The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-28

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pulled out to make sure that none Of the
speakers exceeded the sixty-seconds limit.
The prohibition amendment was over
whelmingly defeated.
The resolutions were then adopted with
only three dissenting votes.
At this juncture Gen. J. B. Weaver re-
lieved Chairman PETER, who was worn out
with his iruitless efforts to preserve order.
and had besides to catch a train for Wash
ington. A resolution against trusts was
choked Oft by point or order raised by
Schilling of Wisconsin, that all resolutions
should be referred to the committee on res
olutions without being read. Then the
convention got down to business again and
the matter of choosing national commit
tee was taken up. Chairman Weaver de-
clared welcome recess to enable the over
heated, exhausted delegates to select men,
bers of the national committee from their
respective states.
After the selection of the committee there
were Jew moments of confused preparation
for adjournment sine die. then the chair
mans gavel tell and the first convention Of
the Peoples party OF the United States had
passed into history.
THE PLATFORM.
Following is the platform in full as pre-
scented to the convention:
That in view OF the great social, Industrial
and economical revolution now dawning upon
the civilized world, and the new and living issues
confronting the American people, we believe that
the time has arrived for Capitalization OF the
political reform forces OF our country, and the
formation OF what should be known as the Peo-
pies party OF the United States OF America.
That we most heartily endorse the demands
OF the platforms as adopted at St. Louis, Mo-,
in 1889, Ocala, Fla, in 1890, and Omaha, Neb.,
in 1891, by industrial organizations there repre-
sented, summarized as follows
The right to make and issue money is q SOW
ereign power to be maintained by the people for
the common benefit, hence we demand the abo-
litiOn of national banks as banks OF issue, and
as substitute 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, without damage or
especial advantage TO any class calling, such
notes to 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 annum upon
nOn-periShable products, as indicated in the
subtreasury plan, and also upon real estate,
with proper limitation upon the quantity of
land and amount OF money.
We demand the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver.
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 aliens and foreign syndi-
Gates, and that all lands now 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
Believing the doctrine of equal rights to all
and special privilege 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.
We demand that all revenues, national, state
or county. shall be limited to the necessary ex-
penses of the 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 supervision of the means
| of public communication and transportation,
| and if this control and supervision does not re-
| government ownership of such means of COM
We demand the election Of president. vice
rect vote OF the people.
That we urge united action OF all progressive
ORGANIZATIONS in attending the conference called
Tor FEB. ~, 1892, by six OF the leading reform
That a national central committee be ap-
pointed by this conference, to be composed Of q
| three members from each state represented, to
be named by each state delegation.
-. That this central committee shall represent
| this body, attend the national conference on
| Feb. 20, 1892 and if possible unite with that
| and all other reform organizations there assem-
fected, this committee shall call national con-
| vention, not later than June 1, 1892, for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for president
| and vice president.
That the members of the central committee
| for each state where there is no independent po-
| litical organization conduct active system Of
|
NOT IN THE PLATFORM.
Following are resolutions submitted for
consideration, and not contained in the
| PLATFORM:
Resolved, That the question Of universal
| suffrage be recommended to the favorable con-
| sideratiOn OF the various states and territories
That while the party III power in 1859 pledged
the faith OF the nation to pay debt in coin
that had been contracted on a deprecated cur.
| renCy basis and payable in currencv thus add
ing nearly 81 900 OOO, 900 to the burdens of the
people, which meant gold for the bondholders
| and deprecated currency for the soldier, and
| holding that the men who imported their lives
| to save the life of nation should have been
paid in money as good as that paid to the bond
holder, we demand the issue of legal tender
| treasury notes in sufficient amount to make the
pay OF the soldiers equal to par with coin, OF
such other legislation as shall do equal and ex
act justice to the Union soldiers OF this country
That, as eight hours constitute a legal days
work for government employees IN mechanical
departments, we believe this principle should be
farther extended so as to apply to all corpora
tions employing labor in the different states O.
! the Union.
That this conference condemns in unmeasurec
| terms the action OF the directors OF the World {
| Columbian Exposition. on May 10, in refusing
the minimum rate OF wages asked for by the la
| Dor organizations OF Chicago
That the attorney general of the United States
should make immediate provision to submit thu
act of March 2, 1882 providing for the opening
| Of Oklahoma to homestead settlement, to thu
| United States supreme court, so that the ex
pensive and dilatory litigation now pending there
| be ended.
The following resolution introt uccd by
Mason A. Green OF Massachusetts, in behal
of the Nationalist was referred to tn,
various reform bodies for their adoption
That when in the course OF business consolida
lions in the form of trusts or private syndicate!
itbecomes evident that any branch of commerce
is used for the behoof and profit OF a few men a
the expense OF the general public, we believe tina
the people should assume charge of such com
merce through their national state or municipal
administration.
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