The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-09-10

from abroad, through four years OF the mos
| colossal warfare re rded in history.
By it's guiding energies gigantic rebel
| lion wss suppressed, an tndestrucetO;e
union Ct states perpetuated and the su'
| premacy of the Union over tbs states com
n, siuR IT forever established. Thr~ ugh its
efforts slavery went down in tho ruin' OF
the Southern Confederacy. Aslave r ce was
emancipated and guaranteed all the rights
| of American citizenship. It embodied the
| political truths enumerated in the Drclara.
ton of Independence in constitutional pro
visions and Congressional enactments.
1t has extended our National domain
by the acquisition OF Alaska and has
added to the Union the magnificent
States OF Kansas, West Virginia. Nevada.
Nebraska. Colorado. North Dakota, south
Dakot,, Washington. Montana. Idaho and
| Wyoming. 1t has maintained the public
credit In peace and war. has largely de-
creased the enormous pablo debt created
by the war and protected the i-sue OF
| greenbacks from judicial population.
| Ii has protected our infant Industries, as
sisted material development and improved
| the public service. The legislation OF the
| State of Kansas is more effc ent in the pro-
| lection of the rights and more favorable to
the interests of the agricultural and abor-
/ ing classes than that of any other State in
the Union.
The house and lot OF the laborer and the
farm Of the agriculturist are exempt from
| forced sale. The school Oks, library.
| pictures. musical instruments. all the wear
| ing apparel of the families, the household
| furniture. the meat. groceries, vegetaO es
and fuel, the horse, COW and all the neces-
| sary tools of both are not subject to ex Gu
| ton or ai tachment The earnings OF q Ia
borer 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 taxi
tion Of $500 of personal property resu Is en-
tirely to the ben eft Of the poor man.
Provision is made by law whereby "a l.
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 pay ment
under the provisions Of a benedcent me-
chancs' lien law. Alllaborers must be paid
in lawful money of the United States and no
one is compelled to +. ce:ve a check, draft or
order on q store
Stringent enaciments are made for the
protection of the health and life Of those
engaged in coal mining. The railroad com
panies arc made liable for damages to an
employe occasioned by the negligence OF its
agents or other employees The earnings OF
a laborer are protected aga INST garnish-
ment Arbitration between the laborer
and employer is provided for The
rights OF apprentices are carefully guarded.
Provision is made for the organ ization of
cooperative societies whereby they enjoy
all the rights, privileges snd power, that
are conferred on other corporations.
This liberal legisl ,tion aided by the alb
sence of the open saloon and stimulated by
a magn ificent system of common schools is
bo ri Of nj 1nyn npf
and most marvellous material development.
The Rerubl can party has had uninter-
Iupted control of the legislation of this State
,ver since its adm sion into the Union, ard
these laws demonstrate its speedy response
to evrry worthy demand made for the pro-
lection of the rights of the people.
We are in favor of the principle of protec-
ton as expounded by that great 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 fair profit as will induce
Others to embark in the same bus ness, be-
.ieving such policy increases the wages of
labor, creates coed 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 numerical AMI indus.
trial interests demand a tariff whose maxi
mum will not retard the grOwti of foreign
trade or unnaturally stimulate prices at
home, and whose minimum W i'll afford ample
protection to every Legitimate industry. A
tariff beyond such u maximum is legi -lation
in the interest of a favored few, while u
tariff below such a minimum is LEGISLATION
against labor.
We believe it to be the highest dictate of
the commercial policy of this country to
most extended commercial relations with
our sister republics of the two Am. rican
tOntnents. and that it would be wise and
expedient SO 10 adjust our tariff laws as to
promote this end, and at the same time to
adopt such a legis alive policy as Will COM
pei all countries that have exercised a de-
termined discrimination against American
products to cease such hos ility. The State
OF Kansas by reason OF its geographical pO-
sition and the character of its products is
most favorably situated for the establish
ment Of a large and remunerative trade
with the neighborIng republic OF Mexico.
and We favor the enactment of laws for fos-
tering and encouraging 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 majur and opp sed Ly n Demo-
cratic minority in both houses of Congress,
is rapidly increasing the value of silver ana
is a good st p i'm the right direction, but we,
the Republicans of Kansas, demand free
coinage of silver, measure strongly Op.
posed and vigor, usly denounced by the
lste Democratic administration led by ex
President 81 over Cleveland.
We favor such other legislation as may be
necessary to insure an increase Of the vol
ume of currency adequate to the growing
demands Of our trade. The volume of such
currency to be regulated by the necessities
of business.
law applying TO every part OF the cOun
try, protecting the freedom and purity of
the ballot box, securing Congressional rep
resentation based upon the actual vote cast.
IS imperatively demanded in the interest of
humanity and for the re % rvation of Amer.
lean liberty, and we demand Congressional
legislation to the en- tat every honest
voe may be pOlled and every honest ballot
counted.
While the Disability Pension bill recently
passed by Congress is the most liberal and
b neficiai measure of the kind ever adopted
by any Nation, yet We are in favor OF the
passage Of a Service Pension law, believing
that by such means a greater degree II JUS
tice can be rendered the heroic men who
preserved the life and unity of the Nation.
We demand the passage of laws prohibit
ing alien ownership of large bodies OF land.
Congress should make immediate provi-
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