Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-10-13

must Olc Wltu ", auu ttldt VIC uiNSt ot
in fact as we are in name one united
brotherhood Of free men.
ArPALLiNG CONDITIONS.
Our country is confronted by condi-
tions for which there is no precedent
in the history of the world. Our an
nual agricultural productions amount
to billions Of dollars in value, which
must within few weeks or months
he exchanged for billions of dollars Of
commodities consumed in their pro-
duction the existing currency supply
is wholly inadequate to make the
exchange the results are falling
prices, the formation of combines and
rings, the impovcrishment of the pro
ducing classes. We pledge ourselves
that if given power we will labor to
correct these evils by wise and rcas-
enable legislation in accordance with
the terms of our platform.
We believe that the powers of gov
crumert. in other words of the people,
should hc expanded. as in the case of
the postal service, as rapidly and rs
far as the good sense of an intelligent
people and the teachings of experience
shall Justify to the end that opprcs-
sion. injustice and poverty shall
eventually cease in the land.
While our sympathies as party of
reform are naturally upon the side Of
every proposition which will tend to
make men intelligent, virtuous and
temperate. we nevertheless regard
4 IL ..,,..-.;,,,g tl,pt-
arc-aS secondary Ia The great ISSUES
now pressing for solution. and upon
which not uu!y or individual pros
/ ppritN, Tut the very existence of free
institutions drprnd: and we ask all
men to first help us IL determine
. whether VIC are Ia have Il republic 10
administer, before we dii.,r as ia the
/ conditions upon which it is tn he adj
ministerial Believing that the forces
of reform this day organized will
never cease To move forward until
every wrong is remedicd, and equal
privileges securely established for all
the men and women of this country,
we declare, therefore,
/. That the union of the labor forces
of the United States this day consum
mated, shall he permanent and per
petual may its spirit be upon all
/ hearts for the salvation of the republic
and the uplifting of mankind.
I .. Wealth belongs to him who
creates it, and every dollar taken
/ from industry without an equivalent
/ is robbery. ''If any will not work,
neither shall he eat" The interests
of rural and civic labor are the same !;
/ their enemies are identical.
3. We believe the time has come
when the railroad corporations will
/ either own the people or the people
must own the railroads, and should
the government enter upon the work
of owning and managing all roads, we
should favor an amendment to the
constitution 10y which all persons
engaged in the government service
shall he placed under IL civil service
regulation of the most rigid character,
50 rs to prevent the increase of the
power of the national administration,
by the use of such additional govern
mept employees.
FINANCE.
FIRST We demand u national cur
rsncy 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
and efficient means OF distribution
direct to the people at tax not to OK.
coed , per cent. be provided, as sci
forth in the Sub-Treasury plan OF
the Farmers Alliance. or some
better system; also. by payments i'll
discharge of its obligations for public
improvements.
! a.. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
b. We demand that the amount of
circulating medium be speedily in
creased to not less than $50 per capita.
c. We demand graduated income
! tax.
d. 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 all national and
| State revenues shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government,
economically and honestly administer
ed.
| e. We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern
ment for the safe deposit of the earn
ings of the people and to facilitate eX-
change.
LAND.
Second-The land, including all the
natural resources of wealth, is the her
itage of all the people and should not
! be moncpolized for speculative pur-
poses, and alien ownership of land
should be prohibited. All land now
held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess of their actual needs
and all lands owned by aliens, should
be reclaimed by the government and
/ held for actual settlers only.
| TRANSPORTATION.
Third Transportation being a means
/ Of nxchnnnn and a nnhlic necnSSitv the