The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
REsueMIsslon RsPueLIcANs.

| Meeting OF the State Convention at Wichita
Assiilaiion with thezSsnocrats--The Plat
form.
WICHITA, Kan. Sept To- = Theirs
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 ID. A. Banta,
of Great Bend. as temporary chairman
Hon. d. A. Banta, of Great Bend, was
Shosen temporary chairman, and Beacher
Stern. of Topeka. temporary secretary.
Committees were appointed and the
temporary organization made perma-
nent ess 1919
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 itfor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 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
/ y
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 q 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 sistefhood of states, ask for an
equitable BANKRUPT law. favor deep
harbor on the Gulf of Mexico and call
for Ii beral appropria tions for it, favor
irrigation in tn Q West and call for liber-
al and eq uitable pension laws. The
platform continues:
! We arraign the party managers In this
| State as disioyal to the principles and I'M
faithful to the interests of the Republican
| party. We claim that they have put the
party in Kansas out of harmony with the
Natisnal Republican party, an thereby abb
solved us from all obligations to longer &C.
| knowledge their leadership. Lured by the
seductive wiles of impractical Missionaries,
they have committed the party TO extrava-
| canoes and foiiies which. unless promptly
| checked, will bankrupt and depopulate the
| etate 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
citizens OF the State and share our convic-
tions, without regard to party, for the pur-
4 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 q
| curse, AMI are n favor OF complete revis-
lon of the Kansas statutes. with a view to
| the correction OF those laws which are i'm
perfect and the elimina ion of all such as
| are superf1uous and unnecessary or. gener.
| ally not enforced.
We are in favor of ri lilly honest and
| economical admin is tration If all the busi-
ness of The State to the end that taxation
may be reduced and the burdens of the peo-
pie lightened.
We are in favor of the adjustment by law
! of the offices of election Commiss toner's,
assistant attorney generals, police commits
| onerS, county auditors and jury commits
| 5ioners and her use ess and expensive
| offices ana reduction Of the fees of such Of
| hcers as now receive many times more than
| their services are worth to the people
We are opposed to prohibition. Ten years
| trial has demonstra ed its total ineffi iency
as a temperance measure; that it IS revi-
val of the obsolete form of pat rnaf govern
! mrnt and entirely opposed to the gen us an
spirit of the age; thar it is at enmty with
the fundamental princi pals of civ
| il cation AM dcs roys that right of
| the citizen TO determine Tor himself by what
| 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
| purposes and spirit of our institutions and
laws; that the existence of the prohi btory
| law is a perpetual menace to the material
interests of the State; that it burdens US
with taxation; that It deprives us of all
| control of the liquor traffic and all revenue
| therefrom; that It drives away popula-
tTon; that it prevents immigration; that
| it makes the building of large cities
| within the State impossible; that it encour-
| ages perjury; that it4nakes more hypoctites
than all ether agencies combined; that it
| does not lessen crime or pau erism; that it
| does not empty 1aiis ponitentiarics. lunatic
aSylums or aims hc uses, and believing that
any public meae ure in the hands of an n
| lightened people is absolutely safe, we de-
| mand that the question of the repeal of the
prohibitory amendms 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 as a substi-
| tute for prohibition we favor high license
| and local opt ion with oh restrictions and
! regulations as shall paotect our homes and
| guard our youth from the dangers now sur
rounding them resulting from the unrc-
strained liquor traffic that now exists under
prohibition; and we recommend that the
minimum license be fixed at SOD and the
maximum at II 200, the money collected to
| be applied so as to lessen the the burdens
of taxation in the coun lies and municipal
tiles. and in ths construction of 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 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
law designating the first Monday of Sep
TENDER of each year as a legal holidays
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 closes as follows:
Reserving his cow ctions upon other
| quest .ons, every true Citizen without
regard to party, can legally and con-
sfstentiy join with in the
| ompIis hment of these objects. Relying
| upon The business OF our causa invite the
cooperation of llbt raj minded men
| throughout the State, and with is the sue
cess OF the cause OF the people will be as
sured and a new era of pro ,perity win dawn
upon the State
Spiked the Switches.
| FINDLAY, O., Sept 10.-The brakemen
4 and switchmen employed on the Toledo,
| Columbus & Cincinnati railroad went
out yesterday on account of disagree