Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-03-12
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted At The Democratic Banquet
Held In Topeka February % 1914

We, the members of the Democratic
party of Kansas in mass convention
assembled, rejoice not merely in the
fact that we have a Democratic ad-
ADMINISTRATION in both state and nation,
but also in the fact that in both state
and nation our party has demonstrate
ed that 1t is q constructive party and
worthy o6 the confidence once placed
in Il by the people
Under the wise leadership OF Wood
row Wilson, the tariff has been reNs-
ed downward, the income tax made a
feature Of our revenue system and the
banking and currency laws Of the ma
ton reconstructed in the interests Of
the whole people. We most heartily
endorse these measures as being in
accord with the promises made In the
Baltimore platform and we peldge our
fidelity to our great president in the
measures which are to follow, in COM
pleting the program of taking the gov
eminent out of the control of the spe-
cial interests and putting 1t back in
the hands of the people. Especially
do we endorse his suggestion for pres
idential primaries
We 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
their careful attention to the interests
of their Kansas constituency
The same fidelity that has character
lied the national administration has
marked our state administration
under the leadership of Governor
Geo. II. Hodges. The party came into
power in Kansas pledged to:
I. Ratify the constitutional amend
ment for the election of United States
Senators.
g. To repeal the Inheritance Tax
law.
3. Place the educational institution
of the state under one board,
4. Provide for state publication Of
school text books
5. Adopt the Massachusetts form of
ballot.
6. Provide for non-partisan judi
ciary
7. Enlarge the scope of the Work
ingmens Compensation law.
S. Enlarge the powers of the Burea
u Labor
8. Provide for the working OF con
victs on pubic roads.
10. Enact laws for the protection
and safety of those working in our
mines.
II. Prohibit the granting OF injunc-
tons in labor disputes, without notice
70. Give practical application to the
doctrine that justice should be free.
10. Submit an amendment to the
constitution for the recall of unfaith-
full public officials
H. Submit an amendment to the
constitution providing for the Initla-
tive and Referendum.
%-A reference to the statute book OF
the 1918 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 nc
fault of the Democratic party. but is
due to the fact that we lacked the
necessary two-thirds to pass such a
resolution.
In addition to passing these meas
ures demanded by our party platform,
the legislature placed upon the statute
books more wise, moral, beneficial an
progressive legislation than any leg
islature in the history of the state.
The present administration has paid
the debts left by its predecessor, com
pleted the unfinished buildings left us
By the last administration, provided
for replacing the state buildings de-
suoyed by fire, enlarged our state char
table institutions, Nrovided for the