People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-07
To the Voters Of the .SeVenty.firSt
Representative District.

representative DlSlrlCl.
Gentlemen: Believeing that all
legislative candidates should define
their position upon the more import
ant measures that may come before
them for action, |, as a candidate
for representative in said district.
name the following measures that l
supported in the last session and
that | still advocate and believe
should be enacted into law:
A penalty for the acceptance of
bribes by officials; this state has had
no law for twenty years that Furnishes
officials for accepting a bribe.)
The Australian ballot system or a
perfectly secret ballot in order that
it cannot be known how any person
votes.
Prohibiting corporations or COM
panies from useing private armed
force during strikes or other disputes
between the companies and other
corporations.
Prohibiting the black-listing of
employees of railroads and other cor
pOratiOns.
Protecting counties, cities and
townships against the illegal or
fraudulent acts of their officers.
Prohibiting subscription of stock or
voting of bonds for the construction
of railroads.
Rendering notes, bonds, mortgages
and other securities of Indebtedness
not collectable, unless they have been
listed for taxation as the law
requires.
A penalty of forfeiture of both
interest and principal for usury.
As the political disabilities for
participation in the rebellion was by
the United States and each state ex-
cept Kansas removed many years ago
the same should be done in this state.
Prohibiting the waiver of the ap-
praisement and stay laws, and laws of
procedure in suits for the collection
of debts.
An equitable and just mortgage
law, one that will protect the inter-
eSts of both mOrtgagOr and mort
gagee against the unnecessary costs
of foreclosure and sale and that will
give the mortgagOr two years for the
redemption of the land after fore
closure or sale.
A uniform series of school text
books furnished by the state at cost.
An equitable reduction of freight
and passenger rates, prohibiting dis
elimination and the use of passes and
the election of railroad commissioners
by the people, giving them general
powers of supervision over the roads |
of the state.
An equitable reduction of the fees
and salaries Of the officials of Sumner
county by general or special legisla-
tiOn.
At the last session of the legisla-
ture bill passed the house, appropri-
ating $4,000 for the Worlds Fair at |
Chicago in 1893 and providing that |
there should be five commissioners, to |
be elected as follows: Two by the |
senate, two by the house and one by |
the Democrats Of the house. This we
considered fair distribution Of man.
ayers, as by the returns given by the
Republicans, the Republicans cast |
$4,000 votes, the Peoples party lOS,-
600 and the Democrats about $4,000.
The Republicans Of the senate said,
I'VE must have three out Of the five or |
else Kansas will have to stay at home"
This would have given the Republi-
can managers control Of the appro-
priatiOn, and experience had taught |
US that the interest Of the state |
would not warrant that. If the ap-
preparation is made by the next legis-
lature, it will probably end with eX-
penditures Of sl5O,OOO or 100000. 1t |
is question with me whether such |
expenditures are wise and just, but |
upon that question ! am willing and
desire to represent the wishes Of the
people Of the district.
At the coming election the voters
of this state will decide whether or
not constitutional convention will
be held. This is question of great
Importance and should not be made
party question and each person should
be free to vote for what he believes
to be the best interest of the state.
Respectfully,
j. NJ. DOUBLEDAY,
What POwherly Says.