The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17

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compel the railways 10 make full reports
with reference TO their business.
Recognizing the great saving and bene-
fits to the people from the text book law
passed by Populist legislature and put
into operation by Populist administra-
ton. we favor its extension along the
same general lines to include all text
books and school supplies as far as pos
sible.
We demand the enactment of the labor
laws necessary for the public veal: First
"A law making county clerks Offices
free public employment agencies, the
state labor bureau to constitute a general
clearing house for the surplus applica-
,ions of the counties. Second-A law
making the bureau Of labor and indus;ri-
al statistics an Independent department
Of the state government Third-A law
completely revising the mining laws, to
the end that 1t may be safer for the
miners to work and more dangerous for
the operators TO disobey. Fourth-A law
taxing as costs in actions for the recovery
or wages reasonable attorneys fee for
the collection Of the same and providing
that in case of an employers assignment
or insolvent wages shall be a prior lien
10 al attachments and mortgages Fifth
While the law Of 1897, under the opera
ton Of which all profits accrued to the
state rather than to the middleman un-
der the guise Of contractor was an i'm
provement on the old contract law. we de-
clare for law that will confine the out
put Of the penltentiary mine TO the needs
OF the state institutions, to the end that
these institutions shall not in the fuure
De placed at the mercy Of a coordination
OK private corporations.
We demand the free and unlimited coin
age Of gold and silver at the ratio of six
teen Of silver TO one of gold and the issue
of legal tender notes for all debts in nref-
erence to the issue of interest bearing
bonds.
We oppose the issuance of all bonds and
we condemn the Republican party for it's
action In fastening upon the people large
bonded debt ostensibly for war revenue.
but in reality for the perpetuation of the
national banking system.
HesolVed That we send to our volun-
teer soldiers our high appreciation of
their patriotic devotion TO the country and
every facility be extended to them to vote
at the coming elections and that their paw
be increased o $40 per month.
We favor service pensions for all sur
vivors of the union armies Of the civil
war.
We demand the immediate abolition of
the metropolitan police system.
We denounce the Republicans in both
hOr1c,as oc 20
which they have followed the dictates of
foreign and domestic bondholders in vot-
ing against an income tax and the one
fourth of per cent. tax on railroad corpo-
radons which are being enriched by gov
eminent contracts, and also their refusal
to tax Wall street transactions.
And we also denounce "a unpatriotic the
action of the Republican party in follow
ing the dictates of those who would specu-
late and make gain out of our present
war while our brave volunteers risk their
fortunes and lives in defense of our flag
and humanity.
The state central committe was COM
pleted yesterday morning according to
the plan adopted to have two members
selected from each congressional district
The committee is as follows:
Grant w. Harrington. Brown county.
H. 3. Shafer. Jefferson county.
Z. B. Post, Wyandotte county.
H. S. Clark, Douglass county.
Carl Vrooman, Labette county.
]. C. Bradshaw, Cowley county.
w. r. Upton, Coffey county.
a. w. Logan, Usage county.
Andrew Shearer. Marshall county.
Pierce Butler. Cloud county.
S. X. Cook. Smith county.
c. H. Emmons, Graham county.
T. J. Westgate, Finney county.
3. E Kies, Sedgwick county.
The Democratic state committee is as
follows:
Committeeman at large, ]. G. Johnson, |
Peabody: from congressional districts:
Edward E Murphy, LeaVenworth; w. p
billiard. Fort Scott; B. F. Martin, Alma;
c. w. Brandenburg, Frankfort; T. ]. Nc
Cune. Norton; George P. Lock Wichita;
from judicial districts: Moses Sarbach
Holton; James w. Orr, Atchison: Frank S.
Thomas. Topeka: J. NJ. Denny. Richmond;
I. B. Hettinger. Burlington; W. H. Beath
PIttsburg; ]. 3. Goshom, iowa; e. S. Bert
ram. Council Grove; s. F. Hunter, Hutch
inson: r. ]. Sheridan, Paola; w H
Swatsen, Parsons; w. H. /. Pepperill
Concordia Robert H. Hazlett, FL Dorado,
II. T. Tatum. Barnard. H. J. Milz, Horton.
George X. Spencer, Wichita, ]. Mack
Love. Arkansas City, B. Z. Truhwa. Ster-
Hing. J. J. Davis, Manhattan, w. ". Let
son. Horton. c. A Black, Hayes City
William Barrett. Pratt, w. J. Jenkins.
Kansas city. Charles A. Hitler, salina,
Dick H. Rich. Coldwater, Henry Block,
Syracuse. Charles W. Kyle, La Crosse
James n Flke. Colby. Ben Heilbrun.
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