St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-21

nOtes 10 De 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 2 per cent
per annum upon non-imperishable products,
as indicated in the sub-treasury plan. and
also upon zeal estate, with proper Limitation
upon the quantity of land and amount of
money.
OBJ We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver
(C) We demand the passage of laws pro-
h1b1ting alien ownership of land and that
congress take prompt action to devise some
plan to obtain all lands now owned by aliens
and foreign syndicates, and that all lands
now held by railroads and other corporations
in excess of such as actually used and needed
by them be reclaimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only
(Dl Believing the doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none. We de-
mand that taxation, national, state or mus
nclpal, shall not be used to build up one
class at the expense of another.
(E) We demand that all revenues, ma
t1onal, state or county, shall be limited to the
| necessary expenses of the government eco
nomlcally and honestly administered.
Cd We demand just and equitable sys-
tenn OF graduated tax on income.
(G) We demand the most rigid, honest
and just national control and supervision of
the means of public communication and
transportation, and, If this control and super
vision does not remove the abuses now exist
ing, we demand the government ownership
OF such means OF communication and trans
portation.
(H) We demand the election of president
vice president and United States senators by
direct vote of the people.
Thlrd-That we urge united action of all
progressive organizations in attending the
conference called for Feb. %, 1892, by six of
the leading reform organizations
Fourth-That q national central committee
be appointed by this conference, to be com
| posed OF chairman, to be elected by this
body, and of three members from each state
represented, to be named by each state dele
| CATION.
Fifth That this central committee shall
| represent this body, attend the national con-
ference on Feb. %, 1892, and, if possible
unite with that and all other reform organi-
cations there assembled. If no satisfactory
arrangement can be effected. this committee
shall call a national convention not later
than June 1, 1892 for the purpose Of nomi-
mating candidates for president and vice
president.
Sixth-That the members of the central
committee for each state where there is no
independent political organization conduct
an active system of political agitation in
their respective states
The Resolutions.
Resolved, That the question of universal
suffrage be recommended to the favorable
consideration of the various states and ter
ritories.
Resolved, That while the party in power
in 1869 pledged the faith of the nation to pay
a debt in coin that had been contracted on O
deprecated currency basis and payable IN
currency, thus adding nearly 81, 600, ,000.000 to
the burdens of the people, which meant gold
for the bondholders and deprecated cur
rency for the soldier, and holding that the
men who imperiled their lives to save the
life of a nation should have been paid in
money as good as that paid to the bond
holder, we demand the issue of legal tender
treasury notes In sufficient amount to make
the pay of the soldiers equal to par with coin
or such other legislation as shall do equal
and exact justice to the Union soldiers or
this country.
Resolved, That as eight hours constitute q
legal days work for governmen Mt employees in
mechanical departments. we believe this
principle should be farther extended so as to
apply to all corporations employing labor IN
the different state sin the union.
Resolved, That this conference condemns
in uumeasured terms the action of the di-
rectors of the Worlds Columbian ex EXPOSITION
on May 10Th in fefusing the minimum rate
of wages asked for by the labor organizations
of Chicago.
Resolved, That the attorney general of the
United States should make immediate pro-
vision to submit the act of March = 1889, pro-
viding for the opening OF Oklahoma to home
stead settlement TO the United States supreme
court, so that the expensive and dilatory
litigation now pending there be ended.
A resolution introduced by Mason A.
Green, of Massachusetts. in behalf of the
Nationalists was referred to the various re-
form bodies.
A HalIelujah Scene.
The name of the new party, "The
Peoples Party of the United States,"
elected a magnificent outburst of ap-
plause, and as each plank was read the
cheering was renewed so frequently
that the great hall seemed to reverberate
continuously. One plank recommended
universal suffrage to favorable consider
alton, and another demanded payment
of pensions on gold basis. The former
met with rather chilly reception, but
the latter was roundly cheered. At this
juncture a delegate objected that the
platform was One-Sided for the Farmers
Alliance, but he met with little encour-
agement, aud Schilling declared that the
convention was for harmony and for
the ''new declaration of inde-
pendence." He announced that
the pension plank was left to the
soldier member of the committee, with
an inquiry whether it was satisfactory,
and on his acquieScence it was adopted
unanimously. Davis, of Texas, lank
Six-foOter in a light suit, who had cleo
trified the convention during Donnelly'S
speech by long, weird whoop of eXul-
tatiOn, was conducted to the platform,
and to the intense delight of the con-
vention, repeated the unearthly Indian
like yell. Then he announced himself
as an eXCOnfederate and declared him
self Tor the platform, every plank. and
every resolution. An extraordinary
spectacle follwed. Wadswortb, of In
diana, an eX-Union soldier. rushed to
eX-Confederate Davis, in full view of
the convention, and the two, one time
mortal foes, grasped hands. r. w. Hum
phrey, of Texas, organizer of the CoIored
Alliance, which numbers over half
million members, seized with the i'll
spiration of the moment. suddenly
Joined the eX-soldiers, and amid cy-
clone of enthusiasm a delegate moved
the adoption of the platform as read.
The convention went wild, land mounted
tables and chairs, shouting and yelling
like Comanches. A portion of the con-
Ny Lover, Goodbye" the words Good
bye. Old Parties. Goodbye" and then
the doxology. In the forest of flags
and state banners that had gathered
with their bearers around the trio, a
Kansas man. OIL the shoulders of two
colleagues standing on chairs, raised
the Kansas banner and held it aloft
above all the others. The tumult, sur
passing in its remarkable suddenness
and vigor anything that had previously
taken place in the convention, lasted
lully quarter VI dill ilOuT, I'LL III ceased
from sheer exhaustion of the delegates.
Enthusiasm and Chaos.
Several delegates urged the adoption
of the report, and one suggested that it
be by q rising vote. Question, ques-
tion," came from all parts of the hall.
But the enthusiasm had to have vent.
and one after another the orators re-
lieved themselves, the delegates from
time to time calling on the prominent
men in the cOnvention-Weaver, VIII
Its, and others. previous question:
shouted the delegates, but it had no eff
feet on an irrepressible Texan, who was
bound to speak his piece. When he had
finished, the chairman's gavel fell like
trip hammer, and order was finally
restored. The platform proper, ex-
elusive of the resolutions, was then
adopted by rising vote. At this