The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
The Kansas Campaign.


Wellington Mail: The platform of 1895
demands that the initiative and referen-
dunn be embodied in our state conven-
ton.
The Populist legislature Of 1897 voted
! down a resolution TO submit an amend
menr to The people providing for an inf-
tiative and referendum law.
| The platform Of 1855 demands a maxi
mum freight bill
| The legislature of 1897 voted down a
maximum freight bill
| The platform of 1888 demands that the
railway commissioners be given power 70
tx rates on railroads.
Governor Leedy vetoed bill giving the
railroad commissioners power 10 fix rates.
The platforms of 1896 and 1895 favor the
election Of the railroad commissioners by
the people.
The Populst senate in 1925 prevented
the passage of a bin providing for the
election Of railroad commissioners by the
people, and the present legislature refus-
ed 10 pass such a bill
The platform OF 1895 wanted and that
Of 1898 wants a law adopted providing
that penitenuary coal shall not come in
[UAlpcLlI,OA Will Tie OAtPNS ~ OAA-CA
mines.
The safe administration need not have
sold the penitentiary coal in competition
with other coal. but the present one has
sold the coal IN competition with othei
mines. and also did 50 when the coal
miners strike was on The last legisla-
ture did not redeem the promise OF en-
acting such law.
The platform of 1898 demands the i'm
mediate suspension of the metropolitan
police law and its repeal by the legisla
ture next winter.
The Popufst legislature defeated bill
providing for the repeal of the metropol-
itan police law.
The Populist Platform of 1897 demanded
a reduction on the legal rate Of interest.
The Populist legislature of 1897 defeat
ed bill reducing the legal rate OF in
terest.
The platform of 1896 said a law should
be passed placing credits upon an equal
ity with other property for the purpose
of taxation.
The Populist senate of 1897 defeated a
bill providing that credits be placed upon
an equality with other property for the
The platform Of 1898 favors a constitu-
tional convention.
The Populist house of 1897 overwheirn-
ingly defeated a resolution providing for
a constitutional convention.
Leavenworth Times: America is not
likely to entertain for a moment any prop
osition looking to European congress"
to pass upon terms OF peace. This is not
China or Turkey but potent nation cap
able of managing its own business. II
the vultures of Europe think TO batten
on the spoils of our victory, they reckon
without their most. The proceedings at
Port Arthur, Kiao Chou and Ta-Lien-
Wan cannont be repeated in the Philip
pines, nor can the powers of Europe die
tate to US as they dictated to Russia in
the Berlin congress or to japan when
she vanquished China. The United States
will settle with Spain, fairly. justly, hon
orably and without the supervision Of any
European combination of powers.
Lawrence Journal: Major Joe Hudson,
General Hudson now, has been ordered to
Porto Rico May he have an opportunity
TO make 1ame LOT himself anu hduSdS'
He will not lose out If the opportunity
comes.
Topeka Capital: 1t seems to cause some
PopuIist papers distressr to think that
the government will pay interest on mon
ey it borrows, just as any private citizen
would do, although no one has yet heard
of any one of the Kansas Populist plut-
ocrats whom John Breidenthal talks about
coming to the front for the purpose Of
lending the government money withou in
terest. And, by the way, this calls to
mind the fact that the Populist legislature
Of 1897 defeated a bill reducing the legal |
rate Of interest, although 1t was one of !
the demands of the platform OF 1896.
Wellington Mail: The state administra- |
ton, growing tired of the unpalatable but |
truthful statements of the Populist press, |
has engaged he editor of the Topeka Ad- |
vocate to edit a couple of columns of |
matter each week Iaudatory OF the admin
stration and this the various papers will |
be permitted to print, and any further
statements derogaatory to the state ad-
will be said at their peril
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