Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-05
THE THIRD PARTY.

At Omaha, Neb., at a late hour last
night Gen. James B. Weaver, of Iowa,
was nominated on the first ballot by
the peoples party convention for Presi-
dent. Three other candidates were in
the field. Kyle, of South Dakota !;
Field, of Virginia, and Page, of Virgin
ia, Gresham's declination had been at
last reluctantly accepted by his admir-
ers. and the refusal of ex-senator Van
Wick to allow the consideration of his
name practically left the field to the
four candidates who had been formally
prese nted. James G.. Field, of Virginia,
was nominated for Vice President on
the first ballot.
Mr.. Beverley, of Virginia, nominated
Gen. Field who had previously received
one vote on the presidential ballot. Gen.
Terrell, of Texas, was the other candi-
date for vice president. The vote stood,
Field, 7339; Terrell, 554. Virginia cast
4S votes for Field.
During the session Mr.. Tanbeneck,
chairman ofthe committee. said
~ hold in my hand letter from Mr..
Mann Page, chairman of the Virginia
State alliance, in which he tells me that
his name may go before this convention
for the Presidential nomination, and af-
ter free and full expression of the
will of the convention he is prepared to
abide by the result. Faint cheers and
laughter. That is just little bit bet
ter than Mr.. Gresham, who wants it
unanimous"
The Virginia member of the platform
committee was Mr.. B. H. Pierson. The
Virginia members of the national COM
mittee are |. H. Hobson, Mann Page
Samuel 7. Newberry.
The following is the platform adopted
by the convention:
First. That the union of the labor
forces of the United States this day con-
summated shall be permanent and per-
petual may its spirit enter into all
hearts for the salvation of the republic
and the uplifting of mankind
Second. Wealth belongs to him who
creates it, and every dollar taken from
industry without an equivalent is rob-
berry. ''If any will not work neither
shall he eat" The interests of rural
and civic labor are the same their enc
mics are identical.
Third. We believe that the time has
= come when the railroad corporations
will either own the people or the peo-
, pie must own the railroads, and should
the government enter upon the work OF
owning and managing all railroads, we
should favor an amendment to the Con-
stitution by which all persons engaged
in the government service shall be
placed under civil service regulation
of the most rigid character, so as to pre-
vent the increase of the power OF the
. national administration by the use of
such additional government employees.
i We demand anational currency, safe,
, sound and flexible, issued by the gem
eral government only, a full legal ten
| der for all debts, public and private, and
. that Nithout the use of banking corpor-
ations just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution direct to the peo-
pie at tax not to exceed 9 per cent.
per annum, to be provi led as set forth
, in the sub-treasury plan ofthe Farmers
Alliance, or better system; also, by
payments in discharge of its obligations
f for public improvements.
We demand free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the present le-
gal ratio of 16 to /,
We demand that the amount of cir
5 culating medium be speedily increased
to not less than $50 per capita.
We demand q graduated income tax.
We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as pos.
2 sble in the hands of the people, and
hence we demand that all State and ma
tional revenues shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government,
: economically and honestly admins
tered.
2 We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for
the safe deposit ofthe earnings of the
t people and to facilitate exchange.
: Transportation being means of ex-
change and publicnecessity, the gov
eminent should own and operate the
| railroads in the interest of the people.
The telegraph, and telephone, like the
| postof1ice system, being necessity for
: the Transmission of news, should be
r owned and operated by the govern
ment in the interest 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
ownership of land should be prohibit
t ed. All lands now held by railroads
and 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 set
tiers only.
The following resolutions were offer
ed Independent of the platform, and
were adopted, as expressive of the SEN
timent Of the convention
: Resolved, That we demand 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 by the States of the unperverted
Australian secret ballot system,
Resolved, That the revenue derived from
graduated income tax should be applied to the
reduction of the burden of taxation now lev
led upon tho domestic industries of this coun-
try.
Resolved, That we pledge our support to fair
and liberal pensions to cx-Upion soldiers and
sailors.
Resolved, That we condemn the fallacy OF
protecting American labor under the present
system. which opens our ports to the pauper
and criminal classes of the world and crowds
ont our wagc-earners, and We denounce the