Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-31
STATE PLATFORM.

The democratic party of the state of Kansas.
in convention assembled on this one hundred
ana twelfth anniversary OF American indie
pendence, Solemnly impressed With the gioT1-
Gus memories and traditions connected with il
and that have made and sanctiiied the Fourth
day or July as political Sabbath and proud
OF its history and labor in connection with the
establishment and maintainanUe OF our federal
union hereby declares:
First, That we reaf!irm and endorse the
declara ton of principles set forth IN the natl
onal democratic platform adopted at Chicago,
Ill, IN 1884 and In st. Louis Mo-, in June, 1888.
Second, That we most heartily ratify and ap-
prove the action of the national democratic
convention. held in st. Louis, Mo-, in June last,
In the nomination of that honest capable and
fearless statesman, Grover Cleveland, for the
Office OF president of the United States, and
for the wisdom and prudence displayed in the
nomination of that accomplished leader, sterl-
ing patriot and stalwart democrat, Allen G.
Thurman, for the Office of vice-president.
Third, We earnestly endorse and commend
TO the voters of Kansas the presidents mes
sage 10 congress embOdying his views on the
question of tariff reform. and adopted by the
81. Louis convention as being true interpreta-
ton OF the principles of the democratic plat
form on the question of tariff, which favors
life.
Fourth, We are opposed to all sumptuary
laws as being vicious in principle and unsuc-
cessful in practice. Also the action of the
republican party of Kansas in passing the law
for the establishment of metropolitan police
system in certain cities in this state and for it's
inequitable and unfair application and enforce
ment of the same for purely political reasons.
We denOunce the system as being p srtial I'M
just and undemocratic. 1t is substantial de-
NAL of home rGle and the right OF local self
government 1t impeaChcs the intelligence,
challenges the integrity and denies the patriot
ism of the people affected by il. 1t brands
them individually and collectively a being
Ignorant, vicious, dishonest, corruptand wholly
incapable of self-government and we demand
a repeal of the law.
Fifth, We now are as we always have been
unalterably opposed to wrong, injustice and
tyranny, in whatever form il may exist, wheth-
err political or civil, and we therefore deeply
sympathze with the gallant people of Ireland
In their righteous and glorious struggle for
self-government on their native soil, and we
extend to them our hearty sympathy and bid
them godspeed in their grand contest for lib
erty; and We likewise extend TO the suffering
and oppressed laboriDg men of this country
our earnest sympathy in their contest with the
soulless and unjust mOnopolies, corporations
and trusts, created or operated for the pur-
pose or with the effect of reducing TO u condi-
ton of servitude the laboring men and womo II
of this country and we pledge them the sup
port OF the democratic party in the passage and
enforcement of all just measures that may zoe
necessary and proper for the protection and
promotion of their rights. And we oppose any
system of state policy which permits compe-
utlon between convict and Chinese labor and
the labor of the free American workman.
Sixth, We favor the abolition of the grand
jury system as useless and unnecessary
measure which adds greatly to the burdens of
a tax ridden people, and we demand its repeal
as expensive and inquisitional legal machinery