The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-21

union OF Sedgwick county, in behalf of our
! homes. in behalf OF our people, do request
/ that Judge Reed, of the district court OF
/ SeClgwick county. continue all mortgage
I foreclosures on homesteads indefinitely.
Whereas, Congress has taken control OF
our financial system and has failed TO pro
! vide a sufficient volume OF money Win
which to 90 our business. and in conse-
| quenee whereof we, the people OF Sedg-
wick county and city of Wichita, are see
ing our property sold at sheriff's sale st
ruinous prices, and In most cases without
appraisement; and recognizing the uncer
tainty of stay-laws as affecting present Cd
| legations: aud also believing 1t to be with
in the power of the legislature to regulate
the duties of the courts; and believing 1t
to be contrary 10 the best interests OF our
equity and city; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, first, That our members to the
legislature are hereby instructed to use
their earnest endeavors 10 repeal the law
creating the court OF common pleas Tor
Sedgwick county
Second, And are farther Instructed TO
secure such legislation as will define the
duties of the courts, in order that all cases
coming before the courts shall have prior
ity to foreclosures of real estate.
Whereas, in our Republican government
the majority should and must rule, and,
Whereas, W. W. Ayres at the recent
election received majority of 400 votes for
the office of clerk of the district court OF
Sedgwick county, Kansas
Now, therefore we do mostly heartily
condemn the unhoiy scheme OF lew
political tricksters. under the forms OF Law,
TO overthrow the will OF the people as ex-
pressed at the ballot box, and by legal
iictions and threadbare techniealties,
defraud the people OF the fruits OF their
honestly earned victory.
Second-Therefore. further, that the de-
mands of honesty and Justice rs well As
the very safety aud perpetulty OF our free
representative government demands that
the verdict of the people fully and fairly
expressed at the ballot box should not be
set aside by the official greed and avarice
of few sore and disappointed Office seek
ers. And we condemn the efforts OF
Charles H. Luling and his political friends,
TO defraud the candidate of the People
party, w. w Ayers, out of the office To
which he has been legally elected.
STAY LAW.
Whereas, Under the present depressed
financial condition of the country II Is I'M
possible for the farmers of this state 10
pay the mortgages on their farms and
whereas, the eastern loan companies have
said they would make no reloans. There
fore we instruct our Representative es from
efforts TO get law passed suspending the
jurisdictions of the district courts OF the
state for two or more years.
And we would most respectfully request
the cooperation of the Hon O. II. Bentley
in the senate, to assist in getting this bill
passed in the upper house when 1t shall
come I'D for approval. And it gives rs
pleasure to record the following plank of
the Sedgwick county Republican platform,
namely: We are in favor of the enactment
by the next legislature of a law authorlZ-
ing Judgment debtors to stay execution ON
all judgments rendered in the district
courts OF the state for a reasonable length
of time, and under such legislatiOns that
will benefit the debtor class and VIII not
impare the rights of the creditors.
Whereas, Uuder our form of govern
ment all power emanateS from the people,
and our representatives are but servants
of the people, holding delegated power for
"a limited time, therefore, 1t is both fitting
and proper that we should instruct them
in such manner as seems necessary To US;
and
Whereas, The Peoples party have
elected 81 of the 125 representatives, and,
in all but two or three instances they were
instructed To oppose the election of John
j. Ingalls,: therefore, be it
Resolved That the representatives OF
the Peoples party meet in secret caucus,
.
and select "A suitable candidate. and pledge
themselves to vote unanimously for him
when they meet in joint ballot to elect
United States senator; In this way lnsur-
ing the defeat of John j. ingalls,, and
electing a senator to represent the People
party And in all cases we reafhrm the
principle first promulgated by the Alliance
that 1.-The Office must seek the man, and
not the man the office.
Whereas, Jay Gould, the railroad king,
has cOnsummated a great railway trust,
embracing 40 900 miles of railroad, and
Whereas. He says there will be perfect
harmony among the railroads OF the west,
northwest and southwest, and that the
freight rates will be put up and will be
kept up,and that the profits will be double
this year what they were last year, and
Whereas, We believe the freight rates
have been extortionately high, and
Whereas. The supreme court of the
United States has decided that the state
legislatures has power to establish maxi
mum passenger and freight rates; there
FORE be II
Resolved. That the legislature an
point committee with power to employ
all necessary assistance to ascertain the
actual cash cost OF the railroads of the
state of Kansas and also the amount con
tributed to their construction by
the public, National. state; coun-
", township, munlClpaI ana
TO report TO the legislature
at the earliest day practicable and the
legislature shall then, after deducting all
that has been contributed 10 the construc-
tion of the railro4 ads from their actual
cash cost, fix such passenger and freight
rates as will give them not 10 exceed 8 per
cent net over the actual cash cost Of the
roads.
Inasmuch as all parties recognize the
IF la or IN
we deem this most opportune time for
the government 10 pay its debts 10 the
defenders of the nation.
Resolved. That we recommend 10 our
representatives to instruct the members OF
congress to advocate the issuance OF $500
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