The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-05-29
THE PEOPLES PARTY.

@H0 SthcfHuat convention RESOLVES TO
Form Third Party, 10 be Known aa
the Peoples Party OF the United states
"A Platform Adopted which ta Cd
Before tac Country and Enlist the sup
port Of Those who Can Not Consistently
EoD5w i'm the Lines OF the Old Partise.
CINCINNATI, May 21.-The conven-
ton In session in this city yesterday de-
eided to form the Peoples party of the
United States. The following is the
platform:
Your committee on resolutions begs leave
to submit the following:
Resctrrd, That in view of the great social,
industrial and economical revolution now
uawning upon the civilized world and tho
new and living issues confronting the Amer
lean people, We believe the time has arrived
Tor . capitalization of political reform OF our
country and the formation OF what should
be known as the Peoples party of the United
States of America
Resotred That we most heartily indorse tho
demands of the platform IA adopted at st.
Louis In 1883; Ocala, Fla, I'm 1899, and Omaha,
NeD., In 1891, by the Industrial organizations
there represented, summariIy as follows
A. The right to make and issue money in
a sovereign power to be maintained by the
people for the common benefit; hence We
demand the abolition of national banks OF
issue, and as a substitute for national bank
notes we demand that legal tender treas
ury notes be issued in sufficient volume to
transact the business of the country on
cash basis; without damage or especial adj
vantage to any class or calling, such notes
to be a legal tender In the payment of all
debts, public and private, and such notes
When demanded by tho people shall be
loaned to them at not more than per cent.
per annum on 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
coinage of silver.
C. We demand the passage of laws pro-
htbiting alien ownership of lands, and that
congress take prompt action to devise some
means to obtain oil lands 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 claimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
ID. Believing in the doctrine of equal rights
to all aud special privileges to none we de-
mand that taxation-national, state or
municipal-shall not be used to build up one
interest or class at the expense of another.
E. We demand that all revenues-nation-
al state or county-shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government,
economically and honestly administered.
II. We demand a Just and equitable sys-
TEN Of graduated tax on income.
G.. We demand the most rigid, honest and
means of public communication and trans
portation: and IL this control and snpervis-
ion does not remove the abuses now exist
Ing, we demand the government ownership
of such means of communication and trans
portation.
H. We demand the election of president,
vice-president and United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
Resotred, That we urge united action of all
progressive organizations in attending the
fQVr all VwAT~.
six of the leading reform organizations.
ReSOired, That a national central commit
tee be appointed by this conference, to be
composed of a chairman to be elected by
this body and of the three members from
each state represented to be named by each
state delegation.
Rcsolred, That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the national
conference on February p, 1892, and, if pos
sible, unite with that and all other reform
organizations there assembled. If no satis-
factory arrangement be effected this
committee shall call national convention
notlatter than June I. 1892. for the purpose
of nominating candidates for president and
vice-president.
Resotred. That the members of the central
committee for each state where there Is no
Independent political organization, conduct
an active system of political agitation In
their respective states.
Additional resolutions: were adopted
as follows.
Resolred, That the question of universal
suffrage be recommended TO the favorable
consideration of the various states and ter
ritories.
Resolred, That while the party In power in
1889 pledged the faith of the nation to pay a
debt in coin that had been contracted on a
deprecated currency basis and payable in
currency, thus adding nearly one billion dol
lars to the burdens of the people. which,
meant gold for the bondholders and depre.
ciated currency for the soldier, and holding
that the men who imperiled their lives to
save the life of nation should have been
paid in money as good as that paid to the
bondholder. we demand the issue of legal
tender treasury notes in sufficient amount to
make the pay of the soldier equal to par
with coin, or such other legislation as shall
do equal and exact justice to the Union
soldiers of this country.
ResOlred That as eight hours constitutes
legal days work for government employees
I'm mechanical departments, we believe this
principle should be further extended as
to apply to all corporations employing la
Dor i'm the different states of tho union.
ResOFred, That this conference condemns
in unmeasured terms the action OF the di-
rectors of the Worlds Columbian exposi-
tion, on May 70, I'm refusing the minimum
rate of wages asked for by the labor organi-
cations of Chicago.
Resolred, That the attorney general submit
the act of March 2, 1889, providing for the
opening OF Oklahoma to homestead settle
ment, to the supreme court of the United
States at the earliest possible moment, that
tho unhappy settlers of that afflicted terri
tory may understand the lawful and consti-
stop to much litigation and expense.