The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-25
The THIRD PARTY
An Enthusiastic Scene inthe Indus,
trial Convention.
sOME POINTS OF Zee PLATFORM.

It Demands Free and Unlimited
Coinage or silver. Increase In the
Circulating Medium. i Graduated
Inome Tax and Government own
ership of Railroads. Teleeraphs
and Telephones.
81. LOUIS, Feb. % There was
scene Of great enthusiasm on the door Of
the industrial convention when. after
Benjamin Terrill Of Texas. Paui Vande-
wort, Of Nebraska, and Thomas Wads.
worth, Of Indiana. had spoken appealing
for the abolition Of sectionalism. the old
veterans from north and south AL over
the hall clasped hands and cheered for
the restored Union.
When the enthusiasm had subsidized
Delegate Branch, of Georgia, cast q FIRE
brand into the gathering in the shape Of
resolution protesting against the con-
dition Of the common people Of this
country, and holding the Republican
and Democratic parties responsible for
existing conditions. There was spir-
tied debate, but the resolution was
adopted by vote Of 40 to 1879. Later
il was declared to have been irregularly
proposed, and was ordered stricken from
the minutes until after the report Of the
committee on platform was heard.
Then there was 3 tremendous row
over the eligibility OF cDI0red delegate
from Georgia, which WIS quoted only
by the entrance of the committee on
platform, which reported IS follows:
Points Of the Plnrform.
The platform starts with the declara.
hon that I'VE meet ii the midst of b
nation brought to the verge of moral,
political and material ruin. Il declares
that corruption has permeated the 6nl1ot
box, legislatures, congress and even the
bench, that Workmen are denied the
right of organization, and that the
fruits Of their labors are stolen to fatten
insurers; that they are the slaves Of the
money power. Among the demands set
forth are: "A national currency, safe,
sound and flexible, issued BIZ the gem
eral government 0nlyya full legal TEN
der for Al debts, public and private,
and that without the use OF banking
corporations; free and unlimited coin
age Of silver; that the amount Of circu-
lating medium be speedily increased to
not less than $50 per capitas q graduated
income tax; al national and state reve-
nues shall be Hlnited to the necessary
expenses Of the government economically
and honestly administered; postal saw
ings banks; government ownership of
railroads, telegraphs ard telephones;
that the government issue legal tender
notes and pay the Union soldiers the
difference between the price OF the de-
preciated money in which he was paid
and gold.
Miss Wizards Minority Report.
On the afternoon session being called
to order Miss Francis Willard submitted
her minority report The first plank de-
clares In favor Of universal suffrage
without distinction Of sex; the second.
that the liquor traffic is an enemy of re-
form, the chief cause OF corruption III
politics. that as the states had full au-
thority to legislate regarding this traffic
it was the duty of the governments to
respect the action Of those states that
had vetoed the liquor traffic and that
the government should collect no liquor
revenue within those states.
A long and spirited debate followed
upon the minority report.