Barton County democrat., 1906-09-07

serve the people if elected, Can not
be questioned, and be it further
Resolved:-That any person seek
ing the nomination Of this party for
any office who fails to secule it and
then openly or covertly works for the
opposing candidate. shall be consid.
cred to be political buzxard and
not entitled to the respect of any
party.
We, the Democrats of Barton
County, reiterate our allegiance to
the principles of democracy as ex
pressed in the platforms in the Ma.
tional Conventions at Chicago and
Kansas City, and as they are enun-
ciated by The great tommoner, Will
liam Jennings Bryan. We believe
that the voice of the people should be
supreme and that the government
should be conducted as described by
President Lincoln when he said, ga
government of the people, for the
people and BY the people" We be-
lieve that the principles of Democ
racy, if carried into effect will be-
for the best interest of all people and
will also result in everyone, rich or
poor, corporation or producer having
equal rights under the law.
We heartily approve the efforts of
the democratic minority in both
branches of the national congress to
secure needed railroad and antitrust
legislation, and condemn the action
of the republican majority in refusing
to give the much needed laws.
We heartily indorse the platform
adopted by the Democratic state con-
vention at Topeka, and hereby pledge
the answering loyalty and support,
of the democrats of this county, to
the democratic state ticket, headed
by that honorable and self sacrificing
former public servant, the Honorable
VIM. A. Harris.
We invite the support of all who
desire a state administration con.
Quoted along the lines of business
principles and not in the interests Of
any click, corporation or gang, to
unite with US in securing the election
of that ticket.
We heartily endorse the nomina-
tion of O. H. Truman our candidate
for congress from the 7th Congress
sional District and pledge him our
support, and recomend him as a
Christian Citizen, honest and upright.
We endorse the nomination of W.
| P. FEEDER, cur townsman, for the of
fee of State Printer and pledge him
loyal support.
| Realizing that the greatest ques.
tion confronting the people Of Kan.
sas in this campaign is the railroad
question, we hereby 60 on record
and pledge the nominee of this con-
vention for the legislature. to work
and vote for the abolition of the Rail-
way free pass through which the
railroads and corporations Of this
state have controlled political conven-
tions, legislatures and state admins
trations for years. We also pledge
his vote and support in favor of a
2 cent passenger rate, and for eqult'
able adjustment Of freight rates on
all classes of shipments.
We believe that the producing
classes Of Barton County are entitled
, TO reduction in the freight rate in
their products, and we fully realize
from past experience that this reduc-
, ton will never be brought about by
the Republican party, the ticket they
: have nominated, or the platform they
: have adopted. We favor the enact
ment of such legislation, which, if
properly enforced, will have the effect
of equalizing and which will bring a
lust rate for all. We denounce the
action of the State Board Of Railway
t assessors, through which the railroad,
telegraph, telephone and express
companies operating within the state
t of Kansas do not pay their just pro-
!. portion of texas. We denounce the