The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-08

We COruiAiIy invite all citizens, OF whatever
party heretofore, who value principle, who OBJ
ject to being bargained for and sold like sheep.
ana who are IN substantial accord with the fore
going declaration OF principles, to cooperate
with us IN putting the brand of disapproyal
upon political prostitution.
KANSAS DEMOCRATS.
The Kansas Democratic State Convention
assembled at Topeka, Aug. 81. Hon. John
Martin, of Topeka, was nominated for Gov
ernor, but he declined the honor. and George
W. Lick, of Atchison, was placed at the head
Of the ticket, and the remainder of the ticket
filed up as follows: Lieutenant Governor
Frank Boem; Treasurer, Charles E. Clifford |;
Auditor, w, r. Brow; Attorney General, Gen.
HAYDEN: State Superintendent, D. E. Loutz.
The following were nominated for Conor ess-
men-at-Large: G. A. Leland, J. OFlanigan
and Martin Van Buren, Bennett The nomi-
nation of the fourth man was referred to the
State Central Committee. Two sets of resO-
buttons were reported from the Committee
on Resolutions. The majority report declared
in favor of the repeal of the prohibitory
liquor law and the constitutional amend
ment upon which it is based, on the ground
that it is an infringement of the personal
rights of the citizens, and makes crimes of
things that are no where regarded as crimes
by the common law, and called for the sub
stitution thereof of a well-regulated license
law The minority report, which is printed
below, was adopted as the platform of the
convention, after very animated discus
siOn by vote of III to 128:
THE PLATFORM
The Democratic party of the State Of
Kansas in convention assembled, recognizing
the people as the source of all political pow
er, and the constitution of the United States
and of the State Of Kansas as the funda-
mental laws of the land and that the chief
object and end Of government is to protect
and defend it's citizens in the enjoyment of
life, liberty and property does declare its
political faith and purpose as follows:
/. That we have an abiding faith in the
wisdom, patriotism and capacity of the peo-
pie for self-government, and as our system
Of government is based on the theory Of per
sonal manhood and individual esponsibility,
that in the administration Of public affairs
but little should be left to the Government
but much to the people and to the sense of
responsibility in the citizens.
q Wewill defend and ever maintain the doc
trine of equal rights to all, and special priv
ileges to none; the protection of the weak
against the strong; equal and just taxation;
free speech; free press; free schools, and a
free uninterrupted ballot fairly given and
honestly counted; freedom for all men and
women of every race, creed and color, and
perpetual and absolute separation of church
and state
8 We demand a revision of the present
Onerous and unjust tariff laws of the United
States. No kind of industry should be fos
tered by the Government to the injury of
another. No class of men should be taxed
directly or indirectly for the comforts, con-
venience or interest Of another. Every in
dustry should fall or stand on it's own merits
And we especially demand that agricultural
pursuits and productions be encouraged and
made free from all unjust discrimination in
favor of gluttonous and selfish corporations
4. We maintain that the State has and
must retain the power to control and regu-
late the rights and duties of all corporations
created by it, and we demand that the Leg
islature exercise this power so as to protect
the people against unjust determinations
and eXorbitant charges for the transporta-
ton of freight and passengers by railroad
corporations and we particularly demand
the enactment of such laws as will compel
all that have received charters by favor of
the laws of this State to keep and maintain
their general offices within the State.
s. We demand civil and religious liberty
absolute and perfect, for every citizen; and
we declare, as we ever have, that our sym
pathies are with the poor, weak and OPP
pressed OF every land, and that the American
Union is and shall ever remain the asylum
and refuge on terms of honor and equality
of every lover of liberty and personal liberty
Americans at home and abroad shall ever
have instant and effective protection and
defense by the Federal Government, it's min
listers and agents, regardless of courtly forms
or lordly froWns; and we particularly extend
to the heroic people of Ireland our hearty
sympathy, and bid them Godspeed in their
gallant struggle for life and liberty and for
the homes of their future.
g. We demand that the Congress of the
Uuited States enact and cause to be enforced
such laws as will secure thorough honest
and radical civil-Service reform by which
the subordinate positions of the Government
service shall be no longer corrupt and used
as rewards for corrupt party service, and
which will abolish the evils of the present
spoils and patronage system and establish
the rule of making honesty and efficiency
the essential and only qualifications for pub
lie positions. We have had shams and false
pretenses enough, and now demand some
thing honest and real.
e. We demand that the relations between
capital and labor be SO adjusted by wise and
just legislation as to secure to each his lust
rights, and at the same time so as to make it
impossible for avarice and greed to override
and lmperll the rights and personal freedom
and the independence of workingmen; and
we demand that every law, combination and
policy that is unjust to and onerous upon
those engaged in manual labor be removed
and utterly destroyed.
s. We are in favor of iIdiciOus ammonia
lions for improvement of our great national
waterways, but we denounce the reckless
ana criminal extravaganza of the present
Congress in an expenditure of public money
for useless and fraudulent purposes and we
especially condemn the passage of the
shameless River and Harbor BILL and we
take this occasion to thank the President of
the United States for his action in vetoing
that Ubiquitous steal.
q We demand an immediate reduction of
taxes Federal, State and municipal TO the
lowest rate sufficient to meet all public dues
and obligations. So long as the people are
burdened with debt, the industries of the
country suspended by labor strikes, and
thousands of men out of employment by
means of the tyranny, avarice and cupidity
OF existing and oppressive monopolies, it is
neither right nor just to collect money from
the people to be Squandered by an incom-
petent reckless and corrupt Congress in the
pretended Improvement of sham harborS
and waterless rivers, and we further demand
that the surplus money in the treasury be
applied in the payment of our national debt.
10. We demand that the Congress of the
United States propose and submit to the
States for their action, such amendments of
our Federal constitution as will accomplish
the following objects: The election of
President ana Vice PRESIDENT by ulrect vote
of the people; the extension of the term of
Office of the President and Vice President to
six years and making the President ineligible
to second term; the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie of the United States respectively;
fixing the term of office of Senators
the same as the Presidential term,
and of Representatives in Congress
at four years; the election of Postmaster by
the direct vote of the people of the city,
town or district in which the Office is located;
biennial sessions of Congress; the election of
all Federal officers to be under the control of
the Federal Government, and to be held at
time other than holding State elections
IL. We demand that the fees and com
pensation paid all public officers, Federal
State and municipal, be so regulated as to
give a fair and just compensation for
services performed, but not so great as to
tempt the applicants to adopt corrupt meth
DDS to obtain office or to impose unjust bur
dens upon the people.
IL. We demand the enactment of addition
al and more stringent laws, both Federal and
State, for the punishment of bribery and cor
rnntiOO office To Son11ra tho ,,,,,-;+ry .