The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-21
HAUL DOWN THEFLAG
Fusion Conventions Make
That Their Battle Cry.
SEAL0CK TURNED DOWN
Tammany Had Every Thing
Its Own WayYesterday.


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Fer Register Of Deeds. ......J. n. Kerr
For Surveyor. Ransom Brown
For Coroner. n. w. cave
For Commissioners oil the First Dis.
trict. .AObt. BalIentlae, Grant TIP.
ST would like to know, Mr.. Chairman,
II that platform means to haul down the
American nag in the Philippines."-Mr.
John Fisher, in the Populist convention.
The most astonishing thing seen in a
Eedgwick county convention in many
day was witnessed yesterday when an old
soldier forced a whole convention into
gag rule. John Fisher, with scores OF
others in the Populist convention, heard
with surprise the anti-American platform
sent in by the committee on resolutions.
And John Fisher, who has voted their
= tickets for years and swallowed every
thing they put in their platforms. arose
TO his feet flushed, and demanded: 81
would like to know, Mr.. Chairman, If
that platform means to haul down the
American flag in the Philippines"
The chairman hummed and hawed. He
was not authorized to say what the plat
form meant, and the convention began
TO yell: Question! Question! Question:
MIR. Fishers mention of the flag caused
number Of men to look around and won
der why there was no flag in the conven-
ton hall.
The convention did a number Of things,
among them sitting down hard on Jim
Tapp, simply because he is not hidebound
and has opinions Of his own sometimes
not dictated by the party leaders. But
the worst thing the delegates did was to
throw a brick at the men in their ranks
who are for America first, last and all
the time, and are not for Aguinaldo or
any other enemy OF the country at any
stage Of the game.
One Of these men after the convention
suggested that a copy of the resolutions
should be sent to each newspaper in the
county and one to Aguinaldo.
Question: Question! Question: will
not answer the people of Sedgwick coun-
~ who have a vote previous to a mo-
tion to adjourn.
Other Populist conventions in Kansas
have been careful not to be too cock
sure about hauling down the American
flag. But the. convention yesterday were
dead sure that it should come down. The
convention issued a plain challenge.
They do not want the votes of the men
who believe in sustaining Mckinley in
the prosecution Of the war in the Philip
pines. The convention made the issue I'm
Sedgwick county when they gagged John
Fisher and a score more i'm the cut-and-
dried convention who would have liked
to have been heard on that subject.
The platform adopted by both conven-
lions is as follows:
POPULIST PLATFORM.
1--WE. the Populists of Sedgwick county
make urgent appeal to the electors there
of to cooperate with us in the institution
of such movements and the election of
such officials as will stand for and push
forward the following declarations and
principles:
"First-Direct legislation, by which the
people shall he able to truly govern
themselves. make and repeal their own
laws at the ballot box. judge of the con-
stltutionality of the laws so made. for
ever keeping the self-governing power
among themselves. for thus only will
government by and for and OF the peo-
pie become n reality.
public utilities. for the wealth created by
the people should be for all the peoples
benefit rather than for the private profit
of the few. We are opposed to the grant
ing of new or the extension of existing
franchises. and demand that officials
elected 10 city. county or state positions
by Populist votes shall oppose such
grants or extensions for street railways.
electric lighting and for other monopo-
lies of a public nature. and shall do all
in their power to hasten the public own
ership thereof. Vested wrongs should not
be continued as vested rights and the
value created by all should he returned
TO them as speedily as possible.
'Third-The march OF human progress
Is now being made to mark time In the
lock step Of capitals chain gang. for the
trust is forming I'm every line of industry.
and is fixing the price for the producer
as well as to the consumer: hence We
declare that the first and great step in
breaking the power Of the trust lies I'm
the public ownership and control Of the
banking system. railroad. telegraph and
telephone systems by the nation or
states; and the second lies in taking
back to the people by the power of taxa
ton, the unjust gains Of monopoly or by
the public ownership or control in the
field of industrialism wherever the mon
Opoly of an industry becomes SO strong
as to threaten the liberty Of the people.
and we charge the Republican party
leaders with being the promoters Of
trusts, and we have no faith in their pro-
fessiOns OF the purpose of the partv To
destroy or cripnle said trusts
Fourth-PopuliSts everywhere demanded
that the war with Spain he prosecuted IN
behalf OF humanity. and they now de-
mand that the war with our former
allies, thesFilipinos. cease for the same
reason; hence we condemn the Phfiiprine
war of conquest as disgrace To Ane-I-
can civilization and a wanton sacrifice OF
our brave soldiers and a waste Of the
peoples money on the part Of the McKin-
ley administration. Yet we commend in
the highest terms the soldierly conduct.
loyalty and bravery ~ our Kansas SOL
diers in those far OF islands.
F1fth-We are earnestly in favor Of the
election of United States senator's by a
direct vote OF the people and insist that
our public servants do all in their mower
20 bring about this much needed reform
As long as wealth is allowed to COM
bine to control and Cypress labor. 50
long. we believe labor should also com
bine for self protection and to this ex-
tent and for this purpose we favor and
Encourage labor unions
W. J. BABB, Chairman.
D. PETERSON.
GEO. T. SELFRIDGE.