Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-21

WHEREAS. T. NJ. LOckard representing the
34th Senatorial district of Kansas, did by his vote
deem any of the pledges made 10 the people and /
did vote against the bill relating to the redemp-
ton OF the home after foreclosure of mortgage; /
and in fact every bill which would in amy way /
bring relief to the debt burdened people of his /
state he either voted against or allowed them to /
ole IN the hands OF the committee without single
protest, And
WHEREAS, The said f NJ LOckard did vote to |
reduce the age OF consent of the loved ones OF
our household from Is to u wears at the time in
NE Wnen they most need mothers care and a {
i@tueIs couHSei, anu 10 repeal the law winch pro
tect the family and home. That by this act alone
he has forfeited his right to the confidence re
posed III hln by conhdlug people Therefore !
RESOLVED. By the representatives of the Farm
ers Alliance of Phillips county in convention as
sembled, that it is disgrace to the people of the
Bath Senatorial district of the state of Kansas,
BE longer represented in the State Senate by the
said +. NJ. LOckard, and that we ask and demand
his resignation.
I assume that you aIlude to the
pledges made by the republicans in
their State and District conventions
IN 1888. l note with pleasure your,
intlmatiOns that you are in hearty &C
cord with the sentiments expressed
IN the platforms of the republican
party and hope to be able to show you
that 1 have been loyal to every pledge
made by myself, or my party since
1888. 1t IS not only the privilege but
the duty Of a constituency to inform
their representative upon all ques-
tiOns pertaining to the welfare of
/ themselves and the State at large,
when 1t is possible for them to do so;
/ but emergencies often arise when leg
| islatOrs are called upon to cast a vote
on some questions that neither they
nor their constituents had eyer
| thought Of, much less had time to in
/ vestigate When such emergencies
/ arise, a man must vote yea or nay, or
/ dodge the question by leaving the
/ hall, something / was never guilty OF.
/ In view of the fact that we are all
mortal, as it is not to be expected
/ that our votes are always cast as they
would be if more time to investigate
was given; yet 1 submit, gentlemen,
/ that for a secret society to pass cen
sure upon a public officer giving him
! no chance to refute the charges, until
he meets them IN public print is IN
fair; charges too that your society
! could have been informed upon, had
opportunity been given. I viii cite
va a few of the measures Of the pub
lie Importance that received my sup
port in the last legislature.
-
to foreclosure, received my support
as evidenced by official record Senate
Journal page 1853. Also S. B. 81: An
act to provide for the redemption of
real estate sold under judicial pro
cess, and repeating certain acts in
i.cOnhict Herewith, also received my
| strict the ownership Of real estate IN
I + lot, -,4L Z 70
liens, etc, and to limit the quantity
of land which corporations may ac-
duire, hold or own, received my sup
port; S. j. 312. An act to provide
for the relief of INDECENT union sol
diers, ETC.; S. j. 1863 I also support
ed the bill for the support Of the sol
diers' orphans home; S. B. 4 that
was defeated by the House. Also an
act to protect labOrers, mechanics,
servants and others in the cOnstruc-
ton OF railroads, S. j. $50. Also bill
No 81; an act for the relief Of sol
diers, etc S. j. 80. I also gave my
hearty support to II. B. 279: An act
to declare unlawful trusts and COM
bInatiOns in restraint Of trade; s. j.
! 800. Also several bills that did not
/ pass committee of the whole; the
records do not show who were their
supporters or opponents. Some Of
the most important ones that received
my support ase as follows: s. b. g.,
providing for the uniformity Of text
books for public schools to be fur
nished by the state at cost. 1 have
always been In favor Of such a law,
and viii be found on the right side Of
that question In the next legislature.
Also s. b. 9, providing for an equali-
zation and general reduction Of the
salary of the county officers. 1 also
supported a bill entitled; An act to
repeal all laws making premium
notes taken by any insurance com
pany a lem upon the property insured j;
S. B. D, S. j. page 405. / also sup
! ported H B. 139; an act prohibiting
the selling, giving or furnishing to-
baccO, or other narcotics. to minors
under is years Of age; s. j. page 6ll-
I gave my. earnest support to the
question Of prohibiting the big four
so called, from shipping dressed meat
into the state Of Kansas. / believed
IN 1888, and DO yet that the beef com
bine was largely responsible Tor the
present depressed condition of the
cattle market; being chairman OF the
committee to whom the bills relating
to that subject were referred, I gave
that question my undivided attention.
No man who is informed viii accuse
me of being anything but loyal to the
producers of western Kansas on that
question. My vote and influence were
certainly on the right side Of the
question Of usury, as the records viii
show. The protest on page 62l 5. D.
IS evidence of my. position on that
question.
Now gentlemen, these are few OF
the bills that supposed Of general