Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-08-14
A State Ticket Chosen.
WORK AND PLATFORM OF THE PEOPLE 8
PARTY CONVENTION OF OHIO.

1
. PARTY CONVENTION OF OHIO.
SPRINGFIELD, ONO, Aug. 6.-The Pc O.
ple's party convention to-day nominated
the following State ticket: For Governor
John Seitz Lieutenant Governor, Franz
Rlst; State Treasurer, Henry Welt. At.
torney General, r. NJ. Smith, and Audi,
tor, d. NJ. Cooper.
At 9.l5 o'clock this morning Temporary
Chairman Cavauaugh called the couyen.
ton to order. Mr.. Cavanaugh was elected
permanent chairman. The report of the
Committee on Devices was that the pillow
and hammer be adopted as a device for
the Peoples party ticket. This was ap-
proved.
The Committee on Resolutions offered
the following:
The instability of the municipal gov
ernments of the State has led to the crea-
ton of enormous municipal debts. which
are burdensome to all the people, and we
therefore demand that the Constitution of
the State be so amended that it will be
impossible to change the forms of mu-
nicipal government to meet the changing
fortunes of politicians, and that no change
of forms of municipal governments be
permitted without the consent of the
people.
Whereas, The Standard Oil Company
has violated its contract by turning over
to an alien trust its laws of Ohio, we de-
mand the forfeiture of its charter.
We favor the election of United States
Senators by popular vote of the people of
the State.
We demand the abolition of contract
prison labor, believing in the doctrine OF
equal rights, and special privileges to
none.
We demand that taxation, national,
State or municipal, shall not be ussd to
build up ono interest at the expense Of an
other.
The right to make and issue money is a
sovereign power to be maintained by the
people for common benefit. Hence we
demand the abolition OF national banks as
banks OF issue, and as a substitute for
national bank notes we demand that full
legal tende, Treasury notes be issued in
sufficient volume to conduct the business
of the country on cash basis, and we
favor government loans directly to the
people on real estate or other ample
security at rate of interest not exceed
ing per cent. We demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
We demand the passage of laws pro-
hIbiting alien ownership of lands, and
that Congress take prompt action to de-
wise 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 re-
claimed by the government and held for
actual settlers only.
We demand just and suitable syste m
of graduated tax on incomes.
We believe that the solution of the
liquor problem lies in abolishing the ele-
ment of profit, which is a source of con-
slant temptation and evil, and we there
fore demand that the exclusion, importa-
ton, expectation, manufacture and sale
of splrituous liquors shall be conducted
by the government or State at cost through
agencies or salaried officials in such towns
and cities as shall apply for such agencies.
We believe that the right to vote should
be given to everybody, irrespective Of sex
or color; we demand government owner
ship of all means of transportation and
communication between and by the peo-
pie of tbe United States.
We laNOI llOeIal penslOnS W all houOI-
ably discharged Union soldiers of the late
ciYll war, and generous care for their
widows and orphans, and demand that
the differences 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 bond
holder has been.
The resolution referring to liquor was
recommended to the National Committee
for adoption. All the others were adopted.