Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
STATE DExocHAr1c PLArYoRM.
Adopted at ropEsla, Kan,.. Aue. 81. 1854
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REsoLUIIONs. ...s
kEaoiNEn. Frst = Thnt tho democracy ~
han-i~, thir ,luy in state convention us-etul,l.l
stloreta, do herruy -tibtoribv 20 tho time
h"uoriyi prins'iplsi- ot thc party NJ EiVcn W 10y
the national dsfua~rntir t,iu vrnfion which cnu-
Nned ~ OhhuEo on the Sth day of July fs<el
-tnirsinrr'. who gave W. ss ihs choic, III the
osmuCu,cy ~ this cuuntry fnr pre-idant AMI
VICE president Gpvrr Clcvchsnd % New York
niid ThoinaH A. Hendricks. 90 Indians, and We
pl'SlHr thou Our hearty au,l undiVldt. support
10 IN" cunning election.
Sccoud-'riIo Uiminir,ruiiou II George W.
hurk ~ HuNCrnur OF this Cum nnnwrnlth cou,-s
tncud- tscn ~ every fait~unitid,-I eltty.n with
Oilt ru-pUst % party, b,carssi n hna lp,eu yvas
ptirr. -trunH and convincing. Tho Interests of
~ uttr pcupis have bossn attended 20. ono mil
hlu,tNo hundrti and nfty-ninc Thousand nt.r,s
~ land have boom rcciair1c'' tu the stufr aud h
nnw upvu fur homestead settlement. I.ara.
Hmuunts ~ rairtmd lands Which have hitherto
Cstupw,l c'itfnfv nfrl state tnxafttnt have t,..p
plac,Tl lpun the taN rpll- ct the various ccaiti-
Tics. The ultrs ~ ttru anil fr,'ight have been
greatly rvducri en- al the lines "a railroads In
fHir STATE. The cnttlc dissnro, which tbrratrn-
cn,sl in nar,iIe inc livestock inslustry of the
state was promptly ch'-vkesl and cOuilslsntr ~
rtnr,rl. The nurlunirR power bns bogn spar
iuvly anil wisely exercfsrd. and only where IN.
-'utrncg Wa unjust Or unusually Scverr or
where the trial wiz partial unfair and moi in
urttirtl with the epirit OF our constitution nud
the recent dUcisiour 81 the supreme court
The strram ut immigration which, hal bs,cn
tnrncd fruut our bur,lorr during former nd
tuiuistuitiuu has Huuu bCCu restored AMI 80 .
90 ishalatanis addcd ~ our population: und,
presentation ON thu hnlrts ~ gii th,, publi.,
tnatitutionsuf thu stlttc, thereby HftinE them
s,@yg pariy c9utr0l aud making them public
hlcsslnEs ~ vi Our people.
Thirl-Ihat constitutional prohibition has
,''.n irul'tn ct discor,; perjury aud discrilni-
nbtton; hsHntf lrssnutd the tNfl4of futctnpCr-
nntN, hut rather destroyed the p,inc nrsidc In
nururvs which nust ever De- the living power
" cGntrnl the appc'it's 20 the weak iSld way
wnri that u hrs never lscn in,lurs..l or af1ui-
cti Nv Nv majority - our u,,s,pl,,. that N 4.
ni assault upm' the personal h0s-fty ~ the cit
i-,,i M. !, has ic-lrny,sl and literally conis-
nnd thut u u not w harmony with thu spi rit OF y
true pCoplo " dictate 20 tho individual what NJ,
~ h, 0r w',ar, or mt rcliriun, " my,
y" shnll pruicts. In view ~ the forrguux Hnd
for other reasius. "" demund rrstl,ni.s.lon Of
IN, prnhie'tory Hmelslincnt, anil psciEc our
slNrs ~ WORK uncfql-inHly for this object We
demand q repcal ~ tho present obnoxints ansl
unjust law Zoe thn unfOr,vment of prohlhition.
md w its rtcd = well rc1llnted Iirrnso sVsts.tn
riRidly cnforucd. wh"reby The lufenrsts OF tr,,g
tcmpcrnnyc may hc promoted and the lherfy
~ the Citizen rt'storrd And W. r,.it,rate tho
views OF your worthy cunfi'latc foe president
Nv hir letter ~ acceptance, "thaf laws unnoe . :
rmrily Interfering with the haldta ahd customs
ct nnv OF the people which aru not offensive tu
the moral srutmcnts 81 the civilized worhi,
mud which ARE consistent with irOod citizenship
nnl tn. public welfare, Rrc unwisc and vexi.
