Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-23

would be TO refer the third party quee-
tion to the meeting In 1897, al which
Polk and his followers would be leading
spirits.
Ignatius Donnelly, chairman OF the
committee on resolutions, climbed upon
the rostrum at this juncture and almost
his first words caused whirlwind OF
excitement. The declaration from
Donnelly which set the convention wild
was TO the effect that he was there to
report that the committee on platform
was unit for the organization OF the
third party. Donnelly evidently felt
that his moment OF triumph had come
in the struggle which he himself SO
holly begun just twenty-four hours be-
fore and for which he had been so pub
licly castigated by General Weaver.
PLATFORM.
Your committee on resolutions, begs
to submit the following:
First-That in view OF the great So
cial, industrial and economical revolu-
ton now dawning upon the civilized
world, and the new and living Issues
now confronting the American people.
we believe that the time has arrived
for crystalization of the political re-
form forces OF our country and the Tor
nation OF what should be known as.the
peoples party of the United States OF
America.
Second-That we most heartily en-
dorse the demands OF the platform
adopted at st. Louis, Mo-, in 1889: Oca-
la, Fla, in 1890. and Omaha, Neb., in
1891, by the industrial organizations
there represented, summarized as fol-
lows:
A. The right to make and issue
money as q sovereign power TO be main
taine1 by the people for the common
benefit, hence we demand the adoption
OF National banks as banks OF issue, and
as substitute for national bank notes
we demand that legal tender treasury
notes be issued in sufficient volume to
transact the business OF the country on
q cash basis, without damage or especial
advantage to any class or calling, such
notes to be legal tender in payment Of
all debts public and private, and such
notes when demanded by the people
shall be loaned ~ them at not more
than 2per cent per annum upon nom
perishable products, as indicated in the
sub-treasury plan, and also upon real
estate, with proper limitation upon the
quantity OF land and amount of money.
B. We demand the free and unlim-
tied coinageof silver.
C. We demand the passage OF laws
prohibiting alien ownership OF land and
that congress take prompt action to de-
wise 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
actually used and needed by them be
reclaimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only.
D. Believing the doctrine OF equal
rights to all and special privilege to
none we demand that taxation, Nation
al, state or municipal. shall not be used
to build up one interest or class at the
expense OF another.
Z. We demand that all revenues,
national, state or county, shall be linn
tied 10 the necessary expenses OF the
government economically and honestly
administered.
F. We demand just and equitable
system OF graduated tax on income.
G. We demand the most rigid, hon
est and Just national control and super
vision OF the means OF public commune
cation and transportation, and If this
control and supervision does not remove
the abuse now existing we demand the
government ownership OF such means OF
communication and transportation.
H. We demand the election of pres
ident, vice president and United States
senators by direct vote OF the people.
Third-That we urge united action OF
all progressive organizations in attend
ing the conference called for February
%, 1892, by six of the leading reform
organizations.
Fourth-That national central com
mittee be appointed by this conference
to be composed OF a chairman to be
elected by this body and OF three men,
bers from each state represented, to be
named by each state delegation.
Fifth.-That this central committee
shall represent this body and attend the
national conference on February -.
lOb-, anu II pOSSlOlc uulCS WIN JhtbO 1hu
all other reform organizations there as
sembled. If no satisfactory arrange
ments can be effected this committee
Shall call National convention not
later than June /, 1892, for the purpose
OF nominating candidates for president
and vice president.
Sixth.-That the members Of the cen
trail committee for each state where
there is no independent political organ
ization, conduct an active system OF po-
litical agitation in their respective
states.
The name OF the new party, the "Peo-
pies Party of the United States" elic-
tied magnificent outburst Of applause,
and as each plank was read the cheer
ing was renewed so frequently that the
great hall seemed to reverbarate con-
tinuously.
A plank recommended universal suf-
frage to favorable consideration and an.
other demanded the payment Of PEN
sions on o gold basis. The former met
with rather a chilly recoptiOn. but the