The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-07-15
Wedne.day forenoon.

convert to the third party.
"wednesday Forenoon.
at 8 O'Clock quite number of people
had assembled at the Whitley opera house.
There was a notable absence of ladies al
this early hour, in strong contrast to the
meeting of yesterday, when q large num-
Der were present and took an active part
IN the proceeding.
Chairman John Bay called the conven
lion to order promptly on time, and Elder
Lofz opened the proceedings with prayer.
The committee on organization reported
for permanent officers: he. Vrooman of
Usage coun y, chairman; w. e. Fosnot of
Reno county, secretary; DR.. D. n. Giles
pie of Saline county, assistant secretary.
Order of Observation-Disclosures ia the
following order: For governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, auditor, attor-
ney general, treasurer. superintendent OF
public instruction and associate justice.
Judge Vrooman, on taking the chair,
made few remarks explanatory OF his pc
sitton. dwelling at some length on the
responsibility OF the Prohibition party, the
charges that they were the stag end" of
all other parties to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported as follows:
PLATFORM.
The prohibition party of Kansas in del.
egate convention assembled set fort b
the following as the principles to
which we are unalterably commiGled and
Tor the Adoption of when as the pole y of
our site and nation We will zeslOusIy Ia.
Dor.
First-We recognize Almighty God as
the rlghtiuI sovereign of all nations and
peoples, from whom all just powers OF
government are derived and with whose
laws all human enactments should square
as the only safety, happiness and prosper
Ity fer mankind.
Second--That We regard the constitution.
al and statutory prohibition OF the liquor
traffic both in state and nation as the most
vital and important political issue, real.
iZing thai said traffic Ii the cause of
crimes-the source or poverty, the arch
enemy of labor, the foe of industry, the de-
stroyer of private as well as public virtue,
the great parent of sedition, anarchy, vice,
social and industrial disorder and the
fountain of all political corruption, and
sacred honor to labor tor its total annihi-
laion; or best endeavors 10 secure the
election of officers who believe in the prIn-
cIple of prohibition and will use their Of
fetal power for the enforcement thereof
IN the state and nation; and TO that end
We demand that tie federal government
shall use all its constitutional power to
prohibit the liquor trsffic for beverage pur.
poses In the territories. District of Colum-
Dia, and especially IN the cspiIol building
of the nation; that no revenue stamps tor
the sale of liquors either in the territories,
District OF Columbia or the states, where
prohibition has been adop.ed, should be
issued, unless the applicant therefore has
complied with the prohibition law OF said
state; that the inter state traffic in the
same should be prohibition, and We pro-
test against the government receiving q
single penny Of revenue from the liquor
traffic anywhere, and we demand that the
prohIbItory law OF Kansas shall be amend
ed SO as u render the enforcement thereof
throughout the state more effective against
the dram shops IS we'll as the drug shops,
''by providing for the SEIZURE of the offend
ing elemen:, the intoxicating liquors, by
legal action similar To proceedings against
smuggled goods under the laws Of the Uni
ted States aud by such other legislation As
sill not only close the open saloons but the
open drug shops Ia the state of Kansas.
We are opposed TO the submission OF any
proposition - repeal the prohibitIon
amendment, and We demand that con-
gress shall submit an amendment to the
constitution OF the United States prohibit
ing the manufacture, importation and
sale of distilled aud fermented liquors for
beverage purposes, TO the states for their
adoption or rejection.
Third That We oppose Offices with q
II l1f. a lndarfaPNF n
and irresponsible 10 the people; the dis
tributlon Of the government Offices by the
government officials aud are ia favor OF
stripping our members of congress OF fed
| eral patronage; TO the legislation thst dis
eliminates IN favor of one section or one
class of citizens TO the disadvantage of an.
other to any system of taxation that in
creases the cost of the necessities of life
We are in in favor of raising revenue BY
taxing the luxuries and supeFf1uities OF
life, thus laying the heavy burdens upon
those who are able 20 bear them.
| Fourth-That We are in favor of the IN
| restricted coinage and use as currency ol
both gold and silver, Rnd the use by The
/ general government of the surplus in the
treasury as fast - IL acccumulates and mol
necessary for the current expenses of the
| government, TO the extineulshment of the
i public debt, and that such gold and silVel
currency be supplemented BY the issuance
Of greenbacks sufficient 70 meat the de
mands OF trade and the wants of the peo
pie, and that the same be made lega
tender for all debts, public and private
Fifth-Thas We believe IN the polltlca
equality OF the sexes. and We demand tina
the legislature submit such an amendment
20 the people. for adoption or rejected 3,
the constitution of the state as viii secuFl
10 women equal political rights with men
and We demand that polygamy be sup
military II u must
Sixth.-W We believe the right Of ssdrae
should be uniform thFoughous the Unite
States Il the election of all our nations
oncsfs, guarded BY just snd efficient laws
securing fair ballot. "a honest cC1nt AMI
ane Aseufate expression Of the popala