Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

mas arrived Tor the CrystallZatlOn OF the
political reform forces of our country and
the formation Of what should be known
as the Peoples party of the United
| States of America.
I'd. 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., 1891, by
industrial organizations there represen.
ted, summarized as follows:
| (O The right to make or issue money
is sovereign power to be maintained by
the people for common benefit, hence
we demand the abolition of the national
banks as banks of issue, and as substi.
tute for the national bank notes we
demand that legal tender treasury notes
be issued in sufficient volume to trans
act the business of the country on cash
basis, without damage or especial ad-
vantage to any class or calling, such
notes to be legal tender in the payment
of all debts, public and private, and
such notes when demanded by the peo-
pie, shall be loaned to them at not more
than two per cent per annum upon non
imperishable products as Indicated in
the sub-treasury plan, and also upon
real estate with the proper limitation up
on the quantity of land and amount of
money.
(b) We demand free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
(c) We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting the alien ownership of land,
and that congress take prompt action to
devise some plan to obtain all lands now
owned by aliens and foreign syndicates,
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.
(d) 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 ex-
pense of another.
(e) We demand that all revenues,
national, state or county, shall be limit
ed to the necessary expenses of the gov
eminent economically and honestly ad-
nlinistered.
D We demand just and equitable
system of graduated tax on income.
(g) We demand the most rigid, hon
est and just national control and super
vision of the public communication and
transportation, and if this control and
supervision does not remove the abuses
now existing, we demand government
| ownership of such means of communica-
ton and transportation.
h) We demand the election of presi-
dent, vice-president and United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
3. That we urge united action of all
progressive organizations in attending
the conference called for February %,
1892, by six of the leading reform organ
izations.
18th. That national central committee
be appointed by this conference, to be
composed of chairman, to be elected by
this body, and three members from each
state represented, to be named by each
state delegation.
9th. That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the national
conference on Feb'y %, 1892, and if pos
sible unite with that and all other reform
organizations there assembled If no
satisfactory arrangement can be effected,
this committee shall call national con-
vention, not later than June 1, 1892, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
president and vice-president.
9TH. That the members of the central
committee for each state where there is
no independent political organization
conduct an active system of political agi-
tatiOn in their respective states.
Additional resolutions, not part of
the platform, we're presented. They rec
commended the favorable consideration of
universal suffrage, demanded treasury
notes to pay soldiers equivalent to coin,
favored an eight-hour day and con-
demned the action of the Worlds Fair
commission with reference to wages
THE NAME OF THE NEW PARTY
(the peoples party of the United States)
elected a magnificent outburst of ap-
plause, and as each plank was read, the
cheering was renewed SO frequently the
great hall seemed to reverberate continu-
ously. The Flank recommending
universal suffrage to favorable consid-
Grafton, and another demanded the
payment of pensions on gold basis
The former met with rather chilly recep-
ton, but the latter was roundly cheered.
At this juncture, delegate objected
that the platform was one sided, for the
farmers alliance, but he met with little
encouragement and Schilling declared
the convention was for harmony and for
NEW declaration of Independence"
He announced that the pension plank
was left to the soldier members on the
committee, with inquiry whether it was
satisfactory and on his acquiescence 1T
was adopted unanimously. Davis of
Texas, a lank six footer in light suit,
who had electrified the convection dur
ing Donnel'y's speech by long, wierd
whoop of exultation, was conducted on
the platform, and to the intense delight
OF the convention repeated
THE UNEARTHLY INDIAN-11KE YELL.
Then he announced himself as an ex-
confederate and declared himself for the
platform, every plank and every resolu-
ton. An extraordinary spectacle fol-
lowed. Wadsworth of Indiana, an ex-
union soldier, rushed to the ex-confeder-
ate, Davis, in full view of the convention
and the two, one time mortal foes,
grasped hands. r. w. Humphrey, of
Texas, organizer Of the colored alliance,
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