District, O
so scattered that nobody gets any sens
ont of them. Let those who wsut paper
pay for them. and not tag tbs..whole peo
pie for papers 10 send to a dczsn men.
We are iu fovor Of an amendment {,
the Constitution, bssing representation
upon population. instead Of the presen
plan. so tbst the number Of Represents
tives. and the expenses thereof. msy b
ms,erislly reduced. without doing gros
, Injustice to the populous and tax psyinl
districts, in order to favor the spsrsel!
settled Counties.
/ We are 10 favor of laws for the regu
lstion Of Railroad and other corporations
to prevent them from charging exorbi
tsnt rates. or otherwise imposing upo'
the public. Bot we are not in favor o
denouncing them as monopolies. and Grip
pIing them by uniriendly and unjust leg
islstiou. knowing how necessary they ar
to the development Of the State. and hov
anxious the people are to secure them.
We believe the flborer is worthy hi
hire. and that men who work for tb
public should receive proper pay for it
especially when such labor is compulso
ry. When . man is dragged from biz
work to spend . day (and perhaps
night) on jury, or to serve as wit
ness. he ought to be paid fair day
wages for it.
We believe that every msn's busines
shoula stand upon its own merits, Ant
"re opposed to Iegislating iu favor Of on
man. at the expense Of scores Of others
We are in favor Of permitting the pub
LEGATION Of E,tray Notices in the loca
Comfy papers. and not compelling tbei
publication in one select paper. thereb!
forcing persons TO subscribe for that ps
per in order to keep the track of their O.
trays.
Finally, we are opposed to the mem
bers Of the Legislature paying themsslvs
and employees out Of money which tb
law has specially set aside for anothe