Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-09-12
UNITE WITH THE DEMOCRATS
A Faction of the Republican Party
Bolts on Account of the Prohibi-
ton Amendment.
Ihey penounce Their Party as I'm,
Republican, Tn. American and
Un-Demoeratic.
They Maintain That the Party in the
State Must Be Destroyed TO Be
Cleansed.


WICHITA, Has. Sept. S.-The demo-
Gratis and reSubmiSSiouiStS state cony ention-
met to-day. The re-SuhmiSSioniSts com
pose fraction of the republican marty
v Whlch opposes prohibition and favors high
license and Is striving to obtain. through
the legislature, 4 re-SubmiSSion of the pro
hloltory amendment to vote of the peo-
Pile. 10 attain these ends they formed n
separate party and fused with the demo-
Gratis. Both conventions met at the same
hour IN different halls. The democratic
convention elected John 5. Sheri-
day, of Paoh, temporary chair
man and recess was taken.
during the recess subcommittee con-
terred with one from the re-submiSsion-
lists ON resolutions and reported plat
form to tull committee, Onre-aSSembling
the democratic convention made the tenn
porarJ organization permanent and
ado3Jed a platform. 1t declares its op-
position to paternaliSm in the govern
ment OF the state and national affairs.
1t deploreS the tendency manifested by
preacher politicians who pose AS leaders
OF the republican party in this state
test of the eligibility for political prefer
ment." 1t declares the federal election
bill legitimate offspring of the party
which tlched the presidency; fayorS a tar,if
based upon public necessities; free coiuase
OF silver; liberal pension laws: expresses
sympathy with labor in Its struggle with
the lnsauate money power, whether in
factory or farm; opposes sumptuar,
legislation and demands the early
re-SubmlSSion Of the prohibitory amend
ment, believing that prohibition has
brought upon the people of the state in
calcuitble evils, and declares emphaticallv
IN favor OF high license and local option.
1t declares IN favor of the exercise hy the
Legislature of It's power to regulate the
operation OF the railroads in the state.
Another plank asks the people of Kansas
to rePudate Senator Ingalls, the man
who denounced reform in politics as a
dream. declared the deCalogue has no
place IN politics and expressed belief
that the use of money and the employ
ment of hired HeSslanS was juSuhabe."
lac republican reSubmission convention
selected u. \. Banta of Great Bend, tem-
porary chairman, and this organization
was soon after made permanent About
nUO delegates were present. Hne resOlu-
tlonS committee reported Il platform pedg-
ing loyalty To the principles of the national
republican party, it tavorS reciprocity:
demanding the free coinage of silver; such
4 modification of the tariff as will
give equal protection to agriculture
and manufactures; an equitable bankrupt
law; Il liberal appropriation for deep
water harhors of the gulf of Mexico. and
liberal pension laws Ga the question of
prohibition the platform says: I'VE ar
ralgn the party managers in this state as
dlSloyal 20 the principles and unfaithful to
the interests OF the republican party We
charge that they have pat the republican
party IN Kansas out of harmony with the
national republican party and thereby alb.
solve us from all obligations
to any longer acknowledge
their leaderShip lured by the seductive
wlleS OF Impractical Missionaries, they have
the party to extravaganza and
fojlles which, unless promptly checked,
will bankrupt and depopuIate the state
These things lmpel us, as the only method
which promises success, to sink party pref
erences to state politics for time and
unite with such of our fellow citizens of
the state as share our convictions, with
out regard to party, for the
purpose Of correcting the fol
lies into which we have been betrayed
and thus preserve tn" good name and in
sure the future prosperity of the state.
We are opposed to prohibition; ten
years trial has demonstrated its total in
as a temperance measure. ltls
a revival of the obsolete form of paternal
government and entirely opposed to the
~ n,nI;tv w,;tb tho frIRJ,,,,aI,tai
DrinrinIes of our riviIiaation and
destrovs that iralinnahle r;,ht
of the citizen to determine for himself
what method will preserge his own honni-
ness without intarfer,nce with tbn rigbts
of others which nrinrinla is the b,sis Of
our liberties and tbn bone Of onr ;nstitu-
tions. II is nn-Ameriron up-rarnbIican
and un-democratic and not in harmony
with the nprnosas and snirit of our insti-
tutions and laws. tbe existence of q nro.
bihitnrv Inv i a nernefuaI mar,ca 10
the material Interests of thn st,te
il b,rJens us With t,v,t;o, aoI dorr,yos
ns Of ali control Of tba Ii0nor trsfi, and
tba revannn tbarefrop, ,Ir;yes a,,,a, tLc
nonuIation prevents immigration. makes
The huildino of LARGO cities within tbe
state impossibIa. ENCOURAGES neriurv
makes more bvnocrites than all tbr other
agenc1es combined does NOT lessen crime
or parrarisn docs moi emntv
iaiIs nanitonri,ries Innot;c as,,Ir,,g ~
oIr,s houses and LoI;o,,inS, tl,at a,,, NH.
Iic maasnra in tho banJg of enI; ;,,Stanod
nnonIa i ,hsol,toIy safa. ,,o dan'ond tha
question e a reneoI of tha nrohih;torv
amendment to the constitution to be sub
ffs Ia