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Show WHAT IS INSURGENCY? Yesterday this paper presented in extenso the Indigent platform plat-form of the Republicans of Kansas. Those who have read the declaration dec-laration of principles must admit that there is nothing therein to which the most ardent admirer of Republicanism cannot subscribe, in fact, they must concede that the platform is exactly what Republicanism Repub-licanism has been represented to be and what it is when not perverted per-verted by a corrupt leadership. Here in brief are some of the demands of those who are laboring labor-ing for an awakening of the party conscience : An endorsement of the anti-Cannon fight and the fight on house rules. Renewed loyalty to the national platform of 1008. Further revision of the tariff, schedule by schedule. Election instead of appointment of house committees. Amendments to the Interstate Commerce Commission law. Against the overcapitalization of corporations. Conservation of natural resources. Direct election of United States senators by the people. Election of irferior federal judges for limited terms. Pledges Republicans of legislature to a public utilities law. Pledges Republicans of legislature to law compelling corporations corpora-tions to try out cases in state courts first. ' For the recall of city, county and state officers. For the initiative and referendum. For the Oregon plan of electing United .States senators. For law compelling publicity regarding campaign contributions. For the election of delegates to national conventions by primary. pri-mary. For federal tax on incomes For laboring man's compensation law. For employer's liability law. For a number of years the Republican party ha3 been making promises of reforms to be obtained through national legislation, including in-cluding a fair and honest revision of the tariff and a comprehensive law on railroad regulation. Of la.te it has been made evident that the men in control of the party in congress, such as Aldrich and Cannon, Can-non, have been directing all legislation and maintaining for the powerful power-ful corporations and the immensely wealthy manufacturing concerns con-cerns all the special privileges, and even more, so long enjoyed by them. Tiring of this trickery and perversion, many of the most brilliant and capable Republican senators and congressmen, en-coura-ged by the attitude of Theodore Roosevelt and others, revolted revolt-ed and laid the foundation for what was at first stigmatized by the "regulars" as insurgency, but which today is recognized as the triumphant force within the Republican party and the salvation of the party as a mighty factor for good in the government of the Am-erican Am-erican .nation. The voters have wearied of being directed by unscrupulous men and are demanding representative government, and this appeal for a return to honesty and fairness is being answered through the or-ganization or-ganization of th insurgent forces in every state in the union. Wherever this organization has been attempted and the electorate has been called on to express a preference, the Insurgents have won signal victories, clearly demonstrating that the people everywhere eagerly are seeking an opportunity toj-ecord themselves in opposition and in protest against the machine" and . machine tactics and against the abuses which have crept into the Republican party during dur-ing a long and uninterrupted control of government which has invited in-vited the insidious manipulation of politics by those laboring for special interests in the obtaining of special privileges from the party in power. |