Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-21

tion-that the negative be put more forci-
Dly by the chair The demand was re-
Moved and continued from time TO time
during the reading OF 4 number Of INSECT
'aneouS kilograms.
Mr.. Fish of Minnesota argued that Polk s
letter was ill-timed, and claimed il showed
how useless il would be to refer the third
party question 10 d meeting in 1892. at
which he and ms followers VIII be the
l-ading spirits.
lgnatius Donnelly, chairman of the COM
~ .ttce CT resolutions, climbed upon the
ros,rum AZ This point and almost his first
cords caused Il whrwind of excitement.
The declaration from Donnely. which set
1Hc convention wild, was 10 the effect
mat he was there 10 report that
me committee On platform was a
unit Cor the organization of 4
third party. Donnelly evidently felt that
his moment OF triumph had come in the
struggle which he himself so deftlN began
Jusl 1Tenty-f0Tr hours before and for
which h" had been 50 publicly casti2ated
bg Cen Weaver Two alternatives were
presented. hc said. either to ignore q third
party or divide The friends of reform. He
1ueu gave way 10 Robert Schilling Of
Wisconsin. secretary of the committee. who
read the platform Is follows:
Your committee on resolutions be@S leave
30 submit the following:
That in view OF the great social. indus
trial and economical revolution now dawn
INC upon our civilized world, and the new
and living issues confronting the American
people. we believe that the time has ar
rived FOR Disqualification Of the political
reform forces of our country and formation
OF what should he known as The people =
party OF the United States of America.
=. That we most heartily ndOlSc the de-
mauds OF the platform rs adopted At ST.
Louis. Mo, in 1854: Ocala. Fla. in 1880.
and Omaha. Ncb. in 1891. by the Industrial
organizations there represented, summarized
IS follows: The right to make and issue
money is 4 sovereign power, To be main
aimed by the people Ion common benefit
hence We demand the abolition of national
banks is banks OF issue. and
as substitute for national
bank notes we demand that legal tender
treasury notes be issued IN sufficient vol
ume 10 transact the business of the country
un i cash basis without damage or especial
advantage 10 any class. on cause such notes
10 be legal tender in payment of all debts.
public and private. and such notes when de
ITluded by the people snail be loaned to
them al not more than } per cent per annum
upon Iuu-Impcri~hablc products. as iudi-
Gated IN the SuO-treaSury plan.
and also upon real estate with
proper limitation upon the quantity Of land
and amount Of money.
3 v demand free ana unlimited guam
tit- uI silver.
l. We demand The passage of a law pro-
llbitiug alien ownership OF land. and that
congress take prompt action 10 devise
some plan TO obtain all lands now owned by
aliens aud foreign Syndicates. and that all
Lands held by railroads and other corpora
Lions, IN excess OF such as IS actually used
and needed by them, be reclaimed by the
government and held for actual settlers
only.
> Believing the doctrine of equal rights
10 all and special privileges To none, we de-
maEd that taxation national. state or mu-
uicIpal. snail not be used 10 build up one in
lereSt or class at The expense of another
i. We demand that all revenues, national,
state or county, SHau be limited 10 the nee
eSsarH expenses of the government, eco
u9Incl!y and honestly administered.
:. We demand Just and equitable system
OF graduated tax on income.
:. We demand a most rigid. honest and
ust national control and supervisor OF
means Of public communication and
transportation, and if this control
AND supervision does lot remove
he abuses now existing. We demand
government ownership of such means of
roWmUuIcal ION Iud trans pcrtatiou.
We demand The election of president.
ce-prcsidcnr and United States senators
10, a direct vote Of The people
10 That Ne urge united action of all pro-
=leSSive organizations in attending the
.outereuce called ior February - 1872, 10y
, y of the leading reform organizations.
a. That a national Centra! committee be
dppolN'd by this conference To be com
posed "l chairman 10 be elected by this
body. a"u of three members, a. e. from
each state represented 10 ne named by each
state delegation.
r. Tina, MS central committee shall rep
resent THIS body attend the national con-
ference on February -. l>%!. and. II posi-
De. unite with That and all other reform
organizations there Assembled. II no salts
factory arrangement can be effected. tins
:1uW-ftcc sha. cal. national convention
hot .Jler IMAM June !, le'2 tor The purpose
s- nominating d tdnuluat" lur president aud
= sce pres deul.
.1- That the members of the rentra. COM
tN!t'ee ion each state where there Is no III
dependent poAtca. organization conduct IN
active system Of uoNtlra. agitation III their
,~nectlve states
Adm ouN. resolutions. not part Of the
platform, were presented. They recon-
l.rutea favorable roMSiG 'JtioUo universal
Suffrage. deMagceo treasury notes 10 pay
G.erS equivalent 10 COM favored the
..-l!i-noGr Gay lan-a. condemned the action
ne Nor-c $ lar commission with refer
.-rl,e 10 WAGES
II WAS Ao s.r,.Gou' that The new party ell
...~ A~'.cdly scored heavily ON TIE adup-
.Iu 81 Tie report %. lie commilIcr ON
rifles.
The Massachusetts delegation. which
A'ro.cd Tile rules committee. fearing thar