The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-26

The Peoples Party.
Delegates from number Of different
organizations met In Indianapolis. 10
the small criminal court room there, on
Tuesday last. and formed ne v political
'lpsrty, aud nominated ticket for State
Officers. Several names were proposed
for the new party. part Of the dele
gates which met Monday night, and ap'
pointed committees aud chose officers,
selected Peoples Industrial Party q
the name. but the convention struck out
lnius,riai. a. making the name too long
lsnd adopted simply Tho Peoples
|, Party ~ name.
They chose 4 hammer aud pillow ~ the
party emblem 10 be put st the head OF
their ticket. The convention was pre-.
sided over By j. Il. Msughrrmsn, oI
south Bend. with }. Y Dcmafee, 81
johnson county. As Secretary.
Ii was addressed bv Thomas Wai--
worth. Of Daviess county. aud Nose.
Hull. Of Chicago. who proposed that hp
would 10 the National Moses 10 lead
'lthcm out Of the wilderness.
\ NJ. II Rankin OF Terre Hsuie pre-.
! sented the report OF the committee on
resolutions. tbs resolutions are % fol-
lows:
4 That we view with alarm the fact that,
notwithstanding The heavy burdens u
1.-THE taxpayers. The debt Of the state Il
steadily increasing from year 10 year.
That we demand more economy ia the
al Tativn Of The state government.
and the reduction OF fees and salaries 10
OF industrial labor.
\ We are in favor Of q per diem service
pension law.
We are IN favor OF the passage Of the
Union ex-pri-oners OF war pension bill.
! We are ia favor Of the repeal Of the
act limiting the payment Of arrears Of
pensions, aud declare that pensions 70
the veterans OF the late war should be
paid from the date of their disability
and not from the date OF their applica-
ton.
! We favor the issuing Of q full legal
tender paper mouey 10 meet the dis
bursemen;s under these bills, thereby
enabling the government 10 maintain its
honor. aud pay its debts, aud -. the satne
time aid the people BY giving them a.
sufficient volume OF money TO meet the
ldemsud Of the legitimate trade interests
Iof the country. Our government paid
The soldiers in paper money during the
war. and the veterans will now gladly
accept it ia pay nent OF their just de-
manis.
We favor mine iuspector who shall
be practical miner.
We demand just and equitable reds-
triciins Of the state so ~ TO secure 10,
the people = fair representation in the
Legislative balls Of the state and nation.
and thus correct the fragrant infringe
ment on the expressed will Of the people
In previous state elections.
We ind-rse the fsrmers' convention,
which met at the state capital on June
10. 1880
we fsvor the repeal Of the law now IN
force In this state allowing counties,
townships and cities 10 vote taxes on the
people for building rsilr,'sds for corpora
lions. We are opposed to the COMPETE
lion Of the present contract labor law Is
now prsc;iced.
We are in favor OF placing the chart
table aud penal institutions Of the state
In the hands Of men competent 10 man
age them. and not iu the hands of mere
psr.issns; and that the management
should not be changed when change oil
party occurs.
We believe some check should be
placed on the power of the county con-
and township trustees 10 heap
debt upon the corporations under their
control.
We are in favor OF the state furnish
ing sch0oI-books at cost 10 tho town
ships 10 be given free TO All pupils.
We are opposed 10 chiId-l1oOr, fret,
last and 81 the time.
We are in favor Of changing the law
exempting property from levy aud sale
upon execution, % that when the jndg-
meot 10 for unpaid wages no property
shall be exempt.
The platform was adopted without
discussion
the following ticket was nominated,
Sec'y Of state LEROY Templeton, oil
Benton county; Au3ifDr or Siate--Ja- \
". johnson. u Davess county; Treas. \
OF state Isaiah N. Miller, OF Grant
county: william Paterson. Of Indian
apolis, for Attorney General; John s.
Bender, Of Plymouth, for Supreme
Judge; Benjamin Il. Street, Of Gibson
county, for Clerk Of the Supreme Court
William Whitney, OF Delaware county
for Superintendent OF puh''c IoAtrnc-
ton; Edward 5. Pope, 81 indianapolis.
for State Geoloeisf aud John w. shock \
~, Of Henry county, for Chief OF Bureau
Of otsti.tirs. II
j. III. Allen. OF vigo county. was made
Chairman 81 the State committee. lie
was nambcr of the Indiana Legislature
Of 1887. and tried 20 get TO be U. 5. Sena-
Ior through the votes Of one independ-
ent aud one green back member. Il
The Sweeney Bros. OF Jacksonville.
have contracted with Bay Bros. ~ IRON
ION, o., for new steel hull twin screw
propeller, which is 10 be used IN the
passenger trade between lronton and :
The boat Is 10 be 100 tee, d
cng by Il feet wide. with 81 foot hold =
4 is 20 be constructed with four high a
PRESSURE engines, eleven inches in diam Y
Yer. with Scotch marine boiler. III