The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-14


Senator Burton devised and supported
on the ground that fusion was ILL.,
moral We demand the unconditional
repeal of this iniquitous law.
We point with pride to the many
laws passed by the populists, some Of
which are.
The school textbook law.
The Bush corporation law.
The Breidenthal banking law.
Contempt Of court law.
Alien Land law.
Antitrust law.
Stock yards law.
Vestibule street car law.
Public utilities law.
Insurance taxation law.
Railroad law.
We condemn the republicans for
their extravagant expenditure OF the
states money, which compelled The
collection from the people of over five
hundred thousand dollars OF taxation
above that of former years.
We also condemn them for lowering
the taxes of the railroads and rais-
ing those of the other taxpayers.
That for a more perfect and better
organization we recommend the lay
ing aside of the convention method of
making nominations for national,
state, congressional and county offices,
and the adoption of the primary sys-
tenn under such rules and details as
may be recommended by our state ex-
ecutive committee.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this convention that to bring about
cooperation between the electors OF
the peoples party and the electors Of
| the democrat party IN Kansas this
year it will be absolutely necessary for
the democratic national convention at
ST. Louis in July to nominate Will
lam Randolph Hearst, or some equally
pronounced reform democrat for pres
ident."
] Dr. Lawrence is blessed with good
voice and he threw his whole soul
| into the reading Somehow, however,
in striving for a dramatic closing, be
slipped a cog and his usually Gear
voice became husky just as he at
| tempted to thunder forth the name of
William Randolph Hearst. Instead of
rolling and reverberating as he had
evidently expected the name of this
millionaire savicr of the laboring men
1 of this nation was uttered in tones
something between squeak anu a
wheeze. Considerable cheering foi-
lowed-but nothing which could De
called wild applause"
l IF {r,r ~,l1
| jected to the last paragraph for The
reason that he considered it an TN
warranted interference in the affairs
of another party What the demo-
Gratis should do at st. Louis was their
affair. 1t was their convention. They
should be permitted to run it. After
it was over, if results suited us, then
we might act. He moved to strike out
the last paragraph.
admitted paternity of the Hearst res
olution. He had been watching Mr..
Hearst for a number OF years and ccn-
sidered him grand democrat" Babb
did not believe the resolution al all
kimpolitic or impairment. He be-
lieved IL proper for us to say to Tie
democratic national convention, DO
this, or you need not count on us.
No roll call was demanded and the
motion TO strike out was lost, few ie-
spending on either side. Hearst mad
majority OF the delegates 10 I'LL
convention and although he was not
talked OF for the popullst nomination.
II seems evident that the Kansas pre-
gram will be To nominate him at
Springfield just as quickly as II can
be done. SO his nomination can DC
used "a club over the 81. Louis con-
vention.
From what I can learn here, II Is
regarded that somewhere about ~ "a
i5 Of the Springfield delegates an
Hearst men: n good many Of the ie-
malnjer are more OF less pronounced
against him.