The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-16
PEOPLES PARTY PLATFORM.

Following is the full text of the plat
form adopted by the convention of the
Peoples party in Topeka, Wednesday
which we give for the information of all
who feel an interest in that movement:
The Peoples party of Kansas, in dele
gate convention this day assembled,
recognize Almighty God as the rightful
sovereign of nations, and from whom
all Just powers of government are de-
rived, and to whose will all human en-
actments ought to conform, and whereas
the convention is composed from all
shades of political belief, and whereas
we have agreed that the great questions
of labor, land, transportation and finance
are the economic questions before the
country and the world, therefore we set
forth the following as the great underly-
ing principles of the questions aforesaid
as eXemplified in the ST. Louis demands
Labor-Labor is the beginning of
progress. the formation of the world,
and the laborer is entitled to good Iiv-
ing and full share of the profits which
result from his labor.
Second-The use of labor saving ma
chinery should shorten the hours of toll,
and inure to the benefit of the employed
equal with the employer.
Land-The earth is the common heri-
tage of the people; every person born in
to TO the world is entitled equally with
all others to a place to live, and earn
living, and any system Of government
that does not maintain and protect this
inalienable right is wrong and should be
changed or abolished.
Pensions-We favor a service pension
to every union soldier, and we bel. eve
that justice demands that the difference
between the deprecated currency IN
which the union soldiers were paid. and
gold in which they were to be paid should
be made good, aud as full and complete
faith be kept by the government with
the soldiers as with the bond holders;
and that eX-prisoners of war be remuner-
ated for the time served in prison.
The St Louis platform Is also adopted
as follows:
First-We demand the abolition of
national banks and the substitution of
legal tender treasurer notes in lieu of
national bank notes. issued in sufficient
volume TO do the business of the country
on a cash system. regulating the amount
on a per capita basis as the business in
terests of the country expand; and that
all money issued by the government shall
be legal tender in payment OF all debts,
both public and private.
Second-We demand the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver.
Third-We demand that congress shall
pass such laws as shall effectuallv pre-
vent the dealing in futures in agricultu-
raj and mechanical productions, preserv-
ing such stringent, system of procedure
in trials as shall secure prompt cOnvic-
ton and imposing such penalties as shall
secure the most perfect compliance with
the law.
Fourth-We demand the passage of
laws prohibiting alien ownership OF land,
and that congress take early steps TO de-
wise some plan to obtain all hands Eow
owned by aliens and foreign syndicates:
and that all lands now held by railroads
and other corporations In excess Of such
as are actually used and needed by them,
be reclaimed By the government and
held for actual settlers only.
Flfth-Believing IN the dotrine Of
equal rights TO all and special privileges
to none, we demand that taxation, ma
uonal or state, shall not be used to build
up one interest or class at the expense Of
another. We believe that the money Of
the country should be kept as mucn a.
possible in the hands Of the people, and
hence we demand that all revenues. ma
tional, state or county, shall be limited
70 the necessary expenses Of the govern
ment economically and honestly admin
istered.
Sixth-We demand that congress pro
vide for the issue OF sufficient amount Of
fractional paper currency 10 facilitate
exchange through the medium OF the
United States mail.
Seventh-We demand that the means
af communication and TRANSPORTATION