Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1892-03-11
CANTON. SOUTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY, MARCH H.. 1892.

Of a plundered people with the uproar Of
a sham battle over the tariff: that cor
porations,3 national banks, rings, trusts.
watered stock, the demonetization of sill
yer and the expressions of usurers may
all be lost sight Of. They propose to
sacrifice our homes and our children up
on the altar of Mammon, to destroy the
hopes of the multitude in order to secure
corruption funds from the great lords of
plunder:F5#
We assert that political organization,
representing the political principles here
in stared, As necessary to redress the grjev-
ances ofsEWhich we complain. Assembl-
ed on thesanniversary of the birth of the
man whoSled the first great revolt on this
continent&against oppression, and filled
with the Fsentiments which actuated that
grand generation, we seek to restore the
government of the :apubic to the hands
Of the "Rlain peol g." with whom it
originated
Our doors stand ,pen to all points of
the compass. We TX all honest men to
Join Withstand hei us. In order to re-
strain thesi extortl of aggregated capi-
tai; to drive the ..oneY changers out of
the temple; to f;'' | more perfect uni
on, establish lice, insure domestic
tranquilitYJ pro: C for the common de-
fense promote general welfare and
secure that bic" ;gs of liberty for our
selves and on: ;oSterity, we do Ordain
and establish - following platform of
of principles:
We declare = e union of labor forces
of the United ties this day accomplish
led, permanent md perpetual. May its
spirit enter in!r all hearts for the saliva
tion of the up!! ing Of mankind.
Wealth belo, IS to him who creates it.
Every dollar , ken from industry with
out an equiva ;tnt is robbery. IF any
will not Swor; neither shall he eat"
The interests Of rural and urban labor
are the same; their enemies are identical.
The enthusiasm which had been with
difficulty restrained during the reading
manifested itself in tremendous cheer
ing when Mr.. Donnelly concluded and
Y gave way TO Mr.. Cavanaugh, chairman
) Of the committee, who read the follow
ing:
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
#& I. MONEY.
We demand national currency, safe
, sound ant,,fexible, issued by the general
governmeLt only, full legal tender fol
' all debts. public and private, and tina
without tue use Of banking corporations
a. lust, equitable and efficient means .
distribution direct to the people at not tt
exceed Q per cent interest, be devised a.
set forth IN the sub-treasury plan of tn
Farmers' Ahliance, or some better system
.>1,~ h., m 1iocharuo of it's ohl
J.. cations forYpNblic Improvement.
= We sdalaenl the free and unlimited coil
We dernA.hd that the amount of til
t circulating%m edium be speedily increase
Y to not less that $50 per capita.
We demand a graduated income tax.
We believe that the money OF tn
: country should be kept as much as posi-
e BILE in the. hands of the people, and W
demand that all state and national reve
y nues shall'b limited to the necessary ex
penses of the government econOmlcall.
and honestly administered.
I We demand that postal savings bank
: be established by the government for tn
l safe deposit Of the earnings Of the peopl
n and to facilitate exc hange.
II. LAND.
l. The land, including all the natura
+ sources Of wealth, is the heritage Of al
the people and should not be monopoliz
g ed for speculative purposes, and allie,
+ ownership of land should be prohibited
q All land now held by railroads and oLhe
! corporations in excess of their actua
: needs. and all land now owned by alien
n should be reclaimed by the governmer
o and held tor actual settlers only.
e III. TRANSPORTATION.
It Transportation being a means of e1
l. change and a public necessity, the GOV
ernment should own and operate tn
|, railroads in the interest Of the people
j. The telegraph and the telephone. lik
l. the postal system, being necessity fe
l. the transmission of news, should be own
). ed and operated by the government
e the interest Of the people.
/; Resolved, That we hail this conferenc
n as the consummation Of = perfect unio
,, of hearts and hands Of all sections of OF
% common country. The men who wor
= the gray and the men who wore the blu
}. meet here to extinguish the last smoul(
l. ering embers of civil war in the tears
8 10y of q united and happy people, al
e we agree to carry the stars and strip.
&c forward forever to the highest point {
national greatness.
- The applause which greeted the pla
), form continued several minutes. Ha
5 and papers were thrown in the air, ba,
}. ners were waved and the scene W,
picturesque and exciting in the highe:
= degree.
II The following resolution offered b
J. General Weaver was unanimousl
adopted:
Resolved, That the government issu
q legal tender notes to pay the union so
= diers the difference between the deprecia
It ed money in which they were paid an
$ gold.
It a. OF the people; by the people all
for the people; such is the peoples part.
> c- Every man who believes in II
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