The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-13
OHIO PEOPLES PARTY.
In state Convention at Springfield They
Nominate = Ticket with John seifzs of
TiMn. for l0yermor The Platform.

Nominate = Ticket with John Seitz, u
Tifin. for Goyernor The Platform.
SP.ISGFIELD, o., Aug. when the
convention of the peoples party as
semblcd Thursday Chairman Cava~
naugh called for the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions. The following
Is a summary:
We hold that labor Is the basis Of all wealth
and should be protected By law. The instabil-
it, OF the municipal governments Of the state
has led 10 Tie creation uf enormous municipal
debts which are burtenSome To all the people,
aud We. therefore demand that the constitu-
tion OF the state be 80 amended that i, will
be impossible to change the forms OF munich
pal governments To meet the changing for.
tunes OF politicians ami that change Of
forms OF municipal government, be permitted
without the consent OF the people. We de-
mand the enactment and rigid enforcement
OF law for the suppression of all forms OF
gambling In futures on all agricultural and me-
chanical proauets: favor the election Of United
States senators BY popular vote OF the people
Of the state: demand the rigid en-
forcement OF laws against adulteration
or counterfeiting Of food demand free
school books for public school
system and compulsory education; de-
mand the prohibition OF child labor under four
teen years OF age demand the abolition Of
contract prison labor. believing in the doctrine
Of equal rights and special privileges TO none;
demand that taxation national, state or
municipal, shall not be used to build up one
interest Ut the expense OF another: favor gov
ernment loans directly to the people real
estate other ample security 1t q
rate Of interest not exceeding per cent:
demand free an unlimited coinage OF sill
Yer: oppose extravaganza that collects OF the
people each Year 500 90 200 for national exr
penses IN q tim Of peace demand the passage
OF laws prohibiting alien ownership OF lands
and that congress take prompt action to
devise some plan to obtain all lands now
owned b. alien and foreign syndicates;
demand a in>t and suitable system Of gradu-
ated tax on Incomes: believe In universal suf-
fracc, ana favor lib raj per.siens To all honorably
discharged union soldiers of the late civil war
and generous care for their widows and orphans.
The liquor question. which caused
trouble in the platform committee, was
gotten over by Il resolution appended
to the platform recommending to the
national convention that the solution
of the traffic lies in aboiishing the elc-
ment Of profit and demanding that the
exclusive Importation. expectation,
manufacture and sale of all spirituous
liquors shall he conducted by the gov.
ernment or state at cost through
ticket nominated is as follows:
Governor. John Seitz. of Seneca
county; lieutenant governor. Frank
Rist, Of Hamilton county: auditor of
state, ID. Nj. Cooper, of Athens county;
attorney general. Il. NJ. Smith. SUM
nit county: treasurer of state. Henry
Wolf, Cleveland: supreme judge. Judge
Alfred Iaple, Hamilton county: school
commissioner. j. +. Peterson. Green
county: board of public works. j. s.
Borro,. Franklin county: dairy and
food commissioner, ". j. Weaver, Port
age county.
Mr. Seifz Is s2 years old and was elected
democrat 10 the state legislature in 1870
He was elected 10 the state senate iii 1872 and
1871 Ill ls>D he was nominated for congress on
the greenbaek ticket for governor on the green
back ticket IN 1851. and in 1887 Tor governor on
the union labor ticket.