The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
Militia ZE:iale
THE SEDGwICK COUNTY REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.

We, the Republicans of Sedgwick coun,
| ty, in convention assembled, again renew
| our allegiance to the great party of prop
ress and human liberty, whose name we
bear, whose traditions we honor, and
whose principles we love; and we recall
with pride and confidence the fact that the
Republican party, first organized to vindi.
cate the rights OF man, has ever been mind.
full OF the wishes and desires Of the people
and prompt to respond to every reasonable
demand.
We recognize that agriculture is the
great industry of Kansas, upon the pros
perity OF which the welfare of all classes of
our people depends, and we insist that the
interests of the farmers shall be a foremost
consideration in all legislation and that
every demand made by this great and i'm
portant element Of our people shall receive
the most prompt attention at the hands of
the state legislature.
We believe that the discrimination in
freight rates, by railroad corporations de-
irving their franchises from the state of
Kansas, against the people of this state
and in favor of communities elsewhere, is
an evil demanding the immediate atten-
ton of our law makers, and the most
prompt and vigorous legislation to re-
press it.
We also insist that at least one member
of the state board of railroad commission
sufficient power should be lodged in the
commission to enable 1t to enforce prompt
compliance with its decisions.
We favor the most liberal pensions for
our veteran soldiers, the free and unlim.
tied coinage of silver, and as large a reduc-
ton of the tariff as the necessities and OBJ
legations Of the government will permit
without impairing the principle of protec-
tion to American labor, and we INSTRUCT
our senator and representatives to vote for
no man for United States senator who is
not sound upon every one of these PROPOSE
tons
We congratulate our fellow citizens
upon the fact that in recent contests in
congress over the question of free coinage
of silver, the delegation from Kansas stood
like solid rock for free coinage and the
known wishes Of their constituents, and
we note with pride that the leader of the
friends of free coinage in the senate was a
Kansas Republican; while we also note the
fact that the most prominent and inveter-
ate enemy Of free coinage in America is
the leader and patron saint of Democracy
Grover Cleveland.
We favor the resubmission of the pro-
hibitory amendment to a vote of the peo-
pie; and, while we recognize an honest
difference of opinion among Republicans
as to the wisdom and efficiency of prohibit
ton as temperance measure, we believe
upon so vital an issue, no true Republican
can entertain an honest doubt, and urge
upon the coming legislature its submis-
sion to the people at the earliest practical |
bic date. And we instruct our delegates |
TO the next state convention at Topeka to |
labor to secure a resubmission plank in |
the Republican state platform; and we |
also instruct our senators and representa-
tives from this county to vote for and sup
port resolution to submit the prohibitory |
amendment to a vote of the people.
We favor most liberal representation |
of this state and generous display of its |
resources at the worlds fair to be held in
1892, and we urge upon the legislature to
enact without delay broad and comprehen-
sive legislation looking to this end
We believe the enactment of a national
bankruptcy law is a matter of vital inter-
est to this state, and we request Senators
Ingalls, and Plumb to use every effort to
secure the passage of such a measure at
the earliest possible date.
We endorse to the fullest extent the
principles of reciprocity in our commercial
with other nations so ably advo-
Gated by Hon. James g. Blaine, and we
believe that the broad and comprehensive
American policy outlined by that distin-
guished Republican statesman is equally
calculated to develop the resources and
expand the trade of our country and dig
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If the world
We favor the reduction of the salaries of
all public officers to a reasonable limit
and the abolishing of all useless Offices
At the last session of the legislature of
5he state of Kansas the office of commits
'loner Of elections was created in cities of
he first class, and we deem said office to
,e without benefit to the people and an
expense, and we therefore
ask that the law creating said
,ffice be repealed at the coming session Of
he legislature
We favor an amendment to the mort
age law forbidding waiver of appraise-
nent, securing TO the mortgagor a liberal
light of redemption after sale, and confin-
ng the lender Of money exclusively to his =
cal estate security and we instruct our
enators and representatives accordingly.
That we demand a revision by our rail
DAD commissioners of the classification of
merchandise and rates in our state and de- i
nand such classification as will be uni {
orm with that east of the Missouri river {
nd TO be no greater than those established
y the commissioners of Iowa. {
We are in favor of the enactment by the {
ext Legislature OF law authorizing iudg- j
lent debtors to stay execution on all J
ldgments rendered in the district court i
the state for a reasonable length of time {
nd under such limitations that will bene-
I the debtor class and will not impair the =
ghts of the creditors. -
We tender hearty thanks to our fellow
republicans of the Seventh congressional =
lstrict for the nomination of our distin- Z
ulshed fellow citizen, Colonel J. r. Halo Il
ell, as their candidate for congress, and 81
e pledge TO him the cordial and united u
lpport OF the Republicans of Sedgwick V
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