Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

BLWe demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
Give demand the passage of laws pro-
hibiting alien ownership of land and that
plan to obtain 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
mand that taxation-national. state or mum
icipal-shall not be used to build up one in
terest or ciass at the expense of another
Eve demand that all revenues-naiional,
state or county-Shall be limited the
necessary expenses of the government eco
nomically and honestly administered.
FIVE demand just and equitable system
of graduated tax OF income.
Give demand the most rigid. honest and
Just national control and supervision of the
means of public communication and trans
portation, and if this control and super
vision does not remove the abuses now ex-
listing we demand the government owner
ship of such means of communication and
transportation.
Hive demand the election Of president,
vice president and United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
Third-That we urge the united action of
ali progressive organizations in attending
the conference called tor February %. 1892
by six of the leading reform organizations.
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be appointed by this conference, to be COM
posed of Il chairman to be elected by this
body and OF three members from each state
represented, to be named by each state del
egation
Fifth-Tnat this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the national
conference on February %, 1892, and, if pos
Sible, unite with that and all other reform
organizations there assembled. If no salts
factory arrangement can be effected this
committee shall call q national convention
not later than June l, 1872, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for president and
vice president
Sixih-That the members of the central
committee for each state where there nc
independent political organization conduct
an active system of political agitation in
their respective states.
Additional resolutions not parts of
the platform were presented. They
recommended favorable consideration
of universal suffrage, demanded treas
ury notes to pay soldiers equivalent to
coin, favors eight hours day and con-
dennis the action of the worlds fair
commission with reference to wages.
ADOPTED AMID CHEERS.
CINCINNATI, May 21.-When the name
of the new party, the peoples party
of the United States" was read by the
committee on resolutions secretary,
the words elected a magnificent out
burst of applause, and as each plank
YVES read the cheering was renewed SO
frequently that the great hall seemed
to reverberate continuously.
A plank recommended universal suf-
frage to favorable consideration and
another demanded the payment of pen
sions on a gold basis. The former met
| with a rather chilly reception but the
latter was roundly cheered.
| At this juncture delegate objected
| that the platform was one-Sided for the
| Farmers Alliance, but he met with
| little encouragement, and Schilling de-
| clared that the convention was here for
| harmony and the new declaration of in
| dependence. Unanswered that the pen
| sion plank was left to the soldier mem
| Der on the committee with an inquiry
whether it was satisfactory, and on his
| acQuieScence it was adopted unani-
mously.
! Davis, of Texas, lank six-footer in
| a light suit, who had electrified the con-
vention after Donnelly's speech by a
long, weird whoop of exultation, was
conducted to the platform and to the
intense delight of the convention, re-
| peated the unearthly, Indian-like yell
| Then he announced himself as an ex-
confederate and declared himself for
the platform-every plank and every
| resolution.
An extraordinary spectacle followed.
| Wadsworth, of Indiana, an ex-unior
| soldier, rushed up to ex-Confederate
Davis, in full view of the convention,
and the two one-time mortal foes
grasped hands.
r. w. Humphrey, of Texas, organizer
of the colored alliance, which mum bers
over 500. 900 mem bers, seized with the
inspiration of the moment, suddenly
joined the ex-soldiers.
Amid perfect cyclone of enthusiasm
delegate moved the adoption of the
platform as read The convention went
wild, and the delegates mounted tables
and chairs, shouting and yelling like
Comanches. A portion of the conven.
ton in thunderous chorus sung to the
tune, "Good-by, My Lover, Good by, >
the words, ''Good-by, old parties. good
by and then the ''Doxology."
In the forest of flags and state ban
ners that had been gathered with the
bearers around the trio, a Kansas man
on the shoulders of two colleagues
standing on chairs raised the Kansas
banner and held it aloft just above al
the Others
The tumult, surprising in its remark
able suddenness and vigor anything
that previously had taken place in the
convention, lasted fully quarter Of
an hour till it ceased from the pure ex
haustion of lungs
Several delegates urged the adoption
of the report, one suggesting that it be
by a rising vote. Question" ''Ques
tion," came from all parts of the hall
But the pent up enthusiasm had te
: have vent. and one after another the
orators relieved themselves. the dele
gates from time to time calling on the
prominent men in the convention
Weaver" ''Wilkins" and Others
previous question" shouted thu
delegates, but it had no effect on an ir
. repressible man who was bound tx
speak his piece. When he had finished
the chairman's gavel fell like tril
hammer, and order was finally re
stored.
The platform proper, exclusive of tn
resolutions, was adopted with onl.
three dissenting votes, a prohibition
amendment being defeated.
Then the matter of choosing a IA