The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-03
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Con~entoou Of Delegates ut T"peka-Tho
riatserm-Ne Ticket e. b. Ias.esi.
Topeka, Aug. 26.-The Anti Monopoly
State Convention met In this city yesterday
and organized BY choosing Hon. p. p. Il
der, of Ottawa, temporary chairman and
W. H. T. Wakefield, of Dickinson County.
| secretary. After appointing the various
committees the Temporary organization was
made permanent and the convention adj
journed until morning.
Second Day.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 27.-The second
days session of the anti.monopoly conven-
ton was called to order in tho hall of the
House of Representatives at ten O'Clock
| yesterday morning, the first business be-
ing the selection of State Central Commit
tee. The following gentlemen were selected
from each Congressional district: First dis.
trict-Jac0b A. HarOuif, Of Atchison COun-
ty. and A. J. K Smith. Of Jefferson County.
Second district-P. P. Elder, of Franklin
County, and Eliot Lee. of Linn County.
Third district-A. n. Fellows. Of Labette
County, and NJ. E. Barr, of Neosho County.
Fourth DISTRICT. l.. Sharp, of Morris
County, and p. b. Nlaxon. Of Emporia.
OIStTIct-Js w 1IuilDUChcIs VI nucy
County. and w. II. T. Wakefield, Of Dick
insOn County. Sixth district-H. A. Hart
of Rocks County, and c. L. Lamb, OF Phil
lips County. Seventh .district--Rchard
Styler, of Sedgwick County. and E. n.
Clark, of Finney County.
Tie Committee on Resolutions reported
the following platform:
The Autobiography party Of the State OF
Kansas. In convention assembled, declares
its adherence to the principles herein stated.
Prohibition Of the liquor traffic having be-
voice of the people. we hereby favor the
rigid enforcement Of the law.
The important question of tnrl6 as usually
discussed Is a mere wrangle us to the part Gu
lar height of the fence on one side Of farm
while the other sides are left entirely open.
Thus the sO-called protective tariff may in.
bor but there Is no protection against the
importation of competing labOrers. For
many years the railroads and manufactur-
with which to drive Americans below
church and schOOlgoing capacity and final
Iy into idleness. Panpersm and crime;
and British landlords have been importing
the tenant serfs of Europe at 81 a head in
servile competition with American farmers.
This is a much lower rate than King George
paid for Hessans to fight the SONS of liberty
In 1716 The tenant serfs in Illinois are now
paying to cruel. proud Lord Sculiy of Cor
don $.1W,tQ0 annually for the privilege of cul-
tivatinG American soil. This same alien has
already laid the foundation OF several duke
dOms in the State of Kansas. A policy of
protection worthy of the name should pro-
tect the labOrers and farmers Of America as
well rs the manufacturing corporations, and
our population should not be driver int
poverty and want by wholesale importation
of the serfs and criminals of Europe nor the
moral and physical lepers OF Asia.
The many thousands of pension claims now
on file in the Pension Office should 10
promptly examined and all just claims al
lowed.
All money, whether paper or metal. should
be issued and its value controlled by the
general government and not by and through
banking corporations, and it should be legal
tender for all debts public and private. and
its volume maintained in accordance with
demands Of trade and commerce. The i'm.
mense surplus of money now boarded in tho
treasury of the United States should be
promptly reduced to a minimum safe limit
by payments on the interest bear Dg debt.
We favor the abolition of all laws authOriz-
ing the collection of interest above three per
cent per annum.
We favor a system of Government tele.
graph as an adjunct of the postal service.
lie highways belonging to the people and as
such should be controlled nv the Govern
ment in the interest of the people.
All public lands should be held for homes
for the people and should be disposed Of to
actual settlers only. Alien nonresident
ownership should cease and be forever pro-
hibited. and nor resident speculative land
holding should be discouraged. All lands
forfeited for nOn-puy ment of taxes should
be held for actual settlers upon the same.
and should not be allowed TO pass into the
ResOlued. That we demand the speedy re-
mOvai of all barriers to homestead settlers
of all unoccup.ed lands of the Indian Terri
tory, and that the passage of law for the
organization of the Oklahoma territory be
no longer DELAYED by Congress.
RCsoircd, That we condemn as underm ming
to the improved farm. diScouraging to set
Element and burdcnsome to the taxpa, er the
present cattle industry, whereby organized
capita is permitted ny our Federal Govern
ment to produce beef on the public lands
without cost, rendering unsuitable much OF
the products of the farm. making the settle
ment of new countries difficult and placing
capital SO invested beyond the reach OF taxa
ton.
The following resolution was reported by
the Committee on Re. OlutiOns:
WHEREAS, The present depression of trade
and manifestations of discomfort ard unrest
among the producing classes threatens the |
downfall of the republic and the substitution |
OF military despOtism: ami.
WHEREAS. The present unjust condition of |
affairs is the direct consequence of discrim- |
nate or class legislation in behalf of tine few |
and against the many.
HrsOircd, That this convention make no /
nominations for executive Offices but that the |
delegates be and are hereby instructed to re-
turn to their respective districts and do their |
dates in the legislat We districts and 20 Con-
gress as W II pledge themselves to secure the |
adoption of all measures for relief of labor /
and the great producing class that are in |
harmony with the anti-monopclist. Green.
back and knights of Labor declaration Of |
principles.
The resolution caused considerable do
bate, but it was finally adopted. Mr.. Har.
cuff, of Atchison County, became so in
censed by the action that he withdrew Ills
name from the executive committee of the
First Congressional district At this point
Mr.. Marsh, Of Shawnee County, arose and
stated that on account of division among
the Shawnee County labor advocates they
were unable to raise S. to pay Colonel
Jesse Harper's expenses. He asked that .
be taken up to pay him. Mr..
Henry. one of the prominent labor agitators
Df this city. who had participated in the
city park meetings for some time past i'm .
very warm and excited manner denied that
Shawnee County could not raise tile amount
necessary to pay Colonel Harper. The
closing hour Of the convention was spent in
short aldIe3,eS.
Dan Sully in Jail.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Daniel Sullivan,
The actor, better known as Dan Sully, of
The Corner Grocery" has been arrested
and lodged IN Ludlow street Jail, on suit
brought by his wife for absolute divorce
md al;m0ny. He was arrested while per-
forming at Tony Pastors, but was permit
ed to finish the performance. The COM
claimant tells narrowing story Of woe,