The weekly examiner., 1891-08-01
PLATFORM.

l. That in view of the great social, indus trial and economical revolution now dawning upon the civilized world, and the new and Hv- ing issues confronting the American people, we believe that the time has arrived for a capitalization of the political reform forces of our country and the formation of what should be Known as the Peoples party or the United States of America.
 g. That we most heartily indorse the demands of the platforms as adopted at St. Louis, Mo, in 1889, Ocala, Fla, in 1890, and Omaha. Neb., in 1891, by industrial organizations there repre- sented, summarized as follows: E a. Thefright to make and issue money Is 8 sovereign power to be maintained by the peo- pie for the common benefit; hence we demand, the abolition of national banks as banks of issue, and 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 cash basis, without damage or especial advantage to any class or calling, such notes to be a 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-perishable products, as 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 coin- age of silver.
 c. We demand the passage of laws prohibit ing alien ownership of land, and that congress take prompt action to devise some plan to ob- tain 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 and special privilege to none we demand shall not be used to build up one interest or class at the expense of another.
 e. We demand that all revenues, national. state county, shall be limited to the neces- sary expenses of the government. economically and honestly administered.
 f. Wedemand just and equitable system of graduated tax on income.
 g. We demand the most rigid, honest and just national control and supervision of tho means of public communication and transport ation, and if this control and supervision does not remove the abuses now existing, we demand the government ownership of such means of communication and transportation.
 h. Wedemand the election of president, vice president and United States senators by a di- rect vote of the people,
 8. That we urge united action of all progress i've organizations in attending the conference called for Feb. 22, 1892 by six of the leading re- form organizations.
 4 That a national central committee be ap- pointed by this conference, to be composed of Q 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 repre-, sent this body, attend the national conference on loS@s anu. PCes1D46s u0lC0 WlLu tA1&a& and all other reform organizations there as- sembled. If no satisfactory arrangement can be effected, this committee shall call a national convention not later than June 1, 1892, for the purpose of nominating candidates for prest- dent and vice president.
 G. That the members of the central commit tee for each state where there is no independ- eat political organization conduct an active system of political agitation in their respective states.
 A combination of paper-box makers has been formed under the laws of New Jersey to go into effect Aug. with capital of 1,250, 1000.
 If all states in the Union were as densly populated to the square mile as Rhode Is- land, the population would be 945, ,0OO, ,000.