Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-08
The Industrial Party.

permanent organization was cOluplcJcu, INC
committee on resolutions presented the
following:
THE PLATFORM.
WHEREAS, The democratic and republic
can parties have been in the control Of the
municipal, state and national government
Of this country since the close of the civil
war, and
WHEREAS, During that time through the
criminal and negligent abuse 81 power en-
trusted to the leaders Of said parties, our
public domain has been alienatea to corpOr-
atoms, wealth has been centralized, in the
hands of the few. and the masses proper
tionately impoverished. corporations have
been created which Cypress the people; un~
just determinations have been made in the
distribution of taxes, so that the aggregate
wealth of millionaires and corporations
does not bear the same rate of burdens of
taxation as that of small holders; the bal
ance has been corrupted; our system of
currency has been manipulated in the in
terest of the bondholder; and
WHEREAS, Rings and political tricksters
control said parties so that the voice of the
people has become powerless to correct the
abuses through the agency of said parties
and
WHEREAS, The object of the various ne.
form organizations is essentially the same.
and the abuses TO be removed are so alarm.
ing as to demand the laying aside of minor
differences for the greater good; therefore
we, citizens of Michigan, for love of ouI
country and our homes, in harmony with
the general uprising of the reform elements
throughout the country, especially in the
northwest, do under the constitution and
declaration of principles merge ourselves
into one body for political action.
l.. We demand the abolition of national
banks. and the substitution of legal tender
treasury notes, issued in sufficient volume
to- do the bushes of the country on cash
system, regulating the amount needed on 6
per capita basis as the business interests o.
the country expand. and that all money
issued by the government shall be a lega
tender in payment of all debts, both public
and private
2. That we demand the free and unlim.
tied. coinage of silver.
/ g. We demand that taxation, national OF
state, shall not be used to build up one i'll
terest or class at the expense of another.
T.. That means of communication anC
transportation shall be- owned and operated
in the interests of the pee ple, as in the
United States postal system.
I g. We demand that eight hours shall
constitute legal days work in all facto-
ries, mines and workshops.
g.. We demand a law permitting H.
farmer TO deduct his mortgage from his
assessment, similar to the law now in force
in California.
T. We demand graduated income tax,
thereby placing the burden of taxation OIL
those most able 10 bear it.
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people on real estate security at the same
rate money is now loaned TO the banks.
9. We demand strictly secret ballot,
better known as the Australian ballo'
system.
TO-. We demand homestead exemption
of 81, 900 on. improvements and persona
property.
IL. We demand the elSction of the pres
ident of the United States and United
States senators by n direct vote of tho
people. ard a reduction of the salaries
all public officers to "A strict economica
basis proportional to the wages of labor.
IL. We are opposed to any fusion.
This platform was adopted before ii hac
time to cool, and with three rounds o,
cheers.
As-the platform declared against fusion
the Grand Rapids delegates who were SEN
as greenbackers said they would not heir
nominate ticket. They made no protest
1t was voted TO, call the party ''The In.
Gustrfal Party"
THE :;oMINEEs.
The ticket which the industrial party
puts before the people is made up as fol
lows;
Goyernor-Eugene III. Belden of Jackson
Lieut. -GovernOr-John NJ McGregor o.
Detroit.
Secretary of State-William E. Adams
of Berrien.
State Treasurer-E H. Blackman o.
Allegan.
Auditor. Gennral-W1lliam w. Graham
of Oakland.
Attorney General A. H. Ellis of Ionia.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chas4 A. Zittler of Ingnam county
Com. of Land Ofice-Geo. w. Osborn
of ST. Joseph county
State. Board of Education-James
Powers of Kalamazoo county.
Justice of Supreme Court-O' Brien ].
| Atkinson Of ST. Clair.
AAresolution in favor of a service pen
sion to every honorably discharged unior
soldier was rejected.
After a warm discussion the woman
SuHrigp' pink as lOlOWS:
Resolved, That the right of suffrage
should be extended to all citizens, regard
less.of sex, was adopted, As to 30. Tn,
resolution bad previously been reported
| adversely.
Next came the temperance plank as fol,
lbws:
| We demand the abolition of the liquor
| traffic as il now exists.
II This was after discussion laid on the
table by a large vote and the convention,
adiourned. OF the convention the Detroit
Free Press says: The industrial conven-.
ton was not, speaking from the stand.
point OF good play on the part of the man..
ayers, much of a success. It's nominees
are not by any means men in whom the;
the public confde. Some of them are
hardly known in their own townships; ane
the best of them have only an Indifferent
reputation-O'Brien J. Atkinson excepted
Ne. one in the convention exhibited the tact
or wisdom to be expected from an Assem-.
blage whose purpose was to discuss state
politics.
The Third Fire.