The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-21

public funds or property for the benef
I of any school or institutions under sec
| tartan control.
| 10. A just, fair and equitable read
| justment and distribution of appoint
i've federal officers and emolument:
| among the various states, territories
! and the District OF Columbia, in pro
| portion to the various populations there
| OF.
| IL. We also declare in favor OF law
being passed by the several state legis-
| latures, providing for the taxation OF
| all property not owned and controlled
by either national, state, county or mu-
nicipal governments.
z. II. SELLERS.
President Of the National Council OF Pa
triotic Associations OF the United
States.
SELLERS HAD PROMISES.
Colonel Sellers said yesterday that n
sent a copy Of the declara tons 20 Mr..
Foraker. chairman OF the committee,
who received II on the floor OF the con-
vention the day before the committee
reported. and that he also placed a copy
in the hands OF Senator Gear Of Iowa
on the same day. Mr.. Gear Informed
him that paragraph 9 Of the principles
had been agreed upon by the commit
tee. and would be part OF the national
Republican platform.
On the same evening he was surprised
TO learn from member OF his commit
tee that Senator Lodge OF Nsssachu-
setts had said that the committee OF
resolutions had concluded TO reconsider
its action referring to that portion OF
the platform relative 70 the appropria-
ton Of money from the United States
treasury for sectarian purposes. and
did not propose 70 incorporate 10 IN the
platform or refer 20 Il at all This. he
said. the Republican national conven-
tion proposed 20 do. and did do. even
in the light OF the late action OF CON
gress. and through Mr. Linton and 9TH
ers making such appropriations hence
forth and forever illegal.
A MILLION OF VOTES.
Il did not expect 70 GET much OF e
into the platform" said Colonel Sci
lers yesterday 10 reporter Tor tire
Republican. "as / found after arrived
here that the convention was was al
ready under the influence Of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy. am satisfied that
they LEFT this plank out OF the platform
because they desired 10 curry favor with
that element. and 70 make Il BID Tor
the Catholic vote consider the acton
OF the resolutions committee. IN recon
s.dering il. the rsnkest kind Of political
cowardice. and i viii cost tas party not
less than million votes.
Now. that the smoiCe o. The battle has
cleared away. and We have a few hours
for contemplation and serl1us deIbera-
ton. away from the noise q trumpet
and windy words. ge can arrive ~ some
conclusion O the probable results ~ the
great policstal spectre Vhlcn appears 81
the people OF -. Louis iris week 70
say that X was a national E--n~ra1E -
American freenen. convened % work
ort the problem and advance the ioea
OF American government and haTrna-
nize the political sectional dlrsre1css q
ne United States. would Be ao1ut -
trtse IS % say thss ne last scf q the
parliament q Europe % the cha nabsr
o. deputies o. Pane. directly concern
Il ne municipal gove-a17eat q s.
Louis
HONESTY.
Why ID ne CONN sc on rss7.u-fooe
take tbs actionT one Or twc reasons
can - given Either rae EapuosCa.
party dersgned ard lzts1as5 ~ iezs -E
out iris portio1 os ne platform. % pa
cate IRE Roman CatEolsc hl~rarrg @
IBIS county. and ~ - dolaE maze
BID for that vote 90. seroad, - f1sg.s
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