Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-11
CASE & BISHOP,
The Great Bargain Civers.

good name AMI future prosperity OF the
state.
We believe that to much legislation h q
curse, AMI are n favor O. Il complete reVfs-
ion OF the Kansas statutes with a view 20
the correction of tn 81. law, which are i'm
perfect and the ell nina ion OF all such a.
are superfluous and unnecessary or geneR.
ally not enforced
We are in favor of IL ri Idly honest and
| economical administration Of AL the bust
ness of the State To- the end that taxation
may be reduced and the burdens OF the poo
pie liQhtened.
We are in f. vOr of the adjustment by law
of the offices Of election commissioners,
assistant attorney generals, police commits
sioners, county auditors and jury commits
sioners and o: her use ess and expensive
Offices and reduction Il the fees of such o.
fcers as now receive many times moro than
their services are worth to- the people
Weare opposed to pr hibitIon. Ten years.
trial has demonstra ed its total Ineffi, lency
as Temperance me: sure; hat Il is q Fevi.
val of the obsolete form of pat, rnal govern
ment and entirely opposed to the gen US and
spirit of the age; thar il is at enmity With
the fundamental principals of our civ
iliZatiOn and destroys that right OF
the citizen to determine for himself by vhaB
method he will preserve his own happiness
without Interference with the rights OF
others, which principle is the basis Of our
liberties and the hope of our institutions;
that IL Is I'm American, unrepubllcan snd
undemooTatic and not in harmony with the
purposes and spirit of institutions and
laws: that The existence Of the prohibItoly
law Is a perpetual menace to the material
interests of the State; that IL burdens as
with taxation; that iI deprives as OF all
control of the liquor traffic and all revenue
therefrOm; that Il drives away popula-
ton; that 1t prevents immigrationj that
1t makes the building Of largo cities
within the State impose bile; that II eneour.
ages perjury; that it makes more hypoorites
than all ether agencies combined; that n
does not lessen crime or pau "erism; that 10
does not empty iails, penitentiarIes, lunatic
asylums or aims houses: and believing THAI
any public mea- ure in the hands of an en-
lightened people is absolutely safs.b de-
Inand that the question of the repeal % the
prohibltory amendment to the constitution
be submitted to the people at as early date
as possible.
We arc in favor OF strict laws for the reg
uIation Of the liquor traffic, and as a substl-
tute for prohibition We favor high license
and local opt ion with such restrictions and
regulations as shall pa tert our homes and
guard our youth from the dangers now sur
rounding them resulting from the un1e-
strained liquor traffic that nov exists under
prohibition and We recommend that tho
min iIDufn ltct1b- DC uAru a. fDyJ huu buC
maximum at 81, m. the money collected TO
be applied so as to lie ssen the the burdens
OF taxation in tire c1un {; ies and municipal.
files. and in thu construction 81 roads,
building OF bridges and in the support OF
public schools
The platform declares in favor OF
equitable redemption laws; against the
employment of convict labor in competE
ton with free labor; for the enactment
of such reasonable and just laws as will
secure to labor its just reward in compe-
tition with cap. tai and the enactment OF
law designating the first Monday OF Sep
| TENDER Of each year as legal holiday
against the law relative to the sale OF
lands for delinquent taxes, and that The
penalty now imposed and the interest
now allowed on tax sale certificates
! which IS "a per cent, be reduced At
! least one-half.
| The platform eIOsPs ~ follows: Res9rVins
his COW ct ons upon other questions. every
\ true eit.z n without re- ard t. p ttj. Sah
/ legally and C .istenily JOIN with ~ ths
! accomplishment OF tn - s.ijeets- - lying
I upon The business Of our cans w. II wise toe
| cooperation OF liberal mintei hen
throughout the Stat, and wiih u the suo-
| cess Of the cause OF the people viii Be as
sured and a new era of prosperity VIII oAHn
| upon the State