The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-30
THE NEW PARTY is BORN
NAMED THE PEOPLES PARTY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
The conventlonsat Cincinnati Finishes
Hts Labors and AdIourns-P Plat
form OF Principles Adopted.

Special from Cincinnati. o.: "The
Peoples Party OF the United States of
America" has been born and chrsien.
ed. The great convention representing
the farmers and workingmen Of tho
United States has completed IFS work,
tho result be .ng the certainty that MIR.
Cleveland and Mr.. Blaine. OF whoever
may bear the standards la 1902. will
have TO light against "A candidate rep-
resenting the industrial organizations
OF the country. Who this candidate
will be can emily be guessed at, but H.
is understood that Senator PETER,
"Sockless" Simpson. Gen. Weaver and
lgnatius Donnelly all have lightning
rods on their houses.
The committee on resolutions pre-
scented the following platform:
/. That in view OF the great social,
industrial and economical revolution
now dawning upon the civilized world
and the new aud living issues confront
ing the Amer can people, we believe
that the time has arrived for the crys-
talization CT the political reform forces
OF our country, and the formation OF
what should be known as the peoples
party OF the United States OF America.
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demands OF the platform as adopted at
ST. Louis. No., IN 1889, Ccala, Fla. in
$50 and Omaha. Neb. ia 1891, by in
dustrial organizations there represent.
ed, summarized a follows:
"A. The right TO make and issue
money is sovereign power. TO be
maintained by the people for the COM
mon benefit; hence we demand the
abolition OF national banks rs banks OF
issue, and as substitute for national
bank notes we demand that legal treas
ury notes be issued IN sufficient vol
ume 10 transact the business on a cash
basis, without damage or especial nd-
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 tie people,
shall G loaned 10 them at not more
than per cent per annum upon non
perisllablc products, as Indicated In the
sub-ireasury plan. and also upon real
estate, with proper limitation upon
the quantity OF land and amount OF
money.
'B. We demand the free and un
limited coinage OF silver.
&C. We demand the passage OF 10 VS.
prohibiting the alien ownership OF
action 20 devise some plan 10 obtain
all lands now owned by alien and
foreign syndicaies. and that all land
held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess of such as is actually
used and needed by them be reclaimed
By tile government aud held for actual
settlers only.
I'D. Bene wing the doctrine of equal
rights 10 all and special privileges TO
none. we demand that taxation, ma
tional. State or municipal, shall not be
used 10 build mp one interest or class
al the eNpense OF another.
"E We demand that al. revenues.
national. State or county. shall lie
limited 10 the Deccss ary expenses OF
tile government, economically aud
honestly administered
~. Ne demand a Just aud equitable
system OF graduated tax on incomes.
"G. We demand the most rigid,
honest and just national control and
supervision OF the means OF public
communicates and transportation, and
/ il this co'trol aud supervision does not
r, move the abuses now existing we
demand the government, ownership OF
such means OF communication and
I transportation.
! IL We tit titCliNu W
| President. Wee. President and United
/ States Senators by "A direct vote OF the
I people.
"5 That we urge united action OF all
| progressive o ganizations in attending
/ tile conference called for Feb. 20, 1872,
/ by six of the leading reform organiza-
i tons
~ That n national central com.
mittee bee appointed by this conference,
/ TO be composed OF n chairman 10 be
elected bv this body aud OF three
members from each State represented,
TO be named by each State delegation
20. That this central committee
shall represent this body, attend the
national conference on Feb %. 1892,
! and If possible unite with that and all
7 other reform organizations there as
/ sembled. III no satisfactory arrange
ment can be effected this commit tee
shall call national convention not
4 later than June /, 1872, for the pur.
/ pose OF nominating candidates for
I President and Vlce-President.
80. That the members OF the central
committee for each State where there
is no Independent political ganiya
/ tion conduct an active system OF polit-
ical agitation in their respective
! States.
The platform proper, exclusive OF
the resolutions, was finally adopted by
rising vote.