Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-07-07


OMAHA, Neb., July 8. lit was o o'clock
before the peoples convention got to
business in the afternoon.
The committee on resolutions read
the lengthy preamble and then offered
the following platform;
We demand national currency safe, sound
and flexible, issued by the general government
only, full legal tender for all debts public and
private and that without the use Of banking cor.
porations, just equitable and efficient means
OF distribution direct to the people, tax not 10
exceed 2 per cent per annum TO he provided as
set forth in the sub-treasury plan OF the Far.
mers' Alliance, or a better system; also by pay.
ments in discharge OF its obligations for public
improvements
(A)--we demand free and unlimited coinage
OF silver and gold at the present legal ratio OF
i6toI.
DIVE demand that the amount Of oiroulat.
Ing medium be speedily increased to not less
than $50 per capita
tCl We demand q graduated income tax.
tD)-We believe that the money OF the coun-
try should be kept AZ much as possible IN the
hands OF the people and hence we demand that
all state and national revenues shall be limited
to the necessary expenses OF the government
economically and honestly administered.
GIVE demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the safe
deposit OF the earnings OF the people and TO
facilitate exchange
FD-TranspOrtation being method OF ex.
change and public necessity, the government
should own and operate the railroads In the
Interest OF the people.
(G)-The telegraph telephone, like the post
ONCE system being necessity for the trans.
mission OF news should be owned and operated
by the government In the interest of the people
The land including all the natural sources Of
wealth, is the heritage OF the people and should
not be monopollzed for.spcculntve PURPOSES
and alien ownership OF land should be pro.
hibited All lands now held by railroads and
other corporations in excess OF their actual
needs, and all lands now owned by aliens should
be reclaimed by the government and held for
actual settlers only.
The reading of the platform was
warmly greeted, and it's unanimous
adoption almost instantly followed.
A remarkable scene ensued 1t be-
gan by the convention rising in their
chairs, cheering, swinging coats which
had been taken off on account of the
heat, waving hats and fans and throw
ing things into the air. All the dele
gates were on their feet and the stage
was crowded with members of the com
mittee on resolutions Several delegates
seized Branch, OF Georgia, chairman,
and trotted him up and down the main
aisle on their shoulders. The uproar
continued tremendously. As by fash
n number of delegates seized the up
rights used TO hold placards designat-
ing the place of state delegations in the
hall and rushed with them to the plat
form, forming Gordon about the whole
platform. Banners were also borne
there.
The New Workers. seized old man
Lloyd, Of New York, whose beaming,
ruddy face, long white locks and beard
gave him Rip Van Wrinkle aspect and
bearing him on their shoulders placed
him in the very front of the phalanx on
the stage, where he was handed a
baton and enthusiastically beat time TO
the wild cheering OF the crowd. The en-
thusiasm continued us great as ever and
each new banner was warmly greeted.
Frontier county, Neb., bore a placard
inscribed, "What Is home without a
mortgage? Don't all speak at once"
A picture of a settlers cabin was part
Of II and on the reverse side on big
gold piece was inscribed, Twenty Dol
lars, 1892" the portrait device on the
coin being that of Il money lender with
long nose and noticeable lack of chin.
Tennessee's banner pledged $4,000
votes to the new party Virginia
had George Washington for its exem-
plar. Brown, of Massachusetts,,
seized the silk blue banner OF the old
Bay state with its motto OF 1.-THE Spirit
of no. and a coal black negro dele
gate putting his silk beaver and an
American flag on his cane the two
sprang TO the side Of old man Lloyd.
The band leader and the three formed
an apex at the center of the stage
around which all hands gathered The
shouting had lasted fifteen minutes and
II was hot and tiresome.