The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-08
Second Day.

The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The first business in order being the report
of the Committee on Resolutions, the Chair
man of that Committee announced that there
were majority and minority reports.
A long discussion followed the report of the
Committee when the Minority Report was
amended and adopted as follows
The Democratic party of the State of Kan
saS in Convention assembled, recognizing the
people as the source of all political power, and
State of Kansas as the fundamental laws of the
land, and that the chief object and end of the
Government is to protect and defend its citi-
erty. does declare its political faith and pur-
pose as follows:
FTst-That we have an an abiding faith in
the wisdom, patriotism and capacityof the peo-
pie for self-gUyernment, and as our system of
Government is based upon the theory of per
sonal manhood and individual ressonsibifity
that in the administration of public affairs but
much TO the people and to the sense of respon-
sibility of the citizens.
Second-we will defend and ever maintain
the doctrine of equal rights to all, and special
privileges to none; the protection of the weak
against the strong; equal and just taxation;
free speech; free press; free schools, and q
honestly counted; freedom for ali men and
women OF every race, creed and color, and a
perpetual and absolute separation Of the
church and State.
Third-we demand the overthrow of the
present onerous and unjust tariff laws
of the United States. No kinds of
industry should be fostered by the Government
to the injury of another. No class of men
should be taxed directly or indirectly for the
comfort, convenience. or interest of another.
That every description of industry should
stand or fall upon its own merits, and we es-
pecially demand that agricultural pursuits
and productions be encouraged and made free
from all unjust DISCRIMINATORY favor of glut-
tonous and selfish corporations.
Fourth-We maintain that the State has and
must retain the power to control and regulate
the rights and duties of all corporations Great
ed by this power as to protect the people
against the unjust discrimination and exhorbi-
tant charges for the transportation of freight
and passengers by Railroad Corporations, and
we particularly demand the enactment of such
laws as viii compel ali corporations existing
by favor of the laws of this State to keep and
maintain their general Offices within the
State.
Fffth-we demand civil and religious liberty
citizen, and We declare now, as we ever
have, that our sympathies are with the
poor, the weak and the oppressed of
every land, and that tie American
Union is, and shall ever remain, the
asylum and refuge of honor and equality
further demand that the sanctity of America.s
citizenship at home and abroad shall ever have
instant and effective protection and defense by
the Federal Government, its ministers and
agents, regardless of courtly forms or. lordly
frowns. and we particularly extend to the heroic
people of Ireland our hearty sympathy, and we
bid them Godspeed in the gallant struggle for
life and liberty and for the homes of theit flu
ture.
Sittb-we demand that the Congress of the