Dodge City times., 1891-09-18
Peoples PavtS Platform.

FIRST That in view of the great socia. industri-
al md economical revolution now dawning upon
the civilized world and the new and living issues
confronting the American people, we believe that
tie time has arrived for q capitalization a the po
litloal reform forces Of our country nd the form
alton a what should be known as the People par
ty a the United States Of America.
Seeond-Tha we mosG heartily endorse the de-
msnds of the platform ae adopted q st. Louis. No.,
in l6se Ocala. Fla. in 1880. and Omaha. Neb., in
1921, by the industrial organizations there repre-
scented, summarized az follows:
A-The right to make and i-sue money q sover-
eigu power to be maintained by the people for the
common benefit Hence We demand the abolition
of national banks as banks Of issue, and substi
ute for national bank notes we demand that legal
tender treasury notes be issued in sufncient vol
ume 10 transact the business Of the country on q
oaeh basis without damage or especial advantage
70 ny caee or calling Such notes TO be legal ten
der n payment Of all debts, public or private- and
uch notes, when demanded by the people, shall
be loaned to them at not more than 2per cent per
annum upon non-imperishable products as indi-
Gated IN the sub treasury plan.
B-We demand the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver.
Give demand the passage Of laws prohibiting
alien ownership Of land and thai congress take
psompt action to devise some plan to obtain all
lsuie now owned by alien and forei9p svndicates
aud hat ~ lands held by Pailoads and other cor
puafiooe In excess q 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
psrsn
be used to build up one interest class at the ex
pense Of another.
E-Wedemand that all lrevenues-national, etate
or county-shall be limited to the necessary ex-
penses of the government economically and hon
estly administered.
P-We demand lust and equitable system Of
graduated tax on income.
Give demand the most rigid. honest and Just
national control and supervision Of the means Of
public communication and transportation, and II
this control and supervision does not remove the
ABUSES now existing We demand the government
ownership Of such means Of communication and
transportation.
Hive demand the election Of president. vice
president and United States senators by direct
vote Of the people.
Recognizing that q close commercial union OF
the western and southern states il much to be de-
sired on account of the magnitude of their COM
mon interests we declare our firm belief that such
an union can only be effected through the instru-
mentality Of that party which has it's chief strength
h those states, which believes a government by
the people is a saie government, that the farmers
and aborers of the nation can be trusted with the
rene of power, and tha: the overthrow Of existing
evils can only be accomplished BY fearlessly cut
ting loose from the control and dictation Of New
England, New York and Rennsylvania. Our mot
10 may well may be-"Let the greatest good Of the
greatest number be sought
In view Of the fact that Ford county politics
have heseto1ore been used solely and only as ma
chine % gain ofice, manipulated b ing COM
posed a leadess of both the old parties, we believe
tha p form is impelatively demanded 70 the end
tha he abuses growing ont Of this un-American
and uppatiotic pEactice may be cHrecped We
coaceive politics to be a necessary medium 70 OBJ
tain Ai1hful public servants only.-not means
TO the end that the members Of any clique may
rotate in once.
We condemn the practice Of electing men to Of
fee whose private Affairs prevents them fsom at
tending to their pubic duties. We believe that
election to ofce carries with II the obligation to
attend to the duties devolving on those elected
We, the delegates and alternates composing the
Peoples Party Mass Convention Of Ford county.
DO hereby expressly pledge ourselves to an uncom-
promising support OF the whole and entire ticket
this day nominated.