The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-09-07
u.un nnrAHA PLATEoRnE.

S@@SaaC@. thS PeoplS's party OF America, In its
hr1t national convention, invoking upon thaIR
aCel0n tho blessing Of Almighty God, PlA sortn9,
N &hO nsHaN and on behalf OF the people OF tAla
AZ nPinCipl9s: Tho conditions which surround
Us kOTE Justify our cO-0pSrattoni W0 mS0t IN thS
mi6et az nation brought TO tho verge OF mora!
political and material ruin; corruption 0oMls
natss the ballot-bOx, lsgiSlAtureg, congress, ana
t0Wch0s even tho ermine Of the bOBcA. Ih0
p@opls are demoraliEOd; moSt OF tho states have
bean oompallod TO isolate VoteIS ae polling
piaOeR "a prevent universal intimidation or
bribOry, Newspaper are largely S1bSleiAoa
or muExled; public opinion sAlsneedi oQSlnSss
fnb@P ipnpovorished and the land concentrating
IN the hands OF the capitalists. Urban Wor&mSh
ara aOpied the right OF organization for eof pre-
teotiOn; imDortOd, paupGriHed labor beats down
thoir wages; hireling, stAndln army unrScog-
niSod By our laws Is established to Shoot thSM
down, and they are rapidly degSnerattng tAtS
Furopean conditions; the fruits OF the toll Of
miliionS are bodily stolen 10 build up colloseal
fortunes for the few, unprecedented N the his
tory OF mankind, and tho po9seSs01 o. t@Ss9 ~
tWrn dqgpiSo tho republic and 0ndAAg9H hbereYj
frpm the same prolific womb or gov0rAmOata4
injustico, we breed two great classes - tramps
and milliOnairoa; the national power % create
money "a appropriated 70 enrich bondholdSrS;
the vast public debt payable - iSeAl teadSr sgr-
thereby adding millions to the burdons Of the
DNOnlS; silver, which has been accepted 90 coin
since tho daWn OF history, has boSn damo3sttlsd
to add TO the purchasing power OK sold Oy do
ereaOlng the value OF All forms q properly e
wall AZ human labor, and the Bapply OF currency
Ia pnrpoeoly abridged to fatt0n usursEsV bank.
FnpE GRtAFprisO and OnAlaVe industry; q vast
00pgpiracy against mankind has been orgA ntGod
CA the two continents and 10 rapidly taking pos
session of the world; II not met Snd oVsFthroWR
Rt once Il forebOdes terrible social oOAvHlsiOn,
90 destruction Of capitalization or the setabliah
mont Of absolute dOspotiSm; We have witnessed
For UaSFN thAM a quarter Of century the gtEug-
gles Of tho two great political parties fer power
and plunder, while gTieyous wrongs have beSA
inflicted upon the people; wO charge that the
CoNtrelllng influences dominating beth these
partiOg have permitted the existing dreadful
conditions to develop without serious eG0rt 70
prevent or restrain them; neither do they now
nromiSe nD any substantial reform; they have
aEresa together In the coming campaign 70 ig.
RorO every Issue but one; they propose to dr0Wn
the cries OF the plundered people with tho mp
rear OF sham battle over tariK, 20 that capital,
corporations, national banks, trusts, WAtOrad
stocks, demonstration OF silver and the oDpFSS-
sion OF uRurOrS may b0 lost sight Of; they pro-
pose 20 sacrifice our homes, hV00 and children
On the altar Of mRmmon; to destroy the multitude
an order to secure corruption fundD from mil
ionAir0s. Assembled on the anniversary OF tAe
birthday of the nation, and hlSd With the spirit
Of the grand generation who oSteeIsoo1 oar N.
TO tho hands Of the plAia people" with which
class it originated; we assert our purposes 70
% identical with the purposes Of the national
constitution; TO form more perfect union, %.
tabliSh Justice, insure domestic TRANQUIL
general welfare and secure tho blessings
0f liberty for ourselves and our po0torityi
WO declare that this government can enly
endure as q free government While built
upon tho love OF the Whole people Tor eaoh
Oth0r and for the nAtlon; that tt cannot bO
piMnSd together By hayonOt; that tha OWL war
q ever and that every passion and reesntmeAs
which grew ont Of the war must die with 1t, and
that we must In fact - well ~ IN name become
q united brotherhood Of free men; Onr country
hnds itself confronted By conditions Tor which
fheFO is no precedent In the world; our annual
agricultural productions amouAt TO billion OF
dollars in value, which must In q few wooekg or
months b0 exchanged Tor billions Of dollars
worth Of commodities OF other productions; the
currency Bupply is wholly inadequate 70 make
this exchange, and the results are falling OF
prices, the formation OF combinee And rings
and tho impOy0rishment OF the producing clasSi
we pledge ourselves that, IL given the power, We
will labor to correct these evils by wise ana
reasonable loRiSlRtion, In accordance with the
terms OF our platform; We bolioy0 that tho pow
ere " government, in other words, OF tho people,
should be expanded las In case OF the postal
RorViOe) 40 rapidly aud 40 tar - the good eons9
Of Ap intSlliRent people ard the teachings OK 0x-
Sion, injustice and poverty shall eventually
cease In this land. While our sympathieo, es
the party Of reform, are naturally upon the aide
OF every proposition which viii tend 70 make
men intelligent, yirtuouS and temperate, We
nevertheless regard those questions, important
10 they are, 40 secondary 70 the great issues now
pressing for solution, and upon which not oaly
our individual prosperity, but the very existence
az our tree Institutions d0pendi and WO AOk AL
men to help us hrst determine waothor We afe u
have the repablio 10 administer bsforO We didoE
As 70 the conditions upon which 1t IL p b. Ad-
miRigtercd; believing that the forces Of reform
thiD day organized VII never cease to mOyO for.
ward until every wrong is rOmedied and lawful
EiRhts and equal privileges securely oatAhllahod
Cor al man and women In this country We Dc.
clare therefore:
First That the union OF tho labor forces Il
khO United Sta g, this day eonsummatsd, BhAll
b permanent and pSrpStaal; may its spirit comO
lnto oil hearts for the nAlVation OF mankind.
H0c0nd-Wealth bOlonGs to him WHO crOatss Il
and every dollar taken from industry without
equivalent 70 robbery. "n any win not work,