The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-28
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enfior was sailed 10 order ly Col. Hun
oou, Of Topeka, and the convcn ton WAS
By the election of JIG. MohIer.
! Ssil1s, as president snd Fraek Her-i
Id, OF Topeka. as secretary.
The attendance was only fair. and the
Proceedings 50 fer have not deyeloped
he exact purpose of the meeting. Alter
he appointment Of the usual committees
ne convention adjourned until 8 O'Clock
his evening.
At 8 O'Clock IN the evening the con
1eatIOn was AGAIN called 70 order. -
The committee on Credentials reported |
he names of ITO delegates from twenty
our counties, and was followed by the |
report OF the committee on permanent
recommending that the /
temporary organization be made perma-
oenI Inc reports were adopted and the |
c0mmlttee on resolutions reported plat |
form, from which We learn it Is a piece
Of arrogance that demands re-
buke for g large majority of a
party To control its action; they
condemn the cowardice (of course) aud
hypocracy (of course) of those Rcpubli.
can leaders who have permitted this for
eign and false issue (p.ohibitIOn) to be
thrust upon the Republican party of this
state; endorse the Republican national
platform and pledge their support TO
Blaine and Logan declare that they are
the true Republicans of Kansas In Iavor
OF rlectIng Democrat tor governor }
that the prohibition amendment and The
law made In pursuance thereof, are in
vasions upon the reserved and inalien-
able rights OF the people, and while by
violence GepTiYIng the citizen oi his
rights, they poison the body polite with
the virus of ecclesiastIcism, and con-
stitute an offensive and dangerous limo
walton and portentous menace of a
union of church and state; that said
amendment and law have increased in
temperance IN The state and have greatly
increased taxation that said amendment
and law have filled the public mind with
a nameleSs apprehension, II sulleu dis
contenent, with unrest, suspicion jeal-
Ousy and luminosity, breeding hostility,
discussion and turmoil where
there should be accord aud
domestic tranquility; that said
amendment and said law have corrupt
ed, degraded and humilIa'ed The people
by creating an incentive TO perjury, by
fostering falsehood aud deception, and
by stimulating promoting hypocrisy
and imbecillty, until public men, awed
by the imperlouS expectations OF once
dominant and self-styled better class,
have abandoned sincerity, truth Ind can
dor, and have taken q contrary, equiVo-
cal aud deceptive position upon the as
sumption that debauched and dishon-
orcd people will follow from choice the
standard q duplicity and dishonesty up
held by intolerance and puritanicSl pre-
lenses.
In view of these things, and of our IN
alterable belief that the inhabitants OF
northern and temperate clImes and free
countries never can and never ought to
be brought to conform to laws based
upon Oriental ascetIcism aud Moham-
medan abstinence, and in view of the
further fact that the question OF
prohibition has passed from The
| field of state to that of national
politics, we declare our deep
conviction that no question of the pres
| ent day equals in importance and in It's
| far reaching consequences to cur InstI-
tutions this first assault OF absOlutism
upon the usual and inaIienAble rights OF
man, and we denounce as infamous all
paternity and double dealing with aques
ton so grave and momentOus.
We hold that temperance and sObrIety
are essential to good government, and
| that the unrestricted traffic in intoXicat
| ing liquors is 6 great evil to the com
1 GAob bObo1 10 q SAo
| ionary and utOpian idea demonstrated by
long experience to be Inadequate Il
check or control the laWless commerce.
in liquors, and oyer three years expert
| ence in Kansas has but proven beyond
question the general rule that the Gauss
of real temperance and the good order o
| society demand such stringent and WIS.,
legislation on this subject as accOrdi
with the experience of the past and the
practical and enlightened judgment o
good citizens.
Recognizing the facts chat ell laws are
made for and should be adapted to thu
wants of mankind, With all their faults
faIlings and appetites given them BY
their creator, in the views of tine result
of the gubernatOrial election in thi
state two years ago and the present dis
satisfaction, it is evident there can be NJ
harmony of peace In the Republican
party until this question is settled anC
removed from politics, and for this pur
pose we insist on resubmission of thu
prohibitOry question to the vote of thu
people. and to this end we will unit
with all coed citizens holding simila
views and working fer similar results
After the reading of the resolution
speeches were made by Gen. Ii. A
Pierce, Col. Geo. W. Veale, David Over
meyer and Capt. Joseph Waters, endors
ing them, after which they were adopt
ed.
A motion was then made to appoint
conference committee to confer with
, similar committee from the Democrat
/ convention upon the question.
, Mr.. ClsyfOrd, of Usage, arose +
speak, ard said he did not propose {
! surrender the convention to the Dem
Ocrats, and he would not consent to
conference with the Democrats tor an
purpose. He believed the Republican
could run their convention and settl
their own questions without the aid c
} Democrats.
) He was yelled down by the crow
! mostly composed of Democratic specta
e tors from the Democratic state CONFER
E lions, and the chairman not being j
j sympathy with the speakers sentiment
E ruled him out of order and babe hir
: sit down. He did so and the motion {
' appoint committee prevailed.
The chairman then appointed the fo
lowing committee: Geo. w. Veal
G. W. Martin, Joel Huntoon, II. l
8 Baker, H. A. Pierce, j. f. Anderso
b and Chas. Collins, after which the col
q | vention adjourned until II O'Clock t,
morrow.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
TOPEKA, Aug. 2l.-Ihe following re
: Olutlons were adopted:
. Resolved, That it is the sense of til
4 convention that it is inexpedicnt at tn
e time to place IN nomination u sta
S ticket.
| Resolved, That it is recommended I
4 the resubmission Republicans Of Kans;
] to look to the standing of candidates fl
: legislature, gubernatorial and iudici
e Offices upon the question of resubmi
D | sion.
r Resolved, That it is recommended tn
{ no candidate for legislative, gubern
Q torial and judicial offices be suppOrtG
D for election who are not known to b
t and who will not pledge themselves ft
' Tesubmission.
Resolved, That the resubmissi0n II
publlcans in convention assembled her
compliment and commend the Ho
J. George w. Click for the manly and hol
/ est course he has taken and the fight /
!. has made in behalf of the personal Ii
critics OF the people of Kansas.
ONE REPUBLICAN,.
, There seems to have been one stIaigl
Republican in this convention, and Il
}. proceeded TO file vigorous prote:
D against the proceedings, FROM which v
y copy:
d First The members Of the CONVEX
: ton are Republicans. They feel az
g ought to feel just pride in the glorIOI
!, history of their party, history whiC
f has been made glorious by steady, col
/. slant and uuremiiting warfare upon II
|. Democratic patty. In whatever r
spect the Republican party may be e
titled to praise for Its course on I'll
great questions of the last twenty Il
!. years, the Democratic party Is equal
> entitled TO condemnation. r
It 2. The question of resubmisslOa Is Oh
!. which belongs to the legislature and Ii
q to the governor or state officers. A vo
: upon the question can only lie ordert
by the state legislature The Republics
party has shown itself in the past able
y deal with all questions of public intere
t intclIigently aud successfully. Evel
e member of the convention must kno
N tiaf tht. Democrats of the state are loo