Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-18
REsueMlsslon REPUBLICANS.

meeting OF the St8Ce COnve0tiO0 NJ WIcn1G8
AmIfation With the Democrats-The Plat
form.
WICHITA, Kan, Sept 10. There
were $50 delegates present when the
Resubmission Republican convention
assembled in Garfield Hall, which was
called to order by A. l. Allen, of Tope-
ka, president of the State clubs
On calling the convention to order
President Allen delivered a short adj
dress and introd uced Hon. d. A. Banta,
of Great Bend. as temporary chairman.
Hon. d. A. Banta. of Great Bend, was
chosen temporary chairman, and Beacher
Stern, of Topeka, temporary secretary.
Committees were appointed and the
temporary organization made perma-
nent
No nominations were made, but it was
decided to appoint conference COM
mittee of FIVE to wait upon the Demo
cratic convention and see if Hon. d. A.
Banta. of Great Bend, would suit it for
Observation-Disclosures. If this place was
given the convention pledged itself by
vote to indorse the full Democratic
ticket
The following platform was adopted:
The Resubmission Republicans in
their declaration of principles renew
their pledges to their National party,
declare for reciprocity as set forth by
Secretary Blaine. ask for free silver
coinage and an increase in the volume
of money to meet the needs of trade, ia
vor such modification of the present
tariff laws as will protect and encourage
agriculture of the West as we'll as man
ufactures of the East, call forth nom
sectional interests recognizing the en-
tire sisterhood of states, ask for an
equitable bankrupt law, favor a deep
harbor on the Gulf of Mexico and call
for liberal appropria tons for it, favor
irrigation in tn West and call for liber-
al and eq uitable pension laws. The
platform continues:
We arraign the party managers in this
faithful to the interests of the Republican
party. We claim that they have put the
party In Kansas out of harmony with the
National Republican party, AMI thereby alb
solved us from all obligations to longer ac
knowledge their leadership. Lured by the
seductive wiles of impractical Missionaries,
they have committed the party to extrava-
ganceS and fOllies which, unless promptly
checked, will bankrupt aud depopulate the
state These things impel Us, as the only
method which promises success. to sink
party preferences in state politics for the
time and unite with such Of our fellow
ClCIZ0nS OF the state ana snare our cOnFlC-
lions, without regard to party. for the pur
pose of correcting the follies into which we
have been betrayed, and thus preserve the
good name and future prosperity OF the state
We believe that too much legislation is
curse, and are N favor oil complete revis-
ion OF the Kansas statutes. with a view to
the correction of those laws which are inn
perfect and the elimin a ion of all such as
are supcrfuous and unnecessary or gener-
ally not enforced.
We are in favor OF a ri idly honest and
economical admins tration of all the bust
ness Of the State to the end that taxation
may be reduced and the burdens of the peO-
pie lixhtened.
We are in favor of the adjustment by law
of the offices Of election commission
assistant attol ney generals, police commits
'OnerS, county auditors and jury commits
sioners and other use ess and expensive
offices and reduction Of the fees of such Of
ficers as now receive many times MOI than
their services are worth to the people
We opposed to prohibition. Ten years
trial has demonstra ed it's total ineffi iency
temperance mea sure; that it is revi-
va! of the obsolete form of pat, rnal govern
ment and entirely opposed to the gen and
spirit of the age; that it is at enmity with
the fundamental principals of civ
il cation and destroys that right OF
the citizen to determine for himself by VIII at
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 it is un American, unrepublican and
undemocratic and not in harmony with the
purposes and spirit of our institutions and
laws; that the existence of the prohibitory
law is perpetual menace to the material
interests of the state; that it burdens us
with taxation; that it deprives us of all
control of the lQu or traffic and all revenue
therefrom; that it drives away pcpuia-
ton; that it prevents immigratiOn; that
it makes the building of large cities
within the State impossible; that it encour-
hot bx-,,o
than all other agencies combined; that it
does not lessen crime or pauperism; that it
| does not empty jails, penite n tiaries, lunatic
| asylums or aims houses; and believing that
any public measure in the hands of an en-
| lightened people is absolutely safe, we de-
| mand that the question of the repeal of the
prohibitory amendme mt to the constitution
be submitted to the people at as early date
| as possible.
| We are in favor of strict laws for the reg
| ulation of the liquor traffic, and a substi-
| tute for prohibition we favor high license
| and local optic with such restrictions and
guard our youth from the dangers now sur
rounding them resulting from the unre-
| strained liquor traffic that now exists under
| prohibition; and we recommend that the
| minimum license be fixed at 1907 and the
maximum ut 81 200, the money collected to
be applied 50 as to lessen the the burdens
of taxation in the coun les and municipal
| tiles, and in the construction of roads,
/
| public schools.
The platform declares in favor OF
| equitable redemption laws; against the
employment of convict labor in competi.
| 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 capital and the enactment OF
a law designa ting 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 interes,
now allowed on tax sale certificates,
which is "a per cent, be reduced a,
least one-half
The platform closes as follows:
Reserving his COW ictious upon other
| questions. every true citizen. withou,
regard to party, can legally and con
| sistently join with in the &C.
| tomplishment of these objects. Relying
| CO. operat on of liberal minded mon
| throughout the State, and with it the sue
| cess the Cause of the people will be as
| sured and new era of prosperity will dawn
upon the State.
REMINDERS OF YEARS GONE BY.
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