The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29

that each delegation, or rather. each
state, have one vote and one additional
vote for every fifty votes additional in
the conference. Mr.. Harden supported
his motion in strong speech. He
urged that it was unfair for Kansas and
Ohio to control the convention. and
that states which had come a long dis
tance should be heard. Mr.. Green. of
Massachusetts, supported the report of
the committee.
1t was evident that the motion of
Harden was scheme of the anti-third
party men to secure vote by state rep
resentation instead of by the great body
of delegates The third party men saw
through the plan and the amendment
of the South Dakota man was voted
down by a large vote and the original
report adopted as it was read At noon
the convention took a recess until Q
o'clock.
When the conference assembled at Q
p. m. small movement, credited to
the opponents of the new party, was
started to make a change in the rules
and order of business. In order to
clinch matters a motion to reconsider
the report of that committee was made,
and Immediately followed by another
to lay the motion on the table. 1t was
agreed to by an overwhelming vote,
thus finally disposing of the matter.
A letter was read from L. L. Polk,
president of the National Farmers Al
lance, giving his views as to the action
of the conference. Referred to eom-
mittee on resolutions.
A handsome badge on behalf of the
local ladies' committee was presented
to Chairman PETER.
Capt. Power read a letter from the
Union Labor party of Pennsylvania,
urging the conference to form new
party and suggesting as the best name
the committee on resolutions.
The secretary read a telegram from
Washington signed by Charlotte Smith,
president of the woman's national In
dustrial league. She sent greetings,
and requested ION behalf of the wom-
en- of the north and south, east and
west, that the plank in the platform be
made broad enough to hold s, 600, 600
self-supporting, Industrious women,
wives as political factors, for upon their
hearty cooperation will depend the
success of your party"
The committee on resolutions made
the following report, which was adopted
by the Conference.
THE PLATFORM.
1. In view of the great social, indus
trial and economical revolution now
dawning upon the civilized world and
the new and living issues confronting
the American people, we believe that
the time has now arrived for a crystal
lization of political reform forces of our
country and the formation of what
should be known as the Peoples party
of the United States of America.
g. That we most heartily indorse the
demands of the platforms as adopted
at st. Louis, Mo-, in 1889; Ocala, Fla,
in 1890, and Omaha, Neb., in 1891, and
industrial organizations there repre-
sented, summarized as follows:
A-The right to make and issue mon
ey in a sovereign power to be main
tanned by the people for the common
benefit, hence we demand, the
abolition of national banks as
banks of issue, and, as 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 especial adj
vantage to any class or calling, such
notes to be legal tender in payment of
all debts public and private, and such
notes when demanded by the people
shall be loaned to them at not more
than two per cent per annum upon
imperishable 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 unlimit-
ed coinage of silver.
Give demand the passage of laws
prohi biting alien ownership of land,
and that congress take prompt action to
devise some plan to obtain all lands
now owned by alien and foreign syndi-
Gates, and that all land held by railroads
and other corporations in excess of such
as is actually used and needed by them
be reclaimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
D-Believing the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, we demand that taxation-na-
tional, state or municipal-shall not be
used to build up one interest or class at
the expense of another
Eve demand that all revenues-na-
tional, state, or county-shall be limit
ed to the necessary expenses of the
government, economically and honestly
administered.
Eve demand a just and equitable
system of graduated tax on income.
Give demand the most rigid, honest
and just national control and supervis-
ion of the means of public communica-
ton and transportation, and if this con-
troll and supervision does not remove
the abuses now existing, we demand
the government ownership of such
means of communication and transport
alton.
Hive demand tho election If ,,roc;