The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-12

The house and lot of the laborer and the
farm OF the agriculturist are exempt from
forced sale. The school books. library,
pictures. musical instruments, all the wear
ing apparel of the families, the household
furniture, the meat, groceries, Vegetao' es
ana fuel. the horse, COW and all the neces-
saFy tools of both are not subject to execu-
ton or attachments The earnings OF q Ia
oorer necessary to support OF his family
are protected from creditors. A span OF
horses, two COWS, ten hogs, twenty sheep
and his farming utensils are reserved to the
use of the farmer against all forced process
OF the law. The exemption from all taxa
tfon of $500 of personal property resu Is en-
tireiy to the benefit of the poor man.
Provision is made by law whereby raj
road contractors have to give bond for the
payment of the laborer. Every person per-
forming work or furnishing material for the
construction of houses are assured payment
under the provisions of q benehcent me-
chanics' lien law. Alllaborers must be paid
in la wful money of the United States and no
one is compelled to II ccive chez K, draft or
order on a store
Stringent enac ments are made for the
protection of the health and life of those
engaged in coal mining. The railroad COM
panies arr made liable for damages to an
employe occasioncd by the negligence of its
agents or other employees. The earnings of
a laborer projected against garnish-
ment Arbitration between the laborer
and employer is provided for The
rights oil apprentices are carefully guarded.
Provision is made for the organization of
cooperative societies whereby they enjoy
all the rights, privileges and powers that
are conferred on other corporations.
This liberal Iegisl ,tion al led by the abb
sence of the open saloon and stimulated by
magnificent system of common schools is
the primary cause of our rapid settlement
and most marvellous material development
The Republ can party has had uninter-
Iupted control of the legislation of this State
ever since its aim ssion into the Union, and
these laws -trate IFS speedy response
to every worthy demand made for the pro-
lection of the rights of the people.
We are in favor of the priB cipIe of protec-
tion as expounded by that q eat leader of
Republican thought and policy, Hon. James
G. Blaine, and its enforcement to the
extent of giving the American citizen
an advantage over the foreign producer,
thus enabling him to maintain his industry
and to make such a fair profit will induce
others to embark in the same bus ness, be-
lieving such a policy increases the wages of
labor, creates gos home market and re-
suits to the benefit of all classes. We want
the same degree of protection to be given
agricultural prod ucts that is extended to all
other int rests The C numerical and indus
trial interests demand tariff whose maxi
mum will not retard the growtu of foreign
trade unnaturaliy stimulate prices at
home, and whose minimum w Ill afford ample
protection to every legitimate industry. A
tariff beyond such a maximum is legi -lation
III the lutOISSS VI lew, WHiic II
tariff below such a minimum is legislation
against labor.
We believe 1t to be the highest dictate of
the commercial policy of this country to
cultivate the most Intimate as well as the
most exten ded- commercial relations with
our sister republics of the two American
continents. and that it would be wise and
expedient so TO adjust our tariff laws as to
promote this end, and at the same time to
adopt such a legis alive policy will COM
mel all countries have eXarcSad n q
termined discrimination against American
products to cease such hos i1ity. The State
OF Kansas by reason of its geographical po-
sltion and the character of its products is
most favorably situated for the establish
ment Of large and munerative trade
with the neighbor ng republic of Mexico,
and we favor the enactment of laws for fos-
tering and enc ouraging the interchange OF
the products of the two countries.
The practical operation of the Silver act
now in force. recently passed by a Repub-
lican maj rity. and opp sed by a Demo
cratic minority in both houses of Congress,
is rapidly increasing the value of silver and
is good st p in the right direction, but we,
the Republicans of Kansas, demand free
coinage of silver, a measure strongly OPP
posed and vigor, usly denounced by the
late Democratic admin stration led by ex-
President Grover Cleveland.
We favor such other legislation as may be
necessary to insure in increase of the vol
ume of currency adequate to the growing
demands of our trad. The volume of such
curr, ncy to be regulated by the necessities
of business.
A law applying o every part of the coun-
try, protecting the freedom and purity of
the ballot box, ST curing Congressional rep
res entatton based upon the actual vote cast.
is imperativ"ly demanded in the interest of
humanity and for the re d" rvatiIn of Amer
lean liberty, ana we demand Congress al
Legislation to the enI tat every honest
vote may be poiled and every honest ballot
counted.
While the Disability Pension bill recently
passed by Congress is the mot liberal and
beneficial measure of the kind ever adopted
by any Nation, yet We are in favor of the
passage Cf n Service Pension law, believing
that by such means a greater degree of jus
tice can be rendered the heroic men who
preserved the life and unity Oft the Nation.
We demand the pas age of laws prohibit
inR alien ownership of large bodies of land.
Congress should make Immediate provi-
sion to encourage and aid the irrigation of
the great body of arid lands until the brave
settlers who have sought homes there may
fully d. velup part of our country so full of
latent wealth.
We believe it 10 be tho imperative duty of
Congress to make a sufficient appropriation
of money, and by all other necessary legis-
lation, to secure to the country at the earIi
est pI actical lie date, deep harbors on the
Gulf of Mex c., TO be under the ownership
and control of the United States Govern.
ment so rs to afford to this great agricult-
urai region the lowest POSSIBLE freight
charges to foreign MAJ kets.
We commend the legislation pas ell by
Congress al its pr sen session, and the Leg
islaturc of this t to at lis last session,
against trusts. combines and monopolics
whose jcct i. is to Interfere in any manner
with ira lc, control either produc or
their prices; an { we earnestly rye Congress
TO prevent, y proper iegis alton, all gam
bling in grain and Cther rgr ( ulturai prod
ucts.
Il niesr ffns,S Nak nj l..v
our present chief magistrat =, Ber jamin Har-
is IN, has b;en In line with Republic lean
principles and policy and has teen respon-
sive IT, the dc manIs of tho peopl and is de-
serving of the Ost hearty CONNER dation.
We commend our stirgu -sned Senators,
John j. Ingalls, and IF ston b. Plumb, for
the faithful and int stimable services i'm
the til nal Congress. And W, I ,YOr the
reel, ction Of John j. Ingalls, to the Uni ed
States Senate.
Ten years txemp ion from the evil effects
of the traffi in intoxicating liquors, secured
by a faithful! observ trcc of tho COusttu-
tional amendment and the statutes supple
menta thereto. by viii In vice has been les
sened and crime decreased, leads us to
express IA determined oppc sitiOn to any
changes in the prohibiiory Legislation of
ur Stale. exc ept such as will make the laws
stronger and more fiic'ent and ircrrase the
good order, sobriety ard welfare of the
people.
The organic Ition of trades I'm distinct
bodies, bin-iiug ~ en- tcgct er in ties so
loose as to leave each trnde e ,tiIeiy indie
pendent In tn management of its own
affairs, yet holding them at 10 srther close
enough TO insure C ncerIs etion and mu-
fual assistance. is pow T vi fact for the
protection of tn Itboring inassrs of this
country. Tire Ial or organizations have
adopted the FIR day IF September in each
ye1r as devote 10 lab &, an entity and an
economic force aud n cause in which
hundrc- 9 of Thousands arc en- listed; and we
demand that at the coming session OF tbs
L eislature this day / e declared legal
ho.i day.
We In favor of uniformity of text
books in all n. schools of the State. and de-