Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-26
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Adopted At TOptsta, K.ns. Aus. 81, 1885,

REaoLvED, First - That tho democracy ~
kan-as, this day In state convention assembled
atTOToha. do hereby subscribe Co tho time
honOrcd principles Of the party ~ given US by
the national demecratic convention which CON
yencd AZ Chicago on tho sth day of July, 1884,.
VIC arc proud of that grand asscmblago OF
sthteHmcn, who gave us as the choice OF tho
democracy Of this country for president md
vice president Grover Cleveland of New York
and Thomas "A. Hendricks, Of Indiana, and we
pledge them our hearty aud undivided support
IN the coming election.
Sccond-The administration Of George w
CLICK ~ governor Of this commonwealth com
mends teolf 90 every fair-mindcd citizen with
out respect 90 party, because Il has baen WISE
pure, strong and convincing. The interests OF
All our poOplc have been attended to. One mil
lion, two hundred and nfty-ninc thousand acrps
~ land have bCcn reclaimed To the state, and IN
now open for homestead settlement. Large
amounts OF TailrOad lands which have hitherto
escaped county AMI -tutc taxation have hcen
placed upon the tlx rolls Of the various cotIn-
ties. Tho rntcs OF far and freight have been
greatly reduced ON all the lines ~ ruilrua,ls In
our state. The cattle disease, which threaten
cncd Co parnllxc the livestock Industry Of the
state was promptly checked and confidence re-
stored. The pnrioninE power has been spar
inxly and wiaely exercised, and only whsrr the
sentence was unjust or unusually severe or
where the trial was partial, unfair and not In
accord with the spirit Of our constitution and
the recent decisions ~ the supreme court
Tho stream Of Immigration which hal been
turned from our borders duringa former nd-
mlni-trntlon has aguin been restored and go
80 tahnthtnnts added To our population: and
finally, tho giving of majority and minority
REPRESENTATION ON the boards 81 nli the public
above purity control and making them public
blessings 20 all our people
Thir,i-Ihet constitutional prohibition has
nation: hSs not csrcncd tho siIs NJ ,nts,I,l
nnco, but rthor destroyed the pir, firc-i,I,. In.
nucnccs which must ever he the Loving powcr
10 coutrol the appotitoa ~ tho wcak md ,r.,i
wari that u has ncvor bccn indorpo,i or r,,,,i,-
,sed IN ~ majority OF our people; that Il h
nn assault upon the personal liherty If tho ,.it-
iEcn; that " has destroyed and lifcrfIly c,,uf,s-
cniSd private property without compensation:
snd mat !, " no, IN harmony with the spirit ~
lrcv people 10 dictate tO the individual what he
shall eat, drink or wear, or what rnligion ifnnv
NJ small profess. In view uf the foregoing AMI
~, ~ u.ns, rsasnns, We demand resuhmissiOn Of
mo pruhibit0ry amendment, md pla,lgc otir.
seiNos To work INCREASINGLY for this object We
demand repeal Of the present Obnoxious Ana
a,,S H ,aw Ior inc enforcement " prohibition
aila IN ia stend we'll regulated liesnsa system
rEliy cntorced, whereby tho INTEREST. of true
.emperanco may be promoted anu the lIbcrtv
w INC S,uAen restnrcd. And we reiternte the
Views oi your worthy candidate for president
w hislcttor % acceptance, "that laws unnc,,s
earily interforinE with the habits ahd customs
,h ns "l ,nS e"pl. which ara not oensve 70
and which arn consistent with rood citilonshir
and inc public welfare, are unwise and vera
Fuurth-we congratulate tho rcoplc of tho
stat. on tho sliccCs-ful establishment bv law ~
hoara ~ railruad commissioners with staf,,-
ANT lNlt'lf guidance. tho
rlty for which was clearly prpscutr,i to The No.
pls ~ George W Click IN his canva-s Tor g,,v.
s,nor, and IN his Inaugural message to the leg.
l-nturc. ~ rusult, the railroad charges for
transportation ~ passengers and freight hnvc.
noen materially rrduccd Ia the past wear thcrr-
, ny iss,n5 70 the people 81 the state several
.lunon ~ dollars, aud guaranteeing to the prt,-
duccr and tho shipper unchanging tariff. Tor
inc transportation ~ future products
wnsso .n' .silr,lads ~ the state have yielded
oocdicnce 90 this law. and have modified thcir
snhrKur IN harmony with its provisions IA should
y. accepted by the people ~ nm act OF rpod
@ ~, tnelr psrt, and entities them % f. Il md
.uper.M tryatmcnt by our legislature ~ indu--
Tries ~ tnColcublc value To tho stgte AMI ~.
dcnand such additional legislation as may bc
S,,ds snd ~ 1870, cAaSs Justice between the rnl
fifth-Thc EoOd work OF restoring tho p,,bi,c
anas ,ne stste Tor homestead settlement be CON
unucd until the last acre Il recovered; and that
corporations and foreign powers h.. n't ,,t,
81 20 acquire and fence IN tracts OF Iana to thc
Slxth-That al public lands Of tho r-r,,o,
sIstei wnorcver situated. should bo opcn-, 10
aotuel ecttlcment, and W. are thsrcfnr, I'M fav-
tlera S .,,nh UP ,or occupancy by actual set
bnun,ortce OF tho Indian Territory and wo en-
hnsucaIy denounco ne unjust and outrageous
such lana. nv i vinotS oi actual settlers from
unuous rei,lsal by the United Statcs govern.
nlynt W Rorml, tho QUESTION In relation 10 title
Ty.to ne docisiodhy tho United States courts 4.
an outrage upon the rights OF ali citlzcns and
question ~ vital importance Ia s,,eh cit,,..'
ScNcnth-Ihat the laboring cln-ace r,o,,iro
tnc fostering care ~ our lcxisnfurO nnJ the
protcgtng hand ~ Official power In their sfy,,..
ge Tor lie, liberty AMI the pursuit 81 hannt
49, luis Ne pledge Co them now IN the sririt
~ pure democracy, which has ever becn the
lIlcn1 q. lapor; and that We denounce and will
Npes,-o inc importation Of foreign paupcr lalpor
un.,cr coutrnct TO compete with our citizens
~ iu,stler, tnat We nre opposed 10 convict la-
our country. 'e"'' vi
kiEhth-That We respectfully invite the ~.
optnulon ot All EOod citixOns. without r,.spoc,
~ party, who can give hearty indoF~cInc,,t tr
lnls our platform OF principles. touching ths
Iuosuon involved DO tween the political parties