People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
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Those Resolutions.

The following are the resolutions
passed by the POpulist convention on
August 10th, 1897:
We, your committee On platform
and resolutions, beg leave to submit
the following report:
We, the representatives of the PeO-
pies party of Sumner county, Kansas,
IN convention assembled hereby rat
Try the platform of principles adopted
at the national convention July %,
1896, at ST. Louis; also reaffirm our al.
leglance to the reform principles
adopted at our state convention Au-
gust 6, 1896; and we only desire at this
time 10 specialize and emphasize
other vital truths whether expressed
therein or not.
Resolved, That we extend cordial
invitation to all persons who are Op.
posed to combines, trusts, corporate
rule, high tariff, the English gold
standard and the European level of
prices, to cooperate with US, and as
siSt in uniting all reform forces in an
honest and earnest effort for relief.
FirSt-We favor the stricteSt hOr-
esty and economy in the adminiStra.
tiOn of the affairs Of our county, state
and nation.
SeCond-We favor the overthrow of
all trusts, combines, mOnOpolieS-nU
matter where fOund-Organized for
the plumber of the masses.
Third-We are opposed to the is
sue Of bonds by the president and Sec
rotary Of the treasurer for any pur
pose without the consent of congress.
Fourth-We condemn the practice
of corporations issuing money, be-
lieving it favOritism as well as a Sys-
TEN Of robbery and again demand
that all money whether paper or coin
be issued by the government.
Fifth-Realizing that by trirkery,
manipulation and raScality the rail,
road corporations have defrauded
Sumner county alone ont of a half
million dollars worth of railroad stock
which bonds were exchanged for 10
good faith and the bonds are now a
burden upon the taxpayers; also be-
lieving that said corporations are de-
termined to offer US no relief from ex
hOrbitant freight charges, telegraph
and express charges; also believing
tile courts are agains, the people in
this fight. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we demand that the
state build and operate a north and
south and an east and west railway
owned and operated by the govern
ment.
Sixth-We deny the assertion that
high tariff and gold standard" will
bring prosperity TO the masses.
We believe the United States is
capable of maintaining such a system
of finance as will promote the pros
perity of its own people without ask.
ing the consent OF any nation on earth.
Therefore, We demand the free and
unlimited coinage OF both gold and
and silver at the ratio of Is to |.
Seventh-Weinvite all good, broad.
minded citizens who are willing to
rise above partisan prejudice, and
who hayeat heart the welfare Of the
people OF the state, to examine he
laws passed oy the present legislature.
We mere and now assert that more
good, wholesome and beneficial legis-
lation IN the interest Of the taxpayers
and the poor man can be found 10 the
session laws OF 1897 than have been
enacted during the past ten years.
We further assert that One.half
million dollars will be saved to the
people OF the state by the operation
of said laws.
Therefore we commend the Peoples
party and reform representatives for
their labor, zeal and faithfulness.
Eighth-'Tis a notorious fact that
few POpHlists aligned themselves
with the solid Republican phalanx OF
both senate and house and defeated
the maximum freight bill, but
in its stead did pass bill
which the chief executive vetoed,
giving good reasons for his actions.
Other elegant measures were lost fol
the want of time. For instance, the
bill for the purpose OF compelling wit
nesSes to testify in bribery investiga'
tiOns; the bill regulating commissions
on live stock; one providing for a con-
stitutiOnal convention: one regulating
the salaries Of state and all public Of
flcials; one providing for ownership Of
state printing plant, etc.
Therefore We demand the cOnveninl
Of the legislature in extra session il
the near future and hereby request
Governor Leedy to call the same al
such time as will be most convenient
to the majority of the representatives
Whereas, Since the advent Of The
Populist party several thousand dol
lars have been saved on county print
ing alone, and
| Whereas, Prior to that time Repub
lican papers we're given that work a.
full le.al rates regardless Of lowe
bids, and
Whereas, We believe the people O
Sumner county are willing to pay {
reasonable price for said work,
Resolved, That we recommend {,
our board Of county commissioner
that in the spirit Of fairness the!
should not ask that said work be done
for less than 40 per cent. of presen
legal rates.