Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-09-18
TWIN CONVENTIONS.

The Democrats and Re-submissiOn-
lists held conventions at Wichita in
separate halls Tuesday and Wednes-
day Of last week. The Democrats
met with delegates from all but six
counties, and after pr eliminates we're
settled, adopted the following plat
form:
ResoLUed, We, the representatives
OF the Democratic party of Kansas,
IN convention, declare:
First-COntinued opp osjtion to all
paternalism in government, state and
national affairs, IN cOnsOnance with
personal and political freedom.
SecOnd-We deplOre the tendency
manifested by the preacher politicians
who pose as leaders of the RepublI-
can party in this state to make re-
hgiOus belief the test of eligibility for
political preferment.
Third declare the federal cleo
tons bill a legitimate offspring Of the
party which flched a Presidency.
Fourth favor a tariff law bas-
ed upon public necessities and not
the greed Of capital.
Fifth-We favor free coinage of
silver.
Sixth-We favor the leaving of the
circulating medium wholly IN the
hands Of the government.
Seventh-We favor liberal pension
laws.
Eighth-We express sympathy with
labor IN its struggle with the Insatiate
money power whether in factory or
farm.
Ninth-We oppose all sumptuary
legislation and demand the earliest
resubmIssiOn of the sO-calIed prOhibi-
tory amendment to a vote of the peo-
! pie and an Immediate repeal Of those
laws passed in the interest Of prohi-
bitiOn, which tax a large portion of
our people to pay for the deprivation
Of that priceless privilege and inalIen-
able right, local government, and de
clare unequivOcaIly for high license
and local option.
Nenth-We arraIgn the RepubIi-
can members Of the national house OF
Representatives from Kansas for then
4 unanimous vote for the Mckinley bill
EleVenjh-The Republicans having
made John j. ingalls, an issue in this
campaign, we are compelled to asI
the people of Kansas to repudiate
man who denounced reform in poll
tics as an irridescent dream, declared
the decaIOgue has no place in politics
and expressed the belief that the US,
Of money in campaigns and the EN-
ployment Of hired Hesstans was justi
fable.
Twelfth-We believe that prohibit
ion has brought upon the people o
this state incalculable evils, has pro
duced as It's legitimate result p6riur7
and bribery, has corrupted the YER
foundations of justice and made ever
! our courts a disgrace on the admins
} tratiOn OF justice.
Thirteenth declare emphati
e cally in favor of high license and loca
option, and recommend a law prOvid
ing that for each license issued TO
e the sale of liquor, $500 shall be givel
the county treasury for the puTpOs
of making and improving count
roads, and the munici pality may, u
addition, fix such other sum as tn
n mayor and council may decide.
F0urteenth-We declare in favO
of the exercise Of the legislature @
its undoubted power to regulate tn
operations OF railroads In this state
as the roads have no legal right t
charge small shipper a higher rat
L than large one, nor to charge NOR
z, for the transportation of agriculture
products than for other products.
They placed in nomination for Coz
ernor, Chase. Robinson; for Lieut
ID Governor, e. A. Banta; for Attorne