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

FROM Tue AlCnISOu champion.
Hon. Ed T, Hackney, nephew of the
redOubtable and eccentric W.P. Hack.
ney, as chairman Of the committee on
resolutions, read the following, which
were adopted after the defeat of the
minority report and a land-tax
amendment:
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 1898 We stand today
for every principle therein enuuciated and
especially for the free and unlimited coinage
If silver at the ratio Of 10 to l. without wait
ing for the consent Of any foreign nations.
We take special pleasure in recordiugOur APP
probation and endorsement of the splendid
campaign waged in behalf of peoples rights
by their intrepid champion who stands in
merit aud esteem with the historic leaders Of
Democracy, William J. Bryan. ...
We are against the Mckinley and Dingley
system OF taxation for the expenses OF gov
ernment. 1t is wrong in principle, being a
tax on consumption instead of property and
breeder Of trusts and monOpolles, and 1t is
disastrous In practice as the present 100000,
900 deficit illustrates, and we renew our pro-
test against it and insist upon Federal taxa
ton being levied in such manner as will reach
betncomes and property Of rich men and
corporations and thus to some degree exempt
the necessities of the common people. We
wage no war upon the rich but insist the
rich and poor alike must stand in equality
before the law, and that unjust privileges and
the aggresSiOns of wealth upon the rights of
man must cease, We therefore favor an
amendment to the constitution of the United
States if the same be necessary such as will!
authorize congress to levy direct taxes upon
incomes, corporations, estates and all forms
OF aggregated wealth.
We are In favor Of vigorous prosecution
OF the present war with Spain and see in it.
not only the passing Of Cuba from despotism
10 freedom, but for ourselves a more adj
vanced place among the nations of the world
ana broader commercial horizon. The
American navy should be greatly enlarged,
ana in its wake our merchant marine under
new tariff laws should open the worlds mar
Aet to American buyers and sellers; and
rights should be reserved In ali territory con.
quered during the war to facilitate and pro-
tect such extended commercial interests. but
with no view to territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
nor the establishment of colonial policy fol
this government. We congratulate our state
that she was the first to respond to the presi.
dents call with her full quota of volunteers
and assure our Kansas soldiers that in thi:
u5hte)us battle for human rights they will
be followed through the march, bivouac ant
The battlefield by the hopes and prayers o.
ineir fellow citizens at home.
We are in favor Of the resubmissiou of tn,
prohibition amendment of the state constitu
ZION 10 a vote Of the electors OF the state
When it was adopted it failed to receive III,
support offs majority Of our voters. and since
i mas been in operation there has been nj
time when it commanded the respect or sup
port OF majority Of our people, and toda,
1t is not enforced throughout the state, ant
we are in favor Of its repeal, and the substi
tuition in its place Of a license system unde
local option and strict regulations, oue-hal
The money derived therefrOm to be expended
ON the publIc county roads; or in lieu of tn
resubmission of said amendment. We favo
constitutional convention.
We denounce the metropolitan police la,
* nndemOeratic and un-American. and con
fraly 70 the principles upon which our gov
ernment i founded; and demand its repeal
believing that home rule should prevail 1
local affairs.
We commend the COURSE of Senatorial. Hal