People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-02

engaged IN the government service snail De
placed under civil service regulation OF
the most rigid character, 80 as to prevent
an increase of the power OF the national
administration by the use OF such addition
al government employees.
We demand national currency, safe
sound and flexible, issued by the general
government only, a full legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and that with
out the use of banking corporations just,
equitable and efficient means of distribu-
ton direct to the people at tax not to ex-
coed 2sper cent per annum be provided as
set forth in the sub-treasury plan of the
Farmers Alliance, or some better system;
also by payment in discharge OF its OBJ
legations for public improvements.
We demand the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver and gold at the present legal
ratio of Is to /.
We demand that the amount OF the cir
cuAting medium be speedily increased to
not less than fifty dollars per capita.
We demand graduated income tax.
We believe that the money of the coun-
try 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 expenses OF
the government economically and honestly
administered.
We demand that postal savings banks be
established by the government for the sale
to facilitate exchange.
Transportation being a means OF ex-
change and public necessity, the govern
nent should own and operate the railroads
in the interest OF the people. The tele-
graph and the telephone, like the postal
system, being a necessity Tor the trans
mission of news, should be owned and op-
Grated by the government in the lnterest Oh
the people.
The land, including all the natural
sources of wealth, is the heritage OF all the
people and should not be monopolized FOR
speculative purposes, and alien ownership
Of land should be prohibited. All lancs
now held by railroads ana otner corpora
tiOns in excess of their actual needs, ana
all lands now owned by aliens should be
reclaimed by the government and held ZOE
actual settlers only.
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas. other questions have been present.
ed for our consideration, we hereby submit
the following. not as 8 part of the platform OF
the Peoples Party, but as resolutions express
Sive of the sentiment of this convention.
FirSt-ReSOlved, That we demand free bal
| lot and fair count in all elections and pledge
| ourselves to SECURE it to every legal voter otter
| without federal intervention through the
| adoption by the States of the unperverted
| Australian or secret ballot system.
| Second-Resolved, That the revenue derived
| from graduated income tax should be applied
| to the reduction of the burden of taxation now
resting upon the domestic industries OF this
country,
Third-Resolved, That we pledge our sup
port to fair and liberal pensions to ex-Unlon
| soldiers and sailors.
| Fourth-Resoved That we condemn the
| falacy of protecting American labor under
| the present system, which opens our ports to
| the pauper and criminal classes of the world,
| and crowds out our wage earners; and we de-
| nOunce the present ineffective laws against
| contract labor, and demand the further re-
striction of undesirable immigration.
4 QnCT Nna%x 1icllN mo
| thize with the efforts of organized working
| men to shorten the hours of labor, and demand
| rigid enforcement of the existing eight-hour
| law on government work. and ask that pen
! atty clause be added to the said law.
SiXth-ResOlved, That we regard the main
! tenance of large standing army OF mercena-
| rleS, known as the PinkertOn system, as q men
| ace to our liberties, and we demand its aboll-
| ton; and we condemn the recent invasion OF
the territory OF Wyoming by the hired |: assa 4
| Seventh-ReSOlVed, That we commend to the
| favorable cons Iteration of the people and the
| reform press the legislative system known as
| the initiative and referendum.
| Eight-Resolved, That we favor a constitn-
tional provision limiting the Office of President
| and ice-President to one term, anu providing
Tor the election. OF Senator's Of the United
| States by direct vote of the people.
| Ninth-Resolved, That we oppose any sub
| Sldy or national aid to an private corporation
| for any purpose.
1.-THE Peoples Party at the outset to secure
| permanent control of the party organization Of
| the people unaffected by the interests of those
| in public service does hereby in national con
| ventiOn assembled at Omaha on the 18th OF
July, 1892, establish this ordinance as funda
mental law of party organization, viz: No per
| son holding any Office or position of profit
| trust or emolument under the federal or an!
| state or municipal government, including Sen
| atorsv Congressman and members of the Leg
slature, State and local, shall be eligible to ST
| or vote in any convention Of this party, and
| copy of this ordinance shall be annexed by ev
cry call for any future convention OF the par
| tV.H