The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-03


ing tho A. p. A. Knfiaes the Surface
Judge NorvaI is the Conventio.'s Choice
for Supreme Judge Platform Declares
for the Nick nley Kind Of Protection
and Gets a Foot ON Either Side Of the
Currency Question.
Lincoln, Neb, Oct. 1.-The Republi-
can state convention was called TO or
der at p. m, by Hon. John L. Web
ster, temporary chairman. Not all Of
the LOST delegates 10 the convention
were present at the opening still there
were several hundred OF them.
The temporary organization was
made permanent. The work of the
convention was by acciamtion and
goes down in the political history of
Nebraska as the most harmonious
state meeting of Republicans. All the
nominations were made by acciama ton
and are:
Justice of the supreme courts. L.
NorvaL Regents of the State univer-
sity-Charles 4. Morrell and H. l.
Gould.
Norval is at present justice Of the
supreme court of the state. The most
exciting feature Of the convention and
one that threatened for a moment 10
disturb the love feast, was a resoiu-
ton introduced by D. D. Courtney, a
Lancaster county delegate, denouncing
the A. P. A. and all other secret poIit-
zeal organiza tons. Delegates tried TO
prevent its Introduction but it's author
was determined TO place the convent ton
on record whether it served good
purpose temporarily or not. The A. P.
A. sentiment of few of the leaders
ana political manipula tors was too
strong for the opponents of oath bound
political organizations and the meas
ure was referred to the committee
without being read and never reap
peared. despite the demands of Court
ney. The platform was adopted with
great enthusiasm
THE PLATFORM.
After recounting the fallacies Of all
other political parties and declaring
IN favor of liberal pensions, the meas
ure says:
we call upon all patriotic people
irrespective of former political affili-
atoms, 10 join IN assisting to bring
PACK prosperity TO the state and ma
tlon, by re-enacting protection TO AM
erican industries on the basis of that
Splendid law known as the Mckinley
act therby securing an adequate rev.
enue while guarding the American
market for American products and fur
nlsh1lfg steady and permanent employ
mems 10 American labor at American
wages and returning to- the beneficial
system of commercial reciprocity with
our sister American republics.
FaVoring the use of both gold and
silver standard money we oppose the
use OF all monetary legislation that
would result in either gold or silver
monometaliiSm and demand the main
tenance of a national currency, every
dollar of which, whether in gold, silver
or paper. shall be of equal -aIue and
OF equal debt paying or purchasing DOW
err. H1t
we denounce the Democratic admin
1stration for its supine neglect of Amer
lean interests in its foreign policy and
its coTardly abandonment of the Coo
trines of the fathers of the republic,
that guarantees :he friendly Offices of
this government in favor of the indie
penEent states of the American CONT
nents, when threatened with spoila ton
or conquest by any European power.
We most heartily sympathize with
thO pOOPiC VI SuOd III luclT oSSlTe 10 al
tain independence and self-government
and demand in case Spain makes good
its threats to wage a war of extermina-
ton against them, the prompt recogni-
ton Of the belligerent rights of the Gu
ban republic by The United States.
The Republican party, always fore
most in the march of progress, recog-
nizes the Importance of irrigation to the
people of the western part of the state
and we pledge the party 20 the same
friendly spirit in the consideration of
future legislation as it exhibited toward
these interests in the enactment of The
first general irrigation law in 1889 and
again in 1895 upon it's return TO power
in both houses of the legislature when
it greatly extended the features of the
law of 1889 and included provisions for
the organiZa ton of irrigation districts.
And We hereby ask the congress of the
United States TO enact such laws as will
determine the rights between citizens
of several states in the use of water for
irrigation purposes from streams flow
ing through two or more states. To
further aid in the development of irri-
cation we would respectfully request
our congressional delegation to urge
the passage of a law granting to the
state for this purpose, the remaining
public lands undisposed of within our
borders.
I'VE congratulate the president upon
the restoration of the sugar bounty and
the wonderful impetus given this in
dustry thereby, but We demand that the
books Of those that receive the benefits
of the bounty of state and nation should
at all times be open to the inspection of
lawful authority and that sworn state
rnents Of the cost of production should
be furnished. that justice may be done
to the people as well as to the recipient.