The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-07-11
Peoples Party
Platform 1902.

the labOrer and producer aud to re-
form existing abuses.
Third-We demand the enactment
Of primary election law which will
secure a fair expression by the voters
Of all political parties IN the selection
OF candidates for county and other of
fees.
Fourth-We approve and endorse
the declarations Of the democrat state
platform upon the subjects of trusts,
railway commission, taxation Of cor
poratiOns, ownership by cities of their
public utilities, discriminating freight
rates aud the free transportation
Of persons, government ownership Of
railroads, direct legislation, minority
representation, also its declaration
with respect to Cuba and the Philip
pine islands.
Fifth-We rejoice over the practi-
cally unanimous adoption of the init
alive aud referendum amendment to
the constitution Of the state of Ore
gon which was Endorsed by all parties
at the recent election there.
Sixth-We denOunce the republican
party for its subserviency to trusts
and combines, its maintenance of an
unnecessary aud burdensOme tariff on
trust made goods and for its refusal to
afford promised relief to Cuba by re-
duciDg the enormous duty charged on
sugar, the principal product of that
island.
Seventh-We denounce the election
law enacted by the republicans as a
masterpiece Of injustice and an abuse
of power for partisan purposes uupar-
alleled in our history 1t depriTes any
party Of the right TO nominate the can
didates Of its choice where such can
1fAaFae have hnarl ur-ufnne1-
ed by another party. 1t puts a pre-
MUM on ignorance and blind devotion
to party ard in every way harnesses the
independent voter in the exercise of
his franchise. 1t renders it more diff
cult for the voter to express his pref
ereDces and seeks to dIsfrsnchise, to
as great an extent as possible, the Op-
position to the party in power 1t
perverts the Australian ballot law TO
an instrument of oppression and puts
countless obstacles IN the way Of an
honest ballot and fair count. The
liberty Of the people is not only men
aced but overthrow by such a per
version Of the election law until this
infamous law can be wiped from our
statutes we are deprived of equal
rights under the laws Ia plain violation
of the provisions of our constitution.
Eighth-The failure Of the republi-
can party to fulfill its pledge to give
Us railroad commission elected by
| the people may explain its omission to
make allusiOn to state issues in its
platform
Ninth-We denOunce the extrava-
gaDce and partisanship Of the last re
publican legislature whose apprOpria
tions were hundreds Of thousands of
dollars larger than ever before and
/ - TaI in all Ehfrrrr- ~--.la ~. -
/ of the people subservient to the repub
| lican machine.
Tenth-It appears to rs that the
peoples money has been squandered
| in providing for a tax commission
/ which has drawn up q bill taking the
| assessment of property out of the
/ hands of officers elected by the people
and put it into the hands of a high
| sslsried set of appointed officials.
| EleVenth-We demand that railroad
property shall be assessed at as high
/ a rate as the property of natural citi-
zens. We call attention TO an increase
of millions Of dollars in RAILROAD
| charges since the railroad law enacted
/ by the last pOpulist legislature was
/ wiped out by republican psrtisans on
| the bench.
Twelfth-We favor graduated taxa
/ ton, state insurance and 4 reduction
of the extravaRant expenditures for
state printing by the establishment Of
a printing plant owned By the state.
Thirteenth-We regard the cOntin-
ued and persistent effort OF the Amer
| lean Book company through the con
nivance and subservieucy Of certain
officials AMI of the agents and employ
] IS OF that school book trust, to destroy
our text book law as the most danger
Gus and cOrTupting influence perVad
| ing this state as it attempts to destroy
/ the usefulness of our excellent school
| system; and We demand of the next
legislature a rigid examination Of its
methods and an exposure of its acts
and of the officials it has corrupted
and is using to accomplish its pur-
poses.
Fourteenth Realizing that all po-
| litieal reform is initiated by the indie
pendent voter and that all footing of
the public treasury and official hood
! ling is carried on by the partisan, we
| denOuDce ". ]. Bailey, the republican
nominee for governor for his oft re-
! peated statement that "the independ
/ eDt voter is q bushwbacker"
Fifteenth-We congratulate the peo-
/ pie Of the state upon the record of
/ Mayor ". II. Craddock of Kansas CITY.
I A. LAo SAOi - 10 SECURE AZ
equitable basis of taxation for the pub
/ lie corporations Of his city.
SiXteenth-The course of Senator
I W A Harris in our national legisla-
tUre commands the hearty approval of
every fair minded citizen regardless of
| party utilization and We pledge orr
selves so do all IN our power to secure
his reelection to the position he now
adorns.
AnnihfIasiOn-