Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-05-22


most his first words clused a whirl-
wind OF excitement.
THE DECLARATION OF DoNNELLY,
which set the convention wild, WIS TO 1
the effect that be was there to report |
that the committee on platform was |
unit for the organization OF third |
party. Donnelly evidently felt that
his moment Of triumph had came in
the struggle which he himself 80
deftly began just twenty-four hours
before. and for which he had been so
publicly castigated by General Weaver
Of Iowa. Two alternatives were pre-
sented, he said, either TO ignore third
party or divide the friends Of reform.
He gave way to Robert Schilling of
Wisconsin, secretary Of the commit
tee, who read the platform, as fol-
lows:
THE PLATFORM.
Your committee on resolutions begs
leave to submit the following:
let. That In view Of the great 30
cizI, industrial and economical revolu-
tion now ,wnfng upon the civilized
world and new and living issues con
! frooting the American people, we be-
lieve the time has arrived for the crys-
talization 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.
42d. Tnat we most heartily endorse
the demands Of the platforms, ss adj
opted st St. Louis, Mo-, in 1889.
Ocala, Fla, in 1890, aud Omaha, Neb.,
1891, by industrial organizations there
represented, summarized ss follows:
Cs) The right TO make or issu e
money is a sovereign power TO be
maintained by the people for common
benefit. hence we demand the sboli-
tion of the national banks ss banks of
issue, and as q substitute for the na-
tionaI bank notes we demand that
legal tender treasury notes be issued
in . sufficient volume to transact the
business Of the country on cash basisr
without damsge or special advantage
TO any clsss or calling, such nttes Ia
be legal tender in the payment Of all
debts, public and private. aud such
notes when demanded by the people,
shall be loaned - them at not more
than 2 per cent. per annum upon non
perishatle products as indicated in
the sub-treasury plan, and also upon
real estate with the proper lin tation
upon the quantity of land and amount
of money.
(b) We demand free and unlimited
coinage Of silver.
(c) We demand the pssssgeof laws
prohibiting the slien ownership oi
land. and that congress take promp
action to devise some plan to obtair
all lands now owned by aliens and
foreign syEdicztfs, and that ell land
now held by railroads and other cor
; porations in excess of such rs actually
|. used and needed by them be reclaimed
by the government, s1d held for act
psl settlers only.
(d) Believing the doctrine Of equa
rights to all and spec isl privilege q
q none, we demand that taxation, ma
3 tional, state or municipal, shall not b.
used to build up one interest or clasi
!. at the expense of another.
' (e) We demand that all revenues
: national, state or county, shall be linn
n tied to the necessary expenses Of tn
|. government economically and hon
}. estly administered.
1 IN We demand a just and equitabl
a system Of graduated tax on income.
a (gl We demsnd the most rigid
e honest and Just national control an
d surer rvision Of the public commun ca
u ton and transportation, and II thi
|. control and supervision does not re
g move the abuses now existing, we dc
,. mand government ownership Of sue
o means Of communication sud trans
d portatlOn.
,s (hl We demand the election {
e president. vice-president and Unite
;. States senators by direct vote of tn
: people.
e 3. That we urge united action of a
e progressive organizations in attfndin
y the conference called for February 2
n 1882, by six of the leading reform OI
l. ganlzstiOns.
d 4th. That a national central com
/ mittee be appointed by this cOnierenC
a to be composed Of chairman, TO
d elected by this body, and three men
Ie bers from each state represented, to
d named by each state delegation.
L 5th. That this central commits
At shall represent this body, attend Il
" national conference on February ?
d 1892, and II possible unite with thl