The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-13

shortening the hours of labor without Iessening
We demand national and state boards of ar
bltration to settle and adjust the differ ences be-
further demand that where the properly of a
corporation has been placed in the hands of a
first lien on its earnlnge and effects; and we
denOunce the appointment of officials par
tleS Interested as receivers of any corporation:
We demand service pensions graduated SO that
the man who carried the musket shall be
titled to the same consideration as the man who
wore the epauiette and said law to be so Fl amed
any Official who is unfrfendIy toward the Union
soldiers and sailors 70 change. suspend or ia any
this tins government owes him for defend ing with
We favor state Irrigation department to in
yeStigate methods and water supplies and
courage more extended irrigation.
We demand freight rate law based on the
line of the maximum rate bill passed by the
senate house and afterwards defeated by the
Kepublican house and quote in proof of the
need of such law, the plank of the Republican
platform adopted at their state convention in
1892 which We adopt and make a part of this
We insist that the great transportation COM
panieS which derive their corporate existence
from Kansas trade and commerce owe to the
people OF Kansas fair, equitable and honest
are opposed 70 the inequitabIe and oppressive
bv said cornorations wherebv the merehanfS
shippers and consumers OF other states
people of Kansas; and we demand of the next
legislature the utmost diligence in enacting APP
propriate legislation providing therefor to the
end that the agricultural. mercantile and other
on lootIS OF equallty SO lar as 1felgnI rates
are concerned with the like interests of adjoining
Believing that all power is vested in the
people and that all laws of vital Importance
by them: Therefore, we indorse the Initiative
and referendum system.
The minority report, which differed
from the majority only on the woman
suffrage question. was then called for
and was greeted with the widest cheers.
The majority report was cheered at the
references to silver and the referendum,
but no enthusiasm was displayed such as
that for the woman suffrage resolution.
Z. T. Ridgley of Crawford read the mi
nority report. Great applause from del
egates and visitors greeted the reading.
The Minority Repnrt.
Eight members, who voted against the
majority report, presented the following:
We, the undersigned, members of your COM
mittee on resolutions, respectfully submit the
following minority report TO be added to the ma
lority report. and recommend Its adoption by
Whereas. The Peoples party came into exis-
tence and won its glorious victories the fun
damental principles of equal rights to all and
sol ved that we favor the pending constitutional
FRANK HOFFMAN, of Leavenworth.
ELIZA HUDSON, of Anderson,
T. X. RIDGLEY- of Crawford.
+. T. JOHNSON, of Chase,
S. c. WHEELER. of Cloud.
WILLIAM CALHOUN. of Rice,
j. A WILEY. of Montgomery.
"Old Elder Or Deck.
P. P. Elder, champion of the anti
suffragists, succeeded in getting through
an agreement by which the majority re-
port was to be adopted without opposi-
tion. and then the minority report could
be added or rejected as the convention
decides
Before the report was voted on c. w.
Marsh, of Kansas City arose and said:
''As delegate. from one of the worst
whisky ridden counties of the state,
hope the motion to adopt will be voted
down. We need the help of the women
to close up the joints and hell holes"
Voices, bah, bah.'')
Chairman-"Order, gentlemen. Every
one is entitled to a fair hearing before
this convention
Marsh-"I do not intend to be howIed
down by any one, and simply wish to
ask that this motion may be voted down."
The minority report was read a second
time, and then J. G. Otis moved that the
minority report be substituted for the ma
jority report.
w. Ii. Wilson, of Miami county, then
submitted a substitute for the original
minority report, which was as fOllOws:
WHEREAS, The Initiative and referen-
dunn is one of the cardinal principles of
the Populist party, therefore, be it
Resolved That we heartily endorse
the action of the Populist legislature of
1898 in submitting the question of female
suffrage to the vote of the people of
Kansas"
Elders Man Friday.
W. L. Brown, of Kingman, Pap Elders
man Friday in the anti-suffrage crowd,
said: "All of these matters contained
in the question submitted by the gentle
man from Miami county were submitted
to the ladies, and they said they would
have a plank nothing. lCries of no
from the ladies and applause from the
delegates-] Isn't that true, Mrs. Diggs?"
Mrs. DIggs: 'NO, the gentlemen is
mistaken. we did not say we would have
a plank or nothing, but l viii say that we
are not satisfied with the milk and water
affair in the resolution of the gentleman
from Miami" LCheers.1
w. III. Wilson, of Miami, author of
what Mrs Diggs called milk and water
plank, said: 'The men want to have
finger in this pie faint cheers.l The
Populists have referred this question to
the people and should not be considered
cowardly. We are simply putting in
practice the question of the initiative
and referendum. We want a fair and
impartial submission of this question,
unhampered by party affiliations"
]. G.. Otis: 81 am surprised at the sub
terfuge taken by the opposition to this
grand measure am surprised that
these gentlemen would attempt 10 affirm
what we are already in favor of and l
am not surprised that the good women
would hurl it back in our faces and give
US the mitten.' [Applause.l
j. 7. Hicks of Mitchell county, a
member of the committee on resolutions,
said: "The substitute hasn't the support
of the member of the committee on res
olutions and l want the issue clearly
taken on the majority and minority re-
ports
Ben Henderson Talks.