The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-06-06

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! The convention at Cincinnati,
two weeks ago. which organized
The Peoples Party Of the United
States" adopted the following as
THEIR PLATFORM:
81. That in view of the great
social, industrial and economical era
now dawning upon the civilized
world and the thousands of issues
confronting the American people,
we believe the time has arrived for
. capitalization of the political
forces of our country and the
formation of q party known as the
Peoples Party Of the United States
of America.
70 We most heartily indorse the
platforms as adopted at St Louis,
Mo-, in 1889; Ocala, Fla, in 1890;
and Omaha, Neb., in 1891, by the
industrial organizations there rep
rented, summarized as follows:
a-The right to make and issue
money is q sovereign power to b.
maintained by the people for the
common benefit. Hence we de-
mand the abolition of national
banks as banks of issue, and as q
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 a cash basis, with
out damage or especial advantage
to any class or calling, and shall
be legal tender in payment of all
debts, public and private, and such
notes when demanded by the poo
pie shall be loaned to them at not
more than two per cent per annum
upop non-perishable products, As
indicated In tho sub-treasury plan,
and also upon real estate with
proper limitation upon the quantity
and amount of money.
b-We demand the free and I'M
limited 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 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 govern
ment and held for actual settlers
only.
d. Believing the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges
to none, we demand that taxation
national, State or municipal
shall not be used to build up one
interest or class at the expense Of |
another.
Eve demand that all revenues
national, State or county-shsll |
be limited to the necessary ex-
penses Of the government, economi- |
cally and honestly administered.
I'VE demand q just and equit- |
able system of graduated tax on
income.
g-We demand the most rigid, |
honest and just national control
and supervision of the means Of
public communication and trans
portation, and if this supervision |
and control does not remove the
abuses now existing We demand the
ownership of such |
means of communication and trans
portation.
i've demand the election Of
President and Vice President and
United States Senators by Q direct
vote of the people.
3. That we urge united action of
all progressive organisations in at
tending the conference called for
Feb. "a, 1892, by six Of the leading
reform organizations.
A. That national central COM
mittee be appointed by this con-
florence to be composed of chair
man, to be elected by this body,
and of three members from each
State represented. to be named by
each State delegation.
s. That this central committee
shall represent this body, attend
the national conference on Feb q, |
1892, and If possible unite with
that and all other reform orgsni-
sation there assembled. II no salts
factory arrangement can be effected
this committee shall call q national
not later than June /,
1892, for the purpose Of nominating
for President and Vice
President
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