The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-01
ISSUED AN APPEAL
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ADVISE THE
BOYS TO VOTE STRAIGHT.
Very Eager 10 Get n Full Vote for
Overmeyer IL Order to Show That
Democracy is Still Alive in Kan
sas-Similar Appeals Made All
over the State.

Yesterday the Democratic county COM
mittee through its chairman, j. F. Comfy,
and its secretary, George NJ. Dickson, is
sued an address to Democratic yOrers all
over the county. II has been the desire Of
the Democratic committee Of the state for
some time to have full vote for Over
meyer at the coming election 80 that a
| start towards the building up OF the party
in the stare may be made. In pursuance
of that idea all the sub organizations Of
the party in the state were asked TO ap-
pal to their people TO stand squarely by
Overmeyer and show their strength. The
committee SAYS:
1t will be demonstrated this year that
the Democratic party in Kansas still lives.
IL has nominated ticket and set forth it,
platform, which are true to the genius of
its past history and represent the con-
Servatlve business interests or the people
This ticket will receive the support of
all who believe that the functions OF the
government rest with the people and should
be exercised only for the legitimate pur.
pose of the government, such as the rais-
ing of revenues the enforcement of private
contracts, the preservation OF the peace,
the commOu defeuse OF the people
and the like, and not for the
purpose of fostering trusts aud COM
bines and the enriching OF private corpor'
ations aud individuals by taxing the peo-
pie at large for their exclusive benefit,
thus preventing the purpose and spirit OF
the constitutions; Of all WOO believe in 10 cal
sell government: of all who believe in the
economic administration OF public affairs:
OF all who believe that taxes should be
paid in proportion to the wealth of the in
dlvidual and not according 10 what they
consume, which amounts practically TO a
per capita tax; of all vino believe in the
liberty Of conscience, and that the form Of
religious belief should not disqualify any
man from holding public office, of all who
favor n resubmission of the Kansas pro.
bibitory amendment to a vote OF { be peo
pie, thus giving the great majority an OPP
portuuity to rid the state OF An obnoxious
law favored only by the minority and at
| tempted to be enforced only by corrupt
ana dishonest officials for the purpose of
enrlching their own pockets at the grea:
expense of the tOiling taxpayers and not
for the public good; of all who believe that
home, mother, wife, sister aud sweetheart
are sacred, and Tho believe that while they
are competent enough To vote that the
gallantry of man and his love of the
gentle sex which has heretofore been the
Inspiration of all of his deeds OF daring and
bravery, OF all his days of toll, are still his
ruling passion and thar he will, in the IN
ture in the past, ever have their hi. hest
interests in mind when casting his ballot,
framing laws or Misunderstanding public
offica
These are the principles upon which
the Democratic parry stands and expects
the support of all Democrats aud all fair
minded business men without regard TO
party and upon which it expects To win
the fight"
The chairman and secretary then 60 in.
TO an exhaustive history Of tariff iegisla-
lion from "A DpmncrAflc SfausinDint and
conclude by appealing to Democrats to
vote the ticket.