The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
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TOPEKA, Kas. Aug. 26.-The state
conVentios 81 ehe aG.ssnd s.srv.,s.
back labd releRm lrsy Whh ccn.
menced Is season q this Gil yesIeg.
day aftetaooq finieAed its 0rk ID
day by th ado siOn piaeofm snd
1he nom Of full Assls ticket
TIE PLATFORM.
FIrst-We the national Eeenback par.
| y OF the state OF kenses in convention
assembled do hAnAhH saAoRaa az
platform OF principles adopted by our
naAeEaf party coaYeBasn held aG InAi
annapolis Ourmay S7tn, 1854, and We fur.
tAee endorse -eke- nOERinu4iOns- Of Saiti
| convention, Hon. BENZ. r. Butler Of
Massachusetts. aad Hon. A. II. West Of
Mississippi. and heartily pledge our
selves 70 use eli honorable Eseaae 10 se.
cnza ghesE election. AND ~ farther
heartily approve and endorse the letters
/ OF acceptance of our brave leaders. b
r. Butler and A. II. West. a.
2. We believe that she public lands OF
the government ought 20 bs open 20 set
tlemeDt, and that the people ought to
have the rlgAa 70 sestle upon said lands
without molestallon, and We denounce
/ Ase4~A4OS-0SA-N4 ~ AAAD lux uBlu4b anu 0fu-
| tai expulsion OF peaceable citizens from
government lands by Uoited States sol.
diers in the Interest Of mooopoIies and
cattle kings, who are left in undisturbed
possession.
3 We demand, as q matter of right
| that all the public lands not actually oc.
cupied by Indian tribes by treaty. be
open TO settlement az holnesteads for &C.
tuai settlers, especially the lands known
a. ihe Oklahome and Cherokee strips,
4. Viewing with alarm the rapid &C.
cumuIAi1on Of our public domain by
subjects OF foreign countries, we do es-
peciaily reiteFate the demand 1has the
alien ownership of land, Individual or
corporate. shall be prohibited.
o. We demand the abolition Of con-
Yics labor, that the laws be 30 construed
as to prevent the labor of cOavicts from
coming ipto competition with the labor
OF Ireemen a. prices that will bring the
etAtes less returns than the free lsboreF
should receive for like work.
8. We are In favor Of more stringent
railroad law than the one upon eur stat
ute boOks, which shall tend to reduce
FRI ighIs in justice 20 the producers.
2. We bellows that the advancing
civilization OF the last quarter OF the
nine tea nth century demands that won an
should have equal pay for eqaal work,
and equal laws with men TO o. Gu; Q her
equal rights, and she is justly entitled to
ballot e
8 ReiteFating the resolution Of the
Greenback convention at RmporIa in
1878. we emphatlcslly pledge our ehr-
nest support TO such legislation as will
tend TO the entire suppression of the
liquor traffic of the state, as now pro
vIded BY law, and We demand the strict
enforcement Of the statutory laws.
8. We denounce the seton OF the re-
publican party IN 30 manipulating the
currency a. To- defraud and chest the
Union soldiers, aud for a score OF years.
through red tape laws, compelling dis
abled soldiers and families Of the slain
10 be hum BILE SupplIcants for the recog-
milton of Their rights. ss..s ....-
10. Reiterating the demand of our
national platform, we are In favor of re-
storing the right of issue of all the
money of thls country TO the United
States government, where Improperly be-
longs under the csnstitutIcD, and are
naturally opposed 20 continuing the rail.
road interest bcaring debt of the United
States IS banking b4sis.
The eighth resolution provoked con.
siderable debate, but was finally adopt
ed without change. i-- f 81
Inc convention then nominated the
following
STATE TICKET:
For governor-H. l. Phillips of
Miami souHty' .s5 s.r.,.
Lieutenant governor-Jno. w. Bret
d. nthaI of Labette
Chief Justlce-H P. Vroomsn of
Shawnee. {rt.f ..sItE-.sgs.-4r ~
Associate Justice-J.. D. McBrysn of
Chautauqua.
Treasurer-D. H Hefaebower of Mi
ami county. .a-3 - 5s
Audi'or-W, Il. Wakefield of Dick
insOn. -'
Attorney General-H. L. Brush of
Elk.
Secretary OF State-J. C. Hubbard of
Shawnee.
State superintendent Of public insfruc-
ton Mss FEMME Randolph OF Lyon.
After the Selection OF electors and
members of the state central com mittee,