People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-23
Populist Platform.

which the POpulist party will make
its campaign this fall:
We commend the state administra.
tiOn for its patriotic and vigorous de-
Tense of the rights OF the people and
its efficient and economical conduct
OF state affairs.
We commend the action Of Populist
members Of the last legislature In
passing laws that have saved hun.
dreds Of thousands OF dollars to the
people of Kansas.
We also commend the course OF our
senator and representatives. in congress
for their opposition to the issuance Of
Understanding bonds and the en-.
croachmentS of corporate power upon
the rights Of the people, and their
vigilant devotion to the interests Of
their constituents.
First. We demand that the initia-
tive and referendum be embodied in
our state constitution and favor pro-
portional representation.
We favor the public ownership Of
all public utilities and demand the
public ownership and operation Of all
monopolies.
The state laws regulating the stock
yards charges having been resisted,
we demand that the state of Kansas
shall provide adequate market facili-
ties by purchasing land and construct.
ing necessary buildings, yards and
other conveniences to furnish the
people an open public market and I'm.
der such regulations as will prevent a
combination Of buyers and commission
men from controlling or regulating
prices. Charges for such services to
cover actual cost of operations and
repairs only.
We demand that the state OF Kan.
sas shall provide insurance protection,
fire, tornado, and lightning, as state
function at cost.
These demands being in opposition
to the existing constitution Of the
state, we demand constitutional
convention to the end that they may
be made effective, and that other de-
fects that now exist In our state con
stitution may be remedied.
Recognizing the great saving ant
benefits to the people from the text
book Law passed by Popullst legisla
ture and put into operation by Pop
. ulist administration, we favor its ex-
tension along the same general lines
10 include all text books and schoo
! supplies as far as possible.
We demand the enactment Of the
labor laws necessary for the public
veal.
One. A law making county clerk:
offices free public employment aSen
cies, the State Labor bureau to con
stitute general clearing house fol
the surplus applications Of the
counties.
/ Two. A law making the Bureau Of
: Labor and Industrial Statistics an in
dependent department Of the state
: government.
Three. A law completely revising
+ the mining laws to the end that il
may be safer for the miners to worl
y aud more dangerous for the operator.
to disobey.
Four. A law taxing as costs in &C
Z tions for the recovery of wages a rea'
q sOnable attorneys fee for the cUllec
tiOn Of the same, and providing tina
q in case OF an employers assignment
D or insolvency wages shall be prio
0 lien to all attachments and mortgages
|, Five. While the law of 1897, unde
J. che operation Of which all profits &C
crued to the state rather than to tn,
e middleman under the guise of con.
T tractor was an improvement on tn,
old contract Law, we declare for Law
U that will cOnfne the output Il tn,
q penitentiary mine to the needs Of tn,
J state institutions, to the end tina
these institutions shall not in the fu
ture be placed at the mercy o! a com
II bination Of private corporations.
!, Wa damand tho fraa apd unlimita,