Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-05-27
A THIRD POLITICAL PARTY.


A THIRD POLITICAL PARTY.
1.-THE Peoples Party of the U. 8. OF
America"
On last Wednesday, May 2Otb, the 'Na-
tional Union Conference" held in Cincin-
natl, Ohio, completed its work, organized
third political party to be known as "Ihe
Peoples Party of the United States OF
America" adopted platform, and az
pointed National Committee.
PLATFORM.
The following is the platform adopted
First.-That in view of the great social,
industrial and economical revolution now
dawning upon the civilized world and the
new and living issues confronting the
American people, we believe that the time
has arrived for capitalization 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.
Second.-That we most heartily indorse
the demands of the platforms as adopted at
St. Louis, NO., in 1889, in Ocala, Florida,
in 1890, and Omaha, Nebraska, in 1891, by
industrial organizations there represented
summarized as follows:
A. The right to make and issue money
| is a sovereign power to be maintained by
the people for the common benefit, hence
we demand the abolition of national banks
as banks of issue, and as substitute Ior
national bank notes we demand that legal
tender treasury notes be issued IN sulnclent
volume to transact the business of the coun-
! oI, hoc q e.
pecial 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 three
per cent. per annum upon non-perlshable
products as indicated in the sub-tre asury
plan. and also upon real estate, with limit
alton upon the quantity OF land and amount
of money.
coinage of silver.
c, We demand the passage of laws pre-
hibiting alien ownership of land, and that
Congress take prompt action to devise
some plan to obtain all lands row owned
by alien and foreign syndicates, and that
ali land held by railroads and other corpor.
ations 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 de-
mand that taxation, national, state or
municipal, shall not be used to build up
one interest or class at the expense OF an
other.
E. We demand that all revenues
national, State or county-shall be limited
to the necessary expenses OF the govern
ment, economically and honestly adminiE-
tered.
| F. We demand Just and equitable syE-
TEN of graduated tax on income.
| G.. We demand the most rigid, honest
and lust national control and supervision of
the means of public communication and
transportation, and if this control and
supervision does not remove the abuses
now existing we demand the government
ownership Of such means of communica-
ton and transportation.
FL. We demand the election of President,
Vice-President and United States Senator'S
by direct vote of the people.
Third.-That we urge united action oil
all progressive organizations in attending
the conference called for February %, 1892,
by six of the leading reform organizations.
Fourth.-That national control COM
mittee 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.
Fifth.-That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the national
conference on February %, 1892, and il
possible unite with that and all other reform
organizations there assembled. II no salts.
factory arrangement can be effected this
committee shall call national convention
not later than June 1, 1882, for the purpose
| of nominating candidates for President and
Vice President.
Sixth.-That the members of the CEN
trai committee for each State where there
is no independent political organization con-
duct an active system of political agitation
in their respective States.
| Additional resolutions not part of the
platform were presented. They recon-
mended favorable consideration of univer-
sal suffrage, demanded treasury notes to
pay soldiers equivalent to coin, favored
eight hours day and condemns the action
of the Worlds Fair commission with refer
ence to wages.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The following is the national committee:
Arkansas-L. B. Featherstone, Isaac Nc
Cracker, Joseph A. Bush.
Standardization Cannon, II. G. Dill
Ion, A. g. Hinckley.
Connecticut-Robert Pique.
Florida-W. D. Condor, l.. Baskins, J.
D. Goss.
Georgia-C. G. Post.
Iowa.. B. Weaver, N. L. Wheat, A.
j. Westfeld.
Indiana-C. A. Powers, Leroy Temple
ton, J. D. Comstock.
Illinois-S. N. Norton, A. j. Streator,H.
E. Taubeneck.
kansas-P. P. Elder, Levi Dumbauld,
r. S. Osborn.
Kentucky-D. L. Graves, s. F. Smith,
T. G.. Fallin.
Louisiana. J. Mills, DR.. r. Fl. Paine,
John Pickett.
Massachusetts +. Washburn, E. G..
Brown, E. M. Boynton.
Michigan-Ben. Colyin, Mrs. 8. E. V.
Emery, John O. Desbel.
Minnesota-Ignatius Donnelley, G. N.
Perkins, Andrew Stevenson.
Missouri-Paul J. Dickson, J. W. Rodg-
ers, W. o. Atkinson.
Maine-H. s. Hobbs, F. A. Howard, D.
W. Smith.
Nebraska-J. H. Edmonstop, VIM. Dy-|
sart, W. II. West.
New York-Jacob Fl. Ssuder, Joel j.
Hoyt.
Ohio-Hugo Pryor. J. G. Il. Cobb Fl. F.
Barnes.
Oklahoma-Samuel Croker, A. E. Light
John Hogan.
Pennsylvania-R. A. Thompson, F. r
Agnew, Lewis Edwards.
South Dakota. E. Hardin, H. L.
Loucks, Fred. Zeph.
Texas-W. r. Lamb, Thomas Gaines
J. III. Eavis.
Tennessee-H. P. Osborne, J. W. J. Kay
John W. James.
Wisconsin-Rob'tSc hilling, Alfred Man.
heimer, A. J. Phillips.
West Virginia-Luther G. Shinn, George
W. Hamment, Thomas G. Keeny.
Wyoming-H. B. Setenstein, James A.
Smith, 81. d. Merritt
District of Columbia-Lee Crandall, s.
A. Bland, Fl. ]. Schulteis.