The advocate., 1890-09-10

/ me flplliul sovereign NJ nations, from WlOn
| lIl lust plWriA Of government are derived ana n
! Whose VIII human euncilnenlg Ondt tO con
/ hrnIi nnd, whereas This convention NJ composed
/ Of members from all shades Oi political belief
| ana, whereas, we ulye agreed TINT Che RftnI
! question NJ lnbUr, btld, transportation and a.
hlnre We W. rcol9nlo questions before ths
Therefore We set firth tho following az tlle
| yrplt tlu leily1& principles Ol the question aiOre
mld nlld rAoinpllCd in the ~. Louis denlands
LABOR
! labor N the beginning N progress, the fOUndn
! ''pn Uf , wllt. nnd the lab0rr is entitled ~ q
ol wing 9ad 4 tpr share Of the profits which
! pNlll from lllR IhbOr.
second "'fhe usc VI labor saving machlncy
| should shorten the hours NJ Toll and iuure t1 lhe
! hcrcOt Of the employed equally with Tic en-.
plUyer
! The earth Is the common hcrItnye OF the pcN.
! y a, every person horn into the world is entitled
| equally With nll others To- phcc tO live and earn
| a lylug, and hny system Of government tlat does
upt mnlnldln and protect thls lnlllenahle right Ii
wrong and should be- changed Of abolished
PENSIONS.
| We favor service penslOn 10 eVtTy union sol.
| dlT and RallOr, and We believe thA Justice d.,
| mnndg that The depGcalcd currency In which,
| hey were paid should be nude good, and M fllll
/ md complete faith be- Kept by the rover niIpnt
! With the soldiers as with the bOndhOlltS. mud
| tilAt OK prisoners W waT bc remunelated Tor the
| time served In prison.
T.. We demand che abolition Of national banks
ana the substitution Of legal tender treasury
votes In Hen Of mai 0nal bank notes, issued IN sur
| hclent volume ~ do the business Of the country
| on a cash syst m, regulating the amount needed
on u per Capltl basis as tho business interests Ol
| the country expand; and that all money ISSUED
] by the government shall be legal tender IN pay
| ment Of all debts, both public and private.
! 2. We demand the free and unlimited coinage
| NJ silver.
3. We demand that Congress shall pass such
| nWs M shall eiieCtually prevent the dealing In
! futures I'm n agricultural and mechanical pro-
ductOns, preserving such stringent system Oi
| procedure IN trials as shall secure prompt con-
| ylCtlOn, and imposing such penalties ~ shall Sc
cure Che most perfect compliance with thc law
| 4. We demand the passage Of laws prohibiting
allen ownership Vt land and that Congress take
cAty steps 10 devise some plan tO obtain All lAldS
| now owned by aliens and foreign SyndlCAeS, ANA
! thHt MI lNnds now held by railroads ana other
| corporations In excess Of such as are actually
used and needed by them, be reclaimed by tho
! government aud held for actual settlers only
| 8. believing IN the doctrine OF "equal rights "a
MI and special privileges 20 nome" we demand
That taxation, national or state shall not be- used
tO hud up one interest or class no the expense OF
| another.
We heheve that the money Of the country
should he Kept nv much as possible in the hands
! W the people, and hence we demand That Al rev.
| Cuucs, national state and county shall be- limited
! 10 the necessary expenses Ot The government eco
nomc0lly and honestly administered
! u, We demnnU That congress provide Tor tht
! Issue Of u sufficient amount Of fractional paper
| currency tO facilitate exchange through the me-
dlum Ofthe United States mall.
i z. We demand thAl the means OF COmmunlCa.
! lion and transportation shall be owned by and
operated IN the interest Of the people, as In thC
United States postal system
| k We demand such legislation AS shalt eteGt.
uAllV prevent the eXtOriOn W ustiriOus interest
by any form VI evasion NJ statutory provisions.
o. We demand such legislation aS viii provide
lur n reasonable stay NJ execution In MI cases OF
| foreclosure Ot mortgages on reAl estate, ana d
reasonable cXtentOn VI time before the COnllrma
lion Ot shellits Ellcg
~. W. demand such Legislation as will effect
! Wlly prevent The organization Or maintenance ~
trusts and combines for purposes VI speculation
IN any Of the products Of blhOr Or necessities O
ne, or the transportation VI the @lmN
| II, We demand the adjustment m salaries O
public officials 10 correspond with existing llnan
clal conditions, the wNges paid 10 other forms N
RhOr and tho prevailing prices Of the produce
N labor.
y. We demand the adoption oi the AusmlNy
system Of voting and the Crawford county system
" primaries,
People Of Kansas, wo come to you on this plat
form.
our candidates speakers and writer's will vast,
no time discussing minor matters
InN past IN gone the present " WIN us lW
future Ii before as; old issues are dNld; we CONT
to you with new ones,
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO RAILROADS.
Be II resolved, first. That Nh freight ears M
supplied with the automatic air brake Nnd SAiet
compiling appliances,
SeCOnd-That we ARE opposed tO the BlaIr bil
us now pending before Congress relative To Arbl
,Ntl0n " labor disputes.
Third d.-That h0nrd NJ lnbOr arbitration h
appohtcd To settle ull IN l0r disputes, c0nSlsun
W three members, Of whom one shall he ChOSel
by the employer, one by the emplOye and th
third by the other two
Fourth That we ARE opposed 10 the imnOrul
ton NJ PinkertOn detectives hy railway corpora
ton for the purpose VI cOerCing employees
Filth Thai we are opposed tn the cOnSplrac
law rs now on the statute books Of our state ~
tectmg railway employees
lSlgned.1 j. w. TANNER,
john DAVIS,
r. OSBORNE,
CuAa w MARSH