Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-14

veal; FirSt-A law making county
clerks Offices free public employment
agencies, the state labor bureau 10
constitute q general clearing house
for the surplus applications OF the
counter. Second-A law making the
Bureau OF Labor and Industrial sta
tistiCs an independent department OF
the state government. ThIrd-A law
completely revising the mining laws,
10 the end that il may be safer for
the miners to work and more danger
OuS for the operators to disobey.
Fourth--A Law taxing as costs in
actions for tho recovery OF wages a
reasonable attorneys fee for the COL
lection Of the; same, and providing
that in case Of an employers assign.
ment or insolvency, wages shall be a
prior lem to all attachments and
mortgages. Fifth-Whlle The law Of
1897, under the operation Of which ell
benefits accrued to the state rather
than TO che middleman under the
guise OF contractor, was an improve
ment on the old contract law, we
declare for law that will Confne the
output Of the psnitentiary mine to
the needs of Che state institutions, to
the end that these institutions shall
not in the future be placed at the
mercy Of a combination of private
corporations.
We demand the free and unllmite d
coinage Of gold and silver at be ratio
OF sixteen Of silver TO one of gold
and the issue Of legal tender notes
for all debts in preference to the issue
Of interest bearing bonds.
We oppose the issuance Of all bonds,
and we condemn the republican party
for its action in fastening upon the
people large bonded debt ostensibIy
for war revenue, but in reality for the
peTpStuation Of the national banking
systsm.
Resolved, That we send to our vol.
unteer sold lOEB our high appreciation
Of their patriotic devotion to the
country and every facility be extend
ed 10 them 10 vote at the coming
election, and that their pay be in.
creased to 500 per month.
We favor service pensions for all
survivors of the Union ar mics Of the
Civil war.
We demand th Q imm ediate suspen.
sion Of the metropolitan police law
and also its repeal at the next legis.
latuYe.
We den ounce the republicans in
both houses Of congress for the unan.
unity with which they have followed
the dictates Of foreign and domestic
bondholdOrs in voting against an in
come tax and the one.fourth of l per
cent tax on railroad corportions which
are being enriched by government
contracts, and also their refusal to
tax Wall street transactions.
And we also denounCe as unpatri-
otto the action Of the republican party
in following the dictates Of those who
would speculate and make gain out
Of our present war while our brave
volunteers risk their fortunes and
lives in defense Of our flag and hu-
msnity.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
We are opposed ia the crisis Of our
troubles with Spain to the tslked.of-
alliance with Great Britain. 1t is I'M
necessary, unpatriohc and un-Amen-
can. It has for its object the entangle-
ment Of this country IN the Compli-
cations Of international politics and
the imposition upon US upon us Of
the British monetary and commercial
systems. We declare our ability to
MAINTAIN our flag on both land and
sea against all powers that dare come
against rs witout the aid or co-opers-
ton of any other nation on earth"
So much for the Peoples Party.
The republicans at their state con-
vsntion adopted the following:
The 6rst three plsnks Of the repub-
licsn platform are lauditory Of Pres
dent Mckinley.
THE experience Of recent events
has demonstrated that our navy should
be Immediately strengthened and en-.
larged go that it will command and
compel the respect Of the world.