The advocate., 1890-08-20

adopted became the rule.of procedure
during the remainder Of the conven-
ton. ..l mlr u
The first business in order under
the rules was the election Of state
central committee, and tho following
we're elected, .... .l
AZ Large-~J, v. Willh, Mcl.OGth, Jehorsoti
county; y. w. CoOmbs, Topeka, Shawnee county.
First district. y. True, Newman, Jefferson
county. '.''I
Second dlstrict--J. H. Oyster, paOh #I
Third district s. W. Chase, Topeka, ..,
Fourth district j. " Randolph, EmpOra.
Fifth district Geo. W. Klug,.---- 10000
Sixth dlatrct- Frank M. Grath, BelOlt
Seventh distHctr-E. M. Black, Sterling,
A. A. Whitman Lawrence.
The convention having sent a con
grathlatory telegram during the
morning session to the farmers con.
vention in session in Ohio, a reply
was at this point received and read by
Chairman J. #. Willis as follows:
COLUMBUS, Ohio August 70.
OhdtrBdlb Pc0pLes State COhuC'iblbn. .
. Over ono thousand delegate farmers Of Ohio In
convention assembled thank you for your
greeting and wish you abundant success.
FARMERS UNION.
On motion it was decided that all
nominees should take the stand and
defne their position on the issues and
principles prior to the ballot being
taken. ...,.... ..... uI
The committee on resolutions an
nounCed that they were ready to re-
port, and submitted the following
platform, which was adopted unani-
mously without amendment:
The peOplos partyOf Kansas, IN delegate con-
yentl0h assembled, recognize Almighty God as
the rlghtfll sovereign Ol natOns, from whom
all Just powers Of government are derived and 10
Whose VIII all human enaCtments ought tO con.
form; and, whereas this convention II composed
Of members from all shades Oi political belief;
and, whereas, we have agreed That the great
question Uf labor, land, transportation and a.
nance are the economic questions before the
country and the world
Therefore we set forth the following as the
great underlying principles oil the question ai0re-
said and eXempllied In the ~. Louis demapds.
LABOR.
labor IN the beginning Of progress, the FOunda-
tlOn Of wealth, and the labOrer Is entitled 70 q
good living and q fllr share or tte prOhls which
Sec0nd-lfhe use Of labor savIng machinery
should shorten the hours Of toll and iuure 10 the
benefit OF the employed equally with the em-
plOy0r.
The earth Is the common heritage OF the peO.
pie; every person horn Into the world N entitled
equally With al others tO place 10 live and earn
living, and any system Of government shat does
not maintain and protect this lnallenablO right Is
wrong and should be changed on abolished.
.,. PENSIONS, .., ...| ....,.I
We favor n service pension tO every union sol
dler and sailor, and we believe that Justice do
mands that the deprecated currency In which
they were paid should be made ggod, ana as iull
and complete fhth D0 Kept ny the BQyNrnpenl
with the soldiers as with the bOndhOlders and
that ex-prlgOperS Of war bo Temunerated for the
TIME served In prison,
l, We demAnd the ADOllt0n Of nAllOnN DAIkH
and the substitution Ot legal tender treasury
notes In lieu Of national bank notes, Issued In glli
nClent VOlumetO do The business OF the country
on cash sysh,m, regulating tho amount needed
on per capita basis as the business interests Ol
the country expand; and that all money issued
by the government shall be legal tender In pay.
nlent OF oil dcbt@ both puhlo and private.
2. We demand The free and unlimited coinage
| OF silver lN .I. .'u|. '
g. We demand that Congress shall pass such
laws as shall clfectually prevent the dealing In
| futures In all agricultural and mechanical pro
auctions, preserving such stringent system Oi
| procedure In trials As shall secure prompt con
vlCtlOn, and imposing such penalties as shall So
cure the most perfect compliance with che law.
! 4. We demand tho passage OF laws prohibiting
allen ownership Of land, and that Congress- take
early steps 10 devise some plan tO obtain oil lands
now owned by aliens and foreign syndlOates and
that all lands now held by railroads and other
cOlpOutlOnEi In OXcoaS OF such as are actually
used and needed by them, DO reclaimed by the
/ NnVhrnrnAnt and held for nPtunl ghttleFs OnlV