Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
THE NEW PARTY.
Platform and Title of the New
Political Organization.

FOIltINtA VI
CINCINNATI, O., May N.-The
new national political craft has
been launched and its name ls
"The Peoples Party" After an
all-night's session and consuming
much of the following day the
Committee on Resolutions of the
Cincinnati Convention reported the
following platform, which was
adopted with few dissenting votes
by the delegates:
1. That in view of the great So
cial, industrial and economical rev.
olution now dawning upon the CIV
llized world and the new and living
issues confronting the American
people we believe that the time has
arrived for q capitalization of the
political reform forces of our coun-
try and the formation of what
should be known as the Peoples
Party of the United States of Amer
lea.
2. That we most heartily indorse
the demands of the platforms as
adopted at st. Louis, Mo-, in 1889,
Ocala, Fla, in 1890, and Omaha,
Neb., IN 1891, by the industrial
organizations there represented,
summarized as follows:
A. The right to make and issue
money is a sovereign power to be
maintained by the people for the
common benefit, hence we demand
the abolition of national banks as
banks of issue, and as a substitute
for national bank notes we demand
that legal tender treasury notes be
issued In sufficient volume to tran
sact the business of the country on
q cash basis without damage or
special advantage to any class or
calling; such notes to be legal ten
der in payment of all debts, public
and private, and such notes when
demanded by the people shall be
loaned to them at not more than 2
per cent. per annum upon imper-
ishable products as indicated in
the sub-treasury plan, and also
upon real estate with proper imi-
tation upon the quantity of land
and amount of money.
B. We demand the free and un-
limited coinage of silver.
G. 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 land 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 in the doctrine of
equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none, we demand that tax
ation-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
national, State or county-shall
be limited to the necessary ex-
penses of the Government econom-
ically and honestly administered.
f. We demand just and equi-
table system of graduated tax on
incomes.
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 control and
supervision does not remove the
abuses now existing, we demand
the Government ownership of such
means of communication and trans
portation.
n. We demand the election OF
President, Vice-President and U.
8. Senators by direct vote of the
people.
3. That we urge united action of
all progressive organizations in at
tending the conference called for
Feb. %, 1892, by six of the lead
ing reform organizations.
"A. That National Central Com
mittee be appointed by this con-
ference to be composed of a chair
man, to be elected by this body,
and of three members from each
State represented, to be named by
each State delegation.
8. That this Central Committee
shall represent this body, attend
the National Conference on Feb.
~, 1892, and if possible, unite with
that and all other reform organiza.
tons there assembled. If no salts
factory arrangement can be effect
ed, this committee shall call ma
tional convention not later than
June l, 1892, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice-Presldent.
8. That the members of the Gen.
trail Committee for each State
where there is no independent