Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-14
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

CRAI Will HC lOunU Tie Iull proceed
ings of the democratic state convention
held at Topeka last Wednesday.
That the action there taken meets
with our unqualified approval wesare
not prepared to say; but that its ticket
should now be supported by every dem
ocrat in the state there is no question.
On the endorsement of peoples party
electoral ticket there were but few dis
senting votes in the convention, it be-
ing believed that in no other way
could the democrats of Kansas posi-
bly, assist in electing a democratic
president.
But when it came to an endorse
ment of the entire state ticket of the
peoples party, there was very re-
spectacle minority strongly opposed to
the move. The convention gave every
opportunity for thorough and free
discussion of the question, and many
brilliant speeches were made by the
opposing leaders, the discussion last
ing many hours.
Those opposing an endorsement had
the advantage-Or what would have
been an advantage in any but a demo-
cratic convention-of having the chair
man of the convention on their side;
but being true democrat Mr.. Scott
took no advantage of his position and
his rulings were always just and right.
The resolutions passed are plain and
outspoken, unequivocal and to the
point, and on that platform the demo-
honest government, free ballot, and
equal rights to all men.
AS to what will be the result when
the votes are counted in November any
sane man can easily surmise. The
united vote of the populists and demo-
Gratis will wrest from the hands of the
party which has so long misruled,
this glorious state of Kansas. The
state which in 1888 was the banner re-
publican state in the Union will have
not single electoral vote to give the
pigmy champion of protection and the
pet of Carnegie and his killing Pinker-
tons. The state which has been in the
hands of select ring of fanatics and
professional politicians will be taken
out of their possession, and the major
ity of the voters will henceforth have a
voice in legislation and the administra-
ton of laws.
The democracy of Kansas, through
it's endorsement of the peoples party
ticket, will be enabled to accomplish
more in the line of defending the peo-
ple's rights than it has been able to do
during the last twenty-five years or
more; and eventually it will rejoice
at the day when conservative and
earnest democrats made up their
minds to lay aside their democracy
for few months and assist to clear
the state house of the pests which have
SO long inhabited it.
A plain statement of the situation is
this: If the democrats had nominated
state and electoral democratic ticket
the result would have been the success
of republicans in the state ticket; and
ten electoral votes for Ben Harrison
and the force bill, the Mckinley bill,
the Pinkerton power and ali that is I'M
American in their platform. By en-
dorsing the peoples electoral ticket and
putting out a state ticket democrats
hou 1;ol fo
more, for the reason that there would
then have been no inducement for the
alliance people to assist in defeating
Harrison's electors, when the demo-
Gratis assisted in defeating the peoples
party state nominees.
Can any democrat who hopes to see
the teachings of democracy grow and
bring forth fruit decline to avail him
self of this opportunity to wrest the
state from the hands of the republican
party? Can any democrat fail to see
that, by assisting to bring about this
political revolution, he is doing his
share to get the people and not the
politician, into power?
Our statutes need revising. Our state
laws, framed and amended, doctored
and patched, distorted and twisted
into all fantastic shapes by the party
in power for the purpose of continuing
that same power, and not for the good
of our people, should be revised and
made to conform with the wishes
of the people and the demands of the
hour. Would there be any possibility
of obtaining such revision OF our laws
through continuance in power of the
republican party? That party stands
pledged to everything republican-pas
present and prospective. 1t stands
pledged to the prohibitory liquor law;
it stands pledged to female suffrage; it