The Saline County journal., 1892-06-23
THE HOT WIND CROWD.

AnE hui W IND CnOwO.
The following platform was adopt.
ed by the late peoples party conven-
tion. We want you 10 cut II out and
save 1t, and be sure also to save your
Republican platform, a. you will
need them before the campaign 10
over. IL will be observed that moth.
ing is said about prohibition. This
was done to put no stumbling block
In the way Of Democratic voters who
would not support the ticket with q
prohibition plank I'm the platform.
Don't forget this. The following is
the platform adopted:
Resolred, That We, the representa-
tives Of the Peoples party of Kan
sas, i'm convention assembled, ratify
the st. Louis preamble and platform
Of principles Of February %, 1892,
and reaffirm every sentence and line
Of the same rs though specifically
set out herein, and we only desire to
add to the same by enlarging upon
truths therein expressed.
hfSottt"g VIC bClIcNc tudt Gil
legislation should be directed to the
end Of securing to the laborer the
full fruits OF his toll, and that the
betterment Of his condition morally
and intellectually should be alike
the purpose Of the law. We there
fore denOunce all monopolies OF the
soil and other natural resources of
the earth, like the minerals and
coal, and all elements of nature like
electricity, by the use Of which the
human race, through labor, subsists.
ReSOired, 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 Government should provide
public telephone and telegraph lines
and a postal currency for transmits
sion Of small sums Of money, and
that a. near as practicable the mail
Of all the people should be delivered
to them at their homes free.
ResOired, That we favor q liberal
pension law, and law making good
TO the old soldiers their loss by
reason Of payment for services In q
deprecated currency, and tnat the
Government issue on the United
States notes full legal tender to pay
this difference.
ResOlred, That We condemn the
action Of the Board of Railroad
Assessors for their action in reduc-
ing the valuation Of railroad property
i'm the State, whereby the burden
of taxation already imposed upon
the people have been unjustly in
creased, and we commend the bold
stand taken i'm Congress by the
Senator'S and Representatives Of the
Peoples party in their determine
tiOn TO fight against monopolistic
corporations, and we hereby .pledge
to them our united support, and ex.
press our unbOunded confidence In
their wisdom and ability.
ResOiucd, That we commend the
action Of the House of Represents.
tives of the last Legislature in pass
ing a bill providing for the weekly
payment of wages by all corporations
and companies, and condemn the
Senate for defeating the same, and
for the benefit Of our miners we
favor adopting the Missouri screen
law as the law Of our State.
Resoired, That we condemn the
betrayal of the promises made by
the Republican party in their plat
form Of 1880 by their representatives
in the Senate, In defeating by nom
action the Australian ballot bill and
the bill providing for the election of
Railway Commissioners by the
people, both OF which were promised
in their platform, and commend the
action Of the Peoples Representa-
tives in the lower house In redeem
ing their promises to us.
RcsOired, That we commend the
action OF the Peoples party i'm the
lower house by the passage OF the
bill making the Pinkerton detective
system amenable to law; also, the
bill abolishing the black-listing
and discharging of employees with
out opportunity OF being heard In
their defense, and we condemn the
Republicans for falling to pass such.
We also favor a just and equable
pension law for the benefit OF rail-
road employees who are injured in
the cOmpany's service, such pensions
to be paid by the companies and to
be first lien upon their property.
ResOIred, That we commend the
action of the lower house at the last
session In passing the maximum
freight rate bill, and condemn the
Republican Senate for allowing the
same to die on its calendar, confident
Of the fact that II should become
law. Interior cities, which are Just.
ly complaining of determinations
against them by railroads In favor OF
Missouri river points, would find the
evil removed, and we pledge the
people in the city and country to
remedy the same by legislation.
We favor the election OF United |
States Senators by a direct vote Of |
the people; we favor the abolition Of |
the system Of passes In general use
by railroad companies rs a species Of |
favOritism dangerous to the freedom |
Of American sovereignty.
RcsOired, That although the |
Peoples party Of Kansas IL largely
composed OF farmers, we sympathize |
with all classes Of laborers, and will |
aid them in their contest for a better |
system and more equitable division
OF the profits OF their toll. We in
vite cooperation In our warfare
against tie common enemy.