The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-06

fairs in Kansas under the rule of the
Republican party, and when people were
Respondent and discouraged they sounded
all right but now nobody dares to make
a remark of this kind in the state"
"Have they repudiated Bryan?"
"No; Bryan is as popular as he ever was.
! He has tremendous hold upon the peo-
/ pie and the Democrats viii send a dele
cation to the convention for him, no mat
ter what happens. He IS an IDEAL and
can make his own platform. They will
swear to anything he says-I mean the
! Democrats, not the Populsts, although
! there is likely to be a fusion of the TWO
parties in OPPOSITION TO the Republicans,
not for love, but for policy. Neither has
! a ghost of show alone, but if they COM
! bine on candidates they may possibly elect
| somebody"
The opinion among politicians at Topeka
/ and elsewhere is that the Poou list party
| will completely disappear befoco the next
| election. as the Greenback and tEe Farm
( er's Alliance did. and that the Dem 9cratic
| leaders will shape their platform 20 catch
| all the opposition. Their intention now is
! to attack the trusts as the resu,: Of Re-
! publican tariff legislator and accuse Nc
/ Knley Of encouraging their organ'zat on;
! % advocate the Imposition of heavy taxes
! UrCa all trusts and corporations 80 as to
make then, support tn state institutions
/ ins.ea6 of taxing the farmers 10 do 1t; III
sist upon the passage IF laws rel hiring the
sale of franhises for the benefit Of the pub
lie; to require heavy fee for the incor-
| p0ration of companies and to require all
! corporations doing business in the state to
| take out articles Of incorporation here or
pay a heavy license; to require all incor-
porated companies TO fi,e statements of
their earnings ana expenses with the state
auditor under oath and pay . per cent or
some similar ratio of their earnings into
the treasury. There are various other
schemes TO make the Corporations unhap-
by, and they are directed not only at the
railroads and banks, but at every manu-
featuring establishment and every stock
company organized for any purpose what
ever. Then the leaders Of the new crusade
propose to regulate everything-prices.
wages and hours Of labor-which they
think, will be a popular proposition with
the working classes and the labor unions.
There was hint of such legislation at
the last session when a member of the
,ower house Of the legislature introduced
a bill to regulate the BARRIERS of the state.
to require them to pass examinations to
determine their competency like physi-
clans and horse doctors, and limiting their
charges 10 10 cents for a shave, Is cents
for haircut. 20 cents for a shave ana
haircut combined and 50 cents for a shave.
haircut and shampoo. It proposed a
charge Of . cents for dyeing a mustache
and 30 cents for vhiskers. 1t is proposed
TO tx the rate Of wages 10 be paid farm
.ahcrers. miners. factory operatives.
household servants, railway employees and
al other kinds Of skilled labor and the
rate of farm and house rentals. No real
estate owner is To be allowed to charge
more than & per cent upon the valuation
if his property as returned b,- the assessor
for houses, stores, etc, and they argue
that in this way the people can catch the
money sharks" coming aud going. If
TREY tr-- to cheat the state out Of lis
proper taxes Their, tenants viii profit
thereby
Another great scheme is state Insurance
More than s. 10000 IS sent east from Kan
Sas every year IN the form of nreuf,,n,s
upon life, fire and tornado insurance and
AZ least = Der cent Of II Is clear p~of- r,
the companies. An Investigation has
shown. they say, that - PEI. cent Of +be
premiums VIII pay az the losses. Fe0ca
The state ought to have the benefit Of this
profit Instead Of the money devils o,,z
cap5talist-c vampires Of Wall street. T,r,
state can ard should insure its citizens
against The loss Of their lives. their houses
ana furniture. their cattle their sheen and
their horses and the difference between ,
the money collected for premiums and that
needed 70 settle losses ought 10 lee paced
IN q permanent sinking fund for the b-,,e- !
n ~ che unfortunate IN the years to corn, +
- thN interest uDoa II accumuIa;as i--.,,~-
rec prem un1s can he reduced and after
q Uhi.e -he state can insure lis ri-f--,,s
free &c charge.
AT e2H3.i y fantastic scheme SIS . sv-s-7-,,
~ s-ite ~tcCkya~ls A. present .,-e <s--,
OF loses a considerable part Of The p-af-s
on the cattle he sends IN market ba-,.,-.,
sa 3 comps3ed 20 p1y f2- handing .h=-7
ar Kansas CRY and allow q -...,.- -.,-
mission to the middle rnau 7yha stands h.
tween him and The packing ha.-s r.,
rene y this s IS proposed ths, The e.e..
If Kansas should encaca in the ,r7-~r.s
sion business IN composition v- -,
n8rE er,erprisinE E-rrs at Ka-s4s ....--
Wichita and o-Ae- cattle markets -.,
haao'e The cat,5e 81 its citizens f~sz "a.
ase
In 7tfa- Words what IS known IS s-,..
socialism IS rapidly developing in Eere.s
$3.50 me Democratic headers intend "a