Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11


posing it forever established. Through :ts
efforts slavery went down in the ruins of
the Southern Confederacy. Aslave race was
emancipated and guaranteed all tho rights
of American citizenship. It embodied the
political truths enumerated In the Declare
ton of Independence In constitutional pro-
vi.ions and Congressional enactments.
1t has extended our National domain
added to the Union the magnificent
States of Kansas, West Virginia. Nevada.
Nebraska. Colorado. North Dakota, South
Dakots. Washington. Montana. Idaho and
Wyoming. It has maintained the public
credit in peace and war. has largely de-
creased the enormous public debt created
by the war and protected the issue OF
greenbacks from judicial reputation.
It has protected our infant Industries, as
sisted material development and improved
the public service. The legislation of the
State of Kansas Is more efficient in the pro-
lection of the rights and more favorable to
the interests Of the agricultural and labor
ing classes than that OF any other State in
the Union.
The house and lot Of the laborsr and the
farm OF the aRriculturist are exempt from
forced SALE The school books, library.
pictures, musical instruments, all the wear
ing apparel of the families, the household
furniture. the meat, groceries, vegetables
and fuel. the horse, COW and ali the neces-
sary tools OF both are not subject to execu-
tion or attachment The earnings of la.
are protected from creditors. A span of
horses. two cows. ten hogs. twenty sheep
and his farming utensils are reserved to the
use of the farmer against all forced process
OF the law. The exemption from all taxa
ton of $500 of personal property results en-
tirely to the benefit of the poor man.
Provision is made by law whereby rail
road contractors have to give bond for the
pay ment of the labOrer. Every person per-
forming work or nishing material for the
construction of houses are assured payment
under the provisions Of beneficent me-
chanics lien law. Alllaborers must be paid
in lawful money of the United States and no
one is compelled to r.c eive a check, draft or
OF der q store. 5
Stringent enactments are made for the
protection of the health and life of those
engaged in coal mining. The railroad COM
panies are made liable for damages to
empioye occasioned by the negligence of its
agents or other employees. The earnings of
a laborer are projected against garnish-
ment. Arbitration between the laborer
and employer is provided for. The
rights apprentices are carefully guarded.
Provision is made for the organization of
cooperative societies whereby they enjoy
all the rights, privileges and powers that
are conferred on other corporations.
This liberal legislation aided by the alb
sence of the open saloon and stimulated by
a magnificent system of common schools is
the primary cause of our rapid settlement
and most marvellous material development.
rupted control of the legislation of this State
ever since its adm, ssion into the Union. and
these laws demonstrate its speedy response
to every worthy demand made for the pro-
lection of the rights of the people.
We are in favor of the principle of protec
tion as expounded by that great leader of
Republican thought and policy, Hon. James
G. Blaine. and its enforcement to the
extent of giving the American citizen
an advantage over the foreign producer
thus enabling him to maintain his industry
and to make such q fair profit as will induce
others to embark in the same bus ness, be-
lieving such policy increases the wages of
labor, creates good home market and re-
suits to the benefit of all classes. We want
the same degree OF protection to be given
agricultural prod ucts that is extended to all
other int rests. The commercial and indus
trial Interests demand q tariff whose maxi
mum W i'll not retard the growth of foreign
trade unnaturally stimulate prices at
home, and whose minimum wili afford ample
protection to every Legitimate industry. A
tariff beyond such a maximum is legi>Iation
in the interest of a favored few, while a
tariff below such minimum is legislation
again st labor.
We believe it to be the highest dictate of
the commercial policy Of this country to
cultivate the most intimate we'll the
most extended commercial relations with
our sister republics of the two American
continents and that 1t would be wise and
expedient so to adjust our tariff laws to
adopt such legis alive policy as will COM
pei ali countries that have exercised de-
termined discrimination against American
products to cease such hos ility. The State
OF Kansas by reason of it's geographical po-
sition and the character of its products is
most favorably situated for the establish
ment of large and remunerative trade
with the neighboring republic of Mexico,
and we favor the enactment of law for foS-
tering and encouraging the interchange of
the products of the two countries.
The practical operation of the Silver act
now in force recently passed by a Repub-
lican majority. and opp sed by a Demo
cratic minority in both houses of Congress,
is rapidly increasing the value of silver and
is a good step in the right direction, but we,
the Republicans of Kansas, demand free
coinage of silver, a measure strongly OPP
posed and vigorously denounced by the
late Democratic administration led by ex-
President Gil over Cleveland.
We favor such other legislation as may be
necessary to insure an increass of the vol
ume of currency adequate to the growing
demands of our trad. The volume of such
| currency to be regulated by the necessities
! of business.
law applying to every part of the coun-
| try, protecting the freedom and purity OF
| the ballot box, securing Congressional rep
| resentation based upon the actual vote cast
| is imperatively demanded in the Interest OF
humanity and for the pre- 'ervation of Amer
lean liberty, and we demand Congress ION al
| legislation to the end that every honest
/; vote may be potled and every honest ballot
counted.
While the Disability Pe1si bill recently
| passed by Congress is the most liberal and
| beneficial measure of the kind ever adopted
| by any Nation, yet we are in favor of the
| passage of a Service Pension law, believing
| that by such means a greater degree of JUS
| tice can be rendered the heroic men who
| preserved the life and unity of the Nation.
We demand the passage of laws prohibit
| ing alien ownership of large bodies of land.
Congress should make immediate prOvi-
sion to encourage and aid the irrigat on OF
| the great body of arid lands until the brave
| settlers who have sought homes there may
fully develop a part of our country SO full OF
latent wealth.
We believe it to be the imperative duty OF
Congress to make a sufficient appropriation
of money, and by all other necessary legis-
lation, to secure to the country Mt the earli-
est practicable date. deep harbors on the
Gulf of Mex CO, to be under the ownership
| and control of the United States Govern.
ment so as to afford to this great ayricuit-
ural region the, lowest possible freight
| charges to foreign markets
We commend the legislation passed by
Congress at its pr. sent session, and the Leg
! islature of this etste at lis last session,
| against trusts, comb ines and monopol les
| whose OF ject il is to interfere in any manner
| with trade, or control either produce OF
| their prices; and we earnestly urge Congress
to prevent, by proper legis alton. all gam
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