Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-10-21
THE FREE LAND PLANK.
Let Those Deny II who Dare.
Watch the Men who will
Vote such a Ticket.

Greenback platform. and in a nr,va,a
talk the editor of that paper denied
that there was snch q plank.
The plank reads as follows:
I'VE declare that land, light air
and water are free gifts Of nature to
all mandkind. Any law or custom
of society that allows any person to
monopolize more of those natural
gifts than he has a right to, to the
detriment of the rights of others, we
earnestly condemn and seek to abol-
ish." u-
What do you think Of it? The
LEDGER keeps it at the head of its
editorial column, SO no man can say
he did not know he was endorsing
such principles. Every once in awhile
we are told by ignorant men, or men
who think we do, not read that the
Greenback party endorses no such
plank, and that we are publishing a
lie when we print that plank. Now,
gentlemen, we want you to sail under
your right colors. W. want you to
take your Cruel like men, if you are
bound to take it. If you are in favor
of free land, free air, FIRE. water, free
Office, and free love come out and
say so. Publish it in your organs.
Don't try to hide your only and real
principle. Did you ever read that
plank? if not, then do SO at once.
Have you read it? Do you endorse
it? If you do, all right. We have
no more to say to you. Salt will not
save you. DO you endorse a party
with such a plank? If you vote the
Greenback ticket you endorse this
plank knowingly.
There is no use for, the party or its
papers to try to deceive the masses
of the people about this plank.
We will call your attention to the
following extracts. Read, ponder and
then tell us who is trying to deceive
you-The LEDGER or the Press and
Greenback speakers.
Letter OF Mcclure to Irish World, published il
its issue OF July 31st, 1891
SAT $50 a. NJ, after the nomina
tons and some trifiing business was
disposed OF, the undersigned obtained
the floor, and managed to second th,
reading of the above, memorial. 1
had the desired effect; the Conven
ton called up the land plank and tn,
woman suffrage resolution, ant
adopted them amid tnmu.tuou'
cheers. The of the vote wa
that they should both be incorporated
l in the platform, but Congressman
Gillette, of Iowa, Chairman of th
Committee on Platform, who ha,
done his utmost to hide~away. thes
l rlanks, objected, and made himsel
conspicuous in attempting to thwar
the clearly expressed will Of the con
vention. He raised the point that n
addition to the platform could b
: made after the nominations. Thi
point was not sustained, and the con
+ yention adjourned. And thus tn
land plank became a part of the plat
form. If the National Committee Q
the Observation-Disclosures party dom
publish the land plank IN the plal
!, form, then they usurp authority
which, if not objected to, will PERM
them to be the sole judges Of whs
the platform shall contain. The onl
q way to prevent this lis for every Stat
Convention to act like the Connect
cut Convention, and place the Ian
t plank in front of the platform. Also
e let every Greenback-L Labor editc
publish the land plank as a part {
the platform. p. J. McGuIRE.'
: ue.ter OF stephen D.. nllaye, found In Iri,
World July oath. 1891
stFor the same reason the questio
of woman's suffrage was ignored
i 1.-The committee susothered it-kiile
it. The committee said no the col
vention said yes. The previous que
: ttion cut CT all debate. It was mif
night, and conservative fears rule
e the day; but daylight came, an
with it the convention not only sal
:. yes, but It said i; with an emphas
> In no way to be misunderstood. IT
e labor and socialistic members Of Il
convention, through Mr.. Petersli'
u presented the wou,an's rights resol'
-.tion and urged its passage with veh'
y ment eloquence and energy. It vi
seconded by Mr.. Beatie, as also tt
% following land pronunciamento:
u We declare that land light, mir ar
water are the free gifts 81 nature
all mankind, and any law or custo
Il of society that altows any person
/ monopolize more Of these gifts thu
he has q right to, to the detriment
the rights Of others, we earnest
Id condemn and seek to abolish.
ID Tsnzsss reeola1tionss were 4
voice of the convention, its very sol
and they passed by an overwhelmil
. vote. But is claimed that under al
d. by virtue OF the rules promulgated
the bosses Of the Republican Conve
ton and adopted somewhere, wltho
% knowledge Of their scope and purpo
nt by this convention that they cam
be considered as apart of the pl,
form because they we're not recol
mended by the committee. Tha
n God, the people rules !; the convent
re was . convention Of the peopla,
the people, for the people, and
rule to obsare the truth. no rule
turn back. the tide Of human progr.
4 to the despotisms of the Athenl
ten, or the thirty Of Venice, will p
-. vail with such q body Of men q Va
convened at Chicago.
as SrEPHEN D. DnLAYE.'
VIVA. sfGnrth'-staf correspon
"a. eut Of the Irish World, in issue
August 14th, 1s80-says, under !
heading -
tsLAND THE LIVING ISSUE.
ar "The conventioa, at the request
the Wisconsin delegation-noble g
true men,. God bless them-cal