The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
take DRY" PLANK
Democrats Make Known Their
Ideas ON Prohibition.
State Council Also Takes Up
National Suffrage.

0t8UO OVWMO11 A10O 4~~>
National Suffrage.
After a three-hour fight in the COM
rnittee rooms and an hours tight on
the floor of the council the Democrats
adopted q platform that declared Tor
both national suffrage and prohibitfon'
the initiative and referendum. recall.
three-fourths jury verdict, state IN
come tax, creation wage commission
and extension of nonpartisan ballot TO
certain state and county officials. The
only fight was over tho adoption OF
the national prohibition plank.
In their platform the Democrats de-
clared:
We, the members Of the Democratic
party council, assembled this 25tn DAY
of August. 1914. extend greetings ana
congratulate the people OF the United
States upon the marvellous achieve
ments of the administration OF Presi-
dent woodrow Wilson. Under mis- wise
leadership the tariff has been revised
downward, the income tax has become
q feature of our revenue system, the
banking and currency laws OF the ma
ton reconstructed in the interests OF
the whole people, and with 1t has come
a revival Of public confidence that has
put to shame the opponents OF these
measures, and has shown how utterly
false were their direful forebodings
and calamity walls.
Especially do we desire to express
our appreciation Of that wisdom ana
foresight with which President Wilson
and his advisers carried through the
negotiations which prevented war with
our sister republic OF Mexico and re-
established that feeling OF good will
SO essential to maintain q permanent
peace.
We commend our Democratic sena-
tor and representatives in congress for
their earnest efforts in upholding the
hands Of the president in his great
work, and pledge to him and them
measures still to follow. which may be
found necessary to completely wipe
out private monopoly and restore equal
opportunity to all citizens of this ma
ton.
Endorse Hodges Administration.
We endorse the splendid business
administration of Governor George H.
Hodges and declare that every depart
ment of the state government under
Democratic control is being run more
efficiently and economically than ever
before in the history Of the state.
We heartily commend President
Wilson in instructing United States
district attorneys to investigate the
discrepancy between the price paid
producers for wheat and other cereals.
dairy products, live stock, ETC.. and the
price charged consumers for these
same products, whereby certain mid
dlemen are reaping an unjust and I'M
reasonable profit. We pledge the NOM
inees Of the Democratic party-state
and nation-to do all in their power
to further such Investigations and
bring results which shall give the ben
eft to the farmers Of Kansas as pro-
ducers, rather than to spectators or
boards Of trade.
Paid State Debts.
The present administration has
placed the state upon q cash basis,
paid the debts left by its predecessor,
completed the unfinished buildings left
by the last administration, provided
for replacing the state buildings de-
stroyed by fire, enlarged our state
charitable institutions, provided for
publication Of school textbooks by the
state, established n system Of irriga-
ton in western Kansas, given every
state educational institution more
money for maintenance than it has
ever had before. and has accomplished
all Of these things without increasing
the state tax levy, a record unequaled
in the history of Kansas.
Recognize Women.
We commend the Democratic mem
beers of the last legislature for faith
fully enacting into law the pledges of
the state platform Of 1912 and for the
wise. moral, beneficial and progressive
legislation placed upon the statute
books.
We congratulate the women Of
Kansas that in q Democra C year the
suffrage amendment which had been
written by the present Democratic gov
ernor. then a state senator, was rati-
Ned at the polls. We call attention to
the fact that there is a woman on the
important board having charge Of our
state educational institutions; q wom-
an on the board Of health; a woman
at the heE l of the Orphans Home; q
woman at the head of tho School for
the Deaf: \ woman at the head Of the
School for the Blind; a woman parole
woman on the textbook board: two
women physicians at each Of our state
hospitals. This is the first time in the
history Of the state that women have
ever filled these important positions,
and we point to these appointments
as evidence Of the fact that women
are receiving substantial recognition
from the Democratic state administra-
ton. We welcome them to full citi-
zenship and pledge them our support
in their efforts to secure the full right
Of suffrage for their sex in every state
in the Union.
Under Democratic state control pro-
hibition Is no longer q Joke and q
farce, political communities are no
longer scapegoats for the mere ad-