The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-26

TIE Gong Expected Manifesto Of the
Reform Party.

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Reform Party.
Ths Essssss sf the AsiIases Party Sc Fst /
70 Expisin thssr Aetises In ths Lase
scsstsa of the Ieeisiatere.-A
rsw idea In state Psiittss.
At the close Of the session OF the |
Legislature this year % vaa found
that 90 little had been accomplished,
and there were such differences Of |
opinion In fixing the responsibility
on the Republican Senate or the Al
lance House that the leaders OF the |
Alliance determined 10 issue an ad-
dress to the people Of the State COW
ering the transactions Of the Legis- |
aature and defending the work Of the |
Alliance members. The address wss
issued to-day, and is signed BY Speak
er Elder and the Chairmen OF the
forty-hve committees Of the House.
After reciting the organization Of the
House the address says: THE Sem
ate, elected two years ago last fall,
with two or three exceptions, was
opposed to our party aud the platform |
upon which we were elected. The |
Governor and executive departments
Of the State. with the exception Of |
the Attorney General, were also In |
opposition to us. No effort was spar |
ed by our opponents to divide and
disorganize our party. The schooled
Republican politicians Of the nation
were gathered In Topeka, and our
footsteps were logged by hired Hes
SLAMS at every turn, with offers
Of peIf and political hOnors, but
without effect. We point to this
With pride, as demonstrating that
the chosen representatives OF the
Peoples party have proven the false
hood Of the rule Of the ring Pollti-
clans that every man has his price.
We found upon our statute book
large number Of laws creating boards
Of commissioner, State agents, etc.,
which seemed 10 have been placed
there for the express purpose Of
providing places for favorites, rather
than for any benefit to the State, but
we have found Il Impossible to repeal
these lsws with the Senate and ex-
ecutiye department making . bitter
fight against abolishing these sine
cures. An attempt was made on the
part Of the House In good faith, and
without any attempt TO cripple any
State Institution, penal, charitable
or educational, to reduce the expen-
ses 10 something like an equality
with the earnings Of the average
citizens Of Kansas. This attempt
was met by the Senate with an alb
solute refusal to consider any pro-
position which reduced the wages or
salaries Of employees OF State Instltu,
lions which were under Republican
management.
"The legislation Of this session has
not resulted in what we desired to
accomplish, nor In what the people
would have the right TO expect from
Us had we been In power In all the
branches Of the State Government.
by apd with the aid Of the Senate,
473 acts were passed, and will became
laws on our statute books. As o
comparison Of economy between the
NO houses, we submit the fact that
the Senate had IIs employees on Its
payroll, while the House, with
membership Of Us, had OnlY eighty
two, making q difference Of .l23 per
day in the cost Of running the two
houses.
"In closing, we can safely say in
REPUTATION OF the charges made by
o az political enemies, and given such
wide circulation, that We did not
consider or pass single bill that
could In any way disturb the relation
Of debtor aud creditor or IsopardIze
the collection Of debts, or TO rePudI-
ate an honest obligation. And ~iih
this brief snd careful summary Of
only few Of the important mearures
aud passed by ia, peoples
House Of Re representatives. DUNG the
Ihirtieth session Of the Kansas Leg
stature, with the aotiUu taken there
on by the Republican Senate, we
know that we can safely say to every
business man in the State that we
have tried to carefully guard and
protect the same in the interest OF
he people Of cur State, aud that they
will not fail to see bow unfortunate
I was, and In the future It will be, to
rave Republican Senate whose on
y business or object was to obsIruct :
Ionest legislation In the Interest Of
he people OF the State aud TO cheek
nate lie action ofthe peoples chosen
representatives, and we commend TIL
eyiew TO the honest consideration
4 the people and candid world"