The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-12

and private, and that without the use Of bank.
ing corporations; q Just, equitable, Otdctenl
| means OF distr button direct to the people at .
! tax not to exceed 2 per cent. per annum 70 be
provided as set forth In the Sub-treasuTy plan Oi
the Farmers Alliance, or some better system also
By payments in the discharge OF itS obligations
| for public improvements.
We demand the free and unlimited cotnaSl
OF silver and gold no the legal ratio OF 10 TO l.
We demand that the amount Of circulating
medium be speedily increased to not Less than
| $50 per capita.
We demand graduated income tax.
We believe that the money Of the country
should be kept as much as possible in the hands
Of the people, and hence we demand that al
| state and national revenues should be limited
| TO the necessary expenses Of the government,
| economically and honestly administered.
| We demand that postal savings banks b0 e.
tAbliShed by the government for the safe deposit
OF the earnings OF the people and to facilitate
! exchange.
Transportation Transportation being moth
cd OF EXCHANGE and a public necessity TIE
government should own and operate the rail-
roads In the interest Of the people.
The telegraph and telephone, like the post
Office system being necessity for the tranSpOr:
tatiOn Of news, should be owned and operated
by the government in the interest Of the
people.
Land-Land, including all natural sources Of
wealth, 10 the heritage OF the people, and should
not be mOnOpolized for speculative purposes,
and the alien ownership OF land should be pro-
hibited. al land now held by railroad and other
corporations in excess OF their actual needs
should be reclaimed BY the government and
hSld for actual settlers only.
SUPPLEMENTARY RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, Other questions having beeR pre-
Bented for our consideration, We hereby SUD
NIT the following, not as a part OF our plat
form, but 80 resolutions expressive OF tho Sonti-
ment OF this conventions:
Resolved, That we demand free ballot aud q
fair count in all elections and pledge ourselves
TO secure IL TO every voter without federal inter
yentlon, through the adoption by states OF the
Australian or secret ballot system.
Resolved, That the revenue received from
. graduated income lax should be applied to
the reduction of the burden Of taxation now
resting upon the domestic Industries Of the
country.
Resolved, That We pledge our support to fair
and liberal panSiOnS to OX-UnloA soldiers and
sailors.
Resolved. That We condemn the fallaoy Of
protecting American labor under the prevent
system which opens our ports TO the pauper and
criminal classes of the world and crowds out our
own Wago-earnerS, and We denonno0 the lnetOos
tive laws In regard TO contract labor and demand
the further restriction Of undesirable immigrS-
tiOn.
Resolved, That we cordially gympathlso with
the efforts Of organized workingmen 70 shorten
the hours Of labor, and demand a rigid enforce
mont Of the existing Oight-hOur law on govern
ment work, and ask that penalty clause be
added to the said law.
Resolved, That we regard the maintenance Of
the large standing army Of mSrcanAFiSs known a.
the PinkOrton system, a. q menace 10 ouR ltb0F-
ties, and we demand itS abolition, and We con-
denim the recent invasion of the territory OF
Wyoming by the hired asSaSSins OF platocraoy,
assisted by federal officials.
Resolved, That wO commend 70 the favorable
consideration Of the people and the reform press
the legislative system known % the initiative
and referendum.
Resolved, That wO fAVOP constitutional pre-
vision, limiting the tenure Of Office Of president
and vice president to one term, and providing
!or the election of senators Of tho United States
by direct vote Of the people.
Resolved, That We oppose any gR5siay or ma
tional aid to any private N0RSoEAsLSA fsE any
purpose.