The Delta independent., 1891-05-27
THE THIRD PARTY CONVENTION
Meeting at Cincinnati of Delegates of
the Alliance and Other Societies.

the Alliance and Other Societies.
About 1,500 delegates met in con-
vention at Cincinnati on the 10Th to con-
slider the propriety of forming new
political party. They represented the
Farmers Alliance, the Colored Farmers
Alliance, the Citizens Alliance, the
Knights Of Labor and other organizations.
Hon. Charles Cunningham, Of Arkansas
was introduced as temporary chairman,
the formality Of an election being dis
pensed with. o. J. Jones, Of Missouri,
was chosen temporary secretary; w. H.
Robb, Of Iowa, and q. F. Washburn, of
Massachusetts, were made assistant sec
retaries. S. w. Chase, Of Kansas, was
| selected for sergeant-atarms and Z. E
| Oakland, of Ohio, and Lewis Beizer, of
| Nebraska, assistants.
Committees on organization and reso
lutions were appointed.
| In the evening an enthusiastic sc ssion
| was held aud Senator PETER, Master
Workman Powderly and others made ad-
dresses. Utterances in favor Of q new
party were heartily cheered.
The proceedings of Wednesday were
| opened with prayer by ex Congressman
| Gilbert Delamater, followed by collec-
uon. Jesse Harper Of Illinois then ad-
| dressed the convention.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials was soon presented They decided
that no delegate could cast more tnan one
vote, although he represented more than
one orgaui alton. When the size of the
larger delegations was announced there
was loud cheering, the figures beng: In
diana, ia; Kansas, 40i; Ohio, 3l1. The
actual total number OF delegates reported
was l,4l1. The report was unanimously
adopted.
| The committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported the name Of Senator PETER
| OF Kansas for chairman and this was
adopted. He delivered a short speech and
was presented with basket Of flowers by
Mrs. Marian Todd of Chicago, on behalf
of the convention. A collection was then
taken up TO pay the fare to his home Of a
colored delegate from South Carolina.
| The committee on order of business pre-
scented their report One paragraph pro-
| vidcd for the election of u national COM
mittec. As this would assure the forma-
ton of the new party, it was received
with great enthusiasm, and upon the
| passage Of the report the convention went
wild. A large flag was flung 10 the breeze
and the applause was deafcniug.
At the opening of tho afternoon session
a letter from L. L. Polk was read. He
urged the convention to defer forming the
third party until next year.
lEnaiius Donleliy. chairman Of the COM
mittec on resolutions, climbed up on the
rostrum at this iuncturc, and almost his
hrs. words caused whirlwind Of excite
menl Tine declaration from Donnclly
which set the convention wild was 10 the
effect that he was there TO report that the
| committee on platform was h unit for the
organization OF n third party. Two al
tcrna,ives were presented, he said, either
To ignore third party or divide the
friends of reform. He then gave way TO
Robert Schilling OF Wisconsin,, secretary
Of the committee, who read the platform.
| THE PLATFORM.
| "First-That In view OF the great social,
industrial and economical revolution now
dawning upon the civilized world and the
new and living issues confronting the
American people, we believe that the time
| has arrived FOR capitalization OF the
| political reform forces of our country and
the formation OF what should be known as
the Peoples Party Of the United States of
| America.
"Second-Thnt we most heartily endorse
the demands Of the platforms as adopted
Mt ST. Louis, Missouri, in 1883, ocala,
Florida in ls9o, and Omaha, Nebraska, in
| 1891, by the industrial organizations there
represented, summarized us follows:
"a The right TO make and issue money
as n sovereign power TO be maintained by
the people for the common benefit, hence
we demand the abolition of national banks
| as banks OF issue and rs q substitute for
| national bank notes we demand that legal
| tender treasury notes be issued in sufficient
volume TO transact the business OF the
country on u cash basis without damage
or especial advantages TO any class or
calling, such notes TO be legal tender in
payment of all dcb;s, public and private,
ind such notes when demanded by the
people shall be loaned to them at not more
than per cent. per annum upon non
imperishablc products as indicated in the
sub. treasury plan, aud also upon the same
state with proper limitation upon the
| quantity OF land and amount of money
"B. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
&c. We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership of land and
that congress take prompt action TO devise
some plan to obtain all lands now owned
by alien and foreign syndicatcs and that
ull land held by railroads and other cor
porations in excess OF such as is actually
used and needed by them be reclaimed by
the government and held for actual
| settlers.
I'D. Believing tho doctrines Of equal
rights to ail and special privileges to none
we demand that taxation--Eational, state
br municipal-shall not bo used TO build up
ono interest or class ut tho expense of
| another.
"E. Wo demand that all revenues
national state or county--shall be limited
to tho necessary expenses Of the govern
mcnt economically and honestly admins
tered.
"F. We demand lust and equitable
4 xvatam Of graduated tax on iucomes