St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-03

session during the Sabbath day. Hon.
II. /. Branch, Of Georgia, was elected
chairman. and Hugh Cavanagh and
George Schilling secretaries.
There was strong sentiment IN favor
of making no change whatever from
the st. Louis platform, but when vote
was taken only twelve out of the forty
memberS or more were found to be in
favor of rigldly adherlng to the St.
Louis platform. 1t was finally decided
that the st. Louis platform should be
taken as the substantial basis of the
platform, and such other resolutions
added as the exigencieS of the situation
might seem to demand.
1t was facility agreed that there should
be plank denouncing the Republican
force bill, and also preamble adopted.
arraigning the platforms and records of
both the old parties. There was also
sentiment in favor of slightly amending
the silver plank of the st. Louis plat
form, SO as to provide. in effect, for the
and silver at the ratio o fsixteen to one.
Mr.. Palmer, of Nevada. is partially
in favor of this, as he stated that he
and his fellow delegates came to the
convention without any candidate for
the presidency whatsoever, but all they
asked was ringing declaration in favor
of free silver. We are not booming
Senator Stewart or any other man, but
the people of our state to the extent of
95 per cent Will vote for the Peoples
party candidate, whoever he may be, if
he stands on clean free-coinage plank"
1t was decided by the committee on
resolutions to adopt a separate resolu-
ton which would in effect declare that
PnnnInsc offu 60 e
construction of the Nicaragua canal, if.
after expert examination. it should be
found feasible, but that it should be
constructed through the issuance of
treasury notes and be owned entirely by
the government.
On the force bill, resolution was
adopted providing for purity of cleo
tons, but pronouncing against federal
interference. 1t will read:.
Resolved. That we are in favor of free
ballot and fair count in all elections, and
we pledge ourselves to secure 1t to every
legal voter through the Intervention of the
states by means of the Australian, or secret
ballot system.
The subcommittee on finance,
through its chairman, Ignatius DON
nelly, reported that it had taken the st.
Louis platform as basis, and after
slight modification had decided to rec
ommend the adoption of the following
as the Peoples party declaration OH the
financial question:
We demand national currency safe,
sound and flexible. issued by the general
government only, a full legal tender for all
the uses of banking corporations, just.
equal and efficient means of distribution di-
rect to the people. at q tax not exceeding 2
per cent per annum, be provided as set forth
In the snbtreasury plank, Farmers Alliance
or some better systems. also by payments in
discharge of its Obligations for public i'm
provementS
We demand free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold at the present legal ratio of
l6 to 1.
: Chairman Donnelly stated that the
only significant change from the st.
Louis platform was in the stipulation
that free and unlimited coinage should
be lat the present legal rate of 16 to l."
The only objection to the subcommit-
tees report came from Chairman
Branch, of the main committee, who
favored radical income tax clause,
reading as follows:
We demand a graduated tax on inco mes
sufhcientto pay the expenses of the govern
ment. economically administered.
After some discussion the amendment
was withdrawn, and the report of the
subcommittee on finance was adopted
without change.
The subcommittee on land and
transportation recommended the adOD-
ton OF the planks of the ST. Louis plat
form touching those subjects.