People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
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THE PLATFORM.

Assembled the hundred sixteenth anniversary the
aration ndepenenc the Peoples party Of America in their first
tiona convention invoking upon their action the blessing Almighty
God puts FORTH in the and on behalf the Of this country
the following preamble and declaration Of principles:
The conditions which surround best justify cooperation meet
in the midst of brought verge moral political and
rial ruin Corruption dominates the bobox the legislatures the
g and touches the emne the bench The people demon
ad most OF the states have compelled isolate the the
polling places prevent universal intimidation bribery The
papers are largely subsidized muzed public opinion sence business
pad our homes covered with mortgages labor impoverished and
the land concentrating in the hands the capitalists The urban work
men are denied the right organization for protection imported
pzed labor beats down their wages hng standing army
nzed by our laws established rapidly
dgeneratng into European ondons The fruits the toll Of millions
are build unprecedented
history mankind and the Of these dep the republic
ana ndanger liberty From the prolific womb
justice We breed the great classestrsmps and mionae
Inc national power money appropriated enrich bond
hd vast public debt payable legal tender currency
ed into gold bearing bonds thereby adding millions the burdens the
people
Silver which has been accepted history has
been demoed add to the purchasing power gold by decreasing
he value OF all forms Of property we'll human labor and the supply
currency purpy abridged usurer bankrupt enterprise and
enaye industry conspiracy
on two continents and rapidly taking possession the
met ana ovown at once fOrebdes terrible social CONFUSION the
destruction capitalization the establishment despots
we nave witnessed for more than quarter Of century the struggles Of
the two political parties power plumber while greyous
wrongs have been inflicted upon the suffering people
We charge that the controlling dominating these parties
have permitted the existing dreadful conditions develop
substantial REFORM They have agreed together coming
campaign issue but They propose the ouces OF
pundered people with the battle tariff so that
capital corporations national banks STOCK the demonet
ztion silver and the depressing the sight Of They
propose sacrifice our homes lives and children the altar Mammon
destroy the multitude order corruption the million
aires. Ilf''a ..# |I
Assembled anniversary Of the birthday OF the nation and filled
with the spirit the grand generation established Independence
we seek to restore the government Of the republic hands Of te
plain with whose class originated We assert purposes
be identical with the purposes the constitutions to form more
perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquility provide
defense the general welfare blessings Of
liberty for ourselves and our pOsterity.
Wedeca that this republic only endure while
built the love Of the whole people for the nao
that cannot be pinned together by the bayon the civil war
over and that every and grew out Of must die
with and that must fact name
hood of freemen "a
Our country itself confronted by conditions for which there no
precedent this world annual agricultural productions amount
billions Of dollars in value which must within few weeks months
exchanged for billions Of dollars Of commodities their proc
ton; the existing supply wholly inadequate this
exchange the results are falling prices the formation Of combines
rings the mpoyeshmen the producing pledge ourselves
that given the power will labor by wise and
reasonable legislation accordance with the terms platform
We believe that the goemmentin other words po
should be expanded the the postal c rapidly
far the good Of intelligent people and the teachings
experience shall justify to the end that injustice and poverty
shall eventually in the land
While mpathes party reform naturally upon the side Of
proposition which will tend TO make intelligent, vuous and
secondary the issues pressing solution upon which
only individual prosperity but the very free rstu
tons depends and all help determine whether We are
have republic administer before differ condition upon
which to be administered believing that this DAY
organized will forward until every wrong remedied
and equal rights and equal privileges securely established for all
THE DECLARATION
We declare therefore
Fa the the labor United States this dsy
shall be permanent and perpetual spirit into
all hearts for the salvation Of mankind.
Sond-Wah belongs to him who and every dollar taken
from industry without equivalent srobbey Il" any will work
neither shall he eat" The interests Of and civic labor same
their enemies are identical
ThdWe believe that the time has when the railroad
lions will either the the people
should the enter the work Of owning and managing
or all railroads. should favor amendment constitution b.
which all engaged the service shall placed und
civil service regulation Of the character prevent increase
the the national administration additional eos
eminent employees VI l CT I'LL
FINANCE. ltf- I>
We demand national currency safe sound and flexible issued BY u
general only full legal tender all debts public and ri
ae and without the Of banking corporations equitable spd
efficient Of distribution direct the people xced2
percent per annum to provided forth subtressu plan q
the Farmes Alliance better SYSTEM by payments IS
discharge Of Its obligations for public improvements m
We demand free and unlimited coinage OF silver and gold the ~
legal ratio Of l6t --a- 1, Il.
We demand that the circulating medium speedily Increases
to not less than $50 per capita w N cr Es e. A
| We demand graduated income
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