Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-27
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
THE ST. LOUIS PLATFORM
PROMPTLY Ratified.
Tarrans County Third Partyites Nee.
and Have n Love Feast Over the
Action OF the Convention.

tCIQay Was SCI apart W tlt
national committee Of the Peoples party
upon which members of that party and al
people who are in sympathy with their de
mands should meet together at the county
seats of their respective counties and ra5ifJ
the preamble and platform adopted at St
Louis last February by the conference OF
the different labor organizations of the
United States. All citizens who support
this platform were urged to meet and ratify
it and further TO take steps for immediate
organization preparatory to sending dele
gates to the national convention 10 be held
in Omaha, July 4, 1892,
Accordingly about $50 members of the
P eople's party in Tarrant county met yes
rerday at the courthouse for the purpose
mentioned above. W. L, Robinson called
the meeting to order. Nominations for per-
manent chairman were made, and J. I.
Boydston was elected. A. B. Hard was
made secretary.
The object of the meeting was called for
and by request w. L. Robinson stated the
purpose for which they had convened-to
ratify the sentiments and demands ex-
pressed by the St Louis convention. The
reading Of the preamble and platform was
called for. D. e. LeBow was appointed to
read the instrument prepared by the above
mentioned convention. He did so, inter-
spersing the reading with explanations and
observations.
The preamble adopted AYERS that the con-
vention at st. Louis had me- I'm the midst
of nation brought to the verge of moral,
political and material ruin; that corruption
dominates the ballot box, the legislature,
congress, and even touches the ermine of
the bench" Taking this expression for a
text the preamble goes on to predict ca
lamities most direful that are sitting in
wait for the government and the people
unless the hand of greed and avarice is
stayed and the rights of the people are rec
ognized. The leaders Of the two old parties
are accused of entering into a conspiracy
to wreck the nation by ignoring in the COM
ing campaign all issues save one;. that they
propose to drown the cries of q plundered
people with the uproar of sham battle
over the tariff, putting aside the questions
that pertain to national banks, rings, trusts,
''watered stock" the demonstration of
silver, and other juggernauts that are
crushing families and homes.
The platform demands q national cur
rency, safe, sound and fexible,'' which
shall be a full legal tender for all debts,
and that without the use of banking corpor-
ations; just and equitable medium of cir
culation be provided at rate of interest
not to exceed 2 per cent; free and unlimited
coinage Of silver; that the amount of circu-
lating medium be increased to $50 per
capita; q graduated income tax; that all
surplus lands held by railroads and that
held by aliens should be reclaimed by the
government; that the government own and
operate all railroad, telegraph and tele-
phone lines.
Before vote on the adoption of the plat
form was taken, Mr.. William Albright, a
young prophet of the Peoples party, was
introduced to the audience. The theme of
Mr.. Albright's remarks was the impending
danger that hung over the people like a
sword of Damocles, because of the enor-
m mr. ircr hat lie hal hty
corporations. He cited the East India
company, with capital of hundred and
seventy billions, as one of these monsters
that is crushing the life from the people,
because of its productions of cotton, sugar
and other products that compete with the
home article. The monopolies in this
country were then referred to- and are even
worse in their ravages than the East India
company spoken of. This Old Man of
the Sea, however, remained uameless. The
speech, while it showed considerable in
formation, was of the flamboyant style of
oratery that is used in painting the hor
rors that are to befall the nation.
While Mr.. albright was speaking Mr..
Perryman, prominent in the Peoples
party, entered the room. He was ap-
plauded and, at the conclusion of Mr.. AL
bright's remarks he was called upon to adj
dress the meeting. Mr.. Perryman began
by saying that the present was probably
one OF the most ausplclous moments IN the
history Of the country, as second declara-
ton of independence was to be given to the
world. He then proceeded to fay both the
Republican and Democratic parties, paying
his respects particularly to the latter, and
pointing out that the Peoples party was
the Moses that would rescue the nation
from the moral and political decrepitude
into which it was fast sinking. Mr.. Perry
man then proposed to adjourn till 9 O'Clock.
a ha ha6 NO faI f1nti
that hour.
w. L. Robinson moved that the platform
of the st. Louis convention be ratified be-
fore adjournment was had. The motion
and it was adopted with much
applause and enthusiasm.
The meeting then adjourned till 1880
p. m, at which time Mr.. Perryman re-
sumed his remarks along the same lines
which he had pursued in the morning.