Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-30
The Cincinnati Platform.


CINCINNATI, O.-The convention adopted
the following as reported by committee on
resolutions:
First-That in view of the great social, indus.
trial and economical revolution now advancing
upon the civilized world, and the living issues
confronting the American people, we believe that
the time has arrived for crystalization of the
political reform forces of our country and the re-
formation OF what should be known as the peO-
PIES party of the United States of America.
Second-That we most heartily indorse the de-
mands OF the platform as adopted at st. Louis,
Mo-, in 1883, Ocala, Fla, in 1881. and Omaha,
Neb in 1881 by the industrial organizations there
represented, summarized as follows:
(A)-The right to make and issue money as q
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 substitute for national bank notes we de-
mand that legal tender treasury notes be issued in
sufficient volume to transact the business of the
country on cash basis without damage or espe-
cial advantage to any class or calling such notes
to be legal tender in payment of all debts public
or private, and such notes, when demanded by the
people, shall be loaned to them at not more than
per cent. Per annum upon imperishable pro-
ducts, as indicated in the sub-treasury plan, and
also upon real estate with proper limitation upon
the quantity OF land and amount OF monev:
(B)-We demand the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver.
Cove demand the passage of laws prohibit
ing alien ownership of land, and that congress
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 actually used
and needed by them be reclaimed by the govern
ment and held for actual settlers only.
O)-Believing in the doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privilege to nome we demand
that taxation, national, state or municipal, shall
not be used to build up one interest or class at
the expense of another.
GIVE demand that all revenues, national,
state or county, shall be according to the neces-
of
and honestly distributed.
1--WE demand just and equitable system of
graduated tax on incomes.
(G)-We demand the most rigid. honest and
just national control and SUPERVISION OF the
ton, and if this control and supervision does not
government ownership of such means OF COM
munication and transportation.
Olive demand the election of president, vice
president and United States senators by direct
vote Of the people.
Third That we urge united action of all pro-
gressiye organizations in attending the confer
ence called for February -, 1892, by six of the
leading reform organizations.
Fourth That national central committee be
appointed by this conference to be composed of
chairman, to be elected by this body and Of three
members from each state represented, to be named
by each state delegation.
Fifth-That this central committee shall repre-
sent this body. attend the national conference on
February ", 1ss2, and, possible, unite with that
and all other reform organizations there assem-
bled. If no satisfactory arrangements can be
effected this committee shall call q national con-
vention not later than June /, 1892, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for president and
vice president.
Sixth-That the members of the central COM
mttee for each state, where there is no independ-
emit political organization, conduct an active sys-
tenn of political agitation in their
The following resolution, which had been
discussed and rejected in the committee, was
offered in the convention as an amendment
to their report, and was again rejected by
the conventions:
Resolved, That we favor the abolition of
the liquor traffic.