Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-05-30
The Platform.

Ignatius Donnelly, chairman of the
committee on resolutions. climbed upon
the rostrum at this juncture and al
most bis first words caused whirlwind
OF excitement The declaration from
Donnelly which set the convention
wild was TO the effect that he was thero
to report that the committee on plat
form was unit for the organization OF
third party. Robert Schilling, OF
Wisconsin, then read the platform as
follows:
I. In view of the great social, industrial
and econom cal revolution now dawning
upon the civilized world, and the new an /
living issues confronting the American
people, we believe the time has arrived
for the capitalization Of the political re.
form forces Of our country aud the forma.
tion of what should be known as the
peoples Party OF the United States
OF America"
[ z. We most heartily endorse the de-
mands of the platform as adopted at St.
Louis, No, In 1889; Ocaia. Fla. In 1880,
and Omaha, Neb., Ia 1891. by the ind US
trial organizations there represented,
sumrrayixed as follows:
! A-The right to make and issue money
is . sovereign power to be maintained by
the people for the common benefit. hence
we demand the abolition OF national ban 8
ns banks Of issue, and as q substitute for
national bank notes demanl that legal
tender treasury notes be issued in suffi
Client volume to transact the business Of
the country on q cash basis without dam.
age or especial advantage to any class or
calling; such notes to be- legal tender in
payment OF all debts, public and private,
and such notes, when do anded by the
people, shall be loaned to them at not
more than . per cent. per annum upon
non perishable products. as indicated in
the sub-treasury plan, and also upon real
estate with proper Limitation upon quaa-
tity Of land and amount of money.
4, B-We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
:. Give demaud tho passage Of laws pro
hibiting alien ownership of land and that
congress take prompt action to devise
some plan to obtain ali lands not owned
by alien and for Ign syndicates, and that
oil land held By railroads aud other cor
porations in excess Of such ns actually
used and needed by them be reclaimed by
the government and held for actual set
tiers only.
D-Believing the doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none, we
demand that taxation national, state or
municipal--shall not be used to baiii up
one interes. or class ut the expense OF an
other.
Eve demand that all rsvenues--na-
tional. ststs or county--shall be limited to
the necessary expenses Of the government
economically and honestly administered.
I've demand iust and equitable sys-
tenn Of graduated tax ON incoms.
Give demand . most rigid, honest and
tust national control and supervision OF
means OF public communicatiou and trans
portation. and II this control and super
vision does not remove the abuses now
existing. we demand the government own
ership of such means Of communication
and trans portation.
H-We demand the election Of president.
vice. president and United States senators
by direct vote of the people
8. We urge the united action OF all pro-
grcssive organizations In attending the
conferences for February ~. lSy., by six of
the leading reform organizations.
4. That q national central com mittee be
appointed by this conferencs to be com.
posed Of a chairman, to be elected by this
body, and three mem bers from each state
represented, to be named by each ststs
delegation.
8. That tbis central com mittes shall rep-
resent this body, attend the national con-
ference February ~ lS92, and. ~ possible
unite with that and al other reform organ
ixattons there assembled IL satisfactory
Tee shall eaii . national convention not
later than June I, 1897, for the purpose Of
nominasing candidates for prssident aud
vice president.
a That mem bsrs Of tLs central commit
tss for each state where there IL NO inde-
pendent political organisation. conduct IN