Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-10-27
STATE PLATFoRAl

RESOLVED, That the representatives Of the Pee
pies party OF Kansas in convention assembled
ratify the st. Louis platform of February p.
RESOLVED, That we believe all legislation should
be directed 10 the end OF securing 70 the laborer
the full fruits OF his toll and that the betterment
of his condition. morally and intellectually. shonld
be alike the purpose of law We therefore de-
and all monopolies of soil and other natural re-
sources of earth, like the minerals and coal, and
all element of nature like the electricity, by the
use OF which the human race, through labor, ex-
ist.
only is good where an injury 70 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 tel
ephones and telegraph lines and postal cur
rency for convenience in transmitting small sums
of money, and that as nearly practicable the
mall OF all the people be delivered at their homes
free.
RESOLVED, That we favor a liberal pension law,
and law making good TO old soldiers their loss
by reason of payment for services in deprecated
currency, and that the government issue United
States notes, full legal tender, TO pay this differ
ence.
of railway assessors for their action IN reducing
the valuation of the property of the railroads OF
the state. whereby the burdens of taxation al
ready imposed upon the people have been IN
Justly increased. We commend the bold stand
taken in congress by Peoples party members IN
their determined fight against monopollsuc cor
porations, and We hereby pledge to them our
united support and express our unbounded conf
dence in their wisdom and ability.
RESOLVED, That We approve the wise and pro
gressive legislation passed by the lower house Of
the Legislature at its last session and condemn
the Republican senators for nOn-concurreRce in
the same.
RESOLVED, That we commend the action of the
last house of representatives in passing bill for
weekly payment of wages by all corporate com
panies and condemn the senate for defeating the
same.
RESOLVED, That we condemn the betrayal of
promises made by the Republican party in their
platform of 1890, by their representatives IN the
senate. in defeating by nOn-action the Australian
ballot bill and the bill providing for the election
OF railroad commissioners by the people, DoLh or
which were promised in their platform, and we
commend the action of the Peaple's party repre-
sentatIves IN the lower house for redeemlng their
promises TO US.
| RESOLVED, That we commend the action of the
Peoples party in the lower house for the passage
of the bill making Pinkerton's detective system
| amendable 10 the law; also the bill abOllshing
| blacklisting and dlscharging employees without an
| opportunity to be heard in theiI defense; and we
condemn the Republican senate for failing to pass
pension laws for the benefit of railroad employees
who are injured in the cOmpanys service, such
pensions to be paid by the companies and to be
hrst lien on their property.
| RESOLVED, That We commend the action of the
lower house of the last legislature in passing the
maximum freight rate bill, and condemn the Re
publican senate for allowing the same to die on
its calendar. If it had become law the interior
cities which justly complaining of discriminI
/ tions against them by the railroads in favor OF
| Missouri river points woud find the people in the
| city and country ready to remedy the same bl
| legislation. We favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the people
We favor the abolition of the system of passes il
| general use by railroad companies a species o.
favoritism, dangerous to the freedom of Ameri
| can sovereignty.
RESOLVED, That, although the Peoples part!
| of Kansas is largely composed of farmers, W,
sympathize with all classes of laborers and vii
aid them IN their contest for better system AM
more equitable division Of profits of their toll
and We invite their cooperation in our Warfar
against common enemy.