Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12
Kansas Republicans Platform Of Prhcl-

1.-THE Republican party in state con-
vention assembled reaffirms its pride
in the history and achievements OF
| the national organization and adher-
ence to its principles The wisdom
of its financial policy SO fierceIy an
| tagonized is now universally conceded,
| while its protective policy provokes
controversy only between revisionists
and stand patters.
s:Under the magic of these wise
policies, the country has yaulted to
the front rank among the nations in
| finance, material development and
general prosperity, while its wage
earners find remuneration twice as
great as under any other flag.
1.-The vigorous, able and wise adj
mimstration of President Roosevelt
commands our enthusiastic approval
as it has won the plaudIts of our
countrymen, regardless of party.
''We indorse the recent state adj
ministration and commend its splen-
| did achievements to the favorable
zen of the state.
THE great calamity which befel1
San Francisco and its sister cities on
the Pacific coast touched the ligature
of sympathy which binds all human
| ity together and we are proud that
Kansas was among the first to res
pond to this patrIotIe call upon our
common humanity, and that the re-
Spouse has been in harmony with the
great heart and abundant resources
of this state.
WORK OF LAST LEGISLATION.
''We believe that platform promises
are as sacred as business contracts,
and should be as faithfully fulfilled,
and we point with pardonable pride
to the redemption of the numerous
promises made in our last state plat
form Among the many wise enact
ments of the last legislature we call
especial attention to the adoption of
an improved plan for the manage
ment of our state charitable institu-
tIons, the selection of a board devot-
ing its whole time to the care of
these sacred institutions, with ample
headquarters in the state house, a
plan which is resulting in an improv-
ed condition in all these institutions
and a large saving of expenses; to the
new state printing law, which within
year has resulted in the erection of
a large three-story. tire-proof printing
house, with modern equipment, the
cost Of all of which has been saved in
two years; to the juvinile court law
which is saving countless boys from
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law, from which the state realizing
more than 81 900 per month upon its
state deposits; to the fish and game
law, which has placed Kansas beside
the most advanced state in the pro-
lection of game and. in the propaga-
ton of fish
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
the Republican party enacted the
first railroad law in Kansas. 1t has
uniformly stood for consistent and eff
ficient regulation of these great pub
lie corporations. The last legislature,
without any specific plat form promises
previously made, enacted a general
railroad lir-Y conceded to be the best
in the United States. In addition It
passed twelve other bills regulating
the various relations of the railroads
with their employees, passengers and
shippers, constituting the most COM
plete railway legislation ever enacted
at IA single session by the legislature
of any state 1t pledges itself to such
amendments and additions to these
laws as experience shall justify and
demand, to the end chat the board of
railroad commissioners may become
and be maintained an efficient tribu-
nal for the enforcement of exact JUS
tice in all matters relating to the
transportation of passengers and
freight.
1.-The legislature having conferred
upon the board of railroad commits
sioners fall power to regulate freight
and passenger rates, we pledge the
nominees of this convention upon
that board to speedy and conscien-
tious examination and determination
OF all these questions and the estab-
liShment of such maximum rates for
passenger and freight traffic as shall
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