The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-01
THE COUNTY PLATFORM.

Gently, nor would we do so now. u
tue Union had not re-published, and
attempted to make political capiisi
out Of il. We have frequently called
attention To the "rule or ruin" policy
OF Joey since he has been a resident
here. and this last act Of his, proves
IL beyond q question OF doubt. He
rustled around and made q fight at
the primaries week before last. He
was beaten in his own ward, and In
every ward in the city, and In the
township his candidate lives 10.
Most men would have been satisfied
with that, but joey Was not. He
did not rule the late convection,
hence he must ruin the prospects
for success Of the entire county
ticket by attacking their platform,
stating for facts things that never
occurred, and making our friends,
the enemy, think there was n big
row in the convention, when rs
matter Of fact there was perfect
harmony aud good feeling
Mr.. Amos, tie writer sud w II.
Johnson were appointed u committee
on resolutions. We arranged to
meet at the JOURNAL Office at one
o'clock Mr.. Amos did not come,
and a. the afternoon session OF the
convention was called To meet at two
o'clock, when that hour arrived,
Mr.. johnson and myself went To the
court mouse. Still Mr.. Amos did
not come. The convention was
called to order, aud n business was
about to be commenced, Mr.. Amos
arrived, and the committee on resO.
lutiOns met for the first time in the
clerks office. The majority report
was read TO Mr.. Amos, and he then
read his report, which was very long,
aud went over the ground already
covered by the national and state
platforms. As the convention was
calling for our report, we had no
time TO harmonic the two, hence
1
both TO the convention and let the
, delegates adopt which ever report
they desired. There was no fight In
the committee on Mr.. Amos rail
road resolution. 4. might just ~
well have been sent in as the other
one, for Saline county IL a unit on
this question. Mr.. Amos report
was read TO the convention, and did
not get a vote out OF the III dele
gates. The majority report was
| adopted without q dissenting vote.
The reason the minority report was
defeated, was because il was too
long, and went over ground already
covered in the endorsement OF the
state plstform,-not that there was
any opposition to Mr.. Amos freight
plank.
But let us see what kind OF a plat
form we really have got. Joey says
it is "cowardly" and Mr.. Amos says
it lie Every ordinary, common place
aud gingerly." Let US see whether
the judgement of III delegates is in
feriOr to that Of Bristow and Amos
In the first place we endorse 1.-THE |
work done by the National and State |
republican conventions" All know
what the national platform IL, and
also the state platform, but below
we publish the railroad plank Of the
state platform, SO that all may re-
fresh their memory on this point:
We insist that the great transports
ton companies which derive their
corporate existence from Kansas
laws aud their financial existence
from Kansas trade aud commerce,
owe to the people Of Kansas fair,
equitable and honest treatment In
the matter of freight rates; aud we
are opposed tn the inequitable and
oppressive discrimination in the adj
justment of such rates by said cor
pOratiOns, whereby the merchants,
shippers and consumers OF other
states are enriched at the expense
and to the injury OF the people Of
Kansas, and We demand OF the next
legislature the utmost diligence in
enacting appropriate legislation pro-
viding therefor. to the end that the
agricultural, mercantile and other
interests of Kansas shall be placed
on footing OF equality, so far as
freight rates are concerned with the
like interests in adjoining states.
We also demand Of congress such
amendments of the interstate COM
merce law as will give the people of
z In Ina han r. l
that would accrue To them from their
location and will prevent the rail-
roads OF the country from rendering
valueless ihe vast sums of money ex-
pended In improving and deepening
the harbors OF the southwest, by
charging the people of Kansas
practically the same freight tariffs
from the Gulf of Mexico, q distance
OF 100 miles, that they do from New
York, a distance of 500 miles.
The above is what the maj ority re-
port endorsed, and is what the con-
vention adopted. Is there anything
''cowsrdly" or "gingerIy" about il?
In addition to that We asked "our
in the next legisls-
ture TO carefully look into this mat
ter, and wherever exhorbitsnt rates
are being charged, or unjust dis
are found to exist, to
do all in their power to regulate the
same, giving to all parties concerned
a fair and elusl hearing" Is there
"cowardly" or "gingerly"
about that? 1t is simply good bust
ness sense. There Is no calamity
cry about il. We did not advise our
to confiscate anybody's
introduce impossible and
bills on this subject,
but TO thoroughly inform themselves
rs to what is just and right to both
parties and then do it. Does the
Judge, when trying hardened Grim
inal, advise the jury to hang him to
the first tree they come to? No. He
tells them to carefully weight the
evidence in the case, and IL he Is
found guilty, punish him according
to law. Good, sound, determined
business judgment, is superior to
loud and boisterous rsnting, and
while there would have been no OBJ
;ection in the committee or eonyen-