The herald., 1894-06-13

lation as will result in removing some
OF the burdens OF toll by shortening the
hours of labor without lessening theli
daily wage.
We demand national and state boards
OF arbitration to settle and adjust the
differences between the employers and
employed and we further demand that
where the property of q corporation has
been placed in the hands of a receiver,
she wages of the employees shall be the
fret lien on its earnings and effects
and we denounce the appointment OF
officials or parties interested as recelv-
ers of any corporation.
We demand service pensions, grad
uated go that the man who carried the
musket shall be entitled to the same
consideration as the man who wore the
epaulette. and said law to be so framed
that it will place it forever beyond the
power OF any official who is unfrlendly
toward the union soldier and sailor to
change, suspend or in any way deprive
the soldier OF his just dues, which this
government owes him for defending
with his life our country and flag.
We favor o state irrigation department
to investigate methods and water sup
plies and encourage irrigation.
We demand q freight law. based on
the line of the maximum rate bill passed
by the senate and house and afterwards
defeated by the Republican 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 adopted, make part OF
this demand. to.wit:
We insist that the great transportation
companies, which derive their co-opera-
tive existence from Kansas laws and
their financial existence from Kansas
trade and commerce, owe TO the people
OF Kansas fair. equitable and honest
treatment in the matter of freight rates !;
and we are opposed to the oppressive
discrimination in the adjustment of such
rates by said corporation whereby the
merchants, shippers and consumers OF
other states are enriched at the expense
and the injury of the people of Kansas;
and we demand of the next Legislature
the utmost diligence in enacting appro-
pirate legislation providing therefor, to
the end that the agricultural, mercantile
and other interests of the state OF Kan
eae shall be placed on footing OF equal
ity, so far as freight rates are concerned,
with the like interests OF adjoining
states; believing that all power 10 vested
in the people, and that all laws OF vital
importance should be initiated and APP
proved or disspproved by them. There
fore we endorse the initiative and refer
endum system.
The minority report, signed by mem
bers Of the committee. lie So follows:
We, the undersigned, members of
your committee on resolutions, respect
fully submit the following minority re-
port, to be added to the majority report,
and recommend its adoption by the
convention:
Whereas, The Peoples Party came
into existence and won its glorious vic
tories on the fundamental principles of
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we favor the pending
consti tutional amendment.
The committee on resolutions is COM
posed OF Frank Hoffman of Lesven-
worth, Eliza Hudson Of Anderson, F. B.
Ridgely of Crawford. @. G. Gardiner of
Wsbaunsee, F. 7. johnson of Chase, S.
G. Wheeler OF Cloud, William Calhoun
of Rice, ]. A. Wiley of Montgomery.