The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-07-16
THIRD PARTY PLATFORM.

W. NNAbhS
1. That the union of the labor forces of
the United States this day consummated
shall be permanent aud perpetual-may
its spirit enter into all hearts, salvation
of the Republic and the uplifting af man
kind.
Q. Wealth belongs to him who make
it, and every dollar taken from industry,
without an equivalent, is robbery. eli
any man will not work, neither shall he
eat" The interests of the rural and civic
labor are the same; their enemies are iden-
tical.
3. We believe that the time has come
when railroad corporations will either
own the people, or the people must W
the railroads, and should the Government
enter upon the work of owning and man
aging any and all railroads, we should ia
vor an amendment of the Constitution by
which all persons in the employ of the
Government, shall be placed under a cival
service of the most rigid character, so as
to prevent the increase of the power of
the National Administration by the use
of such additional Government employees.
We demand a national currency, safe,
sound and flexible, issued by the Govern-
ment, only, a full legal tender for all debts
public and private, and that without the
use of banking corporations, n just, equit-
able, and efficient means of distribution,
direct to the people, at a tax not to exceed
two per cent, per annum, to be provided
as set forth in the sub-Treasury plan OF
the Farmers Alliance, or some better
system; also by payments in discharge of
its obligations for public employments.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of 16 to 1.
We demand that the amount of the cir
culating medium be speedily increased to
not less than $50 per capita.
We emand a graduated income tax.
We believe that the monies of the coun-
Try should be kept as much as possible in
the hands of the people, and hence we
demand that all national and state rev.
enues shall be limited to the necessary
expenses, economically and honestly ad-
ministered.
We demand that a postal savings bank
be established by the Government for the
safe deposit of the earnings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
Transportation being a means OF ex-
change and a public necessity the govern
ment should own. and operate the rail
roads in the interests of the people.
The telegram and telephone, like the
Post Office system, being u necessity for
the transmission of news, should be
1Hrual and nparofnl hu, TIE Gor..,noaaN
in the interests of the people.
The land, including all the natural
sources OF wealth, is the heritage OF the
people, and should not be monopolized
for speculative purposes; and alien owner
ship of land should be prohibited. AL
lands now held by railroads II 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: also,
1. Resolved, That we dem and a free
ballot and a fair count in all elections
and pledge ourselves to secure it to every
legal voter without Federal intervention
through the adoption of the States OF the
unperverted Australian, or secret ballot
system.
2. Resolved, That the revenue derived
from a graduated income tax should be
applied to the reduction of the burden OF
taxation now resting upon the domestic
industries of this country.
3. Resolved, That we pl edge our sup
port to fair and liberal pensions to ex-Un-
ION soldiers and sailors.
Z. akssplyea,T That we condemn the fe-
iacFl Of p11see<ipg American labor under
the Pressnt .systsp, which opens our
ports I'd <iff and criminal classes
of the svdtIlfsS md crowds out our wage
e%arners; and we denounce the present in
effective laws against contract labor, AMI
demand the further restriction of unde-
sirable immigration.
o. Resolved That we cordially sympa-
thIze with the efforts OF organized work
ingmen to shorten the hours of labor. and
demand a rigid enforcement of the exist
rug e~ight-honr law OF government work
ana ask that n penalty clause be added 10
the said law.
U. Resolved, That we regard the ma in
tenance OF a large standing army of
m~ereenaries, known as the.Pinkerton sys-
tenn, as n menan to our liberties, and we
demand It's abolition; aud we condemn
the recent invasion OF the territory OF
wyoming by the hired assassins of pluto
cracy, assisted by federal officials.
Z. Resolved, That we commend to the
favorable consideration OF the people and
to the reform press the legislative system
known as the Initiative and referendum.
8. Resolved, That we favor a constitu-
tional provision limiting the office OF