Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26

accept the nomination. L desire to
nominate Senator Hugh P. Farrelly,
of Neosho county, for that position"
A half dozen short seconding speeches
were made and Farrelly was declared
the nominee of the convention by ac-
clamation.
These four democratic electors were
named-C. P. Christensen, of Republic;
j. B. Goshorn, of Allen; J. r. ROetzel,
of EIlinwood; J. B. Fugate, of New
ton. At this juncture R. w. Turner,
of Mankato, who had been selected by
the silver republican convention as an
elector-at-large, appeared before the
democratic convention and announced
that he was democrat.
The silver republicans held a small
convention in which they selected
James Falcon, of Hiawatha, for elect
or for the First district, and r. w.
Turner, of Mankato, for electOr-at-
large. For superintendent of insur-
ance they named Webb McNall.
Love Reelected Chairman.
Fort Scott, Kan, July 25.-The dem
ocratic state committee selected these
officers: Chairman, j. Mack Love, of
Arkansas City; secretary, w. I'll. L.
PepperelI, of Concordia; treasurer,
Frank S. Thomas, of Topeka. These
are the same officers as the commit
tee has had for the last two years.
The Democratic Platform.
Fort Scott, Kan, July 25.-The dem
ocrats adopted their state platform
Tuesday night David Overmyer, chair
man of the resolutions committee,
80 10 on6
it was adopted without debate. Tt
says:
The democrats of Kansas in state con-
vention assembled, hereby indorse the
Kansas City platform. We regard this
platform as a second declaration of indie
pendence, and point to it as the hope OF
the liberty-loving people Of this country
and of the world.
Railway companies are common carriers
and public servants. They are given fran
chises and great powers with the agree
ment on their part that they will serve
the public impartially for just compensa-
ton. Our state has never had an efficient
system of railway legislation and present
conditions call for comprehensive, intel
Hgent ard courageous legislation. We
believe the first step in any efficient sys-
tenn of railway regulation is to secure
publicity of railway affairs, and we there
fore favor the creation of a state officer,
to be known as railway auditor, with full
powers to examine, check, duplicate and
keep for public use, all books, records,
papers and accounts of the railway COM
panies, and to be the public auditor and
accountant of all the affairs of railway
of the state. There should be
created by law public tribunal clothed
with ali the power necessary for the COM
pIete and efficient regulation and control
of the railways of the state in their re-
lations to the public and to their agents,
servants and employees and to all persons
whOmSoever, and in all of their conduct
and actions in the operation of their
roads, and in the prosecution of their
business in all things and at all times.
Among the matters requiring the special
attention of the legislature as relating to
regulation and control of railways may
be mentioned the fixing of passenger fares
and freight rates and the absolute pro-
hibitiOn of all determinations as to either.
The grossest and most offensive and in
furious form of passenger discrimination
is the free ISIS, which, in addition to its
corrupting influence upon legislators,
courts and all public officials, is an tnsid-
uous means of securing the favor of ia
huentiaI personages and is the fruitful
parent of every other discrimination and
of all abuses practiced by the railway
companies upon persons and the public.