Wichita eagle., 1888-08-29

has already exposed abuses which call for
reparaton and give warning how the cam
paien expenses of a Democratic govern
ment may be met out OF conCracIs paio ~
the tax payers.
| FifthlThe purity of the ballot, the
security of elections and the guarantee OF
honest returns are foundation OF our free
of all parties should grady
aid in all practical measures for promoting
these conditions and for checking all hos
tile and corrupting Influences The Re
publican party favors the payment by the
state of the legitimate expenses Ior oailots
and their distribution and punishment by
| disfranchisement and other severe penal
ties of bribery and fraud at elections. The
efforts of the last legislature 10 this dlrec-
| ton deserve commentator, while Gov
| ernor Hill merits censure and rebuke Tor
| his veto of q measure aiming TO purlly the
| ballot and to assure absolute independence
to vote at the polls. The time has come
for an appeal to the people and for placing
elections above the control OF money, ana
guaranteeing to every elector the rlghV 10
vote as he pleases and to have that vote
| honestly counted.
| Sixth-The Republican party unequIyo-
cally condemns the course OF Governor mn
| by obstructing by his vetoes acts for
! increasing the fees for licenses by which a.
| large share of government revenue might
| be levied on the liquor traffic, and approve
| the efforts OF the Republicans in the last
| legislature upon the liquor question, es-
| peciaily on passing the act nulilned by
| such executive action to restrict that tra1-
| fic by charges which would lift some OF
the burdens of taxation caused by the
liQuor traffic from the home and farm;
and we believe that such charges could be
advanced to stand similar to those Sue
cessfully enforced in other states under
Republican control
Seventh-Recent Investigations make
clear the necessity for the effectual enforce
ment of the laws for the prevention OF the
| importation of contract labor. The national
administration is previously at fault for
this failure to guard against the degrada-
ton OF American labor. Inc republican
party demands a further legislation to pro-
hibit the influx Of pauper and criminal
INN grants whose incoming bring upon our
working people competition both UNJUST
and disastrous.
Eighth-ln view OF the recent revelations
showing he abuse of our naturalization
and immigration laws we desire and urge
a revision of said laws in order that our
country and fellow citizens may be pro-
tected from the pauper and criminal
classes of other countries.
Ninth-We favor the enactment of prlS-
on laws which, while providing for the
employment Of prisoners, shall prevent
with that of wage workers.
Notwithstanding that our canals are
most important factors in preserving q
wholesome feature in the carrying trade OF
the country and in maintaining the com
mercial greatness of our state, we endorse
the policy which has been established by
successive Republican legislatures of i'm
proving canals, thus maintaining their eff
ficiency as regulators of freight rates and |
securing TO the empire State the commerce |
TO which it is entitled.
The reading of the platform by Chair |
mon S. L. Hayne, was received IN silence
by the convention, but when Chairman |
Bachelor put tie QUESTION there was ter
rife shout of ayes" and the convention |
adjourned sine die.
A. g. CAMPBELL AT JUNCTION CITY. |
JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Aug 2S.-General |
A. B. Campbell, of Topeka, addressed a |
large Republican ratification meeting /
here tonight.
THE PROSPECTS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2S.-The Democratic |
leaders are becoming very much alarmed |
oyer the prospects of Republican success
in West Virginia. 1t now leaks out that |
both Cleveland and Thurman endeavored |
to secure the nomination of protectionist |
as the Democratic candidate for governor, |
but failed Ex-senator Davis was their |
choice, and Mr.. Cleveland wrote personal |
letter urging HIM to accept the nomina- |
ton, while Mr.. Thurman wrote him |
two letters of like character. Mr.. Davis, |
who is a strong protectionist, declined TO
be a candidate, and replied to that effect to
the letters OF both Cleveland and Thur |
man. The president and Mr.. Thurman, |
while running on the free trade platform, |
evidently recognize that free trade is not |
likely to be very popular in West Virginia |
II is not known what inducement they |
held out to ex-senator Davis to become a |
candidate for governor, but he saw fit to |
decline.
Mr. Fleming, Democrat of the Cleve-
land school. was nominated, and will make |
the race The Republicans have as can
ddate Representative Golf, who is a !
strong protectionist, popular citizen and |
a shrewd politician. The West Virginia |
Republicans are becoming daily more |
confident OF success, and while the Demo |
Gratis admit that there is cCnsidera- |
BILE doubt rs to the result in that state; the |
Republicans believe that the election of |
Mr. Golf and the state ticket is certain. |
and that West Virginia will cast her cleo
toral vote for Harrison and Morton. The |
Republican committee i preparing to in |
wade the state with the intention Of cap
turing it from the Democracy, and the |
campaign promises to be lively aud inter
estlng.