The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-28
Second Day.

. lhonlaS fancy, d. Ii. Sla1er and w. T.
Campbell
Second Day.
TorEKA, August 22-The Democratic
Convention reaSSembled at ten O'Clock YES
terday and Immediately perfected the per
manent organization by the selection of Col
onel a. ). Everest, of AtchiSOn. as Per
manent Chairman and II. Miles Moore, of
LeaverwOrth, Permanent Secretary. A list
of ViCe-PreSidents, one from each Congress
sionai District was also selected as follows
+. L. Lynch, of LeavenwOrth; A. A. Harris,
of Bourbon; o. NJ. RalSton. of Montgom-
cry; a. L. Norton, of Lyon; j. G. Kelner OF
Davis; w. S. Gle, of Ellsworth; w. Ii.
Curry, of Rush. Colonel Everest was con-
Quoted to the chair by a committee, and in
neat happy terms thanked the convention
for the honor conferred upon him by the
convention. The report of the Committee
on Resolutions was then presented as fol
lows:
Resolved, First-The Democracy of Kansas.
this day in State Convention assembled at To-
| peka, do hereby subscribe to the time hOnored
principles OF the party us given to us by the
National Democratic Convention which con-
| veued at Chicago on the Sth day of July 1854
We are proud of that grand esSemblage of
statesmen, who gave TO us the choice of the
! democracy of the country for President and
! York. and Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana,
and we pledge them our hearty and undivided
support in the coming election.
| Second-The administration of George w
| Click as Governor of this Commonwealth.
cornmends itself TO every fair minded citizen
| without respect to party, because it has been
wise, pure strong and convincing. The in
tereSts OF all our people have been attended
! TO. One million two hundred and 1fty-nine
| thousand acres of land have been reclaimed 10
| the State, and is now open for homestead set
| mn IlUrl of roll H.
/ which 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 greatly 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
| promptly checked and confidence restored
| The pafd,ming power has been Sparin2Iy and
| wisely used, and only where sentence was I'M
| just or unusually severe or where the trial
was partial, unfair and not in accordance with
the spirit OF our constitution and the recent
! decisions of the Supreme Court. The stream
OF immigration which had been turned from
our borders during former administration
has again been restored, and 5000 inhabit-
ants added To our population; and. finally the
giving of majority and minority representa-
ton the boards of all the public. iustitr-
tfOnS of the State, thereby lifting them above.
party control, and making them public bless
Tags to all our people.
fhird-That constitutional prohibition has
been fruitful of discOrd. perjury and dis
elimination; mas not leSsened the evils OF in
temperance, but rather destroyed the pure
tircslde influences which must ever be the
loving power TO control the appetites OF the
weak and waywart; that it has never been
endorsed or acquiesced in by a majority of
our people; that it is an assault on the per
soGal liberty of the citizen; that il has de-
stroyed and literally conascated private
property without compensaIion: and that il
Is not in harmony with the spirit of free
shall eat. drink, or wear, or what re-.
Ilglon II any he shall profess. In
view of the foregoing, and for other
reasons, we demand rcsubmissiOn of the
Drohlbitory amendment, ana pledge ourselves
to work increasingly for this object. We de-
mand the repeal of the present obnoxious and
unjust law for the enforcement of prohibit
ton, and III Its stead well regulated license
system rigidly enforced whereby tho interests
of true temperance may be promoted and the
liberty OF the citizen restored. And we re-
tteratc the views of your worthy candidate
for President in his letter of acceptance that
laws unnecessarily interfering with the habits
and customs of any of the people which are
not Offensive to the moral sentiments of the
civilized world, and which are consistent with
good citizenship and the public welfare are
unwise and veXatious."
Fourth-We congratulate the people Of the
State on the successful establishment by law
OF a Board of Railroad Commissioners, with
statutory enactments for their guidance, the
necessity for which was clearly presented to
the people by George W. Click in his canvass
for Governor and in his inaugural message to
the Legislature. As Il result the railroad
charges for transportation of passengers and
freight have been materially reduced in the
past year, thereby saving to the people of the
State several millions Of dollars, and guaran-
teeing to the producer and shipper unchang-
ing tariffs for the transportation of future
products. Where the railroads in the State have
yielded obedience to this law, and have mOdi- |
fed their charges in harmony with its provi- |
sions, it should be accepted by the people as
an act of good faith on'their part and entities |
them to Just and impartial treatment by our |
Legislature as industries of incalculable value |
to the state. And we demand such addi- !
tions1 legislation as may be necessary to do |
exact justice between the railroads and the |
people.
Fifth-The good work OF restoring public |
hands TO the State for homestead settlement |
should be continued until the last acre is re- /
covered and that corporations and foreign |
powers be not permitted To sc luire and fence |
In tracts of land TO the injur of the settlers.
SiXth-That all public lands of the United /
States. wherever situated. should be opened
to actual settlement, and We are therefore IN
favor of opening up for occupancy 10y actual
settlers all such lands now comprised within
the boundaries of the Indian Territory. and
we emphatically denOunce rs unjust and out
the arrest and removal of actual set |
tiers from such lands by United States
troops. The continuous refusal of the
United States Government to permit the !
question in relation to tirle to lands located in
the so-callcd Indian Territory, to be decided
Dy the United States courts, is an outrage
upon the rights of all citizens, and a cowardly
evasion Of direct call to answer a question 1
of vital Importance to such citizens.
Seventh--That the labOring classes require
the fostering care of our Legislature and the
hand of Official power in their
struggle for life. liberty and the pursuit of
happiness" This we p. edge 10 them now in
the spirit of pure Democracy. which has
ever been the FRIEND Of labor: and that
&c denOunce. and will oppose the importation
Of foreign pauper labor under contract to
compete with our citizens; and further. that
we are opposed to convict labor as being in
opposition TO the free labor of our country.
Eighth-That We respectfully invite the Co
operation of all good citizens, without respect
% party, who can give hearty Endorsement
~ this our platform of principles touching
he questions involved between the political
parties in our State.
The resolutions were adopted without
iebate. The following communication was
eceiyed and read:
TOPEKA. August -, 1894.
10 the Chairman of the Democratic State
Convention:
SIR:-The ResubmissiOn Republican Con-
-ention appointed committee of confer
nee, to consult with Ike committee of YOUR ,
.Ody, with reference to the sole issues divid- :
ng the people of Kansas in State politics and !
Ipon which we agree. and we respectfully
SIX the appointment of such committee and
consultation. II. d. BAKER,
Chairman, Committee. Q
The following committee was appointed: