The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-07-23
The Peoples Party Platform
Continued from First P00e.)

productions amount to billions of
dollars in value, which must, with
in q few weeks or months, be ex-
change for billions of dollars of
commodities consumed in their pro-
duction; the existing currency sup
DIV is wholly inadequate to make
the exchange; the results are fall
ing prices, the formation of COM
bines and rings; the impoverish-
ment of the producing class. We
pledge ourselves that If given pow
er we will labor to correct these
evils by wise and reasonable legis-
lation in accordance with the terms
of our platform.
We believe that the powers Of
government should be expanded
las in the case of the postal ser
vice), as rapidly and as far as the
good sense of an intelligent people
and the teachings of experience
shall justify, to the end that OPP
preston, injustice and poverty
shall eventually cease in the land.
While our sympathies are ma
turally upon the side of every pro-
position which will tend to make
men intelligent, virtuous and tenn
perate, we nevertheless regard
these questions, important as they
are, as secondary to the great is
sues now pressing for solution, and
upon which not only our individ-
ual prosperity but the very exist
ence of free institution depend,
and we ask all men to first help
us to determine whether we are to
have a republic to administer be-
fore we differ as to the conditions
upon which it is to be administered
believing that the forces OF reform
this day organized will never cease
to move forward until every wrong
is remedied, and equal privileges
securely established for all the
men and women of this country.
We declare, therefore:
l. That the union of the labor
forces of the United States this
day consumated shall be perna-
nent and perpetual; may it's spirit
enter into all hearts for the saliva
ton of the republic and the uplift-
ing Of mankind.
2. Wealth belongs to him who
creates it, and every dollar taken
from industry without an equiva-
lent, is robbery. "If any will not
work neither shall he eat" The in
terests of rural and civic labor are
the same; their enemies identical.
8. We believe that the time has
come when the railroad corpora
tions will either own the people or
the people must own the railroads,
and should the government enter
upon the work of owning and man
aging all roads we should favor an
amendment to the Constitution by
which all persons engaged in the
government service shall be placed
under civil service regulation of
the most rigid character, SO as to
prevent the increase of the power
of the national administration by
the use of such additional govern
ment employees.
We demand a national currency,
safe, sound and flexible, issued by
the general government only, a full
legal tender for all debts, public
and private, and that without the
use of banking corporations there
be established a just, equitable and
and efficient means of distribution
direct to the people, at tax not to
exceed 2 per cent per annum, to be
provided as set forth in the SUBJ
treasury plan of the Farmers Ali
ance, or better system; also by
payments in discharge of its obi
CATION for public improvements.
| (A) We demand free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver and gold at
| the present legal ratio of is to l.
| OBJ We demand that the amount
of circulating medium be speedily
increased to not less than $50 per
capita
co. We demand graduated in
come tax.
i Cd We believe that the money
of the country should be kept as
much as possible in the hands Of
the people, and hence we demand
that all State and national revenues
shall be limited to the necessary ex-
penses of the government, econom-
ically aud honestly administered.
i (E) We demand that postal saw
ings banks be established of the
earnings of the people and to facil-
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