Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-03

of Kansas, the extreme frontier of set
tlement by the agricultural population
of the state, and
Whereas, The boundary line has
since been moved westward. to the
! Colorado line, adding two hundred and
| twenty-five miles in length to the state,
in fact more than doubling its supposed
area, when Topeka was selected as the
seat of government, and
Whereas. This new portion of the
state now contains a thrifty farming
population, five times greater than the
total of the state when the location of
the site OF the state capital was decided
upon, and
Whereas, The young Kansan of
twenty-five years ago with his meager
knowledge of the future dimensions of
his state, fertility of the soil and the
possibilities Of its great future, made
the mistake of sharing the institutions
for the present and future Kansas, ac-
| cOrding to his then imperfect knowledge
and want of a true conception of the
future of the state of which he was but
child citizen, and
Whereas, Having made new reckon
ing of the length, breadth, resources
and grand possibilities of the Kansas
of to-day and of the future, and be-
lieving firmly that her institutions
shaped by but one hundred and twenty
five thousand people, twenty-five years
ago, ought now to be remoulded to suit
the dimensions of the state and the
convenience and best interests of the
present population of nearly two
millions, and soon to be three millions
of people, and the mistakes of few
early settlers should not be permitted
forever to work injustice to millions,
and detriment to the state There
fore be it
Resolved, By the representatives of
the citizens of central and western,
Kansas in convention assembled, that
we will now and in the future oppose
any further appropriations by the state
legislature for enlargement of the
present state institutions of whatsO-
ever kind. That we pledge ourselves
to oppose further appropriations for
work on the state house, that while we
favor maintaining our present state in
stitutions, where located, we favor and
here recommend the adoption of a new
policy, commensurate with our new
growth, present and future, Importance
and that in this line we ask all of CEN
tral and western Kansas to unite with
us in the work of duplicating every one
of the present state institutions, locat-
ing the new buildings most advanta-
geOuSly to the interests of the state
among the several towns of central and
western Kansas, and the state capital
at some suitable central point to be de-
termined by the ballots of the people of
the state.
Resolved, That the time in our opin--
ion hoe FOR Stinrr ncfif
tionS and shaping the future of this
great state, the true interests which
have so long been imperfectly under
stood by its citizens.
Resolved, That while the people of
Kansas in a remarkable short space of
time have made phenomenal agricul-
tural development, they have yet to
unite their efforts to build in this vast
and fertile agricultural region eommen-
Surate with the Importance and de-
mands of this great state.
Resolved, In our judgment, That if
we build a city on Kansas soil for Kan
sas business, we must get from be-
meath the shadow of the great CONNER
cial center on Missouri soil into which
the wealth of Kansas has been poured
for a quarter of a century.
Resolved, That in our judgment
central location for the state capital
will sbring to the new location all the
great lines of road i'll the state, and
thus give such impetus to the growth of
the new site, that it will bound forward
to magnificent city of commercial i'm
pOrtance, making political and COM
mercial capital worthy of the great
state of Kansas.
Resolved, That we ask the people of
central and western Kansas to unite in
this work, especially calculated to pro-
mote the interests of their section and
to benefit the whole state. That we
ask citizens from all parts of the state
to unite with us, independent of politi
cal affiliations, in this work that is but
justice and equity to all, and in line of
the best interests of the state.
Resolved, That we recommend the
holding of convention at an early
date after the November election, of all
members and senators elect to the state
legislature in sympathy with these res
olutions, the time and place of meeting
to be named by the executive commit
tee appointed.
Resolved, That this convention tell
der its thanks to the citizens of Abilene
for the interests they have shown in
the matter of calling this convention
and for their generous hospitality in so
magnifcently entertaining the dele
gates. That to the board of trade, the
several committees and the press of the
city, our thanks are especially extend
ed. To the railroads. for special favors
shown also, our thanks are extended.