The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14

our financial system that will insure the
business interests against disastrous
panics such as those of 1904 and 1907;
| the passage of the Sherwood pension
| bill.
ALSO we demand liberal appropria-
| tions to keep the Missouri river nav
| igable to the end that freight rates
may be reduced on all products of the
| farms, factories and mines; we demand
| liberal appropriations to construct and
maintain better post roads throughout
the country. The United States gov
ernment should bear at least one-half
the expense of maintaining the high
ways for rural mail delivery.
Opposed to Aldrich Plan.
I've are opposed to the AIdrich cur
rency plan and demand in it's stead an
enactment that will leave the power of
regulating the volume of currency with
the senate and the house of representa-
tives instead of with the money trust.
I'VE believe in and demand a pro-
gressive Democratic administration,
legislative, executive and judicial. We
instruct our delegates to support no
platform and no man opposed to the
measures that we have declared for to-
day.
I'VE congratulate the country upon
the faithful work of the present Demo-
cratic congress which has established
needed reforms in legislation, brought
back the government nearer to the peo-
pie and made it possible to elect n
Democratic president"
Jackson Declares for Clark.
A. NJ. Jackson. of Winfield, in his
address as temporary chairman of the
Democratic state convention, here today
announced his personal support of
Speaker Clark for the Democratic nom
ination for president.
TT is now UP to the Kansas Democ-
racy to declare our choice for presi-
Il NI7aTr Tao TEa..
support of two prominent and worthy
Democrats, Speaker Clark and Cover
nor Wilson, have been made the issue
in the selection of delegates and we
are to declare whom Kansas wants.
1T is well known where / stand ami
it is not for me here to take up the
time of this convention telling you why |
/ am for Mr.. Clark. But that 1t is
expected by the Democrats in this |
state as well as outside of it that we
will make our choice known goes with |
out saving Such a course will help i
than hurt and weaken it, for our con- |
test is q friendly one, each delega.e e |
voting for what he truly believes is /
for the best of all.
Majority Must Rule Minority.
should it turn out that this con-
vention sends a delegation to Baltl-
more for Mr.. Clark we confidently /
rely upon those who now have another
choice to heartily ratify the conven-
tion's action. If the majority should |
decide that Mr.. Wilson is the man /
whom Kansas shall support, you gen.
tIemen of the winning side may con-
hdently rely upon the supporters of
Mr.. Clark to support enthusiastically
the choice made
1--WE are for best that can be done;
first for the Democratic party of the
nation and next for the Democratic
party of Kansas. Let us meet the
issue squarely, in spirit OF fairness.
giving every delegate his rights and
his lust dues"
After the test III last nights commit
tee the scenes shifted somewhat The
Wilson men were still claiming that the
20 vention would not be sufficiently
oro-CIark to force through instructions
N favor of the speaker, but most of
them had, temporarily at least, aban-
1oned efforts to get instructions for
Wilson and were centering their fight
for an uninstructed delegation to BaIti-
more H. S. Martin, chairman of the
Democratic state committee, who has
0een one of the Wilson leaders said:
Fight to Beat Clark.
NO one can say this morning what
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