The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-01
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM
PIanLs on Which Kansas Bourbons Will Stand
This Campaign.

by promise of later appointment to public
office, as being contrary to free govern
ment. The present governor has largely
dominated the Republican majority in the
Kansas legislative by appointing its mem
that will prevent the appointment of a
senator and representative during the term
for which he was elected.
Labor, as well as capital, is entitled to
defeasible right of organization, of collec-
tive bargaining and of speaking, thru rep
resentatives of their own selection.
We take great pleasure in expressing our
gratitude to the soldiers and sailors of
this country for the services they sought to
render humanity, and the sacrifices made
by them in the recent great war. to make
war in the future impossible and sincerely
regret that the sacrifice made by these
brave boys has been rendered fruftIess by
scheming politicians in the United States
senate, who, by their votes so far have
ment that inspired these brave boys to
leave their homes and friends and fight
for peace upon foreign soil
We pledge states cooperation in
added legislation that will protect child
life thru infancy and maternity care
We indorse the work of industrial
welfare commission in Kansas. concerning
their interest in the protection of women
workers, and urge the adequate appropria-
board of health.
The many thousands of alien-born resi-
dents of the state who have not been fully
naturalized. should. thru appropriate
taught the glory and the value of the
nature and duties of American citizenship,
and encouraged to become appreciative.
loyal and efficient citizens. and we in
dorse the national platform for legislation,
lean women, who marry aliens. and requir-
ing the same process of naturalization for
women for men.
The exposures of the gigantic Republican
campaign fund by Governor Cox should be
a timely warning to all fair minded citizens
who believe in the purity of the ballot. We
ho 0fFr- of mill far1u trac
porations and mOnopOlies into the leader
ship of one of the great parties as being
an attempt to procure special privileges,
and opposed to democratic American
practices and ideals.
We endorse the constructive and progress
i've record of Cong. W. A. Ayres and COM
mend this record as a good example to the
other Kansas congressman. who could well
emulate It with profit to their constituencies
We charge the Republican United States
senate with playing partisan politics with
the peace treaty, including the league of
nations. and We condemn the Republican
majority for its refusal to ratify this treaty.
The senate has degenerated into a self-ad-
vertising, time wasting, money spending
club of obstruetionists 1t has become n
useless and expensive ornament without
desire or ability to function freely and
properly he time has come when this set
Of political aristocrats and partisan
oligarchy are as useless as the house of
lords, but more arrogant and able to do
damage and prevent good
The present unsettled conditions OF uor
state ana country challenges the most
careful scrutiny of all charges I'm our fun
damentaI law. This is especially true of
amendments that may largely increase our
bonded indebtedness or seriously disturb
our system of taxation. We are heartily
in favor of good roads, but in the present
emergency. the terms Of the amendment
and the question of the tremendous cost
and deprecated value Of bonds all are to
be given serious consideration. We favor
the utmost encouragement Of home owning.
but believe in still further extension Of
the very excellent farm loan bank law
rather than 10 at this time enter into new
and untried scheme. We believe the fault
OF the present tax condition is in the weak
enforcement of the law. he law is strong
enough to reach every dollar of taxable
property and 1t should be righteously en-
forced by the removal of every officer who
fails in his duty.
We condemn the shameless and extrava-
CANT waste of the peoples money by the
present state administration, and appeal to
the electorate of this state to repudinte it
and turn it from power and return a party
in place that will economically conduct
the state and reduce the tax burden of the
taxpayers.
Under the leadership of Sen. George H.
Hodges the suffrage amendment was sub
mitted to the voters of Kansas in 1911.
the Susan b. Anthony amendment was sub
mitted in 1919. President Wilson and Gov
ernor Cox persistently fought for its rati-
fication and Democratic Tennessee by rati-
flying this amendment has enfranchised the
millions of mothers, wives and daughters
who live under Old Glory.
The Democratic party of the state of
Kansas pledges itself il placed in power to
fittingly and properly reward all the sol
diers and sailors that served their country
in the great world war. and that in ap-
pointment to places of trust that they shall
have just preference.