The advocate., 1891-09-16
THE C1NO1NNArH PLATFORM.

living issues confronting the American peo-
pie, we believe that the time has now ar
rived for the capitalization OF polltcal
reform forces of our country and the tormS-
tiOM of what should be known as the teo-
ple's party of the United States of America
2. That we most heartily endorse the de-
mands of the platforms as adopted at st.
Louis, Mo-, in 1889; Ocala, Fla, in 1880, and
Omaha, Neb., in 1891, and industrial orga-
nizations there represented, summarized as
follows:
A-The right to make and issue money is
sovereign power to be maintained DY the
people for the common benefit; hence we
demand the abolition of national banks as
banks of issue, and, as q substitute for ma
tional bank notes, we demand that legal
tender treasury notes be issued In suthclenG
volume to transact the business OF the cOun-
try on a cash basis, without damage or
special advantage to any class or calling,
such notes to be legal tender in the pay
ment of all debts, public and private; and
such notes when demanded by the people
shall be loaned to them at not more than
per cent. per annum on non -perishable pro.
ducts, as indicated in the sub-treasuFy plan,
and also upon real estate, with proper limi-
tation upon the quantity of land and amount
of money.
B-We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
Give demand the passage of laws pro-
hibiting alien ownership of land, and that
Congress take prompt action to devise some
plan to obtain all lands now owned by alien
and foreign sYndicates, and that all lands
held by railroads and other CorporatiOng in
excess of such as is actually used and needed
by them be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.
D-Believing the doctrine Of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none, We de-
mand that taxation-national, state or
municipal--shall not be used to build up
one interest or class at the expense of
another.
Eve demand that all revenues-na-
tional, state or county-shall be limited to
the necessary expenses of the government,
economically and honestly administered.
Eve demand a just and equitable sys-
tenn of graduated tax on income.
Give demand the most rigid, honest
and just national control and supervision Of
the means of public communication and
transportation, and if this control and su-
pervision does not remove the abuses now
existing, we demand the government owner
ship of such means Of communication and
transportation.
Hive demand the election of president,
vice president and United States Senators
by direct vote of the people.
3. That we urge united action of all pro-
gresslve organizations in attending the con-
ference called for February %, 1892, by six
of the leading reform organizations.
A. That the national committee be ap-
pointed by this conference, TO be composed
of a chairman, to be elected by this body,
and of three members from each state rep
resented, to be named by each state delega-
tiOn.
5. That this central committee shall rep
resent this body, attend the national con-
ference on February %, 1892, and, If, pos
sible, unite with that and all other reform
organizations there assembled. II no salts
factory arrangement can be affected, this
committee shall call a national convention
not later than June 1, 1892, for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for president and
vice president.
6. That the members of the central COM
mittee Of each state where there is no indie
pendent political organization conduct an
active system of political agitation in their
respective states.
ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the question of universal
suffrage be recommended to the favorable
consideration of the various states and ter
ritories.
Resolved, That while the party in power
in 1869 pledged the faith of the nation to
pay debt in coin that had been contracted
on deprecated currency basis and payable
in currency, thus adding nearly one billion
dollars to the burdens of the people, which
meant gold for the bondhOlders and depre-