Barbour County index., 1884-10-31
STATE DExocRATIc PLArToRn.
Ados..d =, Toplola, Kama. Avg. 81, iss4

ht-HoiA lions.
- Rn.oLvEp. First That thc dcrl0crncy of
kansts, tbs las ~ state convention assembled
- TupaFa. ~ hUrchy subscribe o. tho time
honoresi priacipl's ~ the party ne xivCn "a. by
ysned NJ Chicnso ON the sth cay ~ Ju!v' ISL
We arr pruuf ~ that grant ssscfnl!sxC 81
.tatesmcn. Who Eavc us NJ THE chcicr ~ the
VIC. President C3ruvrr Cleveland n New yorE
ard Thomas A Hondrick-. uf Tnffana aad We
HlcSrr then our hearty aud uniiVidcd suPport
eesCnd-Th. administration 20 George "
0uok A. GOVERNOR ~ tht- commonwealth. cnri-
msudr .trelf to every fair-uiinfCsi citizen with
out rusf~Ct to party. ircau+i n has bccu wi4e.
puru. strrnE Rni convincing. Tho Interests of
Az oar ptopl. have beea attended 10, ono mil
hnn.tso hunfrei anil ffty-uiuc thousand acrrs
- land have ben rccisiuirf % the state. nnd l.
noS open I've honcstcsf scttlcmeut. Large
amounts a railrua isufs which have hitherto
s-capesi cuunsy and state taHation have brrn
placed upon the tar r,il- % the various roun-
ue.. The rate. % farg Anf freight have hecn
groatly reduced on al The hnes - railroads IN
our state. The cattle discasc. vhich thrvsten-
sncd O. paraliEr tn ilvs-~tock Industry 20 the
sate sN prpmpt.y t9scsed snh c,lnaicnce ~
iIgiy AMI wisciy crerrts,si anf only wferr the
asnisnce uW unjust or unusually -ovcre or
arcord with the splrli ~ uur constitution and
the rvcvnt dectrf,u~ 80 the supreuc court.
The .trram % Immigration which had been
turned frum our huriers during former adj
rnini-trstinn hss sEsin teen rcstorcd and 2sl.-
90 inhabitante adtcf O. uur populsti0n: sud.
Tsprsssstsson % ar the bl, baalr,s =, az sM tsa % pSby
Institutions 20 the stttC, thereby ifting them
aboyc party cnntrOl ant making them public
blessings ~ al our people
Thiri-Ibst constitutional pruhihition has
been fruitful ~ discori, ysrlury tnf iiscrirni-
nstioa; has n,', les.cns.i the evils of iutriRP-r-
enca, bat rather dcstruv,i the pure tirr-iie in
nueucea which fnu,t ever be- the luviu- power
to confrH thc appetits- 20 the weak and way
esed IN By = majority % our p..aple; that Il t.
aeraili pon the peraonai liberty nf the cit
iEeni thst has destroyed and literally combs
ented priNtc property without comrpu satiun: (:
and that ia not In harmony With the splrit af =
free p~oplc to dictate to N . Individual Shst he
shlll eat, trnk or var. or Shst religion. n any,
Tor other rea~1ua, Sc densnf resnirni s-!nu %
the prshihitury amentmeut. and plr~ige our
selves - work unccssingly Tor this object. We
dsmanf rwpesl ~ the pres-nt ohuov'ons sud
unlust lau Toe the enforcement 10 pruhihltion.
ant " ~ stead q vel rezuisfcf ECvnsc Hy~tnm
rEidiy eLfousc. whereby thc iutrres;- ~ true
tcmpsranye NAV b. promoted ant the ut--rty
% the Citfcu r~st1r,si Ana ~ rpit.rafc the
We've % yoar uurthy csniii,is t"r president
asrily intcrfsriuE with INC hshlis aA1 rii.tonis
81 anV - the peuplg which arr not offensive o.
th- moral seuti'netta ~ tae Civi'dcf wnrli.
anf Witch ar, cruaistsrt with r'ci citiEruship p
tous
Four,h-vo congratulate no people of the
state uu The suCcrtsful estsilishrleut by isw %
n board - rsilruad commissioners With sfstu.
tnrv saactment- f0r their TIifsuce. tho nece.-
re bV t,,-,r,- M CiirE Il, - r,,',.s. 70 -,
eruor. aud Tn III inaugural rnc--sEp tn thn Leg
ltitture. A. rcsiit. the railrsti charge for
been materially rvfucri iu ne ps.i var. thrr,,-
BY tsviur ~ the people 20 the state several
million ~ iellar.. sud TrartuicvinE to ths pr,-
me transportation ~ futurc pruiu,ts
where The rsiir1afs 20 TIE stafc have yicitrsi
obsiiencv o. this las. snf have modified their
sharrss In harmony With ia provisions, % should
- arcrpted by the people a. an act of Euosl
fath On thsif part. snt entities them tn j. q sEi
Impartial trvNneut hy uus legislature a. infu--
tries - incslcuhle value ~ the state Ant ue
demand such additional lrxfsintion ~ may 10
nec,--ary toto exact Justice between tBc rait
Fifth-The sn0i ~urs ~ restoring the public
lanf- thc state Tor I'uHstcsi -ctticmnnt - cuu-
unued until The ltft =rrc 10 r-cuyert7i: All tht
corporatirus AL frr,ffn p.Werst-. nst p.,rtnlt.
80 - scliirs srf fsire l4trsctt Uf land to tie
tniury ~ m" sstti-rs
StNth-Iht au pu'iir lt1fs q the Cuitcl
ttatrs wherever situHtr.f. should rc opeus-i o.
actual sstticinuut. snii 49, arc th.rcfors ln fay.
,SSs ~ .a.s t,!,. , ,,si, sytn - 49,
hounftriC- ~ the tuiisn Tertiary. sni ~ EN-.
phatcsiiy fennuucr a. uuiur saf outrsxroul
TIE arrr-t ani rvuluytl ~ svtusl sstiicrr frpu
such lsnft ~ rnitrf Stat, trpops Tue cnfi.
unuuus refusal hy the United States GOVERN
ment 20 permit ,hc gus-iiUp in nTrlation 9" tiiic
", o. be dCt fsd hy to- Uuitssi Stntcs cnirfs 4
sn outrsge upon the right of all citircrf-, and
cowartlg evasion ~ firect call to snswcr 4
qnestiou % vital lmportsncc to such citirs.us
Ssyeuth-fhHt the lahuriur classes require
the fustrrtsN Carr ~ uur legislature. and the
rrutcrtinE hand ~ ufi.Cial p'lwrr IN their strur
Fle Tor ''lifr. liberty aud the pursuit. 10 happt
nssa. lhi- Ne plt'fiec % thCuf uow "a tue spirit
81 pure frtnucrtry, which has ever been the
frtena ~ lahur: susi that We d"uouncr nnd wtu
oppo-o the Importation 20 forcign puupgr laioI
under cuutract tn corupste with our ritif. ~
nud further. that We Nre urpgasi tn cuuNict lu
Tor ~ teinE in opposition to the fire. la.,or OF
our cuuntry.
E1vhth-1hst We respectfully Invite tire O.,
operation ~ AT Tnoi Citixrns. without rvsp.ct
~ party. Nhn can rive q hearty Endorsement q
this our platform uf prinriplo-. tpuChing the
gucsunn iuvulved D. tween the political parties
~ our ataen.