People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-10
PEOPLES COUNTY PLATFORM.


We, the POpulist party Of Sumner county
in convection assembled, again meet under
circumstances which are absolute proof that
the enunciations set forth by the Populist
party are true and the remedies offered will,
II enacted by law, give the people relief.
Believing that the people are the goVe' nment.
and the aim and object Of a government is to
protect its citizens and better their condition,
also believing that the masses Of the people
know what they need and want ind still have
right to make known their wants, and de-
mand the same by resolution in county and
state convention
Believing that the financial question is the
bone of contention, and its settlement will be
/ the veal or woe OF our American people
therefore be it
Resolved, That every dollar issued by our
government, either gold. silver or per
should be equal in the payment Of debts, by
being made legal tender for all debts, pub
lie or private. That all paper currency
should be issued by the government without
profit to individuals or corporations.
We again demand that silver be reinstated
and be allowed the privilege Of the mint free
at ratio established by law-l6 to l-without
the permission or consent Of any other ma
ton on earth.
We hereby denounce the Republican legis-
latOrs Of the past three sessions and hold
| than paannpufbla fnp tho AaFaaf Of I,a
imum freight rate bill and other measures Of
relief from railroad extOrtion and discrimina-
tion practiced in this state.
We condemn the extravagant methods of
the Republican administration Of the affairs
Of Sumner county and point the taxpayers to
the fact that the annual expenditures
for all general purposes. other than
bridge building, have been increased from 4
total averaga Of $4,000 un, er "a partial Pop
ulist administration to a total Of $4,000 for
the year 1894
We condemn the practice OF rewarding po
litical manipulators with public patronage,
as has been done in the case OF the county
printing and other jobs in this county.
We demand that the nominees of this con-
vention shall practice true economy in the
/. administration of the cOuntys business
should they be elected, and we hereby warn
them that we shall hold them to strict ac-
countability.
We warn all candidates on whatever ticket
that they will be prosecuted to the full ex-
tent Of the law for any violations, directly OF
indirectly, of the law against corrupt prac-
tices at elections, and our county central
committee is hereby instructed to push said
prosecutions, and we pledge ourselves to
stand by them in any expense that may be
incurred.
We demand the faithful and impartial en-
forcement OF all laws, and arraign the pres
ent officials for direlictiOn and favoritism.
We condemn the cowardice OF the Republi-
can convention Of Sumner county in conceal
ing their views on the important questions
local, state and national, and invite all good
citizens, who have ideas Of public policy, tc
join with the people In their effort to restore
the government Of, by and for the people.
We claim the right to consistently point
with pride TO the clean record made by al
: Populist officials in this county and appeaI
to the honest taxpayers for encouragement
in well doing.
We arraign the present state administra.
ton as being the most corrupt, the most vac
illating, the most hypocritical and the leas
in sympathy with the great common peopl,
, Of the state of any since the state was organ
! lied Disgraced by its own acts of perfld!
, and corruption even before 1t had been in
augurated, 1t has breathed its blightinJ
spirit into every branch Of public service ii
all the counties Of the state, and we hope tn
: people will, by 1896, be ready to be redeeme,
: by some other savior.
We again declare in favor Of state uniform
lty Of school text books.