Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-05-28


are sick now.' "Why?' mas the surprised
query, because, it they were | could
send them some Of this nice jelly" was
the complacent answer.
The Labor Unions and A Al,iance which
met at Cincinnati last week formed a new
party and named it the Peoples Party.
The press of the country is criticizing
this infant rather severely. We give
you the platform and you can read it,
digest it and form your own conclusions.
THE PLATFORM.
Your committe on resolutions beg leave
10 submit the following:
l.. That in view of the great social, indus
trial and economical revolution now drawn
ing upon the civilized world and the new
and living issues confronting the American
people, we believe that the time has arrived
for crystalization 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.
2. That we most heartily indorse the de-
mands Of the platforms as adopted at St.
Louis, NO., iu 1850; Ocola, Fla,, in 1890
and Omaha, Neb., in 1891, by the industrial
organizations there represented, summarit-
ed as follows:
A-Tle right TO make and issue money is
a sovereign power to be maintained by the
people for the common benefit: hence We
demand the as substitutes for national
bank notes we demand that legal.tender
Treasure notes be issued in sufficient volume
to transact the business of the country on
cash bacis without damage or special adj
vantage to any class or calling, such note to
be legal tender in payment Of all debts, pub
lie and private, and such notes when de-
manded by the people shall be loaned TO
them al not more than per cent. per annun
upon nonimpershable products as indicated
in the subtleasury plan, and also upon real
estate will. ..proper 'imitction UPON the guam
tity Of land and amoun. Of money.
b--We demand the free aud unlimited
coinage Of silver.
Give demand he passage OF laws pro-
hibiting alien ownership OF land, and that
Plan TO ohtaiu all lands now owned by alien
and foreign syndicatcs 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 Tor actual settlers only.
Id chewing in the doctrine OF equal
rights to all and special privclePes to none.
we demand that taxation--national, State or
municipal Shall not be used to build up ono
interest or class al the expense of another,
Eve demand that all rcYcnucs--natioual
State OF county-shall be limited to the nee
.,f u,
nomcally and honestly administered.
Eve demand just and equitable system
Of graduated tax on 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 centr oil and supervision
does not remove the abuses now existing, we
demand the Government ownership OF such
means OF communication and TRANSFORMATION.
live demand the election Of President
Vlce-President and United States Senator'S
by direct vote Of the people.
). That we urge united action of all pro-
gressiye organizations in attending the con-
ference called for February ~, 1S9a, by six
OF the leading reform organizations.
4. That national central comMitte be
appointed by this conference, TO he composed
Of a chairman to be elected by this Body and
Of three members from each State represent
ed, 10 be named by each State delegation.
S. That this central shall represent this
body attend the national conference on Feb.
rua'y ~, ]aY2, and. il possible, unite with
that and all othei organizations there assem-
bled. II no satisfactory arrangement can be
effected this committee shall call national
convention not later than June I, lS)2, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
the President and vicc-prcsident.
6. That the members Of the central com
mit,ec fot each Stale where there is no nde-
pendent political organization conduct an ac-
tive system Of p li,ical agitation in their re-
spectiye States.
Resolved, that the question of universal
suffrage be recommended to the favorable
consideration of the various States and Ter
ritories.
Resolved, That while the party in powe; in
1860 plcged the faith Of The nation to pay
debt in coin that had been contracted TN
teprecia ed currency, thus aiding nearly one
billion dollars to tn, burdens OF the peop c.
which meant gold for the bondholder and
deprecated currency for the soldier, and
holding that the men who imperiled their
lives to save the lie Of a nation should have
been paid in money as good as thatrald to
the Eundholder, We demand the Issue of
legal, tender treasury notes in sufficient
amounts to make the pay Of the soldiers
eluca to par with coin, OF such other leg s.
laiion as shall do egueal and exact justice to
the Union soldiers Of this country.
Resolved, That as eight hours constitute
a legal days work for Government employees
in mechanical departments, VIC believe this
principle should be farther extended SO as To
apply 10 all corporations employing labor in
the different States Of the Union.
Resolved, That this conference condemns
in unnea st,red terms the action of the direc-
tors of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
ON May 10 in refusing the minimum rate
Of wages asked for by the labor organizations
Of Chicago. .
Resolved, That the Attcrney-Ceneral OF
the United States should make immaculate
provision 70 submit the act Of March 2. $50
providing for the opening Of Oklahoma to
homestead settlement, to the United States
Supreme Court 50 that the expansive and
dilalory litigation now pending there be end
cd.
A. ~ Ia "A torn, nf tho limited States dis