People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-05-06

etoieu W Uullu up COlldSsl fortunes, IN.
Prscedented in the history of the world,
while their possessors despite the republic
and endanger liberty. From the same
prolific womb Of governmental injustice
we breed the great classes of paupers and
millionaires. The national power to
create money is appropriated, to enrich
bondholders; silver which has been accept.
ed as coin since the dawn of history, has
been demonitized, to add to the purchss
ing power of gold by decreasing the value
OF all forms of property, as well as
of human labor, and the supply of cur.
reHcy is purposely abridged to fatten
usury, bankrupt enterprise and enslave
industry. A vast conspiracy against man.
kind has been organized on two continents
and is taking possession of the world. If
not met and overthrown at once, it fore.
bodies terrible social commissions, the de.
struction of civilization and the establish.
ment OF absolute despotism.
I'm this crisis of human affairs the in
telligant working people and producers of
the United States have come together in
the name of peace, order and society, to
defend liberty, prosperity and Justice.
we declare our union and independence.
We assert ourpurposeto vote with the polit.
icsl organization which is representative of
our principles. We charge that the con.
trolling influences dominating the old po-
lltieal parties have allowed the existing
dreadful conditions to develop without a
serious effort to restrain or prevent them.
Neither do they now intend to accomplish
reform. They have agreed together to
ignore in the coming campaign every is
sue but one. They propose to drown out
the cries of plundered people with the
uproar OF a sham battle over the tariff; 90
that corporations, national banks, rings,
trusts, 'vatered stocks the decentralization
OF silver and the expressions of usurers,
may all be lost sight of. They propose
to sacrifice our homes and our children
upon the alter of Mammon; to destroy the
hopes OF the multitude, in order to secure
corruption funds from the great load of
plumber.
I'VE assert that a political organiza-
ton representing the political principles
herein stated is necessary to redress the
grievances of which we complain. As
'embled on the anniversary of the birth
OF the illustrious man who led the first
revolt on this continent against opprss-
sion, filled with the sentiment which ac.
tuated that grand generation, we seek to
restore the government of the republic to
the hands Of the plain people with whom
it originated. Our doors stand omen to
oil points of the compass. We ask all
honest men to join hands 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
welfare, and secure the blessings Of liber.
ty for ourselves aud our posterity,' we do
ordain and establish the following plat.
form OF principles:
II. We declare the union of the labor
forces OF the United States, this day &C.
complished, permanent and perpetual.
May Its spirit enter into all hearts for ths
salvation of the republic and for the up.
lifting of mankind.
y. Wealth belongs to him who creates
1t. Every dollar taken from industry
without an equivalent is robbery. If sny
will not work, neither shall he eat
3. Demands national currency. ,afe
sound and flexible, issued by the govern
ment only, without the Intervention of
banks, said currency to be a full legal
tender for all debts public and private.
and to be loaned to the people at a rate
not to exceed 2 per cent, as set forth in
me sub-treasury plank of the Farmer,
Alliance platform, or by some better sys.
tenn, and also in payments in discharge of
obligations for public improvements.
t. Demands the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
.. Demands that the amount of the
circulating medium be speedily increased
to not less than $50 per capita.
.. Demands graduated income tax.
" Believes that the money of the coun.
ny should be as much as possible in the
hands OF the people, and, hence, demands
that all national and state revenues be linn.
lied to the necessary expenses of the gov.
eminent, econo mically and honestly sd.
ministered.
g. Demands that postal savings bank,
be established BY the government for the
safe deposit of the earnings Of the pso.
pie and to facilitate exchange.
=. The subcommittee upon ths land
plank, submits the following for approval:
Land, including all natural sources of
wealth, is the heritage of all the people
and should not be monopolized for specu.
lstiye purposes. The alien ownership of
land should be prohibited. All lands now
held by railroads and other corporation.
IN excess OF their actual needs, and all
lands now owned by aliens, should be re-.
claimed BY the government and held for
actual settlers only"
TO- Transportation being a means of
exchange and public necessity, the GOV.
eminent should own and operate the rail-
roads in the interest of the people.
IL. The telegraph and telephone. like
the postofice system, should be owned and
operated by the government in tbs inter.
est of the people.
IL. Demands that the government
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