The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-28
THE NEWS.
The Kansas Democracy and Their Plat
form.
The President viii Promote Commander
SehIey.
The Democratic stats Convention.

cation, through ats chairman, reported
as follows: Chairman, Colonel A. s.
Everest, of AtchisOn; vice presIdents. r.
I. Lynch, of LeauenWorth A. A. Harris.
OF Bourbon; @. d. RalstOn, Of Montgom-
cry; Il. Z. Norton. of Lyon; j. e. Ket
ner. of Dayis; w. s: Giles, OF Ellis
worth w. FL. Camp, of Rush secretary,
II. Miles Moore, OF LeayenwOrth assis-
tant secretArs, E. 8. Bertram, of Morris;
]. d. McCoWD, of Lyon; II. A. Youge,
of Mitchill. The report as read was
adopted unanimously, and the chair ap-
pointed Judge A. A. Harris, /
Judge 3. W. BortOn, and |
Cushing Berry rs = committee TO escort |
the permanent chairman to his seat.
EVEREST SPEAKS.
When Col. Everest appeared shouts |
and stamping of feet were the order of
the moment. Upon assuming
3 speech celebrating ut some
length upon the work TO be done, not
forgetting, of course. to thank the con-
yentiOn for his selection as their presi-
dent.
When the speaker secured quiet he
announced that he, as chairman, was
ready to proceed with the regular order
of business, and called for the report OF
the committee on resolutions.
PLATFORM.
Colonel Thomas Moonlight, of Leay-
enWOrth, chairman of that committee,
arose and went forward 10 the rostrum,
amid cheers and stamping of feet, and
proceeded TO read the report, as follows:
ResOlVed-First, That the Democracy
of Kansas this day assembled at Topeka,
do hereby subscribe 20 the time hOnored
principles of the party as given to
hn Nut1nHal n
convention which convened at Chicago
on the 9Th day of July, 1884 We are
prOund of that grand assemblagc of
statesmen who gave to US as tue choice
of the Democrats of this country for
president and vice president Grover
Cleyeland, of New York, and 1hos
4. Hendricks, of Indiana, and we pledge
them our hearty and undivided support
| in the coming election.
Second-The administration of Geo.
W. Click as governor Of this common
wealth conmends itself to every fair
minded citizen, without respect TO party,
because it has been wise, pure, strong
and convincing. The interests Of all
our people have been attended 10. One
| million two hundred and ftty-nlno
thousand acres of land have been re-
claimed to the state and Is now
open for homestead settlement.
Large amounts of railroad lands
that have hitherto escaped county and
state taxation have been placed upon the
tax rolls of the various counties. The
| rates OF fare and freight have been great
ly reduced on all the lines of railroads
within our state. The cattle disease,
which threatened TO paralyze the live
stock industry of the state, was prompt
ly checked and confidence restored. The
paTdoning power has been sparinglY and
wisely exercised and only where the SEN
tence was unjust or unusually severe, or
where the trial was partial, unfair and
not in accord with The spirit of our con-
stltutiOn and the recent decisions Of the
supreme court. The stream of 1mmi-
grafton which had been turned from OuI
borders during former administration
has again been restored and two hun
dred annd fifty thousand Inhabitants
added u our population, and finally the
giving of majority and minority repre-.
sentation on the boards of all the public
Institutions OF the state, thereby lifting
them above party control and making
them public blessings TO all our peo'
pie.
Third-That constitutional prohIbi
ton has been fruitful of dIscord, per
jury and discrimination has not less
ened the evils of intemperaDce, but rath
) er destroyed the pure fireside influences
which must ever be the loving power Il
control the appetites of the weak anC
maynard; that il has never been en-
dorsed or acquiesced IN by a majority o
? our people; that it is an assault upon tn
personal liberty of the citizens; that !
has destroyed ard literally confscateC
private property without compensation
4 and that il is not in harmony with tn
. | If 20 AiafaNn n TN
q individual what he shall eat, drink o
wear or what religion, if any, he shal
: profess. In view OF the foregoing, and TO
g other reasons, we demand resubmlssiO
Of the pr0hibitOry amendment an,
pledge ourselves To work uncessingl
: for this object. We demand q repeal c
+ the present obnoxious and unjust lay
i for the enforcement of prohibition, an
in its stead we'll regulated license sys
;, tenn rigidly enforced, whereby the intel
Il ests of true temperance may be promote
Is and the liberty of the citizen restored
Re and we reiterale the views of your VOL
! thy candidate for president i
:, his letter of acceptance, 9Th,
II laws unnecessarily lnterferin
W with the habit and customs of any {
" the people which are not offensive
=, the morals and sentiments OF the civilii
ed world, and which are consistent wit
good citizenship and the public welfal
are unwise and vexaiions.
Fourth-We congratulate the Poop
on the successful establishment OF
ty board of rail road commissioners wit
n statutory enactments for their guidanc
the necessity for which was clearly pr
sented to the people by Geo. w. Clio
L. in his canvass for go
is ernor and In his inaugur
I'd message To the legislature. AS
-o result the railroad charges for transpo
tatiOn of passengers and freight haN
TO been materially reduced in the past yea
to hereby saving to the state several mill
c. ion of dollars and guaranteeing
the producer and shipper unchan
o. of future products. Where the RAILROAD
he in the state have yielded obedience
w this law, and have modihed their char
es in harmony with Its provisions,
should be accepted by the people
q, on their part and entItl
IA them to Just and impartial treatment
our legislature, as industries of inca
~ culable value to the state and we d
N mand such additional legislature {
n may be necessary to do exact justice b
ve tween the railroads aud the peOpl
y Fifth-The good work Of restoring Il
4 1dnuS " ctdlG AOmC6ISd
re settlement should be continued unit
ut the last acre is recovered and that corp
II raiiOns ana foreign powers be not pc
E. united to acquire and fence in tracts
land to the injury of the settlers.
Sixth-That all public lands of Il
United States, wherever situated, shoul
n be opened to actual settlement, aud v
are therefore in favor of opening up f
vi occupancy by actusl settlers all sue
d. lands now comprised within the bouE
"a daries of the Indian territory. and '
- emphatically denounce rs unjust ar
- outrageous the arrest and remOv
n OF actual settlers from such lant
CT by Uuitcd StaiI $ troops. Tie cuntiuI
ous refusal by the United States go
erDmcnt to permit tho QUESTION in rel
ton to title 10 lands located in the 6
called Indian territory TO be decided |
re the United States courts is an OutFal
Ia upon the rights OF all citizens and
coWardly evasion of direct call TO a
swer n question of vital importance
~ such citizens.
Seventh-That the laboring class
require the fostering care of our legisii
ture and the protecting hand of offlci
20 power IN the struggle for "life, liber
a and the pursuit of happiness
~ this We pledge to them now
:; i Inc sptilI pA pure OemOCT6S
= which has ever been the friend of
i Dor and that we denounce and will o.
Il pose the importation of foreign paup,
labor under contrast to compete vii
our citizens, and further that we are o
" posed to convict labor as being
u opposition TO the free labor of OF
country.
y Eighth-That we respectfully invr
- the CO operation of all good citizeI
~ without respect to party, who can give
~ hearty endorsement tO this our platfor
of principles touching the questions i
volved between the political parties
our state.
- On motion the resolutions were una
Vi imOusly adopted.
at the conclusion of the reading of Il
" platform motion was made to appOi
committee of seven 10 confer with