The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-23
EVENING SESSION.

When Ex-Governor Click called for or
! der at the evening session, he gave Prof
Sanford the signal and the band struck
up Dixie When the crowd recognized
the old tune they jumped 10 their feet
and yelled like demons. The enthusiasm
vas high. and some Of the more jubilant
jumped on their seats and waved their
hats and yelled and everybody yelled for
all they were worth. TIE noise drowned
the music. and it was impossible TO have
heard the band more than ten feet away.
When the strains of the old southern
melody had died away several men jump
ed to their feet and requested the band
to repeat Dixie The band began
again and more men had entered the ball
by this time, and they soon came under
the influence of the music and instead
OF taking their seats they stood in the
aisles and waved their hats and yelled.
The band was not allowed to rest when
It had completed the melody this time,
but repeated yells and calls for Dixie
made them repeat the tune again, and
the crowd would have had them play
again had not the chairman called for
II. S. Martin. chairman of the committee
on resolutions and that gentleman ap-
peared on the stage.
Mr.. Martin was interrupted several
times during the course OF his speeches.
Most Of the delegates liked his platform
and they showed their approval by cheer
ing Justify.
the report OF the committee on resolu-
tons;
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
We hereby reaffirm the platform of
the national Democratic convention held
at Kansas City in 1900 and the state plat
form Of the Democratic party adopted
al Fort Scott. kan, In 1907. and we de-
clare our unfaItering devotion 10 the
great and abiding principles Of Ameri-
can Democracy. by which alone popular
rights can be defended end maintained.
We denounce the trusts. which. under
the protection Of the Republican party.
are continually growing stronger, more
insOlent and aggressive and have within
the last few years advanced the cost
OF living at least 40 per cent. and have
lately made such enormous exactions
il arbitrarily fixing the price Of food
products at unnatural figures as 70 sore
IS Cypress all persons not in afiiuent
circumsta noes. We remind the voters
that we have for years pointed ont these
dangers and have demanded the sup
preston Of these artificial unconsci0n-
able and monstrous combinations which
are threatening 70 enslave and disiuherlt
posterity.
A4lt tfA44lf tl Altt iftttfaaA--Ai liela IA
declaring IN lis platform for an cleo
tive railway commission and then pass
ing a law establishing an appointive com
mission IS without parallel IL Tho hls-
tory Of the state and IS such an irsult
% the Intelligence. Integrity and self
rtspect OF the people at large as should
be resented in no uncertain manur- hy
the voters of Tho state. And we favor
the election OF railway commissions hy
the people
We denounce the action q the last
Republican legislature r. passing an elec-
ton law hy which one ~ the existing po-
iiucai parties Of she state has been
wholly dfsfra nchised and the right =
the peoTie II express themselves in 2H
untramneled manner AZ tire Ballot box
has been ruthlessiy Violated and tr1d-
den under foot hF statute ~ once uu-
constitutional. revolutionary and inEa-
nous
The record Z the Repuhilcan party II
Kansas shows that they have alWays
stood for corporations and trusts. and
against tie peapie- We pledge orr can
aidates. 4 elected Il protest thF ma
teTisI and political rights and liberties