The Globe-republican., 1891-05-27

/ sovereign power 10 Oe m8Iut8l0eO tn(
people for the common benefit Hence W
demand the abolition of national banks al
banks of issue, and as q substitute FOL
national bank notes we demand that lega
tender treasury notes be issued In sufficient
volume to transact the business of the
| country on q cash basis without damage Oh
especial advantage 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 per
| cent per annum upon non imperishable
products IS 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 unlimited
coinage of silver.
Give demand the passage of laws pro-
| hibiting alien ownership of land and that
| congress take prompt action to devise some
plan to obtain all lands now owned by alien
| and foreign syndicates 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 ana special privileges TO none we de-
mand that taxatiOn-natiOnal, state or mum
| icipal-shall not be used to build up one in
tere st or class at the expense of another.
Eve demand that all revenues-national,
state or county-shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government eco
nomically and honestly administered.
FIVE demand just 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 trans
pOrtatiOn, and il this control and super
vision does not remove the abuses now ex-
listing we demand the government owner
ship 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.
Third-That we urge the united action of
all progressive organizations in attending
the conference called for February 22 1892.
by six Of the leading reform organizations.
FOurth-That national central committee
be appointed by this conference, to be COM
posed OF a chairman to be elected by this
body and of three members from each state
represented, to be named by each state del
egatiOn.
Fifth-That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the national
conference on February 22, 1892, and, il pos.
sible, unite with that and all other reform
organizations there assembled. II no salts.
factory arrangement can be effected this
committee shall call q national convention
not later than June l, 1892, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for president and
vice president
Sixih-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.
Additional resolutions not parts of
the platform were presented. They
recommended favorable consideration
of universal suffrage, demanded treas
ury notes to pay soldiers equivalent to
coin, favors eight hours a day and con-
demns the action of the worlds fair
commission with reference to wages.
ADOPTED AMID CHEERS
CINCINNATI, May 21.-When the name
of the new party, the peoples party
of the United States" was read by the
committee on resolutions secretary,
the words elected a magnificent out
burst of applause, and as each plank
was read the cheering was renewed so
frequently that the great hall seemed
to reverberate continuously.
A plank recommended universal suf-
frage to favorable consideration and
another demanded the payment of pen
sions on gold basis. The former met
with rather chilly reception, but the
latter was roundly cheered.
At this juncture delegate objected
that the platform was one-sided for the
Farmers Alliance, but he met with
litte encouragement, and Schilling de-
clared that the convention was here for
harmony and the new declaration of in
dependence" Unanswered that the pen
sion plank was left to the soldier men,
Der on the committee with an inquiry
whether it was satisfactory, and on his
acquiescence it was adopted unani-
mously.
Davis, of Texas, lank six-footer in
light suit, who had electrified the con-
vention after Donnelly's speech by
long, weird whoop of exultation, was
conducted to the platform and to the
intense delight of the convention, re-
peated the unearthly, Indian-like yell
Then he announced himself as an ex-
confederate and declared himself for
the platform-every plank and every
resolution.
An extraordinary spectacle followed
Wadsworth, of Indiana, an ex-union
SOlOler, ruSHeO uO 10 eX-COnIeOerdCe
Davis, in full view of the convention,
and the two one-time mortal foes
grasped hands.
r. w. Humphrey, of Texas, organizer
of the colored alliance, which numbers
over 500, 900 members, seized with the
inspiration of the moment suddenly
Joined the ex-soldierS
Amid perfect cyclone of enthusiasm
delegate moved the adoption of the
platform as read The convention went
wild, and the delegates mounted tables
and chairs, shouting and yelling like
Comanches A portion of the conven-
ton in thunderous chorus sung to the
tune, 'Good-by, My Lover, Good-by,"
the words, ''Good-by, old parties good
BY" and then the "Doxology."
In the forest of flags and state BAN
ners that had been gathered with the
bearers around the trio. q Kansas man
on the shoulders of two colleagues
standing on chairs raised the Kansas