Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

thing should be taken from 1t or added to it
the compact of st. Louis AT" he continued
they desire some additional resolutions as The
sense Of this body, they can move them when
| they return"
The effect OF the proceedings in the conven.
ton was to alarm the resolutions committee
They became stampeded, and soon filed on the
stage with a platform hastily brought to com
pletion Their appearance removed the cause
Tor the fight on the floor, and ii was permitted
| 10 go by the board.
Thos. V. Carter OF California, read long
preamble to the platform, the unanimous re.
port OF the resolutions committee, which was
adopted by the convention
The reading OF the platform was then pro-
ceeded with as follows:
he 1t resolved; !. That the union of the labor
forces OF the United States this day consum-
mated shall be permanent and perpetual
May its spirit enter into all hearts for the
salvation Of the republic and the uplifting Of
mankind;
:. Wealth belongs to him who creates it., and
every dollar taken from industry without an
equivalent is robbery. III any will not work
neither shall he eat" The interests OF rural
and civic labor are the same; their enemies are
Identical
3 We believe that the time has come when
the railroad corporations will either own the
people or the people must own the railroads.
and should the government enter upon The worl,
OF owning and managing all roads, we should
favor an amendment to the constitution by
which all persons engaged in the government
service shall be placed under a civil service
regulation OF the most rigid character, so as to
prevent the increase OF the power Of the nation
al administration by the use OF such additional
government emplovcs I4r
We demand 4 national currency. safe. sound
and flexible, issued by the general government
only, a full legal tender for all the use Of bank.
ing corporations, lust, equitable and efficient
means Of distributing direct 10 the people, at a
tax not exceeding TWO per cent. per annum, be
provided as set forth IN the subtreasury plank.
farmers alliance, or some better system, also
by paymen, in discharge OF its Obligations for
| public improvements, .4r NY r.'7..-
(a). We demand free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the present legal rate Of ls
| to stis ....5- .r }bT
to- We demand that The amount OF circulat.
ing medium be speedily increased 10 not less
than $50 per capita
(c). We demand graduated income tax a1
| Gd) We belicye tbot tho roper nj ,ho conr.
trv should he Lent os much 40 nossihioinH ~
hands of the peonle and hence we So,nand ,hat
all state and national rovenuc sb,u hn i,,iYod
ia The nocrssarv' crnarce, tor Ne aovornn,o,,
economcn,,v ANA hnnos,,,, od,o;nts,orod - !.
| 10, We demand I'm, nosta, s.yinss hop
be ,s,ab,sbed nv tbe go,ornnon, tor ,he 9, Va
denosit M Tho eornin,,S ~ ,bo noanio ana ~
| facilitate eych,nao
Transnorto,ion ho,,, = ,noo,, =,
and nnhic necessitv ,,o goyorr,nsn, ohn,'Id a
own and onerate the railroads In ,bo intorost
| of the nponlc ~
|
| system being nocessi,v Tor tbo tronsmi.sion
OF news. should bc Owned hv the ooyern,nen,
| IN tho ,nteres, n, tho neo,,s III
The land ;pclrdir, al, tho ,,,rro, so,,roos .,
wealth is tho heritage of Tho noonIo and sbou,d
no, he mononoliyed for enacrlo iva n,,rno.os
and alien orucrshin of land sbonIi no mo
| hihited An LAND now hold hv r,i,rooas ara
other cornorotions In oycces Of ,hoir ocu,i
needs and all lands NOW owned nv ,,iens sbou,d
he reclaimed hv the coyernmer, and ho,1 ,or
actual sc,,lers on,v
| Rronch of Coorri, rood tho ,,,. ,or,,, ,,ro,,o
Tho strong sertcrcce ,ic,rrl,c rrarhicaIly
| tho rnir of tho coun,r, ,,,l.ss ,hora u.as :, rc
form we're wo,l rocnivod and mo, ,,,rohot,on
hut whom the sentence violating IN government
| owncrshin NJ transrorto,ion the neonle,s inter.
cst was reached thero wac , iemonstra,io,
| which int,rrrn,cd rrogrcs. EvSor,,nr Van
Wvck in the from, NJ the h,u leading tho
Nchrosln do,o,a,inr ,,, ,haoan,,nr,,on
Tho roodirg of roarI, oyorr nIa,l, ~ ,ho r,o,
form rronor voc roco;yod u;,h sar,o ,,r,a,,so
the irce silver n,an,t wns Observation-Disclosures,
rrco,cd win cheers and tho eoyernmcn, o,yn n,
ersbin of Tho railroads mani, agoin c,o, - ,umnit.
ous greeting in which +, was ro,icrnhle ina,
Nebraska Gcor,in Kore,s and rovos ied ,n.
rl,usc and crios ~ ,ranor" f,o,, aI nar,. "
,ho bouso ,,os ,bo roco,,i,, occnr,1od No. ,,ro.
,r,,,h r,,or;,,, ,,,,orr,,,a,,, oo,,ra, 81 ,1 ,a,a
nhoro and ,n'er,r,nh rnns a ro,,,,I,r n,ntis,
corn.,rco,ir, ,,reotod ~, l,rd ,,l.,I.
rho conclnson of ,ho readirc ~ tho r,o ,sor,,
roe rorrIy ,roo,oh 1,s n6o,,;,, ras T.,
s,ar,l,, r,oyod ana ,hou,,b - wissn,ri doIo,ato
was striving for some unknown purrose TO get
rococri,ior !, wos nut thro,,gh h,' ,,n,,imo,s
| consent tho whole cnpvcrtior ,isir,, 1, ,1vapco
n, ,bo chairand odon,inc tho n,n,forr almost
before no could movo i,s odon,;nn
A. once On tbn adontion y; NO ,Io,forn, tho
| convention broke over all restraint and went
,;,d ~ dons,r,,io, haa ,;,,ono,s 10
dc.crin,,one of or,hrsins,ic pnstilc dsmors,ro.
t;nns d, Erarco Tho whole cory.,,inn dc,o-
gates and audience rose 10 their feet and the
Ire, ,a,for,, -, tbo ,eon,c,s Marty wos n.hercd
into ihc world amid n scene of wiidost en,hnsi.
asm. which lasted for TWENTY-FIVE minutes
X,
last, amid renewed cheers and confusion, ac.
corded hearing by the chair Taubeneck said
~ have ns, received telegram from DIR,
uauser. of Indiana. I trust Won NAV know
what credit IN place in II. when tell Won who
he is He is the present candidate for licu,en-
antgoyernor on the peoples party ticke, and
the outbor of the celebrated work. "Is mar
riare a fallure?" Laughter This is tho
,oIeeram, 4 hnvc secn Gresham # unanimous
he win NOT Decline" The effect of this ,ele-
gram WINS electrical Thousands of people
sprang instantly to their feet and thousands of
voices cheered again and again for Gresham.
After considerable debate amid much con.
fusion n motion prevailed TO adjourn until
m
The delegates were prompt in arriving for the
,iah, session and ,hcv wore nil nervous and OK
noctar, owing IN the Iock of nositiye and final
in,orm,,ior ne IN tho nossihi,itv of an accent.
,nco NV Jndge Gresham The audience was a
large one.
Tho Are, octua, business was the reading by
Chairman prancb Of the resolutions commit.
zoo NJ a snnnlement to the pla,form as fol-
,ors,
your committee on pla,form and resolutions
beg leave unanimously TO report the following:
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crct ballot system. &N AH "a sN
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