The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-12

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| posing IL forever established. Through .ts
Efforts slavery went down In the ruins OF
| the Southern Confederacy. Aslaye race was
| emancipated and guaranteed all the rights
| of American citizenship. It embodied the
| political truths enumerated in the Declare.
tion of Independence In constitutional pro
| visions and Congressional enaetments
1t has extended our National domain
by the acquisition of Alaska and has
added TO the Union the magnificent
States OF Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada
Nebraska Colorado. North Dakota. South
Dakots, Washington, Montana, Idaho and
Wyoming. Il 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
greenbaeks from judicial population.
1t 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 laborer and the
| farm Of the agrieulturist 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, yegetab es
and fuel. the horse, COW and all the neces-
sary tools of both are not subject to execu.
tion or attachment The earnings of a Ia
| borer necessary to support of his family
| are protected from creditors. 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
! tion of 5000 of personal property resu Is en-
tlrely to the benefit Of the poor man.
E.gz l., H. Ia. - n
road contractors have to give bond for the
payment of the laborer Every person per-
forming work or furnishing material for the
construction of houses are assured payment
under the provisions of a brneicent me-
chanics' lien law. Alllaborers must be paid
in lawful money of the United States and no
one is compelled toreceiye a check, draft or
order on store.
Stringent enactments are made for the
protection of the health and life of those
engaged in coal mining. The railroad COM
panies ars made liable for damages to an
employee occasioned by the negligence of its
agents or other employees. The earnings of
laborer are projected against garnish-
ment Arbitration between the laborer
and employer Is provided for. The
rights or 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
sehce OF the open saloon anu s1'nulated py
aihasnIhceut sSstehi vi common schoois Is
Inc primary cause Oh our rapld settiehent
anu most marvellous hateriai ueNeiopihehI
Inc hepuoicah party mas hau uninter-
rupteu control OF tine leslsiation OF TINS state
ever since its adm ssion into the Union, an
these laws demonstrate its speedy response
to every worthy demand made for the pro-
teclioh oi inc rlshts oi tur people
we are III la'or vi tue principie OF protec
ZION as eApouhueo ny that great lehuer Oh
hepuDiicah thought anu polley' non. james
u DIaihe' anu us endorsements 10 the
extent OF giving the american citizen
an adNahtaSe over the foreign prouucer'
tnus ehaDilns MN 10 MAINTAIN nus INDUSTRY
ana 10 make such lair pront "a VIII inuuce
others 10 einuark IN tie saliie pus ness oe
IieNhS such Poiiey increa9eS the wa see VI
laoor, creates goou nome market anu re-
SUITS 10 the Denent OF All classes. we want
'he saue ueSFee vi ProtectioI 10 oe gwen
agricultural proc ucts that is extended 10 all
other Ihtt rests. ihe iHlht rciai anu ihuus-
trial interests deinand 'arln whose maxi
mum VIII not retaru the RroWtn OF foreign
traue OF unha'uraiiy stiulunate prices AT
hone' anu whose minimum WIZ aHoru aIhpie
protectlon 10 every lestihate INDUSTRY. a
tarlu Deyoho such maximum l-iatloh
IN me interest," Oh iaVorTd lew wnile
tarin below such minimum is REGISTRATION
against iaDor'
we Delie'e IL 10 De me inquest uietate oi
the commercial pellcy Oh TINS country 10
cultivate the most intimate as Wen as the
most extended commercial relations win
our sister requires Oh the Two american
continents ana tnat IL would pc wise ana
eApedIeht SO 10 ADJUST our tarin laws as 10
promote TINS emu, ana at the same tline TO
Annnf anrh nOIlGY COM
pei all countries that nave exercised De-
termined discrimination against american
products to cease such nos ility. me state
OF Kansas by reason OF ITS geographical po-
sition and the character of its products is
most iaNoraDly situated ior the estaolish-
ment OF a large ana remuneratlVe trade
with the nelghborng republic or mexico,
and we favor the enactment OF laws Tor los.
ter.ng and encouraging the interchange oil
the products OF the Two countries.
Inc practical operation OF the silver act
now IN force recently passed oy hepuo-
lican majority, and opp sed by Demo-
cratic minority in both houses OF Congress,
is rapidly increasing inc Falue OF silver ana
is good st'p in the right direction, but we,
the Republicans oil Kansas, demand Tree
coinage OF silver, a measure strongly OPP
posed and vigorously denounced by the
late Democratic administration led by ex-
PRESIDENT Grover Cleveland.
We favor such other legislation as may De
necessary TO insure "n increase OF the vol
ume OF currency adequate 10 the growing
demands OF our trad. The volume OF such
currency TO De regulated by the necessities
OF business.
law applying TO every part OF the coun-
Try, protecting the freedom andspurity OF
the ballot box, securing Congressional rep
resentation based upon the actual vote cast.
is lmperatlNcIy uemanoed In the interest OF
humanity ana Tor the re'rrVatlon OF Amer.
icah iloerty, anu We uemahu congress omar
legislation to the end tuat every honest