The advocate., 1890-09-03

shawnee County Peoples Convention.
The Shawnee county convention Of the
peoples party met at Trades Assembly
hall on Saturday, August 30, and placed
in nomination II county ticket. We have
not space for detailed report Of pro-
ceedings, The Collowingis the platform:
!. q. Hlbbard, Of thecOmmlttee on resolutions,
submitted ts report, rs follows
MR CllAtRMAN Your committee on fCsOlu'
tlHns would beg leave tO submit the following re-
port and would recommend lts adoption.
The peoples party Of Shawnee county, In CON
ycntlOn assembled, do hereby approve OF the
declaration Of purposes as expressed by the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union which
wis organized 40 a meeting held for tle object
Of gathering together In one common OrganlHt
tIOn, thc tOllcrs In the fields and In the shops Of
the land, nc 80. Louis, Mo-, on December q, 1882.
And they especially commend To MI patriotic
citizens, without regard tO previous condition Of
political serVtude the following AZ main oh.
Iectye point, which Is the Keystone Of our pOltl-
Cal faith.
We would constantly strive to secure entire
harmony and good will 10 MI mankind, and
brOtherly love among ourselves, ana 10 suppress
personal, local. sectional and national preudlCes,
all unhealthy rivalry and MI selfish ambition.
Resolved, That We express fealty that shall
peoples state convention, held nc Topeka ON the
l3th inst. and TO the platform as then and there
Addntedt and 20 tShearly support we pledge our
most hctlVe Efforts and our most sacred honor.
Resolved, That the nomination or our most
worthy fellow citizen, John q. Otis, as n sue
CeSsOr 20 Hon. Harrison Kelley 90 u seat In the
Fiity-irst congress Of the United states ~ u
representative of the Fourth congressional DIS
triCt Of Kansas, was one most eminently no 30 be
made, and we here and now most heartily pledge
him our most Jealous Efforts tO secure his eeC-
ton, which, n accomplished, may be- regarded M
triumph for the immutable principles Of truth
ana lustice and ~ am earnest Chat the voice Of
Kansas In 1870 IN but u repetition O the Victory
achieved for freedom by her territorial settlers
Resolved, That by reason Of our reverence for
the sentiment Of Jefferson, who said he trembled
for his country when he remembered that God
WAS lust; for the heroic efforts Of Jackson, who
tllrOttled the national bank OliglTChy OF more
tllan half century ago; for the tWlngel Of free-
dom ms uttered by Fremont and by the immortal
Lincoln, we now deplOre the fell spirit Of srC-
tlOnallsm, rs so weakly expressed In the official
state paper Of KANSAS and we call upon All good
people who put true citizenship rs above n mar.
row pArtlZanship, tO rebuke this unhallOWCd
spirit which would Invoke domestic dscOrd ls
contrary 10 the genius Of Or Institutions and
most iltly adapted 10 beget bitter strife between
the sections Ot our common country.
Resolved, That In the administration Of all
county offices we favor NIL practicable rrtrCnCh-
ment and reform, tO the end thnt unnecessary
burdens may he removed from the shoulders Of
the people.
RCSOtrCd, ThatlnasmuCh rs the Office Of county
auditor takes COgnllanCe Ol n class " official du
ties that leNtmatcly and normally belongs 70
the Onico OF county clerk, aS provided by the or
ganiC and statutory system OF the state OF Kan.
SaS, we hereby suggest that the next session Of
the Kansas legislature provide for the abolition
Ot ths Office In the interest Of u people who seek
economy In all public expenditures
Resolved, That we are most earnestly opposed
10 the bonded system Of public Indebtedness,
either In national, state, county, township orclty
matters, and we hereby demand change In The
method Of fastening bonded Indebtedness upon
our people, and we give notice that our support
In the future ~ any proposition Of public bonds
must be entirely prediCated upon an urgent pub
He demand for the objects for which they may be
invoked.
RCsOlrcd, That inaSmuch we favor the "Aus.
tralan' system OF ballOtlng nc elections, we
hereby demand the abolition Of the Office Of com
missioner Of elections, created by the Kansas
Legislature Of $780, which entieS In salaries alone
a cost of $1,000 per annum upon the citizens Of
Topeka
RcsOlred That seeking the best and highest
good Of al In the fullest possible development Of
each, we would put no llml atlOns upon the right
OF suffrage, 10y reason Of color or sex, thereby
recognizing the fullest idea Of really true demo.
cratic repuhlctni'm, the highest Idea Of really
true craftsmanship.
RcsolUcd, That we hereby pledge ourselves 10
support the nominees made here, this day, by
the FIRST nominating convention Of the peoples
party OF Shawnee county, Kansas.
The following is the ticket placed in
nomination The neighbors and the
families OF those men will now have an