The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-08-20
The Ohio Peoples Party

SPRINGFIELD, o.. August 6.--TheS peoule's ps,-
ty convention, after listening to q speech from
| Hugh Cavanaugh, the permanent chairman the
| report OF the committee on platform was pre-
| sented. The report demanded and favored
among other things the forfeiture of the charter
| OF the Standard ii company.
The enactment and rigid enforcement of law
| fer the suppression of all forms of gambling in
futures on all agricultural ana mechanical pro-
| ducts.
| Favoring the election of United States Sena-
tors by popular vote OF the people OF the state.
Demanding The rigid enforcement of laws
against aduteration or eounterieiting OF food.
Free school BOOKS Tor our public schools and
compulsory education.
The prohibition Of child labor under fourteen
years Of age
Inc abortion of contract prison labor.
Believing In the doctrine OF equal rights and
special privilege to none that taxation nation
al, state OF IlunlcipaShall not be used to build
UP one interest at the expense of another.
The abolition OF national banks banks of
issue and as a substitute for national bank notes
we demand that full legal tender treasury notes
be issued in sufficient volume to eonduct the
business OF the country cash basis, and we
favor government loans directly to the people
Oh real estate or other ample security at a rate
Of interest not exceeding two per cent.
Free and unlimited coinage of silver.
The passage Of laws prohibiting alien owner
ship of lands and that congress take prompt &C
ton to devise some plain to Obtain all lands
now owned by allen ana foreign syndicates and
that all lands held by railroads and other cor
porations in excess Of such as is actually used
and needed by them be reclaimed by the gov
eminent and held for actual settlers only and
just and suitable system OF graduated tax on
That tie exclusion, importation, expectation,
manufacture ana sale OF SpiTf5uouS liquors shall
be conducted by the government or states at
COST through agencies and Saiaried officials In
SUCH towns and cities as shall apply for such
agencies.
Asserting that the right to vote should be
given to everybody, irrespective OF sex and col
or.
Government ownership of all means of trans
pofUablon and communication between and by |
the people of the United States
FaVorlng liberal pensions to all honorabIy |
Q1SHh9YpA1 of ha lat aixrl
and generous care fer their widows and orph-
ans, and demand that the difference between |
the value of gold and greenbacks at the date of
payment be made equal TO gold, SO as to place
the soldier on the same footing as the bondhold-
er has been.
The resolution referring to liquor recon-
ton.
All the resolutions except that referring to the
liquor question were adopted in the lump
After considerable debate, on a m otiOn to lay
the liquor plank on the table, the committee |
recommen alton to refer it to the national com
mittee was adopted.
Hon. John Sietz, of Tifin was nominated for |.
governor, and Frank Hist. OF Cincinnati, for
lieutenant governor.
Many OF the delegates declared their intention
this evening to bolt the ticket on account Of the
liquor plank in the platform. which they say
they did not intend to adopt as part of the plat
form. The leaders are confident of forming
coalition with the prohiDitionists not later than
w and going into q national campaign very
strong.