St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-30

Wyck announced himself as out OF pol
tiles and strictly for business. He de-
nounced both the old parties for the
part they had taken in legislation the
past twenty years; declared they were
controlled by Wall street and that
the present movement was deSJlned
to reyoIutionize the whole order OF
things. An attempt to adopt the stand
ing platform of the Farmers Alliance
as the platform of the convention proved
a failure. The Knights of Labor showed
their hands and demanded the insertion
of plank declaring for the Australian
ballot box and the eight-hour law.
After some debate this was conceded.
The platform is as follows:
We, the undersigned citizens OF Nebraska.
hereby declare our adherence to the follow
ing fundamental principles. and demand
that they be enacted into laws, viz: That
our financial system should be reformed py
the restoration of silver to its old-time place
in our currency, and its free and unlimited
coinage on an equality with gold, and by the
increase of our money circulation until IL II
reaches the sum of $50 per capita, ana all
paper issues necessary to secure tnat
amount should be made Dv the
legal tender for all debts, public and private;
that land monopoly should be abollshed
either by limitation of ownership or gradu-
ated taxation of excessive holdings SO tnat
all the competent should have an oppor-
tunity to labor, secure homes and become
good citizens, and alien ownership should be
prohibited; that the railroad system as at
present managed is a system OF sponatlon
and robbery, and that its enormous dept al
fictitious valuations is absorbing the SUD.
stance Of the people in the interest OF
millionalres; that the general government
should own and operate the railroads ana
telegraphs, and furnish transportation at
cost, the same as mail facilities are furnlshed
now, and that our legislature shall enact
freight law which shall fix the rates no
higher than those now III force i'll Iowa. we
demand that our state and national system OF
taxation, including the tariff, shall be so
adjusted that wealth will bear its just burden
instead of our farmers, laborers, merchants
and mechanics being compelled to pay
as at present by far the largest portion
of the public expense; that we demand the
adoption of the Australian ballot system;
that eight hours shall constitute legal DAY
work, except that for agricultural labor; tnat
the soldiers OF the late war shall receive I'D
eral service pensions We further declare
that the political machinery in this state has
been controlled by the corporation power for
the plunder of the people and the enrlch-
ment of itself, and we have entirely lost
confidence in the efficacy Of the treach-
give our voice for the call OF
Peoples Independent state convention
to nominate pure and honorable men for the
different state offices on the principles above
named, and we hereby pledge ourselves, II
pure and honorable men are so selected, TO
vote and work for their election, and we
hereby invite men. without regard to past or
present party affiliations, to join IN TINS our
effort for pure government. for relief from
the shaokles of party politics and the doml-
nation Of corporate power IN our pubic
affairs.
A memorial from the Nebraska w. @.
T. u, requesting the convention to de-
clare in favor of the prohibitory amend
ment, was referred to the committee on
resolutions, but that was the last heard
of it. The platform as reported. was
adopted by a practically unanimous
vote. Nominations for governor having
been declared in order, George A.
Abbott, G. Ii. Van Wyck, OF Otoe
county, and j. I'll. Powers.
of Hitchcock county, were
placed In nomination, as were
also DIR. A. Coleman, of Polk, and Guy
G. Barnum, of Platte. The vote resulted
as follows: Powers, 465; Van Wyck,
S27: Coleman, 46; Barnum, 25. The re-
suit caused much enthusiasm and not a
little excitement. Mr.. Powers advanced
to the stage and thanked the conven-
tion becomingly for the honor con-
ferred, after which an adjourn
ment was taken until .. In.