Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-21
TIE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Makes Platform for Third Par
ty and AdjOurns.
EX-SECRETARY OF WAR TAFT DEAD
News From Chill, Fire in Minneapo-
lis, Pneumatic Gun Trial, For
eign and State News, Etc.
PLATFORM THIRD PARTY.

natlOuhl COuleIduCO dS7ClhbiSN III ''N
afternoon lecture from J.. l.. Polk,
president of the national farmers
alliance, was read, advising the
conference TO issue an address to
defer action Of the third party until
1892, caused breeze, and when a
motion to refer it to the committee
ou resolutions was declared carried,
there was loud demand that the
negative he put more forcibly by the
chair. The demand was renewed
and continued from time to time.
Iguatus Donnelly, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, climbed
upon the rostrum at this junctne
and almost his first words caused
whirlwind of excitement. The dec
laration from Donnelly which set
the convention wild was to the
effect that he was there to report
that the committee on platform was
a unit for the organization of third
party. Two alternatives were pre-
senled, he said, either to ignore the
third party or divide the friends of
reform. He gave way to Robert
Schilling, of Wisconsin, secretary of
the committee, who read the plat
form. 1t is, in part, as follows:
That, in lieu of the great social,
industrial and economical resolution
now dawning upon the civilized
world, and the new and living issues
confronting the American people,
we believe the time has arrived for
the 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; that we most
heartily endorse the demands of the
platform as adopted at st. Louis in
'S0, Ocala, Fla, in $50, and Omaha
ia ,Ol. We demand the abolition of
national banks as banks of issue,
and as a substitute for national bank
notes we demand legal tender notes
be issued in sufficient volume tC
transact the business of the country
on a cash basis without damage OF
especial advantage to any class OF
calling; such notes to be legal ten
der 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 two per cent. pei
annum upon non perishable
products as indicated in the sub
treasury plan, and also upon real
estate with proper limitation on
quantity of land and amount OF
money. We demand the passage OF
laws prohibiting alien ownership in
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
lands 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. We
demand that all revenues shall be
limited to the necessary expense OF
the government economically and
honestly administered. We de
mand the most rigid, honest, and
Just national control and supervis
ion of the means of public commu-
nicatlon aud transportation, and, 4
this control and suvervision does noI
remove abuses now existing, W,
demand the government ownership
of such means of communication
aud transportation. We demanC
the election of n president, vice
president, and United States sena
tors by direct vote Of the people
We urge that n national committe,
be appointed by this conference, t,
be composed of three members from
each state represented, at national
conference February %, 1892, and l
possible unite with that all othe
reform organizations there assem-
bled. IL no satisfactory arrange
ments can be effected this commit
tee shall call national convention
not later than June |, 1892, for ia,
purpose Of nominating candidate
for president and vice president,
Amid perfect cyclone of enthu
siasm, "A delegate moved the adop
tion OF the platform as read Tn
convention went wild, aud delegate
mounted chairs ana tables shouting