The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-07
nd women in this coun try

-,nDll nd women IN Unls cOuH try
we declare therefore.
/. Union of labor forces of the
United States this day contaminated
shall be permanent and perpetual.
MAY it's spirit come into all hearts for
the salvation of the republic and up
lifting of mankind.
9. Wealth belongs to him who Gre
ates and every dollar taken from in
dustry without equivalent is robbery.
sIfh he will not work neither shall he
eatn interests of rural and civil labor
are the same their enemies Identical.
8. We believe the time has come
when railroad corporations will either
own the people or the people must
own the railroads, and should the
government enter upon work owning
and maintaining any or all
railroads we should favor
an amendment to the constitution by
which all persons engaged in govern
ment service be placed under civil
service regulations of the most rigid
character so as to prevent an increase
of power of national administration by
the use of such additional govern
ment employees.
Va NhOOi AS@Ao NSS>S& S@NS
platform proper, as follows:
We demand that national currency,
safe, sound and flexible, issue by gen.
eral government only, full legal TED
der, for all debts, public and private,
and that without the use of banking
corporations. Just, equitable and
efficient means of distributing direct
to the people of tax not to
exceed 2 per cent. per an
mum, to be provided as set forth in.
the sub treasury plan of the Farmers
Alliance or better systems. Also by
its payments in discharge its obliga-
tions for public improvements. We
demand free and unlimited coinage OF
silver and gold at present legal ratio
16 to /. We demand the amount of
circulating medium be speedily in
creased to not less than $50 per cap
tia. We demand a graduated income
tax. We believe the money of the
country should be kept as much as
possible in highlands of the people,
and hence, demand all state and
national revenues, shall be limited to
necessary expense of the government
economically and honestly admins
tered. We demand that postal
savings bank be established by
the government for the safe deposit Of
the earnings of the people, and to facil-
itate exchange, transportation being
the means OF exchange and a. public
necessity, the government should own
and operate railroads in the interest
of the people.
Telegraph and telephone like the
postoffice system, being a necessity for
the transmission of news, should be
ment in the interest of the people.
Land, including all natural sources
of wealth, is heritage of the people,
and should not be monopolized for
speculative purposes and alien owner
ship of land should be prohibited. All
land held by railroads and other COM
panies in excess of their actual needs,
and all lands now owned by aliens
should be reclaimed by the gov
eminent and held for actual
settlers.
Nearly every plank of the platform
proper was received with some APP
plause. The free silver plank was en-
Enthusiastically greeted with cheers and
waving of hats, and the government
ownership of railroads plank again
got tremendous greeting when it
was noticeable that Nebraska, Texas
and Georgia lead.
A regular Baptist campmeeting
chorus greeted the land plank. At
the conclusion of the reading the
platform was warmly greeted, its
adoption instantly moved and by I'M
animous consent the whole conveu-
ton rising and adopted the platform
almost before the chair could put the
question. On adoption of the plat
form the convention broke over all re-
straint and went wild in demonstra-
ton. The whole convention
audience, and delegates rose to their
feet and the first platform of the
Peoples Party was ushered into the
world, with scene enthusiasm that
in intensity and earnestness; though
not in absolute length, almost equal
led the ovation which greeted the
mention of the name of James G..
Blaine at Minneapolis. The band
played Yankee Doodle and Dixie and
with ono loud cheer closed eXtraor-
binary Fourth of July celebration of
the new party.
BULLETIN.
Fields was nominated for president
on the first ballot.