Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-08-28
DEMoCRATIo sTAEE PLAEToRaI-
Adopted ~ the state oOhrentI66 Which
met Recently Al Topeka.


met Recently al Topeka. 77--
ResogUsd, Birst-The. Democracy of kansas. this
day in State Convention Assem- 5Ied at Topeka 90
hereby subscribe to the time .honOred principles
of the party as given to US by the National Demo
cratic Convention, which convened at Chic6gO on
lie Sth DAY of July, 1854 We are proud of that
eyrand assemblage of Statesmen who gave to us
fhe choice OF. the Democracy OF the country for
President and Vice President, Grover Cleveland
of New York and Thomas A. hendricks of In
dfsna: and we pledge them our hearty and uEdi-
Vid2d support IN the coming election
SecOnd@The admins ration Of Geo W Click,
itseIf ~ every fair minded citizen yyifhoTf ne
spect to party, because it has been wise, pure,
strong and convincing. The interests Of all our
people have been attended to. One million two
hundred and ffty-nine thousand acres OF land
have been reclaimed to the State, and is nov open
for homestead and settlement. Large amounts Of
county and State taxation, have been placed
upon the taZ-rOls OF the various counties.
The rates Of fare and freight have been greatly
reduced on all lines Of railroads within our State.
The cattle disease v hich threatened 10 paralyZe
the live stock industry OF the State, was promptly
checked ana confidence restored. Inc pardOulng
power has been sparlngly and wisely exercised,
and only where the sentence was unjust or IN
usually severe OF Wnere Inc LIlaI was partial I'M
fair and not In accord with the spirit of Con
stitutiOn and the recent decisions of the Supreme
Court. me stream OF immigration Wnlch had
been turned from our borders during q former ad-
ministratiOn has again been restored. and TWO
hundred ana nifty thousand inhabitants added 70
our population; and finally, the giving Of major
1ty and minority representation on the boards of
all the pubic institutions OF the state thereby
lifting them above party control, and making
them public blessings 20 all our people.
Third-That constitutional prohibition has been
fruitful Of diScord, perjury and discrimination;
has not lessened the evils of intemperance, but
which must ever be the loving power to control
the appetites of the weak and hayward; that it
has never been endorsed or acquiesced in by
majority of our people; that it is assault upon
the liberty OF the citizen; that IL has destroyed
and literally cOnhscated private property without
compensation; and that It is not IN harmony with
the spirit of free people TO dictate to the 1ndi
Vidu5l what ne shall eat drink or wear or what
al o q g
foregoing, and for other reasons, we demand
pledge ourselves to work INCREASINGLY for this OBJ
ject We demand q repeal of the present ObnOX-
iOus and unjust law for the enforcement of pro-
hibi1On, ana In It's stead well regulated license
system rigdly enforced, whereby the interests If
true temperance may be promoted and the liber-
views of our worthy candidate for President in
his letter Of ACCEPTANCE that laws unnecessarily
the people Whicn are not OHenslYe 70 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 d Board
OF Railroad Commissioners, with statutory enact
ments for their guidance, the necessity for which
was clearly presented to the people by Geo. w.
Click IN his canvass Ior governor ana IN ms n
augral message to the Legislature. As result
the railroad charges for transportation Of passen-
gers and freight nave been materially reduced 10
the past year, thereby saving to the people Of tie
State several millions Of dollars, and guarantee
ing TO the producer and shipper unchang1ng tar
IFS tor the transportation Of future products.
Where the railroads in the State have yielded
obedience to this law, and have. mOdlned their
charges in harmony with its provisions 1t should
be accepted by the people as an act OF good faith
on their part, and entities them to just and i'm
partial treatment by our legislature as industries
of incalculabe value to the State; and we de-
maud such additional legislation as may be nee
essary to do exact justice between the railrOaGs
and the people.
Fifth-Tbat the good work of restoring the
public lands to the State for homestead settle
ment be continued until the last acre Is It COW
cred; and that corporations and fOrelgn powers
be not permitted to acquire and fence IN JiacLS VI
lands to the injury of the settlers.
SiXth-IhaE all public lands OF the United
States, wherever situated, should be opened 10
actual settlement, aud We are therefore IN 1aVCr
such lands now comprised within the boundaries
of the Indian Territory, and we emphat1calIy cs-
nOunce as unjust and outrageous the arrest and
removal of actual settlers nom such lands by
United States troops. The continued refusal y
the United States Government to permit IL
question in relation 20 the title to lands located
in the sOcalled Indian Territory 20 be decided Dy
the United States Courts is an outrage upon he
rights Of all citizens and a cOW6rdly evasion Of
direct call TO answer question OF vial lmpor-
| lance to such citizens.
Seventh That the labOring classes require the
fostering care of our Legislature and the prOte Ct
ing hand of official power in their struggle f..
/ fife liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This
| we pledge to them now in the spirit OF pure Dem
| ocracy, which has ever been the friend of labor
| and that we denOunce and will oppose the I'M
/ pOrtatiOn Of foreign pauper labor under contract
10 compete with our citizens; and further, that
! are opposed to convict labor as being in OppOSi-
/ ton to the free labor of our country.
| Eighth-That We respectfully invite the coop
peratiOn Of all good cit1Zens, without respect to
/ party, who can give hearty endorsement to
/ this our platform of principles, touching the
/ questions involved between the political parties
| IN our State.