The advocate., 1890-10-15
PLATFORM or THE PEOPLES PARTY.

Ht INNh VNWNiN VI HNNNINIlNuh ATT utIIWtu MIlu 70
WHOSE " III All human enaclments ought tO con.
lQrn and, whereas, this convention Is composed
OF members nom an shades Of political belief;
ana, whereas, We have agreed that tho great
question OF labor, land, transportation and o.
nhneo arc we ec0gQmlc questions before tho
Therefore we SET forth the following a. the
great underlying principles Oi tho question alOre.
SAID adid o1empllhed In tho 80. Louis demands
LABOR
labor N tbe beginning OF progress, tha founda-
dOn OF wealth, aud the lhbOret IN entitled 10 q
good living ana Ialr share or the proh1 which
Second-Ths use Of labor saving machinery
should shorten tho hours OF toll and lnure 10 tho
Geneht OK she employed equally with tho ON.
ployer
LAND.
Tho earth "a tho common heritage Of tine Peo,,
pie; every person born into the world q entitled
equally With all others 70 place " nvo and earn
living, and any system OF government that does
not maintain and protect this inalenAblo hight Is
wrong and ahOuld DO changed or abolished
PRNsIoNA
Wo iAyor a service pension 20 every union SOL
dier and lallor, and We believe that Justice do
InA1dB that the deprecated currency N which
thBy WBro paid should bb made good, and as fuL
And 6DinblBtb hath Do kept by the government
Eith tte ibldlets ~ with iho bOndhOldeTS aud
that o1-prlsOners OF war be romunorated Tor tho
aLuO noIVou IN uIiu0u
Il, We domand Ihs abolition OF national banks
md "a mbgtltptlOn Of legal tender treasury
n0tde lh E0u Or national bank nOtea issued in sui.
h6lbtt volume ~ do Tho bugin66b Or tho country
on q cash sygt8m, regulating tho amount needed
on per capita basis ~ che business interests OF
the country e1pandi and that All money issued
by tho government shall be legal tender Va pay.
ment OF an debts both public and private
2 We demand the free aud unlimited coinage
O. We demand shat Congress shan PASS such
laws az shall oiectuAlly prevent the dealing In
futures In Al agricultural and mechanical pro
ducuOnn, preserving such a stringent system OF
procedure In trials as shall secure prompt con.
HCiOn, and imposing such penalties as shah se-
cure the most perfect compliance with tho law
g. We demand tho passage OF laws prohibiting
Allen ownership OF land and thAt Congress take
carly steps 20 devise some plan OOhtan all lands
now owned by aliens and foreign EyndlcAtes, aud
that all lands now held by railroads and other
corporations IN e&Cess OF such az are actually
used and heBdtn by them, b0 reclaimed by the
gNtbthihbht and held Tor actual settlers only
.lA Believing In the doctrine OF "eQual rights IN
A and special phVegos tO nOne," we demand
that taxation, national M stata, shah not be used
another.
We believe that che money Of tho country
should be kept M much as possible In the hands
OF the people, and hence we demand that all rev.
enues, national, STATE and county, shall be limited
70 the necessary expenses OF the government eco
nOmlcAllY and honestly administered
., we demand chat Congress provide for the
Issue OF suiilclent amount OF fractional paper
currency tO facilitate exchange through Che mo,
dium OF The United States MALL
T. We demand chat the means OF cOmmunlCa.
ton and transportation shall DO owned by and
operated ln the Interest OF The people, as Is the
United States postal system.
9, We demand such legislation as shall effect.
uRlly prevent the eXtOrlOn OF usllrlOus interest
by any form OF evasion OF statutory PROVISIONS,
D. we demand such legislation as will provide
Tor reasonable stay NJ execution In all cases Ot
foreclosure OF mortgages on real estate, and u
reasonable eXtentlOn oi time before tile COnhrma.
tOn Of sheTiits Sales
10. We demand such legislation as will effect
ually prevent the organization or maintenance n.
trusts and combines for purposes Of speculation
In any OF the products NJ labor Or necessities Ol
life, OF the transportation Oi the same
~. We demand the adjustment OF salaries OF
public OimoIals 70 correspond with existing hnan
Cial conditions, tho wages plld To other forms Of
a0oT, and the prevailing prices OF tlle products
70, We demand the adoption OF the Australian
system OF voting and the Crawford county system
OK pTimaries
People Of Kansas, NO come TO you on this plat.
form.
Our candidates. speakers and writer's viii waste
no time discussing minor matteD
The past Is R0ne the present Is with VS., the
future Is before MS; old issues are dead we come
70 you with new ones.
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO RAILROADS.
Be Il resolved, irst, That all freight cars he
supplied with the automatic air brake and safety |
coupling appliances.
SecOnd-That we ara opposed 10 the Blair bin |
as now pending before Congress relative tO arb |
tratlon OF labor disputes
ThlTd-Thata n board Of labor arbitration be |
appointed tO settle all anOr disputes, consisting
OF three members NJ whom one shall he chosen |
BY the employer one by the emplOye and the |
third by the other two.
FOuTth-That we are opposed 20 the lmpOrtiL |
ton Of PinkertOn detectives by railway corpora
tiOns for the purpose Of coerClng employees
Fifth That we are opposed 10 the conspiracy |
law ~ now on the statute books Ot our state M
Gecting railway employees
IBgned.j j. w. TANNER,
JoWN DAVIS,
r. OSBORNE
CHAs W. MARSH,