Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-05
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Transportation being a means of exchange
and public necessity, the government should
own and operate the railroads in the interest
of the people.
The telegraph and telephone, like the post
Office system, being necessity for the trans
mission of news, should be owned and oper-
ated by the government in the interest of the
people.
The land, including all the natural sources
of wealth, is the Inertia &c of all the people and
should not be monopol zed for speculative pur-
poses, and alien owner ship of land should be
prohibited. All lands now held by railroads
and other corporations in excess their actua
needs, and all lands now owS1, by aliens
should be reclaimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
After submitting the foregoing the
committee on reso utions held another
meeting and unanimously agreed to report
the following to the convention at the
night session:
Whereas, other ques ions have been present
ed for our consideration, we hereby submit the
following, not part of the platform of the
Peoples party, but as resolutions expressive of
the sentiment of this convention.
Resolved, That we demand free ballot and
fair count in all elections, and pledge our
selves to secure it to every legal voter without
federal intervention, through the adoption of
the states of the unperverted Australian or
secret ballot system.
Resolved, That the revenue derived from
graduated income tax should be applied to the
reduction of the burden of taxation now rest
ing upon the domestic industries of this coun-
try.
Resolved, That we p edge support to fair and
liberal pensions TO ex-union soldiers and sail
orS
Resolved, That we condemn the fallacy OF
protecting American labor under the present
system, which opens our ports to the pauper
and criminal classes o. the world, and crowds
out our wage earners; and denounce the
present ineffective laws against contract labor,
and demand the further restriction of undesir-
able emigration.
Resolved, That We cordially sympathize with
the efforts of organized workingnen to shorten
the hours of labor, and demand rigid enforce
ment of the existing eight hour law on govern
meut work. and ask that penalty clause be
added to the said law.
Resolved, That we regard the maintenance
of large standing army of mere enaries
known as the Pinkerton system as menace
to our liberties and We demand its abolition
and we condemn the recent invasion of the ter
ritory of Wyoming by the hired assassins of
plutocracy assiste by federal officials
Resolved, That we commend to the favora-
BILE consideration of the people and the reform
press the legiS' ative system known as the ini-
tiative and referendum.
Resolved, That we favor constitutional pro-
vision limiting the Office of president and vice
pitSIutHl 10 one teTln anu providing Tor the
election OF senators of the United States by a
, direct vots of the people
Resolved, That we oppose any subsidy or ma
tiOnal aid to any private corporation for any
, purpose.
The New National Committee.
Following are the names of the west efn
members of the new national committee:
lllinois-A. G. Taubeneck, Eugene Smith,
w. H. Hess; Indiaua-M. c. Rankin, c.
A. Robinson, Francs Thomas; Iowa-W.
H. Calhoun, W. S. Scott, A. J. Westfall;
Kansas. H. Snyders, w. d. Vincent, J.
W. Layton; Mich;gan-John o. Sabel, II.
J. Allen, Ed S. Greco; Minnesota-Igna-
thus Donnelly, X. Halversen, H. d. Mar
tin; Ohio-Hugo Pryor, J. C. H. Cobb,
NJ. W. wilkins; Unconstitutional Schil-
ling, c. NJ. Butt, Henry O'Brien.