The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
THE THIRD PARTY
An Enthusiastic Scene in the Indus
trial Convention.
SOME POINTS OF THE PLATFORM
Coinage of Silver. Increase in the
Circulating Medium. IA Graduated
Inome Tax and Government Own
ership ef Railroads. Telegraphs
and Telephones.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-There was
scene of great enthusiasm on the floor OF
the industrial convention when. after
Benjamin Terrill. of Texas, Paul Vande-
wort, of Nebraska, and Thomas Wads-
worth, of Indiana. had spoken appealing
for the abolition of sectionalism. the old
veterans from north and south all over
the hall clasped hands and cheered for
the restored Union.
When the enthusiasm had subsidized
Delegate Branch, of Georgia, cast fire.
brand into the gathering in the shape of
resolution protesting against the con-
dition of the common people of this
country. and holding the Republican
and Democratic parties responsible for
existing conditions. There was spir-
tied debate, but the resolution was
adopted by vote of 410 to 139. Later
it was declared to have been irregularly
proposed, and was ordered stricken from
the minutes until after the report of the
committee ON platform was heard.
Then there was a tremendous row
over the eligibility of a colored delegate
from Georgia, which was quieted only
by the entrance of the committee on
platform, which reported as follows:
Points of the Platform.
The platform starts with the declara-
ton that 1--WE meet in the midst of a
nation brought to the verge of moral,
political and material ruin" 1t declares
that corruption has permeated the ballot
box, Legislatures, congress and even the
bench, that workmen are denied the
right of organization, and that the
fruits Of their labors are stolen to fatten
usurers; that they are the slaves of the
money power. Among the demands set
forth are: A national currency, safe,
sound and flexible, issued by the gen
eraI government only, full legal ten
der for all debts, public and private,
and that without the use of banking
corporations; free and unlimited coin
age of silver; that the amount Of circu-
lating medium be speedily increased to
not less than $50 per capita; graduated
income tax; all national and state reve-
| nues shall be limited to the necessary
expenses of the government economically
and honestly administered; postal saw.
ings banks; government ownership o1
railroads, telegraphs and telephones
that the government issue legal tender
notes and pay the Union soldiers the
difference between the price OF the de-
preciated money in which he was PAID
and gold.
Miss Willard's Minority Report.
On the afternoon session being called
to order Miss Francis Willard submitted
her minority report. The first plank de
clares in favor of universal suffrage
without distinction of sex; the second
that the liquor traffic is an enemy of re-
form, the chief cause of corruption in
politics, that as the states had full au
thority to legislate regarding this traffic
it was the duty of the government tt
respect the action of those states thai
had vetoed the liquor traffic and tina,
the government should collect no iquol
revenue within those states.
| A long and spirited Debate followed
upon the minority report.