Barton County democrat., 1914-03-06

hat We Lacked the Necessary Owo-
birds toapass such resolution. .
In additida to passing these meas
ira demanded by our party. plat
'orm, the Rgislatgge placed. upon the
statute book mare wes, Nncral, bene-
,isial ana wogressA'e legislation than
eny legislature in the !AtAOry Of the
state. &C
The present administration has
paid the debts left by its predeces-
s0r, completed ethe unfinished butld-
Ings left US by the Ast administra-,.
ton, provides for the replacing OF
the state buildings destroyed by fire,
our stote charitable institu-
tions ppovide6 t& the publication Of
school text books by the state, estab'
Lshsd Sstep Of irrigation in Wes-
tern kansas, givel every state edu--
cational institution more money foE
maintenance. than it has ever had be-
fore, and 9fas accomplished. all .oi
these thinigS without increasing the
states tax levy,sa record unparalleled
in Kansas affairs.
owe ,Dngratulate the women of Kan
sas. that in "a Democratic year the Sui
frage amendment which had beer
written by the present Democratic
governor, then a state senator, waE
ratified at the polls. We wish to re
mi1A them that by grace of a Demo
cratic governor a woman has a place
on the important board having charg'
Of our state educational institutions
th4 theme is a woman on the board
of health; that the women teachers
Of our state have been recognized
with two places ON the board OF ed
ucation; there is a woman on the
board of the School for the. Blind;
eoat there is a woman at the head
Of the School for the Deaf; that a
woman 10 at the head of the Orphans
Home; that there is a woman parole
officer at the Girls Industrial School
that there is a woman factory inSpec'
tor, and that there is woman on
the State Text Book Board. These
places have never been filled by
women before, and we point to them
as evidence of the fact that the WON.
en- ';areB receiving substantial recog-
nition from this Democratic state ad.
ministration. a.
Oyer and against the untitled prom.
ses' Of the Republican party ON the
subject Of law enforcement we place
the, attitude Of the Democratic party
and its record OF accomplishment.
NeNG, .unsil the Democratic party
took a. stand in 1906 for law en-.
foreemeAk was there amy honest ef-
foyt made to enforce the prohibitory
las i'm Kansas. Under a Democrat.
ic administration prohibition is no
longer a joke and a farce and poltt-
ical Communities are no longer made
scape costs fer the mere advance
ment;'of some man 3 ambition. The
DemOcAtic party stands upon its
recerd of accomplishment and as the
Of a healthy public senti-
meet by which laws of this charac-
ter be0me efficient. Governor Hodg-
es has declared himself upon this
question: by both words and actions,
whicR leave no room for misconstruc.
tiOn!Io. aaa
While we are proud of the record
that9ha been made, we peahze that
no party has the right to claim the
suffrages OF the people on the mere
steengtB of past achievements, and
we cite this record as an evidence Of
the fact that the Democratic party in
Kansas is constructive party and
that. it is faithful to it's platform
pledges. The next Democratic plat
form cannot be made in Kansas un.
TIL the meeting of the party council
in August :bW it is our belief that
the platform th@ made, should CON
tain d pledge that the party in Kan.
sas will codAinpe its progressive ant
constructive law enforcing policy ant
that it should. be pledged to the fol
lowing Secitic declarations:
l., Recognizing that the welfare o.
the. state eeqlirs that women ant
minors should be protected from con
'ditioas of hb0r which have a perm
ciOus effect upon their health ant
morals, we favor the creation of an
industrial Welfare tO@mieaion VITA
full power to establish a standard d
hours Of employment and, fix a min
imum wage, in any 'indutrial Occupa-
tion'S sufficient 10 supply the neces.
sary' cost Of living AID maAtain th,