Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-08-22

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo, Aug. To-
The Republican state convention for
the nomination of candidates for su-
preme judge, superintendent of pub
lie schools and railroad commissioner
assembled yesterday. Major Warner
was chosen temporary chairman and
Colonel L. ii. Waters permanent
chairman. Both were from Kansas
City. After the appointment of the
usual committees speeches were de-
llvered by prominent Republicans.
While waiting for the committees to
report nominations were made as fol-
lows: Supreme court justice, Judge
W. NJ. Robertson of Jasper county:
superintendent of public schools, Pro-
fessor John II. Kirk of Jackson county.
and for railroad commissioner Joseph
Flory of st. Louis.
The Platform.
After sitting in continuous session
for seven hours the committee on res
olution could reach no agreement on
the A. p. A. question. The financial
plank was agreed to after long fight
and is practically the same as that in
the national platform adopted at Min
neapolis. The religious question
would not down, and in desperation
the committee sat down on both the
\. =. y. members and those who
wanted to insert plank condemning
that organization.
The feeling among the delegates is
one of non-interference with the re-
Hglous question.
Following is the report of the com
mlttee on resolutions, which was
unanimously adopted:
We, the Republicans of the state of Mis-
souri, IN convention ass embed, do hereby de.
clare as follows:
Whereas The Democratic party has been in
complete control OF this government for a
period OF the past eighteen months and dur
Ing this3time q condition of affairs confronts
the country that be ,gars description and
causes the people to look 10 the future of our
nation with d1strust and unds yuised alarm
Therefore, The Republicans of the state of
missouri present the following declaration of
principles:
we again declare for system of protective
duties, SO adjusted that every American re.
source can be developed by American labor
recetNln american wa5eS, and insist
upon tariff that will accomplish these enls
we have to mention the disast trous results
that have followed the mere menace of free
trade as conclusive evidence Of the wisdom of
the Republican policy in the past upon this
subject We favor the enactment of laws
that Will prohibit the immi ;raton of anarch.
lists and demand the strict enforcement of
the immigration laws
we reaIlltm the answering devotion of Mis-
souri, Republicans to the supreme, sovereign
right of every qualified voter. rich or Door
native or fOrei born black or white to cast
n free ballot ut II public election. and 10 have
that vote counted cast, and we condemn ali
lmpedlments under cover of law preventing
qualified voters from depositlns their ballots
and having them counted
That 1t Is the sense of this convention that
stateboards of charities and corrections sho uld
he appointed in this state after the MODEL of
the latest and best experience in other states
aud upon which the women of this state shall
have representation We view with ala rm
the enormous accumulation of criminal costs
in this state and demand revision of the
laws OF criminal procedure. 50 that crime
shall be speedily punished ,denounce the Dem
ocTat1c party for Its failure and refusal to so
amend the criminal laws as TO lessen the bur
0enS OF the taxpayers
We extend to the people of Hawaii in their
struggle to establish and maintain liberal and
free fns titutiOns for their govern ment our
hearty sympathy, aud we assure them that
the conduct of the present administration in
Its endeavors to force upon them by hostile
menace corrupt and semi barbarous mon
archy; does not meet with the approval of the
American people.
We declare that the interests of all the peo-
pie demand that every dollar paper or coin
issued by The government, shall be as good as
anv other dollar.
We favor the largest possible coinage OF
silver. that is consis tent with the permanent
maintenance of equal purchaSin and debt
paying power OF all dollars i'm circulation
We do not want mouometalliSm of either
gold or silver. and we pledge ourselves to con
i'iup W WI ioI ptn duISHl W HS DrOuEnt
about by all means within the power of the
government
The Republican party, ever mindful of Tho
patriotic services and sacrifices of the veteran
soldiers of the republic reaffirmS its position
in favor of libcrality to the nation S defenders
We favor the granting of pensions to all hon
orably DISCHARGED union soldiers and sailors
whose disabilities or necessity justly entitle
them thereto
And we unqualihedly condemn the illegal
action of the pension department of the party
in power
At IL o'clock the convention ad-
journed after listening to speeches by
a number of prominent Republicans.
Chauncey !. Eilley was unanimously
chosen chairman of the new state CEN
( trail committee