Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-05-28
THEIR PLATFORM.

ference, at Cincinnati, as the platform
on which the Peoples Party viii stand:
l. In view of the great social, indus
trial 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 now arrived for crystal
lization of 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 indorse the
demands of the platforms as adopted at
st. Louis, Mo-, in 1889; Ocala., Fla, in
| 1890. and Omaha, Neb., in 1891, and
industrial organizations there represent
ed, summarized as follows:
A-The right to make and issue
money in a sovereign power TO be main
tanned by the people for the common
benefit, hence we depand the abolition
| of National banks as banks of issue,
and. as a substitute for National bank
notes, we demand that legal-tender
Treasury notes be issued in sufficient
volume to contract the business of the
country on a 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 two per cent. per annum
upon non-imperishable products as in
dicated in the sub Treasury 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 unlim
tied coinage of silver.
C-We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership of land, and
that Congress takes prompt action to de-
wise some plan to obtain all lands now
owned by alien and foreign syndicates,
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 privileges to
none, we demand 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 revenue
National, State, or county-shall be
limited TO the necessary expenses of the
Government, economically and honestly
administered.
Eve demand just and equitable
system of graduated tax on income.
Give demand the most rigid, honest
and just National control and supervis-
ion of the means of public communica-
tion and transportation, 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.
Hive demand the election of Presi-
dent, Vice President and Z. s. Senators
by direct vote of the people.
B. That we urge united action of all
progressive organizations in attending
the Conference called for February Y,
1892, by six of the leading reform
organizations.
f. That a 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.
5. That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the National
Conference on February %, 1892, and, if |
possible, unite with that and all other
reform organizations there assembled.
If no satisfactory arrangement can be
affected, this committee shall call a
National Convention not later than
June l, 1892, for the purpose of NOM
mating candidates for President and
Vice President.
ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS.
"Resoloed, That the question of uni
versal suffrage be recommended to the
favorable consideration of the various
States and Territories.
"ResOlUed, That while the party in
power in 1889 pledged the faith of the
Nation to pay debt in coin that had
been contracted on a deprecated cur
rency 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-
ciated currency for the soldier, and |
holding that the men who imperiled
their lives to save the life of nation
should have been paid in money as good
as that paid to the bondholder, we de-
mand the issue of legal-t tender Treasury
notes in sufficient amount to make the |
pay of the soldiers equal to par with
coin, or such other legislation as shall |
do equal and exact jnstice to the Union
soldiers of this country.
"ResoIoed, That as eight hours con-
stitutes legal days work for Govern
ment employees in mechanical depart |
ments we believe this principle should
be farther extended so as to apply to all |
corporations employing labors in the
different States of the Union.
"ReSolUed, That this Conference con-
demns in unmeasured terms the action |
of the Directors of the Worlds Colum-
bian Exposition on May 19 in refusing
the minimum rate of wagers asked for
by the labor organizations of Chicago.
"ResoIoed, That the Attorney General
submit the act of March 2, 1889, pro- |
viding for the opening of Oklahoma to
homestead settlement, to the Supreme
Court of the United States at the earli-
est possible moment, that the unhappy |
settlers of that afflicted Territory may |
understand the lawful and constitutional |
meaning of said act, and thus put a
stop to so much litigation and expense"
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Carpenter, of Goodland. Indiana, says of |
it: a tried Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera |
and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrea and
severe cramps, and pains in the stomach