Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-30
4 Third PARTY FORMED.
Resolutions Adopted and National
Committee Appointed.

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Committee Appointed
The Delegates United in Their Opposition
to the Money Power--The Platform
of the Peoples Party.
The National Union Conference completed
its work at Cincinnati, and adjourned sine die.
The work consisted chiefly of the formation Of
new third party, to be called 1.-THE Peoples
Party of the United States of America" This
was done with great display of the greatest
enthusiasm and unanimity on the part of those
present. A resolution favoring the prohibit
ton of the liquor traffic was Overwhelmingly
defeated. national committee was selected.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions submitted the
following:
/. That in view of the great social, indus
trial and economical revolution now drawing
upon the civilized world and the new and liv.
ing issues confronting the American people, we
believe that the time has arrived for crystal
lizstion of the political reform forces of our
country and the formation of what should be
known as the peoples 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-, i'll 1899, in Oeala, Fla, in 1890, and
Omaha, Neb., in 1891, by industrial organiza-
tions there represented, summarized as fol-
lows:
A. The right to make and issue money is a
sovereign power to be maintained by the peo-
pie for the common benefit, hence we demand
the abolition of national banks as banks of is
sue, and as q substitute for national bank
notes we demand that legal tender treasury
notes be issued in sufficient volume to transact
the business of the country on cash basis,
without damage 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 demanded by the people
shall be loaned to them at not more than 3 per
cent. per annum upon non perishable products
as indicated i'll the sub-treasury plan, and also
upon real estate, with proper limitations npon
the quantity of land and amount of money!
b. We demand the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver.
Z. We demand the passage of laws prohib-
ting alien ownership of land, and that Con-
gress take prompt action to devise some plan
to obtain all land now owned by alien and
foreign syndicetes, and that all land held by
railroads and other corporations 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 privilege to none, we demand
that taxation, national State Of municipal
shall not be used to build up one interest or
class at the expense of another.
L. We demand that all reyenueS-national,
State or county-shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government Geo.
nomically and honestly administered.
+. We demand q just and equitable system
Of graduated tax on income.
u. We demand the most rigid, honest and
Inet mn -. Il,
means Of public communication and trans
portatlon, and if this CONTROL and supervision
does not remove the abuses now existing we
demand The government ownership of such
means of communication and transportation.
II. We demand the election of President,
Vice President and United States Senators by
direct vote of the people.
). 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.
4. That q national central committee be
appointed by this conference to be composed of
chairman to be elected by this body and of
three members from each State represented,
TO be named by each State delegation.
8. That this central committee shall repre-
sent this body, attend the national conference
on February y, 1892, and if possible unite
with that and all other reform organizations
there assembled. If no satisfactory arrange
ment can be effected this committee shall call
national convention not later than June /,
1872, for the purpose of nominating candidates
for President and Vice President.
d. That the members of the central conf
mittee for each State where there is no indie
pendent political organization conduct an
active system of political agitation in their
respective States.
Additional resolutions not part Of the
platform were presented. They recommended
favorable consideration of universal suffrage,
demanded treasury. notes to pay soldiers
equivalent to com, favored eight hours day
and condemns the action of the Worlds Fair
commission with reference to wages.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The following is the National Committee:
Arkansas.-L. B. Featherstone, Isaac Nc
Cracker, J. 0. Bush.
California. Marion Cannon, H. C. Dillon,
A. G.. Hinckley.
Conneeticut.-Ro Pique
Florida.-W. d. Condor, L. Baskiss, ]. D.
Goss.
Georgia.-C. G. Post.
Iowa.. B. Weaver, NJ. L. Wheat, A. J.
Westheld.
Indiana. A. Powers, Leroy Templeton,
j. D. Comstock
Illinois,. n. Norton, A. j. Streator, II.
Z. Taubeneck.
Kansas.-P. P. Elder, Levi Dumbauld, R.
S. Osborn.
Kentucky.-E. L. Graves, S. F. Smith, r.
G. Fallin.
Louisiana. J. Mills, DR.. R. H. Paine,
John Pickett.
Massachusetts.-G. F. Washburn, f. G.
Brown, L. NJ. BOynton.
Acknowledgment Colvin, Mrs s. L. V.
Emory, John o. Besbel.
Mnnesota.-Ignatius Donnelly, C. N. Per.
kins, Andrew Stevenson.
Missouri.-Paul j. Dickson, ]. W. Rodgers,
W 0. Atkinson.
Maine.-H. S. Hobbs, F. A. Howard, D. W.
Smith.
Nebraska.-J. II. Edmonston. VIM. Dysart,
W. IL. West.
New York.-Jacob H. Studer, Joel ]. Hoyt.
Ohio.-Hugh Pryor, j. C. II, Cobb, II. f.
Barnes.
Oklshoma. Samuel Crocker, A. E. Light,
John Hogan.
Pennsylvania. R. A. Thompson, F. R. Ag-
new, Lewis Edwards.
South Dakota E. Harding, H L. Loucks,
Fred Zeph.
Texas.-W. R. Lamb, Thomas Gaines ]. Ii.
Davis.
Tennessee.-H. P. Osborne, ]. W. J. Kay,
John W. James.
Wisconsin.-Robert Schiling, Alfred Mum
heimer, A. J. Phillips
West Virginia.-Luther C. Shinn, Geo. w.
Hamment, Thomas c. Kecny.
Wyoming. B. Setenstein, Jas. A. Smith.
Fl. D. Merritt
District of Columbia Lee c. Randall. A,
p Bland IT, s Schulteis