The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-21
A PEOPLES PARTY" CREATED.
Farmers Make Rigid Demands in The Ma
tiOlal Union Conference.
The OCALA PLATFORM ND0RSED.
To Elect the President by Direct Vote OF
the People-The Resolutions Adopted
Amid Great Enthusiasm.

| NlNOlhNAIl, MAY ZO.-Ihe National Union
Conference was called TO order at 10 o'clock
this morning The report Of the committee
on credentials, which was next presented.
showed that thirty-four States and Territories
were represented by l.4l7 delegates having
proper credentials. Kansas headed the list
with All; Ohio second. S17 Illinois, S8; Ken
lucky, 81; Texas, "a Minnesota. 3O Wiscon-
sin, D.
The first exciting episode of the day was
! preclpltated by an invitation 10 the delegates
! from the local committee to be the guests OF
| the latter at lunch during recess. the speaker
| who extended the invitation being under
| stood to say that they would be taken tc
brew-house and given something to eat and
something else"
| A STORMY sCESE.
| This aroused a delegate from Wisconsin to
| energetic protest. and mounting his chair at
! the rear end Of the hall, he declared against
the delegates being brought into contact
! with intoxicating liquors. II was not the KIND
| Of convention, he said. that wanted 70 hi up
/ in order to give birth to a new party. A por-
! ton of the audience applauded the IRE
! prOval, but the large majority hOwled and
! Missed, and there We're cries of Throw HIM
! down kick him out. he's Democratic stool
! pigeon" The storm continued for several
minutes the delegate holding his ground
|
| pulled back into his seat.
A TEMPERANCE LECTURE.
BY this time, however, Mrs Helen Cough
! gar had pushed her way through the throng
/ from the Indiana delegation 10 the stage, and
demanding attention on a question OF per-
| sOnal privilege, she proceeded TO Tepudlate
all connection with the convention, although
! but a few moments before her name had
| been announced as one Of the national
secretaries She did not propose. she
said, TO be identified with any
| movement that recognized as a prominent
| officer Of the local reception committee
| liquor dealer OF permit ii rum seller 70 act as
| chairman of its mass-meeting, as was the case
! last night. The rum power was doing more
! 10 impoverish the taxpayers than any other
| agency. and she felt compelled 10 dlsavow all
/ connection with the convention until II had
repudiated liquor and declared for prohibit
! ton.
SENATOR PETER FOR PRESIDENT.
There were mingled cheers and bisses as
! Mrs Goughgar retired from the platform,
/ but the scene was cut short by the pre-
sentation Of the report of the committee on
/ permanent organization naming Hon. W. a.
| PETER for president. The new senator
| from Kansas, who was given a hearty
/ reception, made an energetic address
| He said that they were upon the
/ eve of an epoch that was more important TO
! the people of this country and the world than
! anvfhing that had trauspired in a century.
! They were there TO take hold Of 10 under
| mine, TO dispose of forever the power that
| was crushing the people all over the world
| the power that had IN ITS hands not only ms
! home and theirs. but the homes of fifty per
| cent. of the people Of the entire world.
DOWN Win THE MONEY POWER.
| They might be divided on many questions.
! but they were all united on One-that the
money power must be oyerthrown-and 10
/ that end the people were gathering streng il,
! ike a torrent sweeping down the mountains
| side He urged them 70 keep IN the middle
Of the road and not to insist upon isms that
would lead them into by-ways. They were
! not there 10 be tails To either the Democratic
or Republican party. but they were the great
/ army of people, the people with the votes,
with brains and the courage. and they meant
| TO capture the country IN 1899.
The PLATFORM.
Soon after the convention had reassembled
at o'clock the report Of the committee on
! the platform was presented 10y lgnatlus Don
nelly and read by Robert Schllhng. lt
opened with lengthy statement of the po-
! litica and social grievances and evils that had
rendered independent political action not
! only desirable but necessary. II reads as FOL
Ows:
Your committee on resolutions beg leave 10
submit the following: That IN view OF the
| tuition now dawning upon the civilized world
| and the new and living issues confronting the
! American people, we believe that the time has
arrived for a acrystaliZation OF political reform
for our country and the formation OF what
should be known as the Peoples party Of the
| United States of America.
THE OCALA PLATFORM INDORsED.
That we most heartily indorse the demands
of the platform as adopted at ST. Louis, No,
in 1889, Ocaa. Fla. In 1890 and Omaha. NeD.,
in 1891 by the industrial organizations there
represented, summarized as follows:
THE right 10 make and issue money lis
sovereign power 10 be maintained by the peO-
pie for the common benefit; hence, we de
mand the abolition of national banks
as banks of issue. and as "a substi-
tute for national bank notes we de-
mand that legal tender Treasury notes be
issued in sufficient volume TO transact the
business of the country on a cash basis, with
out damage or especial advantage 20 any class
| or calling, such notes 70 be legal tender IN
payment of all debts, public and
private, and such notes when de
manded by the people shall be loaned
to them at not more than per cent. per ar.
mum upon nOn-p -perishable products as IN
dicated in the ub-treasury plan aud also upon
real estate with proper limitation upon the
quantity of land and amount OF money.
FREE SILVER ADVOCATED.
I'VE demand the free and Unlimited coin
age OF silver
I'VE demand the passages of laws prohibit
inc alien ownership of land and that Congress
take prompt action to devise some plan To OBJ
tain all lands now owned by alien and for
eign svndicates 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 Government and
held for actual settlers only"
Believing the doctrine OF equal rights % all
and special privileges 10 none we demand that
taxation national State OF municipal-shall
not be used 10 build up one interest or class
at the expense of another.
We demand that all revenues national.
State or county-shall be limited to the nee
essary expenses OF government economically
and honestly administered.
We demand Just and equitable system OF
graduated tax on income
We demand the most rigid. honest and just
national control and supervisor Of the means
of public communication and transportation
and If this control and supervision does not
remove the abuses now existing we demand
the Government ownership of such means OF
communication and transportation.
DIRECT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
We demand the election of President. Vice
President. and United States Senators by a
direct vote of the people.
That we urge united action of all progress
sive organizations in attending the confer
ences called for February 22d. 1892, by six OF