Morris tribune., 1891-05-27
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
The New Party Bern and Christened
The Platform Adopted.

The New Party Bern and Christened.
The Platform Adopted.
CINCINNATI, May 2O.-The National
Union delegates met Tuesday, perfected
their organization by electing Senator
PETER, of Kansas, chairman, and ap-
pointing the various nessessary COM
mittees. When the convention met
Wednesday the report of delegates en-
titled to seats WAS read and adopted,
showing 1850 accredited members. A
storm was aroused over the prohibition
question but it was cut short
by the report of the committee on
permanent organization, naming Hon.
W. A. PETER for president. The new
senator from Kansas, who was given
hearty reception, made an energetic
address.
PETERS Address.
He said that they were upon the eve
of an epoch that was more important to
the people of this country and the world
than anything that had transpired in a
century. They were there to take hold
of, to undermine, to dispose of forever,
the power that had in its hands, not
only his home and theirs, but the homes
of so per cent. of the people of the entire
world They might be divided ON many
questions, but they were united on one,
that the money power must be over
thrown, and to that end the people were
gathering strength like torrent sweep
ing down the mountain side. He urged
them to keep in the middle of the road
and not to insist upon isms that would
lead them into by-ways, They were not
there to be tails to either the Democ1 attic
or the Republican party kites, but they
were the great army of the people, the
people with the votes, with brains, and
the courage, and they meant to
Capture the Country in 1892.
Upon concluding his address Senator
Pfeffer was presented with a basket of
flowers in tehalf Of the Kansas delega-
ton by Mrs. Marion Todd, of Chicago.
A long debate was occasiOned by the
report of the committee on rules and
order. mainly directed to the question
whether each state should vote as q
unit or whether each delegate should be
entitled to voice. The latter method
was decided upon by large majority,
the result being victory for the third
party men. A recess was then taken.
The Resolutions. r.
Soon after the convention had re-as.
sembled at 2 o'clock the report of the
committee Oh platform was presented
by Ignatius Donnelly and read by Rob-
ert Schilling. 1t opened with lengthy
statement of the political and social
grievances and evils that had rendered
political action not only desirable but
necessary. Then came the resolutions,
which read as follows:
First-That in view of the great social
industrial and economical revolution now
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new and living issues confronting the
American people we believe that the time
has arrived for IL christaliZation of the po-
litical 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 endorse
the demands of the platforms as adopted
at st. Louis, Mo, in 1889, Ocala, Fla, in
1890, and Omaha. Neb., in 1891, by the in.
dustrial 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 q substitute
for national bank notes we demand that
legal tender treasury notes be issued in
sufficient volume to transact the business
of the country on a cash basis, without
damage or special advantage to any class
or calling, such notes to be legal tender in
payments of all debts public and private
and such notes when demanded by the
people shall be loaned to them at not more
than per cent per annum upon non-per
ishable products as indicated in the sub
treasury plan and also upon real estate
with proper limitation upon the quantity
of land and amount of money.
B.-We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
C.-We demand the passage of laws pro
hibitirg alien ownership of land and tha
congress take prompt action to devils,
some plan to obtain all lands now ownet
by alien and foreign syndicates, and tha
all land held by railroads and other cor
porations in excess of such as is actuall,
used and needed by them be reclaimed b!
the government and held for actual set
tiers only.
D.-Belieying in the doctrine of equa
rights to all and special privileges to none
we demand that taxation-national, stat,
and municipal--shall not be used to built
one interest or class at the expense o
another.