The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-15
KANSAS DEMOCRATS.
The State Convention at Topeka Indorse
the Peoples Party 1icket-ResolutioL
AGoDsed.

committees recess was taken until ?
o'clock.
Upon reassembling the committee on
permanent organization named Tuily
Scott for chairman. W. II. L. Pepperell
for secretary, with three assistants and
q vice president for each congressional
district.
! Resolutions on the death of Frank
] Lynch were adopted, also resolutions
dcnouncing as great crime the killing
of workmen at the Carnegie works in
! Pennsylvania by Pinl<erton detectives
The resolutions reported by the COM
mittee were then adopted and Il recess
until evening taken.
| AT the evening session a long debate
took place on the policy of fusion with
the peoples party. A. A. Harris, of
/ Fort Scott, and Judge Lowe spoke
earnestly against fusion, and Judge
John Martin and ex-Gov. Click, Judge
Steele, Hon. Il. ]. Scroggs ane others
| favored it. Mr.. Lowe presented demo
cratic state ticket headed with G. w.
Click for governor, but he was defeated
| and finally by vote OF 227 to l1G the
convention adopted Judge Martins res
| olution for fusion with and indorsing
the peoples party ticket.
| TIE PLATFORM
! Following are the resolutions adopt
( ed by the convention:
| Resolved, That the democracy Of Kansas, ir
| convention assembled, hereby indorse the decla-
! ration of principles announced by the demo
! cratic national convention at Chicago on the
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nomination Of Grover Cleveland, of New
| York, and AdIai Stevenson. OF Hi
, nois, for president and vice president
Of the United States, believing that the princi-
PIES announced in the platform adopted by that
convention. and the public and private records
OF Cleveland and Stevenson give an assurance
20 the people OF stable and honest government
I in tho interests of the masses Of the people as
against classes and that their election will
make this government in truth AM in fact what
Henry Clay called "thc fairest form of govern
ment that ever rose to animate the hopes Of
civilized man"
Resolved, That whereas. the amendment to
our organic law is the most important matter
before the people Of the state and
Whereas The legislature Of 1871 submitted
20 the electors Cf The state resolution recon-
mending the calling of 4 convention 10 revise,
amend CT change the constitution Of the state
ot Kansas and
Whereas The late republican state conven-
tiOn claiming Il majority of the electors Of this
commonwealth was too cowarlly to express
even an opinion as 20 how the electors should
vote on this question. We dcrouuce such COW
arAy acts as unworthy of any poltica, party
which has an opinion at all upon the political
welfare OF the people OF this state and we de-
nand and advocate the calling of such Conven-
tiOn. to the end that the people oi the state
shall have an opportunity to amend their Cr-
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cessities of our great and growing state
Resolved. That il is the duty " TIE leCis
hture TO enact such legislation as viii provide
for 4 just AMI equitable system OF f.eirht rates,
which shall extend TO every locality IN the
state.
Resolved That we denouncc as q fraud
and a palpable Misrepresentation, the res
olutiOn of the state republican convention,
Tint the republican part is The party OF law
and ordes " and that when il says 1t demands
the viCOrous and manly enforcement of every
provision of the constitution and every law on
the statute book, including those for the en-
forceIncnt of the pruhibitory amendment" il
knows that every intelligent voter in the state
is aware that this declaration is not true and
is but q sop thrown in bad fai h by the repuhli-
can party 10 the prohibition party of the state.
Resolved That in our judgment the prohih
itory amendment and the laws passed in pursu-
ance thereof have not reduced the evils OF in-
OF perjury. bribery and injustice of every form.
The constitutional amendment and the laws
passed to carry the same into effect should be
repealed and an efficient local option law be
substituted in theiI stead
Resolved, That it is The duty Of the state
legislature and OF the national congress at as
early date as possible to enact laws which
Will compel railway companies to adopt some
efficient system of safety appliances for the
protection Of the lives and the limbs OF that
large class of citizens who are engaged in the
service OF the railway companies " Eansas
and Of the United States.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the democratic
party is the natural friend and protector Of the
iaboriug man, we demand Of the state legisla-
ture a Law protecting these citizens from that
system Of oppression known IA ''o.3ckistfng'' :
u discharged employees by railway and other
corporations.
Resolved. That we demand that the next leg
isature Of this state enact a law which shau
provide that railroad companies shall be liable
for damages suffered by their employees by Ica.
son of injuries sustained by such employees in
consequence Of defects in road tracks " roll
ing stock, or other negligence OF railroad com.
panv, and whether such defect was known tc
such injured cmploye or not
Resolved. That the democrats partv N Kan :
sas are in favor Of the election OF railroad com
missioners bv the people
Resolved, That we are in favor Of and recon-
mend that the legislature provide for an effect
i've system of highway Improvements 50 that .
transportation from the farms 10 depots and /
centers Of trade AMI business mlv be mile e.sy /
and rapid at AL seasons Of tho year
Resolved, That we are in favor of liberal ap- |
preparations for the worlds Columbian cxposf !
ton
Upon these principles we place or candI- !,
dates in the field and ask the support OF the !
level headed, intelligent and honest electors OF
the state.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Following is the new state central
committee:
Dr. ). Needy. Leavenworth; r. Il Morris. /
Atchison; John Miieham, Topeka: J. P Kesler. 4
Ottawa: J. NJ McCown, Emporil: J. ) Chap ,
man. Fort Scott NJ Smith Yates Center
B. L. Strother. Abilene: o ;. Coffiu. Hutchin- !,
son; J. L Pettyjohn, Olathe: Frank ". Fry, !
Parsons; l. ". Dolan, Clifton. Capt NJ " |
Sinneti, Arkansas City; G. 4 CoIiett, Els /
worth r ID. Bowen, Smith Center; 4 II !!
jacobs, Lsrned: Tully Scott, O5erliu: Thomas |
c. Fitch Wichita: J. I. Halser. Wellington. |
F. c. Strothmsn. Great Bend: C Eifford Clay !,
Ceuter A J. Birchfed, CentraAa: $ 8 Rey- |
nolds, GraiHheld: H Park Jones, Anthony: T. |
W. Morgeh Eureka: W. F. Petition, Dodge !
City; ". a Eaton. Kingman John A Hale, |
Kansas City Charles A. Hitler, Ssf:ns. John |
Lee. Ashland: George w. Arp, Ulysses Abe |
Frakes, Dghton, and James NJ Fike, Ooerlin. |
To BE Regretted
SPRINGFIELD, O., July T.-Pro< G. R. |
Hammond, of Antioch college. Yellow
Springs, and pastor of the West High
street Christian church, is lying seri-
ously i'll ct his home in Yellow Springs
as the result of injuries received last
week in western Pennsylvania from
the strikers Rev. Mr.. Hammond had !