The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-10-14
The Address.


j. G. Lowe, chairman of the commit
tee on address, submitted the following
report:
We, the democrats of Kansas, view with deep
regret the action OF the democratic state con-
vention. held at Topeka, July 6. in nominating
the peoples party state ticket, and We hereby
soemnly, in convention assembled. express our
disipprovaf thereof and our inability to accept
such action aG democratic or binding upon
democrats.
l. litical parties are formed and exist for the
purpose Of enabling the citizens of a common
country, in AZ effective manner, through the
press from the platform and al the ballot box
10 give an expression Of their political convic-
tiOns, untranmeled by Gictation from any one
without ano to establish in this manner what
politics and principles Of government are best
adapted TO promote the public welfare and to
insure TO the greatest number the greatest
amount OF good and disseminate those policies
and principles in that manner best calculated
10 promote their SucceSs
The individual members composing political
party commit 10 the judgment Of their chosen
representatives in convention assembled the
choice OF the persons through whom the poll
cies, principles and teachings of the party can
be best most appropriately and most effectual-
" carried out. But TO challenge the support OF
. the individual, the nominee OF the convention
must be such as fairly and honestly represents
"
good faith accept them openly and publicly and
promulgate them from the platform and through
the press. WheG such candidates are repre-
scented, it is Inc political duty Of and the indi-
vidual me mber OF the party is politically bound
10 III orort hisI.
Bat ,ghen ary political partg ii convention
assembled de,ar.s from this uniformly exist
ing ana established usage, custom and law, a
law demanded By every consideration of good
faith. a custom universally recognized and
usage Q old as party organization. ana without
any authorized change OF party policy and
principle, se.ects as candidates asking the suf-
frages Of the people OF that organization men
who represent political principles at variance
with, hostile 10 and different from those
adopted by the party, and men who stand
pledged TO promote the interests and welfare
OF another party, such action implies bad faith
and is frustra ton Of the primary ends, OBJ
!ects and purposes Of party organization
The convention at Topeka July did this very
thing when il presented for the SURFACES of the
democratic party in Kansas the nominees Of
the peoples party for state officers, candidates
standing upon platform which condemns the
principles and policies advocated by the demo
cratic party. and Of political org lniZaticn hos
tile 10 the democratic party, and men who stand
pledged both by platform and speech TO destroy
the democratic party, men advocating doctrines
more erroneous, more injurious, more pernicious
than have ever before been advanced or advo-
Gated by any other political party or organiza-
tion in this country. They advocate, and ex-
press, and are bound by the strongest party
ties 10 the most extreme doctrines of paternal-
ism, 10 doctrines destructive of human rights
and the material interests and welfare Of the
whole country and utterly and Y holly subver-
sive of democratic doctrines principles, tradi-
tons and teachings. This action Of the conven-
ton is not binding upon either the Judgment o.
the conscience Of democr rats, ana carries withit