Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-08-16
An Address.
g voters of Kansas.


into legislation in KansRs-msn and
money. In this contest the peoples
party stands for the man. From the
time the peoples party became
political factor in Kansas up to the
present hour, it has led every move
ment for the benefit and protection
OF the common people.
SIT put upon the statute books the
school book law, which drove the
book monopolies from the state and
brought a direct annual saving to
every family in Kansas in which
there were children of school age.
SIT enforced the valued policy law
and compelled insurance companies
to pay their just debts the same as
individual debtors.
cit broke up the CIarkson rate bu-
resu, restored competition, and thus
reduced insurance rates, which made
large annual saving to the property
holders of the state.
sit passed a tax law which has
compelled foreign insurance compan-
les to contribute more than 100000
q year in state taxes.
''It gave Kansas the best banking
law of any state in the union, under
which the state banks of Kansas en-
joy prestige over the national sys-
TEN for safety and security.
SIT gave the miners of Kansas pro-
lection and relief by the passage of
the script and screen law.
sit created bureau of labor, re-
moved from political Influences. and
controlled by the men who toll.
1T reduced and equalized salaries
of county officers, bringing needed
relief to the taxpayers.
1T made blackl1sting crime
SIT drove out the PiDkerton detec-
tives.
1T took the inspection of the far
mers' grain out Of the hands of spec
ulators and vested if in the state
where it belonged.
cit passed laws enabling our cities
to own public utilities.
1T made an honest effort to bring
relief to the stockmen of Kansas by q
stock yards law, and had the fight
practically won when the present
state administration came into power
and nuliifed its efforts.
"It put down the statutes and anti
trust law, but Notwithstanding the
alarming growth of trusts during the
last two years, the present admins
tration has made no effort to enforce
its provisions.
1T provided for reduction of tele-
graph charges, but an obliging re-
publican court came to the relief of
the corporations.
sit passed railroad law calculated
to bring relief to the Kansas farmer,
stock raiser and merchant, but par
tisan republican court nullifed it's eff
forts,
''It gave to Kansas United States
senator whose able and aggressive
fight prevented the looting of the
public treasury by the Pacific Rail-
road Companies, and saved to the
people of the nation nearly $50, OOO,-
600.
"In accomplishing this work it has
had the loyal and hearty cooperation
of the democratic and silver republi-
can parties. with whom our national
aud state conventions have again mu-
tuslly agreed to cooperate. We
got into this campaign pledgIng
the people that, if successful at the
polls, we will continue the good work
IN every department of the state gov
eminent. Our record is before the
people and We invite a comparison of
1t with the one made By the present
state administration, feeling conf
dent that the more searching and
complete it Is made the more friends
will be made for our cause.
"We proudly present to the voters
of Kansas our nominees, whose quail
ficstlons for their respective duties
and personal record of worthy citi-
zenship cannot be excelled.
"To the old guard which sowed the
seed which brought forth the popu-
list measures I have enumerated.
would emphas'z s the fact that there
has never been greater opportunity
or q more urgent need for action tbsn