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

AS soon as the vote was announced,
the members Of the defeated faction
commenced to drift out of the hall.
There was no organized stampede. It
seemed TO be the result of individual
disgust at the outcome of the fight.
If the vote had gone the other way,
the chances are that the other crowd
would have raised q disturbance of
some kinds One of the active workers
for a straight ticket declared that plans
were made to withdraw from the con-
vention and nominate d ticket Il the
result of the fight had been different
When the Ridgeley resolution was
disposed of. the convention proceeded
to endorse the report Of the committee
on order OF business.
The Platform.
The resolutions committee was ready
to report by the time the convention
had settled the fight about the nomi-
nation of a ticket.
platforms. the one adopted was brief,
covering only about two and one-half
typewriter pages.
The railroad plank Is as follows: I'VE
demand railroad legislation IN the in
terest of the man who pays the freight.
We believe that while the pass system
is a great evil and that passenger rates
should be lower than they are now, that
overcharges and freight rates are a
greater evil than that"
The following IS the platform in full:
we, as representatives. OF the EeO-
pies party of the state Of Kansas IN
convention assembled this 4th day OF
July, 1906, reaf1rm our allegiance to the
principles of the Peoples party as set
forth in our various state and national
platforms.
THE peoples party came into exist
ence on account of evils existing in our
social and economic conditions, and
without fear or favor 1t has universal
" stood on the peoples side Of every
a1H
were pitted against humanity.
"In our national affairs.
I'VE favor the government ownership
of railroads, and assert that the trans
portation question will never be settled
right until the great railways are made
public institutions Instead OF institu-
lions Of plumber
1--WE demand that the circulating
medium of the country shall be issued
by the general government; that this
money shall be in sufficient quantity to
maintain prices and that banks of de-
posit shall be required to retain suffi-
cient reserves in their vaults to give
depositors reasonable security and that
the present banking laws allowing
bankers to deposit their reserves in
other banks where they are again loan
ed out shall be repealed
I'VE demand rigid and honest en-
forcenent OF all the laws of our state
and an honest administration in every
depa rtnent.
I'VE demand railroad legislation in
the interest of the man who pays the
freight We believe that the pass sys-
tenn is great evil and that passenger
rates should be lower than they are
now over charges and freight rates
are greater evils than that.
I'VE call attention to the fact that
every home in Kansas Is interested in
the matter Of life Insurance and that
the greater part of life insurance writ
ten in Kansas Is by foreign Insurance
companies whose management is en-
tirely beyond the control and practi-
cally beyond the influence of their poll
cy holders. We further demand that
the legislature shall provide a stand
ard form of policy to be used by all
insurance companies doing business in
Kansas.
I'VE demand an amendment to the
constitution which will make it pos
sible for the state to tablish and
maintain san insurance department
that viii supply fire and life insurance
at cost
I'VE demand the enactment of laws
authorizing cities and counties in
Kansas to construct. acquire. own and
operate city and interurban electric
railway lines and telephone systems
and to cooperate with each other in
such operations.
s'Inasmuch as the Peoples party
has co-operated with the Democratic
party in Kansas IN past campaigns,
1t seems proper that we should set
forth the following reasons why such
cooperation can not be had during
the present campaign:
THE Democratic state convention