The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-03-04

w To- demand O income
We believe that the money Of the cUuutTv
should be kept much as possible iu Ihe hands
of the people and hence We demand thlt all
state ana national rzFsuuaz shall be limited 20
the necessary expenses OF rhH governments
ecoD1miclIIy and honestly a5aliuistsfed-
We demand that postal savinEz banks bs es-
talIEshc.l uv the government for the SAFE 77raE
OF the earnings OF the people, and 20 facilitate
CEcHauEe-
tender notes and pay the union s1-di1Fz che dif-
ference between rhs price OF the dsursclGted
money in which he was paid and goId.
Your subcommittee upon land pLzllrs beg 20
submit for your approval tG1 following
The land including All the national sources OF
wealth is the heritage Of all the people and
should not be mouo-oIizsd for special 5uruosas.
while au alien ownership Of land should bs pro-
hibiteI. AN lands now held bg railroads and orh-
er corporations iu excess OF their actual needs.
and ala lands now owned by aliens should 1e re-
claimed by the government and he'd Tor actual
settlers only
Traasp-rtatiou being means OF exchange
and public necessity the government should
own aud operate the railroads I'm the interests OF
tls people. The telegraph and teierhoues- like
the post utlcu system being necessity for the
transmission OF news, should 5s owned and
operated by the government iu the interests Of
EssoIrsd. That We hail This conference as the
communication OF a perfect union OF hearts and
try Tho men who wore the gray and the mau
who wore the blue meet here 20 cZtiuVuish the
last sEnolaerils embars OF civil war il the
tears oL JOY OF united and happy paopl1= and
we agree to carry the Star and Stripes forward
forever 20 the highest point of national great
ness
Nearly every feature of the platform
ELECTED loud applause, and cheer after
cheer went up for the resolutions as d
whole.
The afternoon session opened with
minority report it was read by Miss
| Willard and was as follows:
j, We demand universal suffrage without dis
2. We believe that the liquor tramo is ths
great enemy Of reform in this nation it is the
chief foundation Of corruption ia our politics,
and VIC denouucs its uernicious infuenca upon
our country, and we demand its suppression
We hold that the states respectively have f1u
authority 60 legislate concerning the sale OF 5u-
tozicatilg liquors within their borders
Therefore when the people have by law inter
dictsd or restricted the sale thereof it is the
duty Of the federal government 70 respect their
action and collect no revenue from the traffic
within such state except from persons permitted
I 20 sell under state authority and whenever tho
I laws of any state shall prohibit OF restrict
/ the sale OF iuuoEicluts, we demand that con-
gIeSs' IN the exercise Of its power 90 regu-
/ late commerce among the states shall forbid.
I under proper penalty ali persons except those
I duly authorized 10y local authority from trans
porting liquors into such states. and we arraizsu
/ the republican and democratic parties for NOT
I respecting tho reserved rights Of tho state in
I these particular FEAycEs E. WILLAHB,
Z. W. FISH,
Mas DIR. DAHHs.
Discussion on this report occupied a
/ great portion of the afternoon Tt was
/ evident from the first that IL would not
] be adopted. The delegates, as a mass
i while favoriug the demands, believed
l them untimely and uuwise at present
! They thought that financial and
/ economic reforms were first and most
{ needed, aud that moral reforms would
| naturally follow them.
| The following resolution introduced
/ by Mrs. Emma Client Curtes was final
l ly adopted as a substitutes
1 Resolred, That We demand that the question
l OF woman suffrage be submitted TO the state
7 and territory legislatures Tor favorable action
/ The platform and address read ia the
/ morning were adopted in the afternoon,
! amid wild enthusiasm. which more than
I rivulcd the Cincinnati conference.
] Every body stood up. yelled and Cheercd,
J threw hats and coats in the air, cm-
/ bruccd each other, and wcpt tears of
! joy i'm their confidence of success on
. such "a platform
/ The report of the committee on op-
| tious was then read;
] WHEUEAs, The present practice OF dealing or
gambling lu so-called options and futures, on
tae var lolls farm products and uecsssarles OF
lie i5 OF national Importance, and involves not
I only q moral principle but an economic ques-
/ ton being disastrous and pornigious TO pro-
which lottery gambling sinks into Significance
I and
] WHEREAS, Our respectful memorials 70 c1n-
Eress have so far been entirely disreEsrdcdr now,
! therefore, be it
I against this infamous evil and demand the pas
sage OF such laws as VIII glfectuaIIg eradicate
1il gambling or dealing in options and futures.
T. he following resolution was intro
! auced and adopted unanimously:
E6E1Ired That the government issue legal
tender notes and pay ths uaiou soldiers the diff
ference between the price OF the deprecated
] money lu which he was paid aud gold
A resolution was passed that the
mem bers OF the conference in purchas-
/ ing goods should give preference to
I those manufactured 10y worzmeu be-
longing to the Knights of Labor 4
! resolution of sympathy was passed for
! the knights of National Trades Union
No. 231, who are at war with the
t / Rochester Clothing Manufacturer com
/ biue, and threatening if the com bine
did not come to terms with the knights
to refuse stO purchase clothing mauu-
| featured 10y the members of said com
| bine-
A vote of thanks to the Exposition
! association, the people of St Louis,
/ President WaIbridge of the council, to
the railroads and committee on arrange
meuts was passed.
By request of Hon. Iguatius DouueIly
"a collection to defray the expenses of
the hall and committee on arrange
meuts was taken up. 1t amounted to
SIsO-s9.
Upon motion Of Gov Willis the con-
ference adjourned sine die
CITIZENS 1rAss-srEET1Es.
Immediately after the close of the
conference a citizens mass-meetingr was
held in the hall.
C. w. bIacune called the meeting to
order. Organization was effected by
electiug Gen j. B. Weaver as presiding
ON ceri r. w. Coleman, of Texas. sec
retury, and Warwick Saunders. of Ne
brasIza. assistant secretary
[ on motion a committee was appoint
ed 70 confer with the executive com
mittoe of the peoples party relative
to the calling OF q national convention
for nominating a president and vice
president
After a song by Miss Mitchell. the
meeting adjourned
Ina the evening the s2m bined commit
tee Of the peoples party and the mass
/ meeting held a meeting and fixed July
4 as the date for holding the nominal
ing convention The following COM
mittee was appointed 60 draft a call
for the convention Lessrz Post, Don