San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-21
THE PLATFORM OF THE THIRD
PARTY.
As Adopted at Cincinnati May
Goth, 1891.

Goth, 1891.
That because of the great social
industrial and economical revolution
now dawning over the civilized world
and the new and living issues in
America, we, the people, believe that
the time has arrived for a chrystiliza
ton 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 Amer
lea.
Second-That we most heartily en-
dorse the demands of the platforms
as adopted at st. Louis in 1880, Ocala,
Fla in 1890 and Omaha, Neb., 1891,
by the industrial 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 the national banks as
banks of issue, and as substitute for
national bank notes we demand that
legal tender treasury notes be issued
in volume sufficient to transact the
business of the country on cash
basis, without damage or especial ad-
vantage to any class or callings, such
notes to be legal tender in the pay
ment 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 aDnum
upon non.imperishable products as
indicated in the
sUB-TREASURY PLAN
and also upon real estate with proper
Limitation upon the quantity of land
and the amount of money.
B-We demand the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver.
Give demand the passage of law
prohibiting the alien ownership of
land, and that congress take some
prompt action to devise some plan to
obtain all the lands now owned by
aliens and foreign syndicates, and
that all the land held by railroands
and other corporations in excess of
such as is actually used and needed
by them be reclaimed by the gov
eminent and held for actual settlers
only.
D-Believing in the doctrines of
equal rights to all and special privi-
lege to none, we demand that taxa
ton, national, state or municipal,
shall not be used to build up one in
terest or class at the expense of an
other.
Eve demand that all revenues,
state or county shall be linn
tied to the necessary expences Of the
government economically and honest
ly administered.
Eve demand q just and equit-
able system of a graduated tax on in
comes.
Give demand the most rig Id hon.
est and just national control and su.
pervision of the means of public
and transportation,
and if this control and supervision
does not remove the abuses now ex-
listing, we demand the government
ownership of such means of commun-
ication and transportation.
Hive demand the election of
president, vice-president and United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
Third-That we urge the united &C.
tion of all progressive organizations
in attending the conference called for
%, 1892, by six of the lead
ing reform organizations.
Fourth-That a national central
be appointed by this con-
ference to be composed of chairman
to be elected by this body, and three
members from each state represent
ed to be named by each state delega-
ton.
Fifth-That this central committee
shall represent this body, attend
national conference on February %,
1892, and If possible unite with that
and all other reform organizations
there assembled. If no satisfactory
can be effected this COM
mittee shall call.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION
not later than June II, 1892, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
president and vice president.
Sixth. That the members of the
central committee for each state where
there is no independent political or
ganization conduct an active system
of political agitation In their respect
i've states.
New Suits.
In Judga I<ino'S