The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-04

trolling influence dominating the old po-
litical parties has allowed the existing
dreadful conditions to develop without.ser-
ious effort to restrain or prevent them.
Neither, do they now intend to
accomplish reform. They have agreed
together to ignore in the COM
ing campaign every issue but one.
They propose 10 drown the outcries of o
plundered people with the uproar of a
sham battle over the tariff, so that corpor-
atoms, national banks, rings, trusts.
''watered stocks the demonstration Of
silver, and the expressions Of usurers may
all be lost sight Of. They propose to sac
rihce our homes and children upon the
altar Of Mammon-to destroy the hopes of
the multitude in order to secure corrup-
tion funds from the great loads of plumber.
We assert that political organization,
representing the political principles herein
stated, is necessary to redress the griev-
ances Of which we complain.
Assembled on the anniversary Of the
birth Of the illustrious man who led the
first great revolt on this continent against
oppression, filed with the sentiments
which actuated that great generation, we
seek to restore the government of the
republic to the hands of the "plain peo-
pie" with whom it originated. Our doors
stand open to all points Of the compass.
We ask all honest men to Join with and
help US.
In order to restrain the extortions Of
aggregated capital, to drive the money
changers out of the temple, "to form a
more perfect union, establish justice, in
sure domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general well
fare and secure the blessings Of liberty
for ourselves and our posterity'' we do
ordain and establish the following platform
of principles:
Low Tariff, Free Silver subtreas ury.
l. We declare the union of the labor
forces of the United States, this day, &C
permanent and perpetual.
May its spirit enter into all hearts for the
salvation of the republic and the uplifting
of mankind.
2 Wealth belongs to him who creates it.
Every dollar taken from industry without
an equivalent is robbery. IF any will
not work, neither shall he eat" The in
terests of rural and urban labor are the
same; their enemies are identical.
We demand national currency, safe,
sound and flexible, issued by the general
government only, full legal tender for
all debts, public and private, and that
without the use Of banking corporations;
a just, equitable means Of circulation at u
tax not to exceed 2 per cent as set forth
in the subtreasury plank of the Farmers
Alliance, or some better system.
4. We demand free and Unlimited coin
age Of silver.
b. We demand that the amount of circu-
latiug medium be speedily increased to not
less than $50 per capita.
g. We demand graduated income tax
Z. We believe that the money Of the
country should be kept as much as posi-
bic in the hands of the people, and hen ce
we demand that all national ard state rev.
enues shall be limited tv the necessary ex-
penses of the government economically
and honestly administered.
s. We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the
safe deposit of the earnings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
8 Your subcommittee upon land plank
beg to submit to your approval the follow
ing: The land, including all the natural
resources of wealth, is the heritage of all
the people, and should not be monopolized
for speculative purposes, and alien owner
ship Of land should be prohibited. 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 settlers only.
10, Transportation being means of ex.
change and a public necessity, the govern
ment should own and operate the railroads
in the interest of the people,
IL. The telegraph and telephone, like the
postofflc9 system, being necessity for the
transmission of news, should be owned and
operated by the government in the inter
est of the people.
H. We demand that the government is
sue legal tender notes and pay the Unior
soldier the difference between the price o.
the deprecated money in which he wa;
paid aud gold.
Resolved, That we hail this conference
as the consummation of the perfect unior
of hearts and hands of all sections of oul
common country; the men who wore thu
gray and the men who wore the blue NEE
here to extinguish the last smoulderinG
embers of civil war in the tears of JOY
of a united and happy people, and WI
agree to carry the stars and stripes for
ward forever to the highest point OF ma
tional greatness.
A "Vamplre" Dragged From the Hall
The widest excitement followed thu
reading of the platform. One of the sus
pected vampires of the corporations oil
the floor attempted 10 edge in motion
amending the document and almost in
stantly there was riot.
The unfortunate individual was seized
by hundred angry delegates, shaken b.
the collar and yelled at to show creden
tials if he could Instead, he fought des
perately to shake off his captors, meanwhile
kissing through his clenched teeth that hi
denOuncers were - thieves then
selves. 1t looked as if the man would lit
man Polk pounded upon the desk like
mailman and finally made himself heard i
the cyclone.
"In the name of American decency an
manhood" shouted the chairman, Il ca
upon this person, il he be not a delegate
to retire from the hall"
Il was requested by a delegate to max
that motiou,n stubbornly returned tn
captive, glaring at those about him as
prisoner would who was about to be burne
at the stake.
'Put him out Put him outw rose
mighty chorus, and the man, who prove
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