The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-18

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out semblance Of legal justification.
Eve have appealed to every court in
the state and 10 the supreme court Of
the United tSates and have been told
that they had no power 10 interfere. it
mattered not how fraudulent and ar5i-
trary may have been the exercise OF
power by these men.
I'm a emocracy al power resides in the
people and we have come back TO the
people OF this state in no selfish parti-
san spirit, but fairly and frankly to ley
the facts before them. This is a matter
that rises above politics. Ii involves the
personal liberty Of every man in the
state Of Kentucky. to canvass the returns
made by its creatures and then decide
all cntested elections. and you erect an
oligarchy as despotlc and arbitrary as
any known in the annals Of history. We
must have fair and nom partisan cleo
ton law, or surrender our claim 70 a re-
publican form Of government
Glory as we may in the administration
OF Mckinley; congratulate ourselves on
the establishment of a sound currency
and the return of peace and prosperity
recall with pride how the American peo-
pie, wearing the blue and the gray. have
swept the arrogant Spaniard from the
western hemisphere and how they are
now seeking to give the blessings of good
government and republican institutions 10
! Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines. We
must remember that these are all mat
tiers of secondary Importance 10 Us. our
4 interests lie closer TO home and appeal
directly TO every individual in the state.
What confidence can we have IN the sim
certify of the declaration that govern
ments exist only by the consent Of the
governed. VIXEN we see without COM
plant a state administration forced upon
our own people TO which they have never
assented. Liberty is but a mockery II
-. such condition continues TO exist The
' infamous law that made possible this out
rage must be uprooted if we expect 20
have a free government in this state.
Utterly bad in principle it has been dem
onstfated to be. even worse in practice. Il
is not susceptible Of amendment We
want no subterfuzes; we want TO eva
si0ns, and least OF all do We want min
ority Representations on the county
boards fo- have We not seen that min
GRITTY, represented by the most estimable
citizens OF the state, utterly possoriess
against partisan and unfair majority
THE people OF the state must expire 3
their condemnation Of the wrongs thar
have been committed in their state. and
let Kentucky once more gain that p0-
sition to which she is entitled in he sis
terhood of the states we believe they
will rise equal to the occasion
I'VE appeal not alone TO the R-publl-
cans and TO those men who refused 70
vote for Mr. Goebel. but TO the citizens
OF the state regardless Of party. The
Democratic party under the Old system
of appointing the officers carried thi.
state in many an election. Give Us a
fair and non-Dartisan law. and II they
can be honestly successful. the Repubii-
can party viii make no complaint. Better
a thousand times that party should be in
power than that our present conditions
should continue with the citizens of the
state political slavery under the domina-
ton of three men responsible 20 no one
Judge r T. Morrow was elected per-
manent chairman. and he reused the con-
vention TO q high pitch OF enthusiasm
by a vigorous speech IN which he declared
that "the Democratic officials al Frank
fort held their Office BIZ the same tIus
which a wolf holds a sheep that u has
just taken from the fold"
The platform adopted contains three
planks. the second and third respec-
lively. indorslng the Philadelphia con.
vention and its nominees and urging the
government 10 protect Americans ir
China. and the first dealing win ths
state campaign. This IS bitter denuu-
citation Of the present Democratic admin
istration and the Democracy majority ir
the legislature. and contains the fellow
ing: The first duty II Kentucky ci'i-
zens is TO repeal the G0ebeI election law
which IS the source and continuing
strength of the wrongs done IN tbis state
vote u Confidence aext November Fri
men who are al lus1rpers % ofce ard
who have for a year pass been acting Goa
gether 20 thzart the declared vii a. ,he
people Will De accepted az vote ~ corr
fdeace n the election iaH that T. a Blot
ON oar statute booS The Geebei .a~
MIST be abolished Or Republican nst.tu-
TONS must be surrendered.
After tbs al 7yIcn = the platform
Former Governor Bradley nominated for
Il Governor Hon John S.. Terzea- Gov
eru1r Braaley sal1 the Democrats k1es
G04beI r. passing TIE G5eba, election
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ire las election lu EeHtur - Tae noE
nation % 81. Yerkts was made - ae ~
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aad wbeu tbe cheering bad eagsl9ee sa-
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