Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-23
STATE PLATFORM

Adopted by the Peoples Conven-
ton at Wichita.
Resolved, That We, the representatives of
the peoples party of Kansas, in convention
assembled, ratify the st. Louis preamble and
platform of principles of February %, 1892,
and Teaffirm every sentence and line of the
same as though specifically set out herein.
And we only desire to add to the same by en-
larglng upon and emphasizing some of the
vital truths therein expressed.
Resolved, That we believe that all legis-
latiOn should be directed to the end of secur-
ing to the laborer the full fruits of his toll
and that the betteFment of his condition NOR
ally and intellectually should be alike the
purpose OF the law. We therefore denounce
all mOnopOlies of the product of labor and
all monopolles of the soil and other natural
resources of the earth. like the minerals and
coal; and all the elements of nature, like
electricity, by the use of which the human
race, through labor, subsists.
Resolved, That we believe that government
only Is good where an injury to one is the
concern of all; that public needs should be
supplied by public agencies, and that the
people should be served equally and alike,
and that, among other things, the govern
ment should provide public telephone and
telegraph lines, a postal currency for con-
venience in transmitting small sums of
money, and that, as nearly as practicable,
the mail of all the people be delivered to
them at their homes free.
''Resolved, The we favor a liberal pension
law and law making good to the old soldiers
their loss by reason of payment for service
IN deprecated currency, and that the gov
eminent issue United States notes, full legal
tender, to pay this difference.
Resolved, That we condemn the present
board of railroad assessors for their action
in reducing the valuation of of the property
of the railroads of the state, whereby the
burdens of taxation already imposed upon the
people have been unjustly Increased; and we
commend the bold stand taken in congress
by senators and representatives of the peo-
pies party IN their determined fight against
monOpolistic corporations, and we hereby
pledge to them our united support and ex-
press our unbounded confidence IN their wis
dom and ability.
Resolved, That We approve the wise and
progressive legislation passed by the lower
house of the legislature ut its last session and
condemn the republican senators for non
concurrence in the same.
Resolved, That we commend the action
of the house of representatives of the last leg
islature in passing bill providing for the
weekly payment of wages by all corporate
companies and condemn the senate for de
feating the same and for the benefit of our
miners, We favor adopting the Missouri
Screen law as the law of this state.
Resolved, That We commend the action
of the peoples party IN the lower house by
the passage of the bill making the Pinkerton
detective system amenable to law, also the
bill abolishing the blacklisting and dischag-
ing employees without opportunity to
be heard IN their defense and We condemn
the republican senate for falling to pass such
bills. We also favor a Just and equitable
pension law for the benefit of railroad en-
ployes who are injured in the cOmpany's ser
vice, such pension to be paid by the COM
panies and be a first lien on their property.
Resolved, That we commend the action
of the lower house at the last session in pass
ing the maximum freight rate bill, and con-
denim the republicans for allowing the same
to die on its calendar, confident of the fact
that if it had become a law the interior cities
which are justly complaining of discrimina-
tons against them by railroads in favor of
Missouri river points, would find the evil re-
moved, and We pledge the people in the city
and country to remedy the same by legisla-
ton.
We favor the election of United States SEN
ators by a direct vote of the people. We ia
vor the abolition of the system of passes, in
general use by railroad companies, a spe-
cies of favoritism dangerous to the freedom
of American sovereignty.
Resolved, That although the peoples par
ty of Kansas is largely composed of farmers
we sympathize with all classes of laborers
and will aid them in their contest for bet
ter system and more equitable division of
the profits of their toll, and we invite their
cooperation in our warfare against a COM
mon enemy.
Mrs. Lease made speech and got a wo-
mans suffrage plank added by unanimous
consent.