The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-04

OF sfsofEratlGs, and demand that
instead congress proeeed to bring the
railroads under government owner
ship.
The power given congress By the
constitution to provide for calling out
miiitis to execute the laws Of the union.
to suppress insurgections and to repel
inyasions does not warrant the govern.
meRt in making use of . standing army
in aiding monopolies in the oppression
Of the public and their employees.
When free men unsheath the sword it
should be to strike for liberty, not for
desPotism, nor to uphold privileged
monopolies in the oppression Of the
poor.
ave ask the people to forget all past
political differences and unite with as
in the common purpose to rescue the
government from the control Of mon
opolists and concentrated wealth, to
limit the powers of perpetuation by
curtailing their privileges and to Sc
cure the rights of free speech, a free
| press and trial by iury-all rules, re-
gulatiOns, and Judicial dicta in deroga-
ton of either of which are arbitrary,
unconstitutional and not to be tolerat-
ed by a free people.
1--WE recommend the immediate Of
ganization Of an educational campaign
by the national, state and local COM
mittees."
TIE ALABAMA CASE.
In addition to this address the ma
tionai committee adopted the following
resolution:
"In view of the fact that the state of
Alabama and other southern states are
without a republican form Of govern
ment, because of therules of a political
oligarchy, which is peFpetuated by,
mcnstrOus frauds at the ballot box. the
imperative necessity of a free ballot
and an honest count is a constitutional
right and we demand that it be given,
and move that the chairman of the ma.
tional executive committee appoint
committee Of three to submit evidence
tothe press of the country and congress
to substantiate this alarming revolu-
tionsry condition, that they may be
awakened to threatening peril caused
by this existing autocratic anarchy in
the south"
The following wers appointed: J. c.
Manning, chairman, Henry D, Lloyd of
Illinois, Lee Crandau of Alabama.
THE MORNING SESSION
The morning session opened with no
regular business at hand, pending re
ports of committees. By unanimous
consent the temporary officers we're
continued as permanent. A committee
of five to prepare a plan for methodical
campaign education with T. NJ. Byron
OF Iowa as chairman was appointed.
The committee on credentials reported
nothing before it and was directed by
the conference to consider its duties
negative, that is. to pass upon the rights
of any person present to whom objec-
ton might be made
Considerable time was then occupied
by remarks upon various subjects by
members Of the conference. including
the recent election in Alabama, educa-
tional campaigns, ETC.
The committee on educational cam
paign reported in favor of a club or ~
eeum system as auxiliary to the regu-
lar campaign work, but under the dir
ection of separate national commit
tee. the system to be similar to that of
older party clubs. After considerable
desultory debate the report was amen
ded by striking out the clause placing
the organization of the club system in
the hands of a new national committee
and referring it to the existing state
committees. The report was then adj
opted.
Upon motion Of Mrs. Striker of Kan
sas, the national committe was request
ed, in sending out literature upon the
Omaha platform, to include Herewith
a proper portion of literature upon
woman suffrage.
The conference then took a recess
for dinner and to await the report on
an address to the party.
At the afternoon session, at the re-
quest of the national central commit
tee, a committee of six, Messrs. Lloyd
of Illinois, Groot of Ohio, Sovereign Of
Iowa, Breidenthal Of Kansas, Howard
of Alabama, and Hunter Of New York,
was appointed by the chairman on the
part Of the conference to discuss with
the national committee the preparation
Of the address to the party.
ADDRESSES MADE.
Pending a report from the committee
the conference listened to addresses
from number Of delegates upon the
plans Of campaign; the initiative and
referendum. and other matters. Dur
ing the discussion OF the referendum,