The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-05-29
PEOPLES PARTY.
The Cincinnati Convention
Closes a Lively Session.
SCENE FOR TMEPA1NTER,s BRrs,,
Ex-Union, Ex-Confederate and Col.
Humphrey. the Colorsd Leader, EN-.
brace and Bury the bloody shirt-A
Pandcmonium of Enthusiasm.

CINCINNATI, May 2l.-The committee
on platform of the National Union con-
vention remained in session until a.
m., but absolutely nothing was accom-
plisi,cd, owing to the widely varying
views of the members of the committee.
The convention was called to order at
10 a. m. The committee on credentials
reported thirty-four states and territory,
represented by 1,417 delegates. A tre-
men'ious row was psecipitated by the
receipt of TN invitation from a promi-
neat brewing firm asking the delegates
to visit the brewery and par
take of hospitalities. The Prohibition
lists tobbed up all over the hall and
opposed accepting the invitation, and
Mrs. Helen NJ. Gougar came to the
front of the platform and repudiated all
connection with the convention. The
trouble was cut short by the report of
the committee on permanent organiza-
tion naming Senator PETER for perma-
nent chairman. He made a vigorous
address, emphasizing the Importance Of
the work before the convention. At
1915 p. III. recess was taken until 9
p. NJ.
Soon after the convention had reas-
selnbled at 2 o'clock the report of the
committee on platform was presented
by Ignatius Donnelly and read BY Rob-
ert Schilling. 1t opened with a lengthy
statement of the political and social
grievances and evils that had rendered
political action not only desirable but
necessary. Then came the resolutions.
. 1. That in view of the great social, in
dustrial and economical revolution now
dawning upon the civilized world, and tho
new and living issues confronting the
American people, we believe that the time
has arrived for crystilation of the polit-
ical reform forces of our country and the
formation OF what should he known as the
Peoples Party of the United States of
America.
9. That we most heartily endorse the
demands of the platforms rs adopted at
st. Louis, Mo-, in 1883; of Ocals, Fla, in
1890, and Omaha, Neb.. in 1891, by the in
dustrial organizations there represented,
as follows:
A-Tho right to make and Issue money
as sovereign power to he maintained by
the people for the common benefit, hence
We demand the abolition of national
banks as banks of issue, and as substi-
tute for national bank notes we demand
that legal tender treasury notes be issued
in sufficient volume to transact the busi-
ness OF the country on a cash basis with
out damage or especial advantage to any
class or calling, such notes to be legal ten
der in payment of all debts, public and
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by the people shall lyc loaned to them at
not more than 2 per cent per annum upon
non-impcrishable products, as indicated
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 passing 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 cor
porations in excess Of such as is actually
used and needed by them be reclaimed bs
the government and held for actual sset.
tiers only.
D-Belicving in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to none.
we ueInano unaJ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., STATE
or municipal, shall not be used to build uD
one interest or class at the expense Of the
other.
Eve demand that all revenues-na-
tional. state or county-shall be limited to
the necessity of the government econom-
ically and honestly administered.
Eve demand a just and equitable sys-
tenn of graduated tax on incomes.
Give demand the most rigid. honest
and just national control and supervision
of the means of public communication
and transportation, and if this control
and supervision does not remove tho
abuses now existing we demand the gov
ernment ownership of such means of COM
munication and transportation.
HIVE demand the election of president,
vice president and United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
3. That we urge nnited action of all
progressive organizations in attending the
conference called fer Feb. aass, 1892, by six
of the leading reform organizations
4. That n 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 delegation.
5. That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the national
conference on Feb. %, 1892 and, if possi-
BILE, unite with that and all other reform
organizations there assembled.
5. II no satisfactory agreement can be
effected this committee shall call q ma
tional convention no later than June !, 1882,
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for president and vice president.
6. That the members of the central
committee for each state where there is no
independent political organization con-
duct an active system of political agita-
tion in their respective states.
Great enthusiasm was manifested
new % movement owe s the ss PEOPLES % Party of the the
United States was read, the victorious
element iudulyinp in several ro:.nds of