Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-23
DEMOCRATS IN CONVENTION.
Over 800 Delegates Attend the State Gath
ering at Atehison-PIatform of Princi-
Observation-Disclosures Endorsed.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, June 17.-There
were over 300 delegates here to attend
the democratic state conven ton which
met Wednesday morning. David Over
myer. of Topeka, was chosen temper
airy chairman.
Overmyer congratulated the delegates upon
the restoration of the real democracy and the
overthrow and exile of the pseudo democracy
that had seized the machinery of the demo-
cratic party; congratulated them on Chicago
platform and what he termed its immortal
platform aud its llluStriouS candidate Paid az
eloquent tribute to Bryan and referring to his
late act of duty to his country, prayed that he
might be spared and returned to the demo-
Gratis: congratulated them that Kansas was no
longer a republican state, said the present
state administration was elected by democrats
and that he was proud of it, Endorsed the adj
ministration of Gov Leedy: said three mem
bers of the administration were democrats and
the others close to democracy and that things
were shaping themselves that the time is
coming when there will not be three parties in
opposition to republicans. but one instead, the
old indestructible democracy
A conference committee was named
to go to Topeka and confer with a
like committee of populists with refer
ence to a division of the state ticket.
The committee consisted of ]. 81. At
wood, r. w. Spar, Charles A. Gibbs,
j. 6. johnson, w. 81. L. Pepper.ili, j
NJ. Fife, s. G. Amidon.
The following platform was report
ed and adopted:
We, the democrats of Kansas, in state con-
vention assembled, pledge our allegiance to the
principles of the renewed democracy which
found expression in the democratic national
platform of 1896 We stand to-day for every
principle therein enuneiated and especially for
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver and
gold at the ratio of Is to 1, without waiting for
the consent of foreign nations. We take Spe-
cial pleasure in recording our appreciation and
Endorsement of the splendid campaign waged
in behalf of the peoples rights by their intrepid
champion, who stands in merit and esteem
with the historic leaders of democracy, Will
| liam j. Bryan.
Second-We are against the Mckinley and
Dingley system of taxation for the expenses
| of the government 1t is wrong in principle,
| being tax on consumption instead OF on prop
erty, and breeder of trusts and monopolies.
| and it is disastrous in practice. as the present
500. 600 900 deficit illustrates, and we renew our
protest against it and insist upon federal taxa
| tion being levied in such manner will
| reach the incomes and property of rich men
| and corporations, and thus to some degree eX-
| empt the necessities of the common people
We wage war upon the rich. but insist the
| rich and poor alike must stand in equality be-
| fore the law. and that unjust privileges and the
| aggresSionS of wealth upon the rights of man
must cease We, therefore. favor amend
| of the constitution of the United States if the
| same be necessary, such as will authorize con-
| gress to levy direct taxation upon incomes
| corporations, estates and all forms o. aggre-
| gated wealth.
Third-We are in favor of a vigorous prose
cution of the war with Spain and see in it not
| only the passing of Cuba from despotiSm &c