Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

l. gislature this day lie declared legal
holiday.
We are in favor of uniformity of text
books in all he schools of the State, and de-
contract or otherwise. the best standard
books at the least possible cost
We ere in favor of electing the Railroad
Commissioners by the vote OF the people.
and we demand OF the next Legislature TO
confer upon the Board of Railroad Commits
sioners ample power to regulate the passen-
ger aud II eight rates.
We are in favor of more stringent legis-
lation to compel the various corporations
organized and transacting business by the
authority of this State to keep their gen.
eral offices and all the books. record DIS and
papers pertaining to all their transactions
within the limits of the State of Kansas.
We arc In favor OF the enactment OF law
that vii require a rigid examination of all
banks and bankers at stated periods, and
public stat ement of their fin an ial condition.
We favor such a change by legislation as
will produce a more effective system of the
assessment of property for the purpose OF
taxati n, and q reduction of the excessive
fees and salaries of public officers, inelud-
ing the public printing and county officers.
We demand that the Legislature create
State Board of Arbitration for the settle
ment of questions arising between employees
and corporations.
We demand that the statutes of this State
be 50 amended as to prohibit the introduce
tOn in this State of cattle liable to impart
the Texas splenic or Spanish fever at any
other time than between the first day of De-
cember and the first day of the following
February.
ing laws on the subj ct of the payment Of
employees, of individuals. companies or cor
porations engaged in mining and manu-
featuring. as 10 provide for weekly payment
of wages in lawful money.
We are opposed to the system OF free
passes on railroads now in vogue in this
state, by reason of which every railroad
company is expected, as a matter OF court
esy. to compliment all State ofic rs. mem
bers of the Legislature, judges and other
public officers with free transportation ov.f
their lines, and We favor the suppressi"e OF
this practice by proper legislation.
We are in favor of legislation prohibiting
the employment of children under the age
of fourteen years in mines, factories, work.
Sh pS mercantile eStr btShmentS.
We strongly indorse and approve the id
ministration of the affairs of this Stste by
Governor Lyman U. Humphrey and mis- as
sociates in the State Government as being
pre- eminently wise, tudicious and ecOnom-
ical, and we do especially commend the
Governor and Attorney General for Their
energetic and effective efforts to promote
the execution of all of the laws of the State.
The following additional resolutions
were added to the platform:
That tie next Legislature should SO amend
the laws relating to foreclosure and sale of
real estate under mortgage contract, as
shall secure to the mortgagor the privilege
of redeeming such real estate within twelve
months from date OF such for closure sale
by the payment of the judgment and of legal
inter est from date Of safe to date of re-
demption.
whereas, The cattle syndicates of the
West are permitted to occupy the public
domain, for use in a business which is in di-
rect competition with the farmers of the
State; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we ask Congress- to provide
such suitable rental or tax as VIII place
them off from position of favoritism and
bring them into fair an 4 equal competition
with those who own their lands. and pay
taxes on them as we'll as on the cattle.
The convention then named the fol-
lowing State Central Committee, after
which adjournment was declared:
At large, R. F. Moore, of Butler Coun-
ty; First district, L. L. Terwilliger,
Leavenworth; Second district, S B.
McLemore, Bourbon; Third district, S.
S. kirkpatrick, F'redonia; Fourth dis
trict, l.. E. Finch, Burlingame; Fifth
district T. F. Carver, Salina; Sixth
district, F. N. Lockard. Norton;
Seventh district, W. T. Walker,
Wellington; First Judicial district,
c. F. Johnson, Osborne; Second
judicial district, NJ. T. Campbell. Shaw
nee; Third judicial district. L. F. Ran
dolph, Atchison; Fourth judicial dis
trict, A. A. Franklin, Ottawa; Fifth
judicial district, D. w. Eastman,
Lyon; Sixth judic: district, G..
w. Pye, Crawford; Seventh judicial
district, e. ]. Kinney. Usage Mission;
Eighth judicial district, o. L. Moon,
Dickinson; Ninth judicial district, A.
L. Green, Newton; Tenth judicial dis
trict, L. II. johnson, Miami; Eleventh
judicial district, John Fl. Smith. Chero-
kee; Twelfth judicial district, j. B. Be
sack. Washington; Thirteenth judicial
district, Adrian Reynolds. Chautauqua;
Fourteenth judicial district, o. 81.
Anterior. Russell; Fifteenth judicial
district, S. 81. Dodge, Mitchell
Sixteenth judicial district, w. l..
Kenyon, MITCHELL; Seventeenth judicial
district, ]. R. Sedgwick. Rawlins; Eight t.
eenth judicial district, J. H. Mercer,
Sedgwick; Nineteenth judicial district,
R. L. Simons, Sumner; Twenty
judicial district. A. w. Kirkwood.
MARSHALL; Twenty-second judicial dis
trict, r. NJ. Emory, Nemaha;
Tween ty- third judicial district
FRANK DanfOrd, Ellis; IWenty-fOurth
judicial district, Frank Holmes,
Barber; Twenty-fifth judicial district,
]. w. Butterfield. Marion; Twenty-sixth
judicial district, D. b. Fuller, Green.
wood; Twenty-seventh judicial dis.
trict Lafayette Sims, Dodge City;
Twenty-eighth judicial district, NJ.
Albaugh, Kingman; Twenty ninth
judicial district, w. j. Buchan. Wyan.
dotte; Thirtieth judicial district A. p.
Riddle. Ottawa; Thirty judicial dis.
trict D. E. Paige. Clark; Thirty-second
judicial district Peter Bowers. Grant;
Thirty-third judicial district c. T.
Linn, Ness.
The committee organized by the cleo
ton of William Buchan, of Wyandott e,
as chairman. and Captain John Smith.
of Cherokee County, as secretary. The
following executive committee was
elected: c. F. Moore. of Butler, chair.
man; J. 81. johnson, of Miami; A. Rey-
nolds, of Chautaugua; T. F. Carver, OF
Saline; Frank Danford. of Ellis; Mar.
tin Albaugh, of Kingman; c. F. John.
son, OF Jefferson.