Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-29

will be called and the chairman of
delegation will announce the name of
candidates.
The roll will be called again and
the chairman of each delegation will
announce the choice of his delegation,
the candidates receiving the highest
number of votes to be the choice of
the convention. Each delegate to
select his alternate.
We recommend that the temporary
organization be made permanent.
D. W. STEVENS,
y. IL. INGLE, Com.
Report adopted and committee dis
charged.
ON RESOLUTIONS.
We. your committee on resolutions beg leave
| to submit the following:
We hereby reaftirm our allegiance to the pee-
pies party national platform adopted at st Louis
In 1896 and also the state platform adopted by
the state convention in 1898.
We demand that the initiative and referendum
be embodied in our state constitution.
| We favor the public ownership of all public
utlhtles ana demand the ownership and operation
of all monopolies,
We demand that thesstate of Kansas shall provide
| insurance protection against fire, lightning and
tornadOes as state function, at cost
We demand the enactment of freight rate law
elected by the people, to fix rates and cIassi6ca-
ton of railways, and the further power to compel
the railways to make full reports with reference
| to their business.
Recognizing the great saving and benefits to
the text book law PASSED by pOpulist legislature
and put in operation by a populst Administration
We favor it's extension along the same general
nnes TO include all text books and school supplies
| as far as possible.
| We demand the free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver at the ratio of 16 of silver to one
OF gold and the issue of legal tender notes for all
| ing bonOs.
We believe that the same treatment should be
accorded the Philippine Islands as that euaran-
te 70 CUBA, and they should be protected in
establishing republican form of government for
themselves and permitted to choose between in
dependence and annexation. We believe that
forclole annexation to be contrary to the spirit OF
our constitution, which provides that govern
ments derive their jast powers from the consent
OF the governed.
We condemn the monetary bill recently passed
by congress which fixes the sta ndard on TINS
country, and gives to the banks full! control of
the currency. We reafirm belief that all
money should be issued directly by the govern.
meAt, without the aid intervention Of the
banks.
The peoples party is the pioneer in its oppo-
siti en- TO trusts and nOnopolies, and we believe
that unless they be controlled by law they will
crush out the small producer, and we further
believe that the public ownership of the public
utilities to De the only method to secure perma-
nent relief from such evil
We condemn the present national adminlstra-
tlon Tor It's misery treatment of the soldiers Of
the civil war, and demand that the stringent rules
OF the pension department be so modified that
deserving veterans may secure the relief that
their great services to the country Justly entitles
them.
The delegates from this county to the Colby
convention are instructed to work early and late
ior the nomination of Hon. n. B. Mccormick as
our representative in congress.
The delegates to Ft. Scott are hereby in structed
to all things possible to the nomination of
for state superin tendent
@. j. VANALLEN,
j. L. MCCORMICK,
FRANK FRAELAND.
II. a. ADEE,
Committee.
Report adopted and committee dis
charged.
The following delegates and alter
mates were then chosen:
Fit. Scott July "a:
DELEGATES. ALTERNATES
E J VanAllen H W LaRdes
Jesse Pollard DR. Brothers
e E Brainerd EN- Weed
q II Turner IT Halbert
Clay Center April 25:
s O Lsndes is VanAllen