The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23
WROTE PLATFORM.

(Continued from rage ynel
their party platform Of two years ago.
Several resolutions offered the COM
mittee were rejected. Davis was the
only person to seek to override the de-
cision Of the committee. He sue
ceeded, although his resolution was
accepted by the Democrats a. sep
arate document bearing their approx
al and not as a specific part OF the
original resolutions.
Representative Chase of jackson
county presided at the meeting ana
Mack Gretchen OF Newton was secre-
tary.
Hodges Made q Speech.
Governor Hodges made the only
speech delivered at the morning meet.
ing. He talked 20 minutes and declared
that the millennium in politics had ar
control in the state and nation.
mo defense is needed for the ma
tional or state administration" said
Governor Hodges ''The Democratic
party in both instances IL a progressive
party and has gone further In the en-
actment Of progressive laws tnan .ne ):
Progressive party and its advocates.
Under the present administration. the
governor said. every Democratic state
department was being conducted at less
expense to the taxpayers than unoer
the Stubbs administration. while every
ncDuO1Cdn OIllC0 III IHc St0tO AAO00Ss
with one exception. was declared to be
more expensive.
Less than an hour was required by
the resolutions committee to prepare IT'S
report, consider proposed planks and
make reflections. The resolutions as
adopted were prepared by Grant Har-
rington. private secretary to Governor
Hodges, and suffered but slight changes
at the hands Of the committee. The
resolutions committee. one member
from each congressional district ana
one member at large. was composed OF
Strong. Linn county; Francis Keegan,
Crawford county; 8. II. Rogers. Belle
vile: B. M. Dreiling, Ellis: r. H. Hop
per, Pratt; F. c. Cron, ElDorado. and
Ben Baker Smith Center. at large.
The resolutions as adopted were az
follows:
Proud OF Their Record.
I'VE endorse the good work done by
our United States senator and con-
gressmen. collectively and individually
in their support Of President Wilson
and his progressive policies. and for
the careful attention in the interests Of
their Kansas constituency.
Work OF the Legislature.
1.-The same fidelity that has character
lied the national administration has
marked our state administration un-
H. Hodges. The party came into pow
er in Kansas pedged to:
"1-Ratify the constitutional amend
ment for the election of United States
senators.
"2-To repeal the inheritance tax law.
"3-Place the educational institutions
Of the state under one board.
'4-Provide for state publication Of
school textbooks.
.6-Adopt the Massachusetts, form Of
ballot.
"6-Provide for a nonpartisan judic-
iary.
7-Enlarge the scope of the work.
ingmen's compensation law.
'S-Enlarge the powers Of the bu-
reau Of labor.
'9-Provide for the working Of con-
victs on public roads.
'10-Enact laws for the protection
and safety Of those working in our
mines.
"11-Prohibit the granting of injunc-
tions in labor disputes, without notice.
'12-Give practical application to
the doctrine that Justice should be free.
"13-Submit an amendment to the
constitution for the recall Of unfaith-
full public officials.
4ESubmit an amendment to the
constitution providing for the initiative
and referendum.
Defeat of the I. and r..
IA reference to the statute books OF
the 1913 legislature shows that every
one of these pledges was enacted into
law with the single exception Of that
for the submission Of an amendment
providing for the initiative and refer
endum. That this measure failed is no
fault of the Democratic party, but fs
due to the fact that we lacked the nec-
essary two-thirds to pass such a resolu-
ton.
Democracy and the Women.
I'VE congratulate the women Of
Kansas that in Democratic year the
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