The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30
The Peoples Party.

ance and other labor organizations ut
Cincinnati, last week, after long and
heated discussions have finally reported
favorably the third party question which
has occupied the attention Of the country
since it has been mentioned at the Oca.
Ia, Fla, convention of the Farmers.
The following is the platform adopted
by the new party.
That In view of the great social. in
dustrial and economical era now dawn.
ing upon the civilized world and the
thousands Of issues confronting the
American people, We believe the time
has arrived for cristalizatiOn Of the
political forces Of our country and the
formation Of party known as the Peo-
ple's Party OF the United States Of Amer.
| lea.
We most heartily endorse the plat.
forms as adopted at st. Louis, No., in
1859, Ocala. Fla. in 1890, and Omaha.
Neb., in 1891, by the industrial Organi-
cations there represented, summarized
as follows:
A-The right to make and issue mo.
ney is sovereign power, to be main-
tained by the people for the common
benefit; hence we demand the abolition
Of national banks as banks of issue, and
az a substitute for national bank notes
We demand that legal tender treasury
notes he issued in sufficient volume to
transact the business Of the country on
cash basis. without damage or especial
advantage to any class or calling. and
shall he legal tender in payment of all
debts, both public and private; and such
notes. when demanded by the people,
shall be loaned to them at not more
than per 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 unlimited
coinage of silver.
C-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 lands held by railroads and
other corporation in excess Of such as is
actually used and needed by them be re-
claimed by the government and held for
actual settlers only.
D-Believing the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges 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.
Eve demand that all revenues, ma.
tional, state or country, shall be limited
to the necessary expenses Of the govern
ment, economically and honestly admin
istered.
Eve demand q just and equitable
system Of graduated tax on income.
GIVE demand the most rigid, honest
and just national control and supervi-
sion of the means of public communica-
tien and transportation, and II this SUI
pervision and control does not remove
the abuses now existing, We demand the
government owners of such means Of
communication and transportation.
Hive demand the election Of presi.
dent, vice president and United States
senators
BY A DIRECT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
THAT we urge united action Of all
progressive organizations ia attending
the conference called for Feb. % 1892,
by six of the leading reform organixa-
tiOns.
J-That a national central committee
be appointed by this conference, to be
composed of chairman to be elected by
this body, and Of three members from
each state represented, to be named by
each state delegation.
K-That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the national
conference on Feb. % 1892, and, II possi-
BILE, unite with that and all other re-
form organizations there assembled. II
no satisfactory arrangement can be ef.
fected, this committee shall call a ma.
tional convention not later than June I,
1893, for the purpose Of nominating can.
didates for president and vice president.
L-That the members of the central