The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
POOLING ISSUES.
FUSION IN KANSAS OF DEMO
: Gratis AND REsUB-
MISSIoNISTS.
TWO CONVENTIONS IN SESSION
Both Platforms Denounce Paternalism-
Against Prohibition and Favor
High License Position
on the Tariff.

WICHITA, Kas., Sept. 9.-The democrats
and resubmissionists convention met today
The resubmisslonists compose faction o.
the republican party which opposes prohi
bition, favors high license and is striving tc
obtain through the legislature resubmis.
sion of the prohibitory amendment to q
vote of the people. To obtain these ends
they formed a separate party and fused
with the democrats. Both conventions
met at the same hour in different halls.
The democratic convention was called to
order by Edward Carroll, chairman of the
State central committee.
After prayer Hon. Jno. S. Sherman oi
Paola, Kansas, was elected temporary
chairman, and s. W. McCarty temporary
secretary. COMMITTEES were appointed and
recess taken till Up. m.
During recess the committee on resolu-
tions appointed subcommittee with a
like committee from the resubmissionists.
The Democratic subcommittee reported a
platform to the full committee. Before re-
assembling the Democratic convention
made its temporary organization perma-
nent and received and accepted the follow
ing report from the committee on resolu-
tions:
Resolved, We representatives of the Dem
'ocratic party of Kansas in convention
declare:
1. Continued opposition to all paternal-
ism in government of State and National
affairs inconsistent with personal and polit-
ical freedom.
2. We deplore the tendency manifested
by politicians who pose as leaders
of the Republican party in this State to
make belief the test of eligibility for politi-
cal preferment.
g.. We declare the Federal election bill
the, legitimate offspring of the party which
Ailched the presidency.
4. We favor tariff law based upon pub
tic necessities and not the greed of capital.
5. We favor the free coinage of silver
g.. We favor leaving of the circulating
medium wholly in the hands of the govern
ment.
Z. We favor liberal pension laws.
8. We express sympathy with laborin its
struggle with an insatiate money power,
whether in the factory or the farm.
8. We oppose all sumptuary legislation
and demand the earliest resubmission of
the so called prohibitory amendment to
vote of the people and an immediate repeal
OF those laws passedlin the interest of pro-
ihibltlon which tax our people to pay for
their deprivation of the privilege and in |
.alienable right of local government, and
declare unequivocally for high license and |
local option.
THE REsUBMIssIoNIsTs.
WICHITA. Kan, Sept. 9-The Republican |
resubmission party of Kansas met in State
convention here today. A. r. Allen of To- |
peka,, chairman of the central committee,
called the 300 delegates to order. Hon. D. |
Banto of Great Bend, was elected temporary
chairman, and Beecher Steen of Topeka, |
temporary secretary Committees were
appointed and recess taken till d. m
During recess the committee on resolutions
sent subcommittee to meet the Demo-
cratic committee on resolutions for a
conference. 1t soon reported to the full
committee. When the convention
reassembled, the temporary organization
was made permanent. The committee on
resolutions reported the platform. It re-
news pledges of ofunwavering loyalty to the
principles of the national Republican
party, favors reciprocity, demands free
coinage of silver, such modification of
the tariff as will give equal protection to
agriculture and manufactures an equita-
BILE bankrupt law, liberal appropriations
for a deep water harbor on the Gulf of
Mexico and liberal pension laws. On the
question of prohibition the platform says:
We are opposed to prohibition. A ten
year trial has demonstrated its total ineffi.
cheney, as the temperance law is
a revival Of the obsolete form
of paternal government and entirely op-
posed to the genius and spirit of the age.
That it is at enmity with the fundamental
principles of our civilization and destroys 4
that inalienable right of the citizen to de-
termine for himself by what method he
will preserve his own happiness without in
reference with the right of others which
principle is the basis of our liberty and the s
hope Of our instructions" =
The platform further declares in favor of
high license and strict laws for the regula-
ton OF the liquor traffic.
In conclusion the platform says:
"Relyiug upon the justness Of our cause.
we invite the cooperation of fliberal-m
men throughout the State and with it the
success of the people will be assured and J {
new era of prosperity will dawn upon the
State"