The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-01
And Insinuats that the Jurist Will Make the
Raceif Given Chancs, but Evidently For
get els On 0ut-and-0ut Republican.
Greenback Weaver the Only Candidate
VINO Has Instructed Delegates.
The st. Louis Platform to Be the Basis of the
Omaha Declarations-The "Force" Bill to
Be Denounced-Kansss Republicans
BOOMING JUDGE GRESHAM.

BOOMING JUDGE GRESHAM.
Indiana and Illinois Peoples Party Dele
gates Think the Jurist Will Accept
United Press Dispatch.
OMAHA, Neb.. June 9o-MinIature flags.
bearing the portrait of Judge Gresham.
futtered over the robust chests Of the In
diana delegates to the Peoples party. who
reached this city to-day. The Indianians
were John /. Jones, NJ. @. Rankin and M.
c. Power. all Of Terre Haute. Mr.. Rankin
Is treasurer of the national committee.
Mr. Jones said, when asked about tho
Gresham badges "Oh, yes, Gresham will
accept Some of us have letters that We
cannot make public yet but will bring out
at the right time" The Indiana delegates,
fifty-slx all told, and many Of the alter
mates. making a party of about one hum
dred, will reach here Saturday morning.
Chairman Post, of the Georgia State CON-
mittee, received . telegram this morning
from the Georgia delegation, which is on
the road, and will reach this city Saturday
morning with Its full fifty-two membera
It comes via St Louis and returns by way
of Chicago that it may see great deal OF
the West. Mr.. Post said: 1--WE have no
decided choice. We are willing to accept
any man who would have been with rs If
not nominated. Such man does not mean
Gresham or Stewart. We do not want .
man to come to US at the last hour of the
day. or to come with q single idea. We
think it would be bad policy, especially
with our Southern people, to put them In
the lead"
Mr.. Power, of Terre Haute. was the
originator of the Cincinnati convention
on the silver question he produced reso-
luton which be said be expected the con-
ventIon to adopt. 1t reads:
We demand the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, on equal terms with gold of present
weight and fineness, and condemn the action OF
the President IN attempting to barter away the
sovereignty OF the American people over their
domestic affairs through an International con,
ference composed of foreign aristocrats opposed
to free government.
Mr.. Power is for Gresham. and says he
can be elected.
A. Ashton, of Rockford, says the Illinois
bring about 800 people. He says he was
one of O committee to call on Judge
Gresham; that the Judge neither declined
nor Indicated that he would accept q nomi-
nation, but was In accord with the views
of his callers. He believes Judge Gresham
will accept
What the Platform viii Say.
Associated Press Dispatch
OMAHA, Neb., June 30-The Peoples
party will meet In national convention at
10 O'Clock Saturday morning. The dele
gates are already beginning TO arrive, and
there are Indications that the natal day
of the Republic-the 4th of July-will wit.
ness the birth of q political party which is
to be q menace to the old organizations
which have so long strIven for supremacy
in the Nation. There is not the slightest
evidence of discord in any direction and
there seems q general resolve all around to
make this convention o harmonious
gathering, at which is to be firmly
cemented into symmetrical whole all
the Heterogeneous elements that 60 to make
up those various political and industrial
orders and associations that have hereto.
fore refused to assimilate into any great
political organization.
At the first days session the only bust.
ness Co be transacted will be the perfect
ing of the temporary organization and the
announcement of the committees. The
rival political organizations which have
hoped that the Peoples party would divide
over questions of principles and not be
declarations will be surprised to know that
the Peoples party platform is already
practically agreed upon. The leaders have
been in constant correspondence for
months past. and 1t is tacitly agreed thAs
the st. Louis platform of Feb. 90 shall be
taken as basis, and that the only ex-
traneous matter to receive consideration
will be the denunciation of the force" bill.
the demand for q broader reciprocity than
Is offered by the party OF RepubAcsnism,
and the condemnation of the recent State
bank plank adopted by the national DEM
ocratic convention.
MAIN POINTS OF THE PLATFORM.
The platform which Chairman Tau
beneck, or the national executive commit
tee, has in his pocket this evening. and
which Mr.. Weaver, Ignatius Donnelly.
Congressman Watson, Jerry Simpson and
the other leading spirits of the party agree
shall be adopted ss the war cry of the
coming campaign, is as follows:
We demand a national currency, 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: just, equitable and efficient means
of distribution direct To the people. at a not
exceeding per cent, TO be provided set forth
in the sub btreasury plan OF the Farmers Alliance
or some better system: also, by payments In dis
charge OF Its obligations for public improve
ments
We demand free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer.
We demand that the amount of circulating
medium be speedily increased to not less than
$50 per capita.
We demand graduated income tax
We believe that the money OF the country
should be kept much possible In the hands
OF tho people. and hence We demand that all
State and national revenue shall be limited To
the necessary expenses of the government,
economically and honestly administered.
We demand tina; postal savings banks be
fablished by the government for the safe deposit
of the earnings OF the people and to facilitats
exchange.
TIE land. including all the natural resources OF
wealth. Is the heritage OF all the people, md
should not be monopolized for speculative kns-
poses. and alien ownership OF land should to
prohib tied. All lands now held by railroads sAo