Dodge City times., 1891-10-09

First That in view Of the great social industri
al and economical revolution now dawning upon
the civilized world and the new and living issues
confronting the American people, We believe that
the time has arrived for crystalizafion of the po
htical reform forces Of our country snd the form
alton a what should be known as the People par
ty Of the United States of America.
Second-That we most heartily endorse the de-
mands Of the platform as adopted AZ ST. Louis. Mo-,
in 166a. Ocala, Fla, in 1880. and Omaha, Neb., in
1891, by the industria organizations there repre-
sented, summarized as follows:
A-The right TO make and il sue money as q sover
eign power to be maintained by the people for the
common benefit. Hence We demand the abolition
Of national banks banks Of issue, and substi
ute for national bank notes we demand that legal
tender treasury notes be Issued in sufficient vol
ume 10 transact the business Of the country on q
cash basis without damage or especial advantage
70 any class or calling Such notes to be legal ten
der In payment OF all debts public private and
uch notes, when demanded by the people, shall
be loaned to them at not more than 2per cent. per
annum upon non-imperishable products as indi-
Gated In the sub treasury plan.
B-we demand the tree and unlimited coinage
Of silver
Give demand the passage OF laws prohibiting
alien ownership of land and thai congress take
peompt action to devise some plan to obtain all
lands now owned by alien and foreign syndicates
md that al lands held by raisoads and other cor
poeAtous IN OF such as is actually used and
needed by them be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.
D-Beleving the doctrine Of equal rights to all
and special privileges to none We demand that
taxation-national. state or municipal-shall NOT
be used 10 build up interest or class at the
pense Of another.
edemand that all allrevenues-national, state
or county-shall be limited to the necessary ex-
penses Of the government economically and hon
estly administered.
FIVE 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 transportation, and If
this control and supervision does not remove the
ABUSES now existing We demand the government
ownership 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.
Recognizing that close commercial union Of
sired on account of the magnitude of their COM
mon interests, We declare or firm belief that such
an union can only be effected through the instru-
mentality OF that party which has its chief strength
in those states, which believes a government by
the people is a safe government, that the farmers
and hborers Of the nation can be trusted with the
reine Of power and that the overthrow Of existing
evils can only be accomplished by fearlessly cut
ting loose from the control and dictation OF New
England, New York and Pennsylvania. Our mot
10 may well may be-"Let the greatest good Of the
greatest number be sought
In view Of the fact that Ford county politics
have heretofore been used solely and only as a ma
chine 10 gain Office, manipulated by u ring COM
posed of leaders OF both the old parties we believe
that n form is impesatively demanded 70 the end
that the abuses growing out Of this un-American
and unpatriotic practice may be corrected. We
conceive politics to be q necessary medium TO OBJ
tain fai1hful public servants only,-not means
to the end that the members Of any clique may
rotate N once.
We condemn the practice Of electing men to Of
tending to their public duties. We believe that
election to Office carries with ii the obligation to
attend to the duties devolving on those elected.
We, the delegates and alternates composing the
Peoples Party Mass Convention of Ford county,
do hereby expressly pledge ourselves to an uncom-
promising support Of the whole and entire ticket
this day nominated.