Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-15
TOyOTERS OF KANSAS.
Chairman Ridgley Of the People S Par.
ty State Committee Urges the
Old Guard TO Action.

W. nave dIWdyS tIllGIctl
into legislation in Kansas-man and
money. In this contest the Peoples
party stands for the man. From the
time the Peoples party became po-
iitical factor in Kansas up to. the pres
ent hour, it has led every movement
for the benefit and protection of the
common people.
1t put upon-4he statute books the
school book law, which drove the book
monOpolies from the state and brought
ia direct annual saving to every family
in Kansas in which there were chill
dren of school age.
lit enforced the valued policy law and
compelled insurance companies to pay
their just debts the same as individual
debtors.
1t broke up the Clarkson rate bu-
reau, restored competition, and thus
reduced the insurance rates, which
made a large annual saving to the
property holders of the state.
1t passed tax law which has Com
PEELED foreign insurance companies 10
contribute more than 100000 a year
in state taxes.
IT gave Kanses the best banking law
of any state In the Union, under which
the state banks of Kansas enjoy pes
tfjSe over the national system for safe
ty aud security.
1t gave the minors of Kansas proteC-
ton and relief by the passage of the
script and screen law.
1T created bureau of In bor, removed
from political influence, and controlled
hy the men who toll.
It reduced and cquaiized salaries Of
county officers. bringing needed relief
TO the tax PAYERS.
II made hlackisting a crime.
1t drove cut the Pinkerton detect
ives.
1T took the inspection of the farmers
grain out OF the hands Of SPECTATORS.
and vested ii where it belonged.
1t passed laws enabling our cities 10
own their own public utilities.
1T made an honest effort to bring re-
lief to the stockIucn OF Kansas by the
Stock Yards law. and had the fight
practically won when the present state
administration came into power and
Hnllified its efforts.
1t put on the statutrs an antitrust
law. but Notwithstanding the alarming
growth of trusts during the last two
years. the present administration has
made NO effort TO enforce its proyis-
| ions.
| II provided for a reduction of tele-
graph charges. but an obliginS Repub-
tiican court came 10 the relief of the
corporations.
1t passed railroad law calculated
to bring relief TO the Kansas farmer
and the stock raiser and merchant, but
a partisan Republican court nnllified
its efforts.
1t gave to Kansas United States
senator whose able and aggressive
= tight prevented the looting of the pub
lie treasury by the Pacific Railroad
Companies, and saved to the people
of the nation nearly fifty million dol
lars.
In accomplishing this work it has
had the hearty and loyal cooperation
of the Democratic and Silver Republic.
an parties with whom our national and
lstate conventions have again mutually
agreed to cooperate We go into this
campaign pledgdng the people that il
successful at the polls we will continue
the good work in every department. OF
the state government. Our record is
before the people and we invite a com.
parison of il with the one made by
the present state administration, feel
ing confident that the more searching
and complete il is made the more
friends will be made for our cause.
| We proudly present to the voters
of Kansas our nominees, whose qualifi
a;ions for thier respective duties anc
personal record of worthy citizenshi,
cannot be excelfed.
To the old guard which sowed ths
iseed which brought forth the Populis,:
measures ] have enumerated, woulS
lemphas:ze the fact that there never ha:
been greater opportunity or q more
urgent need for action than the pres
sent campaign affords. We are not en-
ltering new fields but are fighting tn.
isame old enemy under new gnise.
We are still battling against III,
same forces of corporate greed ant
Imonied monopofies. the spirit of which
has carried sis farther than we pro
tphesied. and we find ourselves face Il
face with the problem OF imperialisn
land al that i entails With Sncreaszs