Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-05

pie are demoralized;, most Of the state
n nave been &C, compelled to isolate tn
VENT universal oa Sriber9
business Is Frustrated Jour homes mortgaged ;ant
The urban workmen are denied the right q
| organization for self protection; imported pau
san 1sa aeor beats n aowm rhe,d wages; hiring
| established to shoot them down, and they are
5apialy degenerating into European Gonditions
to build up colossal fortunes for a few, UMPIRE
cedented in the history of mankind, and the
republic and endanger liberty. From the same
prolific womb Of governmental injustice we
aires The national power to create money is
appropriated to enrich bondholderss vast pub
led lie debt payab!e in Legal tender currency has
millions to the burdens Of the people: Silver
which has been accepted as coin since the dawn
OF history has been demonetized to add to the
purchasing power Of gold by decreasing the value
Of all forms Of property as well as human
abridged to fatten usIrpers, bankrupt enterprise
and enslave industry. A vast conspiracy against
mankind has been organized on two continents,
and 1t is rapidly taking possession Of the world.
II not met and overthrow at once 1t forbodes
terrible social commissions, the destruction of
despotism. We have Witnessed for more than a
the two great Political PARTIES f feF power
inflicted upon the suffering people. We charge
that the controlling Influences dominating the
parties have permitted the existing dreadful
prevent or restrain them. Neither do they
promise substantial reform. They have agreed
to ignore in the coming campaign, every issue
but one.
We declare, therefore,
First-That the union Of the labor forces Of the
United States this day contaminated shall be
into all hearts for the salvation of the republic
and the uplifting Of mankind.
and every dollar taken from industry without an
equivalent Is robbery. If any will not work
civic labor are the same; their enemies are iden-
Third--we believe that the time has come
the people or the people must own the railroads,
and should the government enter upon the work
amendment to the constitution by which oil per-
sons engaged In the government service shall be
prevent the increase of the power of the national
administration by the use OF such additional gov
erWent employees. - ,
and flexible, Issued by the general government,
only full legal tender for all debts, public and
porations, a Just, equitable and efficient means
of distributing direct to the people
s the to
of the farmers alliance or better system;
also by payments in discharge Of its obligations
Ca) We demand free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the present legal ratio Of i6
Cb) We demand that the amount of circulat-
ing medium be speedily increased to not less
than so per capita.
Cd We believe that the money of the country
should be kept in the hands Of the people.
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post of the earnings Of the people and to facil-
itate exchange.
Transportation being means of exchange
and public necessity the government should
own and operate the railroads in the interest of
The telegraph and telephone, like the post
office system, being a necessity for the trans
mission of news, should be owned and operated
by the government in the interest of the people.
The land, including all the natural sources of
wealth, is the heritage of the people. and should
and alien ownership of land Should be prohibited.
Al land now held BY other corporations in excess
Of actual needs and lands owned by aliens should
be reclaimed and held for actual settlers.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The platform was adopted unanimously
and then the convention went wild with
enthusiasm. When quiet was restored
Delegate Taubeneck read the dispatches
from J. NJ. Hauser indicating that Judge
Gresham would accept. The telegram
cheer was given for Gresham. After a
took recess until 8 p. m.
WEAVER NOMINATED.
Then came the call of states. General
James B. Weaver, Senator Kyle, General
Field of Virginia, ex-senator Van Wyck of
Nebraska, Mann Page of Virginia
and Ignatius Donnelly were placed in
Virginia withdrew her
candidates. The first ballot resulted:
Weaver 995, Kyle 265, Norton 1, Page 1,
Stanford 1.
The nomination was made unanimous.
JAMES B. WEAVER.
James B. Weaver the candidate for the
presidency, was born in Dayton, O., June
IL, 1888. He was graduated at the law
school of Ohio university, Cincinnati, in
1854. In April, 1861, he enlisted as
private in the Second Iowa infantry,
be major, and after the senior field
officers had fallen at Corinth was COM
missioned colonel October 10, 1862. He
WAS brevetted brigadier-general on March
Ii, 1865, for gallantry in action. After
The war he resumed legal practice, was elect
I'D district attorney of the Second district of
Iowa in 1866, and then served for six
years from 1867 as an assessor of internal
revenue for the Fifth district. He became
sditor of the Iowa Tribune, published
1t Des Moines. and was elected to congress,
saking his seat on March IS, 1871. In
June, 1880, he was nominated for
the presidency by the convention
IF the national greenback- labor party, and
in the November election he received 307,-
40 votes. He was returned to congress
after an interval of two terms
BY the vote of the greenback- labor and
democratic parties, taking his seat Deem
Der z, 1885, and in 1885 was reelected.