Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-03
REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE.

REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE.
Meeting of Republican Clubs at Topeka-A
Declaration of Princidles Favorable to
Protection-Against the Sub Treasury
and Government Loan Schemes and Also
Government Ownership of Railroads.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 27.-The conven-
ton of republican clubs of Kansas met
in this city yesterday and was called to
order at IL o'clock by president ]. N.
Miller. The usual committees were
appointed and while awaiting their re-
ports speeches were made by Hon. j.
r Burton, Lieut-Gov. Felt and others
Following is the committee on resolu-
tons:
First district-W. ]. Bailey and R. C.
Bassett.
Second-George w. Martin and W. A.
Trigg.
Third. B. Zeigler and d. McTaggert.
Fourth-C B. Graves and William
Sims
Fifth-F B. Davies and 81. B. Ds.w:
Sixth-Ten Walton and Frank Lock-
wood.
Seventh. W. Ady and George L.
Douglas
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon tie re-
ports of the committees on credentials
and resolutions were received, the re-
port of the latter committee being as
follows:
Believing that it is not the proviRce of
this committee to formulate platform for
the republican party, we content ourIelves
with the folio wing declaration:
We hereby approve the strong. able and
| successful administration of President Har-
rison. We recognize in the action of the
president. the members of the cabinet and
the representative leaders in the late con-
| gress such a wise, conservative and patri-
otto policy as will insure prosperity to the
country and promote the interests of all our
people We especially commend the policy
| of reciprocity whereby the trade OF this
country will be increased by commercial
treaties with other nations, and we cordial
| ly commend the vigorous foreign policy
| which has characterized this admin lstra-
ton
We second the unexampled liberafty OF
| the national republican congress in ,rant
| ing pensions to ex- union soldiers AMI sail
| Ors, their widows and their orphans.
We recognize the obedience of repr.sent-
atives to the express will of the people
the ess entail principle of republican gov
eminent and we therefore commend the
| late republican congress in its faithful adj
herence to the pledges of the republicans in
| the platform of'189s.
! We indorse the American doctri ne Of pro-
| lection as essential to the maintenance of
our industrial independence and the doc
| trines of American liberty.
| We especially commend the policy of the
| administration in the opening of public
| lands to settlers and trust that this policy
| will be continued and all remaining public
| land may be opened to actual settlers
| rapidly possible, and we also commend
| the administration for it's application of the
| principle of local eif-government to terri
| tor les for the first time in the history of the
nation.
We commend the liberal financial policy
| of the ad m inistratiOn by which OoOO O11 of
| silver has been added to the circulation
during the past year, while paper. silver
and gold have been maintained at par, and
we are heartily in favor of the coinage of
| the full output of the silver mines of the
| United States.
! We indorse the republican state admins
tration and condemn the last house of rep
| resentatives of this state for it's wasteful-
| ness and extravaganza We also condemn
| it for its attempt to enact laws tending to
arouse alarm and distrust and destroy the
| credit of the state, and we denounce the
| leaders of the peoples party for its malic-
| ious misrepresentation of the resources
| and Indebtedness of the people of this state,
| to which Misrepresentation we attribute in
| a large measure any hardships which the
| people of the state may experience in the
adjustment of their indebtedness, and we
| hereby declare as republicans our belief
| that the people of Kansas are not only able
but are willing to pay every dollor of such
indebtedness, and now, in the past,
condemn the reputation of debt in all its
| forms.
| We are unalterably opposed to the SUBJ
treasury and government loan schemes of
the peoples party and to the government
! own ership of railroads and other means of
| transportation believing that such schemes
are visionary. impracticable and subversive
| of the principles of free government
We urge the republicans of the state to
suppress factional feelings; waive differ
| ences of opinion and unite for vigorous
and successful campaign, believing, as we
d. hot To ifyr hifyla
| prices is added a republican victory Kansas
will at once enter upon renewed season of
| prosperity
Hon. ]. w. Stailey, of Nemaha county,
was elected president; Hon. Richard
Blue, of Linn, vice-president; Hon. J..
Ware Butterfield, secretary, and ]. L.
Bristow, OF Salina, treasurer.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to prepare an address to the
people of Kansas: j. A. Troutman, of
Topeka, chairman; C. P. Moore, First
district, Holton; M. w. Martin, Second
district, Kansas City; c. 81. Kimball,
Third district, Parsons; F. P. Hardness,
Fifth district. Clay Center; A. 81. Ellis,
Sixth district; O. Fl. Bently, Seventh
district, Wichita; S. B. Bradford, OF
Topeka. and h. B. Kelley, of McPher-
son. at large.
Secretary Stonecker, in submitting
his report said that in 1888 there were
900 clubs in the league. In March, 1890,
there were only lis, but before the end
of the year this had increased to 225.
Now there were over 800.
Each congressional district named
its own members of the executive COM
mittee and a recess was taken to ena BILE
the selections to be made. Following
is the committee: First district, R. G..
Robinson, of Holton, and v. 81. Tracey,
of Wamego; Second, Eli G. Chandler,
of Kansas City, and w. A. Trigg. of
Garrett; Third, Tom E. Thompson. of
Howard, and Ed P. Greer, of Winfield;
Fourth, C. NJ. Sheldon, of Burlingame,
and Fred A. Hoyt, of Eldorado; Fifth,
T. A. Sawhill, of Concordia, and D. A.
Valentine, of Clay Center; Sixth, z. E.
Wilcockson, of Oakley, and j. j. Evans,
of Ellsworth; Seventh. f. C. Raney, of
Anthony, and Milton Brown, of Garden
City.
At the night session Senator Plumb
addressed the convention at some