Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-13

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v. Gleason, OF Greenwood, nominated
George M. Munger; A. E. Helm, of
Sedgwick, presented the name OF Lo'
reno ID. Lewelling.
The fourth ballot resulted in the
nomination of Leedy, the vote for him
being too big to add up. At the con-
clusion of roll call Mr.. Helm moved to
make the nomination unanimous. The
motion prevailed. Then followed
great demonstration. Mr.. Leedy's
friends carried him, big as he Is, on
their shoulders to the platform. He
thanked the convention briefly for the
honor conferred upon him.
Following is the platform az re-
ported to the convention by the com"
mittee;
We, the delegates, representatives Of the
peoples party, In state convention assembled,
hereby affirm our allegiance to the principles
enunciated In the platform adopted by the no
tional convention assembled In ST Louis,
July 2s, 1895
We congratulate the people Of the state Of
Kansas that since the peoples party has been
a factor In state legislation we have procured
the enactment Of a redemption law, the valued
policy law, the Australian ballot, the law pro-
hibiting the making Of gold contracts, the law
reducing the interest on tax sale certificates
and abrogating the March penalty on delin-
Quent taxes; the law requiring the weekly
payment OF wages and the miners screen law;
also the laws establishing Grand Army
museum and exempting the Grand Army prop
erty from taxation.
We condemn the republican house Of repre-
sentatives for failing and refusing to pass the
bills sent to them from the pOpulist senate,
which provided for the taxation for foreign
judgments, the reduction OF the legal rate Of
interest and providing q penalty for uSury,
placing credits upon an equality with other
property for the purposes OF taxation, the anti
Pinkerton law the exemption OF the personal
earnings OF wage-workers and the maximum
freight rate law
We condemn the present republican state
administration for using public funds and
property % the private perquisites Of ONCE
holders for permitting It's appointees TO hold
up their CLERKS Tor \ percentage OF their SAL
aries for its cend1ct OF the state institutions
where brutality and homicide have been per-
united and for Its coWardly, Facilitating and
contradictory course In attempting to enforce
the laws at some times and places and falling
10 attempt TO enforce them at other times and
Slaees
Whsle we expect and demand that our pub
Sic of1ciRlg shall do as they have sworn to do
in carrying into effect the will of the people as
expressed IN legislation, we especially demand
that the attofn6yrReneral OF the state take
measures to secure the enforcement OF section
1852 OF the statutes of 1885, which prohibits
corporations from engaging ~ Other lines Of
business than those which are RneeiAad In
their charters and that railroad corporations
be prevented from engaging in any other bust
,nesl than that OF common carriers.
We condemn the unwarranted and unius;
Dissatisfaction practiced by Kansas railroads
and enjoyed by favored shippers which are de-
,Stroying the BUSINESS and prosperity OF those
less fortunately situated and creating monop'
oily at the expense q the farmers and produc-
ters Of the state.
We are in favor OF Suoh AegtSlatlon In Kan
,sas as will secure to the people NJ thls state
such reduction In charges by the transRorta'
.tion companies as will place them 0E
nm equality with similar charges PAID
10Y the people of Iowa, Illinois ant
sothex producing states, and to that end VIZ
favor tho enactment of q maximum freigh
rate law spd the election OF board o
railroad commissioners by the people will
power to revise sNcR maximum rates from tint
Ito time in case Of any Inequality therein, SO a
10 nuke SUM nNuEbcS Any gSft gp"'VA"NAN' A"'
whose duty 1t shall be to entQEce Sgch rates o.
the actual charges blythe transportation com
,psnies.
We demand laws which shall prevent tp
products Ofconvict labor coming into competi
,tlon with the products of free labor and reduc
ang It's rewards.
We demand that oil public salaries shall b
reduced to correspo4d with the prices OF labo
and its products
We demand that the supreme eopTt clear II
,pocketip justiee 10 the people -. go