People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-23
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.
In the Field.

these lines are penned. They hav,
put before the people the best plat
form yet promulgated. The VoICI
prints 1t in full elsewhere. 1t is {
step forward on Populist principles.
1t provides generally for public
ownership Of public utilities and
makes specific beginning by declar-
Ing for state stock yards and
state insurance. The former il
10 meet the effort of the Kansas
City monopoly to evade the regula-
tion enforced upon it last winter, and
the latter in response to the recon-
mendation of Insurance Commissioner
McNall, whose experience in dealing
with these gigantic mOnopOlies has
taught him that the only way to
throttle them successfully is for the
people to do for themselves what they
pay these private companies ex-
horbitant prices for doing.
Another very important feature Of
the platform is the resolution de-
manding the immediate suspension
Of the metropolitan police law and
Its repeal by the legislature. This
obnoxious measure has kept the state
In q broil for several years and hal
become q stencil In the nOstrils OF
the people-especially in the cities
directly affected by it. The law it.
self delegates the power to the gov.
ernor to suspend its operation at any
time his Judgment may deem it wise
but no executive has yet had thu
courage to do it. Its suspension In
wolves the abolition of about 200 go0t
salaried positions to the party in
power and as might be imagined wal
not carried without struggle.
The proposition YVES first carried BY
q vote of $50 to 800. The convention
then adjourned for dinner and during
the recess a movement was set or
foot to reconsider the vote, many
delegates claiming that the suspen
sion of the law was contrary to the de
sires Of the governor, some going 81
far as to claim that he would not &C
cept the nomination If the cOnyen.
vention insisted on immediate suspen
sion of the law. The discussion came
on with great force on the reassem-
bling of the convention, and was pro
tractsd. A semi.official messenger
finally came from the governor sayin.
that he would be pleased to carry out
any instructions the convention might
see At to give. The vote was
taken and resulted in strengthen.
ing Of the conventions former stand
1851 to 800.
It was q courageous act and tn,
result proved the supremity OF thu
people. There was no difference O
opinion as to the merits OF the Ques
tion; the only thingin controversy
was whether it was wise to abolish
the law now or to wait. until after
the election. 1t was argued that II
surrender these places to the enem,
would be putting club In their hand
for our destruction In the cities
But the convention was In no humoI
to temporize for the sake of success
aud decided to throw the whole thing
bag and baggage, out Of the window
without ceremony, The VOICE be
lieves that 1t was a wise thing to d.
The Sumner county delegation stoo
solid each time for the proposition.
Republicans were expecting t
make great capital out Of the polio
management but pure stream G
cold water has come In contact wit
their powder. They have nothin
else to make campaign upon. and th
devil and Cy Leland only know VIVA
course they will pursue.
When it came to nominations ther
was no division. The candidates wei
all nominated by one motion-b
reclamation. The quarreling was al
done over the platform. The debate
were all full Of education.
The Democrats at Atchison mani
tested broad spirit and nominate
our ticket, including Lieut.. Go,
Harvey. even before the Populist
had reached the nominations, The