The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-06
THE TICKET AND PLATFORM.


Republican party, made at Topeka last
week, are heartily endorsed by the people.
The ticket is everywhere hailed as the
strongest one ever submitted TO the vO-
tiers of Kansas.
Col John p. st. John is a man of the
people. He halls from the ranks of the
great middle class, earning his way from
obscurity by his own efforts and indom-
liable energy to the front rank as citi-
zen and lawyer. He is native of Brook
Vile, Indiana, and is forty-five years of
age. He went to California at an early
day, and while working his way there
studied law. Returning at the com
mencement of the war he entered the
army and served there until the close of
the struggle, leaving it as colonel of the
143d Illinois He then returned to the
practice of the law, at which he has met
with eminent success. He has resided
in Kansas about ten years, living all the
time at Olathe, Johnson county. He is
very popular at home, and in all the Dor
der counties Has served one term as
State Senator from johnson county.
Two years ago he had, in the Republican
State convention, the solid support of all
his region of country, for governor
This year he had the same support, and
the degree of enthusiasm evinced in his
cause by his neighbors, and those who
know him best, did much to secure his
nomination. One of the best recon-
mendations a man can have for public
favor is the solid endorsement of those
who know him best. He is a popular
speaker, and has done much for the Re
publican cause since he came to this
State. He, is man we can cheerfully
ask our readers 10 support.
Lyman L. Humphrey, thenOminee for
Lieutenant Governor, was elected to the
Office by the people last year, but the
man who thinks he is bigger and knows
more than all the balance of the Sta.c of
Kansas, decided there was no vacancy,
and refused to recognize the action of
the people. Mr.. Humphrey is popular
at home, is a man of ability, and has
served one term in the Legislature. He
is an unflinching Republican, and stands
high at home for his unimpeachable in
tegrity and as a business man, having
built up fine law practice since he set
tied at Independence in 1870. He was
one of the founders of the South Kansas
Tribune. but is not now connected with
the paper.
James Smith was nominated for Secre-
tary of State. He is a citizen of Mar
shall county, where he has resided for
many years. He belongs to a family
who have always taken an important
part in the history of that county, and
the Northwest. James Smith has been in
the Legislature, and has served four years
as clerk of his county, and this month
will end four years service as county
treasurer. He is not only well known
throughout Northern Kansas, but is in
timately acquainted with the public ser
vice of the State and our public men.
We look upon this nomination as one of
the strongest ON the ticket.
With the balance of the ticket our
readers are well acquainted. For Au-
ditor, p l. Boneprake; Treasurer, John
Francis; Attorney General, Willard
Davis; Chief Justice, Albert II. Horton :;
and State Superintendent, Allen B. Lem
mon, were not found wanting, and were
re-nominated by reclamation. They
have faithfully and efficiently served the
in retaining them in the service of the
State, will be fully endorsed by the peO-
pie at the polls.
THE PLATFORM
Below is the platform adopted by the
convention:
The Republicans of Kansas, in dele
gate convention, declare
First-The United States is nation
and not federation. All power is in
herent in the people. The national gov
eminent has the power and it is its
sworn duty to enforce, in every section
and every state, recognition of the rights
of every citizen. Any failure to enforce
this constitutional obligation is a Grim
inal neglect of sworn duty.
Seaond-The Republican party, by its
loyalty to liberty and law, has preserved,
and promises upon the common affairs
of a country redeemed and saved by its
sacrifices and fealty TO the rights of all
men, TO perpetuate and hand down TO
posterity the declarations of the fathers,
that all men were created equal; that
they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights, among which
are life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap.
piness; that for the attainment of these
ends governments have been instituted
among men, deriving their Just powers
from the consent of the governed, which
consent is evidenced by majority OF
the lawful suffrages of the citizens, de
termined in pursuance of law Until
| these truths are universally recognized
and oheeFfully Obeyed, the work OF the
Republican party is unfinished, and the
Republican party of Kansas will stand
by its colOrs and fight the good fight tC
| the end
Third-The perfect pacification o.
| Southern sections of the Union, anC
complete protection of all citizens il
| the free enjOyments of all their rights, is
a duty to which the Republican party
stands sacredly pledged. The power Il
provide for an enforcement of the prin
/ ClDlCS HI
amendments, is vested by those amend
ments in the congress of the United
| States; and we declare it to be the sol
emn obligation of the legislative and ex
ecutive departments of the Government
to put in immediate and vigorous exer
else all their constitutional power fo
removing any just causes of disconten
on the part of any class, and for secur
ing to every American citizen complete
liberty and exact equality in the exercise
of all civil, political and public rights
To this end we imperatively demand O
Congress, and of the Chief Executive,
courage and fidelity to these duties which
shall not falter until the results are plaC
ed beyond dispute or recall,
FOurth-The public credit should b
sacredly maintained, and all the obliga
tions honestly discharged; and that W
denoanee the issue of an irredeemabl
absolute money" legal tender scrip, a
a species OF Tepudiation, which Woult
ruin the credit of the nation and the bus
mess interests of the country.
Fifth-That experience has shown tn
greenback currency (the creation of tn
Republican party, and under whose fost
ering care it has been brought to a pa
with coin,) TO be admirably adapted t
the wants Of trade, and to the end tina
there may be but one class of paper eul
rency, we favor the withdrawal of tn
National bank notes, substituting there