The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-15
POPULIST PLATFORM.
Not Much Discussion Save on
the Woman.
Report OF Platform Comm1ttee A"op'e'
without Change, Save That the Minor
ity Report Was Added-DeiegateS
satisfied with Their Work.

Tha conmittee on resolutions of the Kan
sas state convention of the popullst party
made the following reports to the conven-
ton on June ID:
MAJORITY REPORT.
We. the representatives of the people party
of the state Of Kansas in convention aSsemnieo'
do hereby reatfirm our allegiance 70 tne prlhcl nc
nlas enunciated in the Omaha platform, ana
nno;nt to the records of our representatives IN
Congress as an evidence of their loyalty to that
platform We meet at this time under condi-
lions which see every prophecy then maue fuI-
SIIad and every indictment which was made
therein against the republican and democratic
parties proven. a. ,.1
homaless and landless people of the country
ypho have been brought to their present condl-
ton in great measure through the vicious, un-
American financial policy OF TINS governln1e11t ne NJ
and. We hold sacred the Declaration OF 1nde-
nendence that all men are created equal they
are endowed by their Creator with certain m
alienable rights: that among these are Ile'
liherty and the pursuit of happiness
We most heartily commend our present state
officials for their wise and economic adm1nIstra-
tion Of state affairs, that has saved to the tax
payers thousands Of dollars ana tne POPuIi1s. Iast
every demand of the state platform adopted dU
Wichita in lS92. A.
We demand the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio Of 16 to and denOunce any party tnat is
| so comDletply under the control OF the goldbugs
I'M Il dare not take a stand for the people on
this all important question, which means so
much to the wage earners ana producers OF our
The comptrollers report for 1898 shows that
| dnring that wear lJ3 national banks suspended,
| leaving financial ruin In their wake we agal1
rnitnrate our condemnation of this the so-called
hest hankinr system the world has ever known
and demand in its stead banks of deposit under
the control of the deposltOrs ana the oeposlts
guaranteed by this government
That we are unalterably opposed to issues OF
government interest bearing bonds and demand
instead the issue of full legal tender treasury
notes and the payment OF the same togethef VIII
silver money to meet the needs of the govern
ment
ali the governing parties in this nation whose
legislation has favored capital and oppressed
labor and we hereby declare our sympathy with
all toilers in their efforts to improve their con
| ditions and demand such legislation as Will re
| suit in removing some OF the burdens OF Toll Dy
| shortening the hours of labor without lessenlne
| their daily wage. ,
we demand national and state boards of arbi
tration to settle and adjust the differences be
tween the employers and the employees; and WI
| further demand that where the property OF {
| corporation has been placed in the hands OF {
| receiver, the wages OF the employees snail oe
| first lien on its earnings and effects; and we de
| nounce the appointment of officials or parties
interested as receivers of any corporation.
We demand service pension graduated so ina
| the man who carried the musket shall be enti
| tied to the same consideration as the man wht
wore the epaulette and said law to be so framed
| that it will place it forever beyond the power o
| any official who is unfriendly toward the unIol
| soldiers and sailors to change. suspend or
/ any way deprive the soldier of his Just dues
4 Which this government owes him for defending
4 with his life our country and Hag
We favor a state irrigation department t.
| investigate methods and water supplies ant
encourage more extended irrigation.
We demand a freight rate law based on tn
line Of the maximum rate bill passed by the sen
| ate and populist house and afterwards deteate'
| BY the republican house and quote in proof o
| the need Of such law, the plank OF the republl
| can platform adopted at their state conventlo
| in 1892 which we adopt and make part q
| this demand, to wit:
We.insist that the great transportation con
| panies which derive their corporate exist
| ence from Kansas laws and their financial exist
| ence from Kansas trade and commerce owe t
the people of Kansas fair. equitable and homes
we are opposed to the inequitable and oppre'
sive discrimination in the adjustment of sue
rates by said corporation, whereby the mel
chants, shippers, and consumers OF other state
are enriched at the expense to the injury OF tn
people of Kansas and we demand of the ne1
legislature the utmost diligence in enactln
appropriate legislation providing therefor I
the end that the agricultural, mercantile an
other interests of the state of Kansas shall {
placed on footing of equality so far as frelgf
rates are concerned with the like interests
adjoining states believing that all laws of vita
Importance should be initiated and approve
or disapproved by them. Therefore, we indor:
ii initiative and referendum system.
MINORITY REPORT.
Eight of the committee submitted this:
We, the undersigned members of your cor
mittee on resolutions, respectfully submit Il
following minority report to be added to Il
majority report and recommend its adoptit
| by tho convention.
WHEREAS, The peoples party came into e
istence and won its glorious victories on Il
fundamental principles of equal rights to q
and special privileges to none. therefore be
resolved that we favor the pending constit
tional amendment.
The above platform was adopted late
! the afternoon Of June 13, without chang