Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-12
KANSAS PRoHIBTTIoNIsTs.
Rtste Ticket Nominated snd y Platform
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Adopted
MCPHERSON, Kan, July 6.-The con.
vention Of the Third Party Prohibition
lists continued its session Friday and
nominated complete ticket
The first thing in order was the report
Of the committee on examination. i'm.
mediately after which the platform was
read, approved and adopted.
The committee on nominations sub
mitted this report:
For Governor-Rew A. NJ. Richardson.
Lieutenant-G overnor-Prof. E. Loon
ardsOn.
Secretary Of State-Charles Fairfield.
Treasurer. A. Myers
Auditor-H. T. Potter.
Attorney-General-D. W. Kent.
Superintendent Public Instruction
Mrs. S. s. Weatherby.
The various sectionsOf the State were
we'll represented in this ticket and the
convention adopted tho report unani-
mOusly.
Then the platform which had been
prepared was taken up and adopted.
After q short preamble 1t declared
that prohibition could only be accom-
plished by party which was united on
the issue, and that as the two old par
ties were at variance within themselves
the only party able to grapple with the
question was the Prohibition party.
Congress was declared to have shown
itself dilatory, and the Kansas State
officials to 'have played fast and loose
in regard to enforcing Prohibition
laws" The frequent and shameful par
doning of liquor sellers by the Governor
without semblance to Justice or equity
had tended to bring the law into con-
tempt.
The platform declared against the re-
submission movement as q scheme orig
mated by the liquor dealers and against
q constitutional convention for the same
reason. Such legislation was demanded
OF Congress as should give relief at once
from the original package saloon.
1--WE declare, the platform continued,
shat the resubmission agitation in
Kansas does not come from the people.
but has been gotten up by the means Of
liquor dealers, and that its chief aim Is
to influence the contest in Nebraska
and we further declare that in so far as
It has any vitality at all it is the logical.
result Of the neglect of the dominant
party TO enforce the law"
The various reforms were then
.ouched upon. the platform declaring
hat "While the Prohibition party re-
yards the liquor traffic as the over
'hadowing evil of our age and makes
he humiliation of that traffic the lead
ng issue Of the party, it also pledges
tself to all reforms in the interests Of
he masses" 1t declares itself o party
# the people, b. the people and for the
'eopie, and 1t invites all reform ele-
nents to unite with it in building upa
'arty that shall smite down the corrupt
oliticians and the liquor, money, land
nd railroad monopolies and trusts and
bring righteousness and prosperity to
he Republic"
The following reforms were then de.
AIRED for: Equal suffrage to both sexes,
ne Australian ballot system, reduction
the salaries of officials, service PEN
on for old soldiers who were prisoners
lrirvy the war and liberal pension
II all soldiers, the election of Presi-
snt Vice-President, United States
enators, Railroad COMMISSIONERS and
'stmasters by direct vote OF the
'ople, the President to be made in
igible for more than one term Both
the old parties wore condemned for
cir inslncerity in the enforcement Of
o Civil-Service laws. Trusts and
were declared iniq uitous.
ID legislation demanded which would
event them. The protection Of Amer
IN laborers was favored by restricting
reign immigration and by wholly ex-
lding the pauper and criminal classes.
gal protection was demanded against
aling in options and futures. Ma
nal legislation was favored by which
Government should loan money to
citizens on real estate security at q
% OF interest not to exceed two Der
1t. per annum and the free coinage
silver declared for. The present high
i'll was denounced as an unjust burden
IN the people, under which monopo-
fiour!shed and milliOnaires were
ated.
he platform concluded by demanding
Mediate action by Congress to pro-
Tor establishing deep watsr har.
on the Gulf Of Mexico.
he central committee was chosen as
ows: First district, H F. Douthart
Hiawatha; Second, r. M. Slonaker.
Garnett; Third, ]. W. Forrest, of
yer; Fourth, ]. H. Byers, of EN-
a; Fifth, R ]. Finley, of Abilene;
n, Mrs L. M. Berry, of Cawker City;
snth, Joseph Ratlif, of Mcpherson;
'rge, j. NJ. Monroe, of Wichita, Mrs
IBIS, OF Sterling, A. H Wetherby and
J. Newton, of Norva.