Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-05-30

if-it-dared third party began today's prC
t ceedIngs. The uncertainty as to tn
: platform upon which it was though
J everything else would hinge combine,
with the gloomy sky to make a stronI
, contrast with the scenes of buOyant en-
thusiasm that were constantly witnessed
, only twenty-four hours previous. Col
s. f. Norton of Chicago, the radical ad
vocate of the third party on the spot idei
marched grimly down the center aisle
L ldcr an immense black slouch hat
loo king every inch fighter from whom
trcIble might be expected.
Your committee on resolutions begi
10 submit the following:
ii~-- Jocf II view of the great
social, indCs, I'D economical revolu-
tiOn nov Ga cr urop ~ oItuiLeu
world and II Ie- and 7ing issues CON
fronting the Am -ican people, we believe
that The time ha arrived for a crystali-
zation of the ? Jlitical reform forces OF
| our country aid the formation of what
should be known as the peoples party
of the United States of America.
Second. That We, most heartily en-
dorse the demands of the platforms as
adopted, summarized as follows:
/ y. 1Ic IlRnb " IudhO uLtl looAC
money is S. sovereign power to be main
tanned 10y the people for the common
benefit, hence we demand the abolition
of national bank notes; we demand that
legal tender treasury notes be issued ID
sufficient volume to transact the bust
ness Of the country on cash basis with
out damage or special advantage to any
class or calling; such notes to be legal
tender in payment OF debts, public and
private, and such notes, when demand
ed by the people shall be loaned tc them
at not more than 2 per cent per annum,
upon non perishable products, as indi-
Gated in the sub treasury plan and also
upon the same with proper limitation
upon the quantity of land and amount
of money.
3 We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
G. Believing the doctrines 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.
E We demand that all revenues.
national, state or county, shall be limit
ed to the treasury expenses OF the gov
ernment, economically and honestly
administered.
Eve demand just and equitable
system ofgraduated tax on incomes.
G.-We demand the most rigid, hon.
est and just national central
and supervisions of the means
of public communication and
transportation and central and as su-
pervlsion does not remove the abuses
nov existing we demand the govern
mert ownership of such meane Of CON-
municatioa and transportation.
Hive demand the election of the
president and the vice-president and
United States senators by direct vote
of the people.
Third.-That we urge united action
of all progressive organizations in attend
ing the conference called for February
22, 1892 by six OF the leading reform or
ganiZations.
Fifth.-That this central committee
shall represent this body attend the
national conference on E'ebTu
airy -, 1892 and if possible unite with
that and all other reform organizations
there assembled. IL no satisfactory ar
rangements can be effected tLIs commit
tee shall call national convention not
later than June l, 1892 for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the presl
ident aad vice president.
Sixth.-Additiona resolutions not a
part of the platform, were presented,
They recommended favorable consider
alton Of universal suffrage; demanded
the treasury notes to pay soldiers equiv
alent to coli, favored eight hours day;
co-ueus TO :. on of the Worlds fair
commission " =. Ieference to waGae
Davis, of aGt-- . Iah.. six 1ooter IN
light suit We lad electrified the con-
vention after Dorelley's speech by long
wlerd whoop of exultation, was conduct
ed to the platfc-n, and to the intense
delight of the convention repeatedr the
unearthly Indian like thrill. Then he
announced himself as An x-confedeate
and declared himself for the platform,
every plank and every resolution. An
extraordinary speech followed. WG3s-
worth, of Indiana an ex-union soldier
rushed up to the ex confederate, Davis.
and Insfull view of the convention, and
the two one time mortal foes crap hands
SAN Francisco, May 25.--The Even
ing Bulletin says it is informed through
unquestionable reliable sources that the
congressional party CT Chill, otherwise
known as the insurgents, have entered
into an agreement with the United States
government to surrender to the United
States the Itata and Ter cargo; that the
Charleston will not pursue the Itata any
further, but proceed to Caliao aud that
the Itata will be handed over to the
American authorities.
The Bulletin says: 1t is probable pro-
ceedings will then follow in the federal
courts Of the United States, but it is def
initely settled there will be no guns
fired in the capture of the ltata and
that pursuit by the Charleston will be
off. The Pacific mail steamer Colima,
which arrived here today from Panama,
reports to have left Acapulco May 18th.
just north of that port she sighted a
steamer flying the Chilian flag and an
swering the description of the Itata.
The latter was steering south by east
Later in the lay the Charleston appeared
and spoke to the COlima. On learning
what had been seen the Charleston
steamed away to the southwark. The
Charleston was at that time about 40
miles from Acapulco while the Itata
when sighted about GO miles from there.
The Colima reports that the Esmeralda
left Acapulco on the mOrningof the 18th
instant and went out to sea, but was
seen near the harbor in the evening.
The Ifata Wns exnected to arrive there