The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05

absolutely and unequivocally Endorsed
the national platform made at st.
Louis two years ago@a platform that
is out of harmony with every prin-
ciple Of the Peoples party and was
dictated and written by corporate
greed and avarice-
I'VE favor the initiative and refer
endum, the imperative mandate, the
recall and all other changes in our
constitution and laws that would help
Americans to become truly as well as
theoretically. a self-governing people.
1.-The people have an inalienable
right to change any feature of their
government without orders from past
generations. Our method of choosing
senator's having proved its unwisdon
by its evil fruits we favor the imme-
date passage of state laws providing
for their election at the general cleo
lions. and requiring all legislators to
cast their formal vote for the success
full candidate
TN order to secure better and
cheaper service; to reduce or abolish
direct taxation and to emancipate en-
ployes from capitalistic control we
favor collective ownership Of all nat
ural monOpolies- But we protest
against all statutes and court made
laws that require communities wishing
to end any continuing wrongs to buy
some existing unsatisfactory plant or
to pay for it more than it Is really
worth. No amount OF persistence I'M
wrong doing can transform wrong
into vested Cor any other kind)
right
1--WE demand the passage Of more
stringent laws for the protection Of
the rising generation from the greed
Of heartless employers who in order
to keep the rate OF wages debasfueIv
low are running the bodies fmpover-
ishing the minds and blasting the
souls Of those whose helplessness an
pea1s to every generous heart
State Committee Organizes.
The new Populist state committee
was elected Wednesday afternoon be-
fore the work of choosing the state
ticket commenced, and after the con
vention adjourned. the committee held
a meeting and organized by the cleo
ton of George w Hanna for chairman
and E. c. Fowler of Topeka for secre-
tary and treasurer.
Ways and means for raising a cam
paign fund were discussed. The fight
will be made chiefly in behalf of Keef-
er for governor and Sallyards for rail-
road commissioner. 1t is expected
that the First district viii raise the
funds for Keefer's campaign. and the
Fourth district for Sallyards' cam
paigh. The rest of the state will take
care of the other candidates.
There were no delegates in the con-
vention from the Second district. and
! the members Of the state central COM
mittee from these two districts were
not chosen. The following are the
member Of the new committee as far
as selected
First district-A1bert Griffin. To-
peka. Horace Keefer. LeavenwortH.
Fourth district-Thomas Herzog,
Usage City; NJ A. Coppock, Emporia
Fifth district-George w. Hanna
| Clay Center: Julius A. Jordan. Ogden.
Sixth districts. F. Hilton, Os-
borne: John Ashcroft. Hill City.
! Seventh district-Solon Gray, Sterl-
ing: H. B. Hewitt. Stafford.
Eighth district=James Wilson,
/ Green; H. W. Bubble, Greenwich.
X. C. Tennis Players Win.
St Louis. July 5-All of the matches
I in the seminal round of the state
championship tennis tournament on the
Triple A courts yesterday afternoon
a. visiting team in decisive