Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-02
THE PARTY FAITH.
Platform Adopted by Delegates to the Pop
ulist State Convention Held at To-
peka June "a.

towing platform was adopted by the
peoples party state convention:
Ffrst-We reaffirm the principles of the
peoples party as declared in our last
national platform.
Second-We demand the initiative and
referendum as necessary to secure need
ed legislation in the interests of the la
Dorer and producer and to reform ex-
isting abuses.
Third-We demand the enactment of a
primary election law, which will secure
4 fa1r expression by the voters of all DO
utical parties in the selection of candi-
dates for county and other offices.
Fourth-We approve and indorse the
declarations of the democratic state plat
form upon the subjects of trusts railway
commission, taxation of corporations.
ownership by cities of their public util-
tiles, discriminating freight rates and
Tree transportation of persons, govern
ment ownership of railroads, direct legis-
lation, minority representation also it's
declaration with respect to Cuba and the
Philippine islands.
Fifth-We rejoice over the practically
unanimous adoption of the initiative and
referendum amendment to the constitu-
ton of the state of Oregon, which was
Endorsed by all parties, at the recent cleo
ton there
Sixth-We denounce the republican par
ty for its subserviency to trusts and
CoHlolnes, us maintenance of>an unneceS-
Sary and burdenSome tariff on trust
made goods and for it's refusal to afford
promised relief to Cuba, by reducing the
enormous duty charges on Sugar-the
chief product of that island
Seventh-We denounce the election law
enacted by the republicans as a master
piece of injustice and an abuse of power
for partisan purposes unparalleled in our
history. 1t deprives any party of the
right to nominate the candidates of it's
choice. where such candidates have been
previously nominated by any other par
~. 1t puts premium on ignorance and
blind devotion to party, and in every way
harnesses the independent voter in the ex-
ercise of his franchise. 1t renders it more
dlfncult for the voter to express his
preferences and seeks to disfranchise to
as great an extent possible, the oppo-
sition to the party in power 1t perverts
the Australian ballot law to an instru-
ment of oppression and puts countless OBJ
stacles in the way of an honest ballot
and fair count The liberty of the
people is not only menaced but over
thrown by such perverSion of the cleo
ton law; and until this Infamous law can
be wiped from our statutes we are de-
prived of our equal rights under the
laws, in plain violation of the provisions
of our constitution.
Eigth-The failure of the republican
party to fulfill it's pledge to give us a
commissioner eIoCJ0O OY the DoO-
pie may explain its omission to make any
Illusion to state issues in it's latest plat
form.
Ninth-We denounce the extravaganza
and partisanship of the last republican
legislature, whose appropriations were
hundreds of thousands of dollars larger
than ever before and which in all things
made the interests of the people sub
servient to the interests of the republican
machine.
Tenth-It appears to US that the peo-
pies money has been squandered in pro-
viding for a tax commission which has
| drawn up a bill taking the assessment
| of property out of the hands of officers
elected by the people and putting it into
the hands of a high-salaried set of ap-
| pointed officials.
Eleventh-We demand that railroad
property shall be assessed at as high
rate as the property of natural citizens
We call attention to an increase of mil
| lions of dollars in railroad charges since
| the railroad law enacted by the last pop
| ulist legislature was wiped out by repub-
| lean partisans the bench.
| TWelfth-We favor graduated taxation,
| state insurance and reduction of the ex-
| travagant expenditures for state printing
| by the establishment of printing plant
| owned by the state.
Thirteenth-We regard the continuous
| and persistent effort of the American.
|
and subserviency of certain officials and
| of agents and employees of that school
| book trust, to destroy our textbook
| law, as the most dangerous and cor
| rupting influence pervading this state,
| as 1t 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 ex-
posture of it's acts and of the officials it
| has corrupted and is using to accomplish
| it's purpose.
Fourteentn-Realizing that al political
reform is initiated by the Independent
voter. and that all looting of the public
| treasury and official boodling are carried
on by the partisan, we denounce w. j.
Bailey, the republican nominee for gov
ernor, for his oft repeated statement that
1.-THE Independent voter is a bush
| whacker."
| Fifteenth-We congratulate the people
| Of the state upon the record of Mayor
w. H. Craddock, of Kansas City, Kan,
in his efforts to secure an equitable
basis of taxation for the public corpora
tons of his city.
| Sixteenth-The course of Senator w. A
| Harris in our national legislature COM
| mands the hearty approval of every hon.
! est and fair-minded citizen, regardless
| of party afflliation, and we pledge our
selves to do all in our power to secure his
| reelection to the position he now adorns
| Seventeenth-Resolve That we approve
the attitude of the Farmers Advocate
| in its fight for the interests of the pro.
ducing classes, and urge all peoples par
| ty men to subscribe for it.
These separate resolutions were
| olcn oil