The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-31
KANSAS POLITICS
CONTINUED from Pas. on.l


providing for the recall OF all state
officers and the initiative and the
referendum. The Kansas congress
men are to vote for house rule
which will make the house commit
tees elective and follow the lines laid
down by Theodore Roosevelt for con
servation OF natural resources.
The resolutions prepared by WIN.
Allen white. the Emporla editor. and
embodying the sentiments as ex-
pressed by senator Bristow. Gov. W.
II Stubs. Congressman Victor Muir
dock and the other insurgent lenders
were present during the afternoon.
The resolutions were as follows:
We. the Republicans OF Kansas
In party council desiring TO express
our pride In the traditions OF our
party. feel that respect and venera.
ton to those traditions aud for the
history We have made may be mos,
adequately and httingly expressed By
turning our faces forward rather
than backward. Therefore. We bind
ourselves to specific future perform
ances rather than 20 ask for votes b.
reason OF past achievements. however
great q IL. Our platform shall be @
guarantee OF performance rather
than a confession OF faith.
Warts Tarin Revision.
yet We. must congratulate Presi.
dent Taft as Republicans on the sue
cessful outcome OF the progress.vs
party measures In congress; the post
al savings bank law. the railroad Law
and the law providing for the pub
liclty OF campaign expenses. And ir
This connection we wish 10 commend
Representatives Murdoch and Mad
son FOR their work In congress pcrsu
ant 10 the instruction OF the kansas
lRepublican platform OF 1908. In mod
Hying the rules OF congress 50 thai
the enactment OF these lOng-delayet
meaures are made possible.
I'VE wish TO commend Senator
Brlstow for his hard and eficlen
work TO carry out successfully nj.
platform pledge TO secure the enact
ment OF the well-known long ans
short-haul clause in the interstat'
commerce law.
eve pledge anew our loyalty q
the Republican national platform o
1893 and bind ourselves TO carry on
Ito declarations. accepting the pole.
OF protection as outlined In our part!
platform as the established policy o
the nation and binding our member
Of congress In both houses TO vot
steadfastly and without reference q
any other instructions for r.
vision Of the tarin law OF 1909
using as a basis for fixing duties IN
difference between the cost Of pro
lection at home and abroad with
reasonable profit for American man
ufacturers.
Roosevelt Commended.
I'VE do not recognize the tariff o
1903 as a fulhllment OF the tarii
pledge OF the Republican platform.
I'VE pledge our senators and rep
resentatives 10 vote for a Joint reso
luton that will promote the revision
OF the tariff one schedule at a time.
1--WE demand the strlctest enforce
ment OF the antitrust laws.
I'VE pledge our Kansas Republi
can congressman and senator's to vot
and work for effective laws that VII
prevent oyercapltallzation OF corpora
tlOns.
I'VE pledge our Kansas Republl
can congressman and senator's q
vote on all measures concerning tn
conservation OF our national resourc
es along the lines advocated by for
mer President Roosevelt as oppOsel
to the lines laid down by those VIII,
are hiding behind the outworn doc
trlne OF states rights. and we de
mand that every possible effort b.
made to prevent private interest
from obtaining unrestricted owner
ship or unchecked control over III
vast mines and water and timber re
sources OF Alaska.
World Wide Champion.
J 1--WE send our greeting to Theo
dore Roosevelt. the new worlds chan
p'on OF the rights OF man in tn
world-old contest between risinl
humanity and the entertainments o
special privileges, and as Republi
cans we are ready TO enlist unde
his banner In the fight for humal
rights"
Further the platform binds Kan
sas congressman to work for a con
: stitutiOnal amendment provldinl
election of senators by direct vote o
the people. Congressman are pledge'
to vote for a law placing public util
tiles under the control Of stat
commission having authority owe
the issue of stocks and power TO oh
tain the valuations OF the pants O