Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-23
THIRD PARTY FORMED.
Has its Birth in Big Convention at
Cincinnati.

A convention of over four hundred
delegates from the Farmers Alliance,
knights of Labor, and other similar
organizations, assembled in Cincin-
natl last Tuesday, and on Wednes-
day organized new political party
which they christened "The Peoples
Party of the United States"
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following platform, which
was adopted by rising vote:
81. That, in view of the great So
cial, industrial and economical revo-
luton now dawning upon the civil
lied world and the new and living
issues confronting the American peo-
pie, we believe that the time has ar
rived for crystalization of the polt-
ical reform forces of our country and
the formation of what should be
known as the Peoples Party of the
United States of America.
so. That we most heartily indorse
the demands in the platforms as
adopted at st. Louis, Mo-, in 1889,
Ocala, Fla, in 1890 and Omaha, Neb.,
in 1891 by the industrial organiza-
tions there represented, summarized
as follows:
"The right to make and issue
money as 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 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 cash ba-
sis, without damage or especial ad-
vantage to any class, or call legal ten
der in payment of all debts public
and private and such notes when de-
manded by the people shall be loan.
, ed to them at not more than per
cent. per annum upon non.perisha.
BILE products as indicated in the sub
treasury plan and upon real es-
tate, with proper limitation upon the
quantity of land and money.
1--WE demand the free and unlimi-
ted coinage of silver.
eve demand the passage Of laws
prohibiting alien ownership of land,
that Congress take prompt action to
devise some plan to obtain all lands
held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess of such as is actually
used and needed by them be reclaim.
ed by the Government and held for
actual settlers only.
believing the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, we demand that taxation
national, State or municipal-shall
not be used to build up one interest
or class at the expense of another.
t We demand that all revenues
e national, State or county--shall be
r limited to the necessary expenses OF
f the Government economically and
t honestly administered.
r 1--WE demand just and equitable
f system of graduated tax on income
J., "We demand the most rigid, hon
e est and just national control and SUI
a pervision of the means of public com
: munication and transportation, and
0 of supervision does not remove the
: abuses now existing, we demand the
r Government ownership of such
J. means of communication and trans
portation.
a eve demand the election of Presi
l. dent, Vice President and United
e States Senator by direct vote of thu
e people,
e SO, That we urge united action o
y progressive organizations in attend
n ing the conference called for Feb. %
h 1892 by six of the leading reform or
l. CARNATIONS.
n "a. That a National Central Com
IS mittee be appointed by this confer
e ence, to be composed of a Chairman
e to be elected by this body, and 0
e three members from each State rep
l. resented, to be named by each dele
It CATION.
e "5. That the Central COMMITTEE
n shall represent this body, attend tn,
n National Conference on Feb. %, 1892
is and if possible unite with that and al
it organizations there assembled. /
= no satisfactory arrangement can b.
n effected this committee shall call
r National Convention not later thai
h June |, 1892, for the purpose Of nOmi
l. mating candidates for President ant