Fuurth-wc congratulate thc people ~ tho
state uu the -iirces-ful establishment hv law az
toarst ot ruilruad commissioners with statu-
Fitv for which was ccrriy presented, IN me t.,,-
Pie ~ tcourc W Click In hts ranvtps for gov.
',lsl, aud ~ ne inhuEurol message "a the lcE-
tsHturc. ~ result. the rsiiruad charge for
tUhtfpurtntipn ~ passcuRcrs aud freight have
l"vn materially rrfu,tt IN the pa-t ycar, there.
~ saving 20 The pcopic 90 the state several
nulliun % dollars, and guaranteeing to the prr-
uuccr AMI the shipper uurhanuinr tnriffs fpf
The transportation " future products.
WHORE the railroads 81 the state have yieLl,,l
o,rd'nc" ~ THIS law, and hive modified thrir
,hnNrr ln harmony with ~ prov isioIz a should
1920 ny TIVE people Ne nm net OF Htsd
hh ga thetr purt. aud entities them to IL AZ and
impartial truRttnsnt by our lrslataro as ina,t. =
triU- ~ tncnlruhlr Vnitr ~ fhr sfefe Au,l !. !.
doinand such adiitional legislation ~ NAV be
rna,la and the pssiflc WV
Fiuh-The E.od vurk of restoring the pubic
lHntis the STATE Tor homestead settlement Ha ts,-
tinucd until the last u rrcovrs,: anil tbs,
corporutuus aud foreign ppvcrsbo not permit.
ic,i ~ acquire and fence intricts 81 lanl to thu
Sixih-That all public lands of the l-nerl
Stutcs WHEREVER Situated. shnuld D. opened ~
nCtuiu scttcncnt, aud Ne arr thervforr IN fa,.
tiers. MI -,lch nuls now ts,ulpriss.i within the
h9umlnIic- Of The Indian Territory. aud 90 eu-
phHtically dcnotiuCe ~ unjust auh ouftpweottr
tls' arrest and removal of actual aettl,rs fro,u
such lands by United States troops Tb,. rnnl
tuuuue rctusal ~ the United States i',Nern.
''W " psrtl',t the gss-tis, in rotation 10 tltlc
o. binds lociicl On tho SPECIALIZED lnsiinn Turtle
~, o. bctD.cid,<iby the tuito,i Statr- c,ort- 4
sP ro STs Sy S .nS ., gss. , u s c,.cs and
question OF vital ilnporuuiCsH o. such citif,tt-
Ss'NCnth-That the lnhoring Cn--,.s r,-itiirr
the trstcrinE varc ~ our legislature. anil fhr
prulrvtinE hand of official POWER in their sfruc.
gle t',r lie. hbcrty and the pursuit. Of haunt
He-r. This We pls,lgc % them now IN the spirit
u pure democracy, which haa ever N.,,rf III.
iricnS of lalsw. and that wo deOouns-e and Vii
opis'~o the importation Of foreign f,atips,r l,io,
uWlrr Cuntrtct o. compete with bur citiEs.na
aust turtler, TINT We arr Opposed To cusAaicf IN
i'or ~ being n opposition To the free hIror IA
our country. -
Eivhth-ThN we respectfully invite the O.,
uperatinu ~ All Huosl citizens without FSy4r,sstt
60 plrty, who cnn givc ncurty Endorsement n
this uur plntfwm Of principles. touching the
question Ia, Owed be tween the political parties
Ia our state.