People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08
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1utl0nS fec0nrened and the yar1ouS SO D
committees We're called upon for their
reports, ,.... .r,.. t,..
The subcommittee on finance, through
it, chairman, lgnatius Donnelly. re-
ported that 1t had taken the St Louis
platform as a basis, and after slight
modification had decided to recommend
the adoption Of the following, as. the
peoples party declaration on the fnan-
cial question:
We demand a national currency safe, sound
andfieXible, used by the general government
Onlr, full legal tender for all the use OF bank
ing corporations, just equitable and efficient
means of distribution direct to the people. at q
tax not exceeding per cent per annum, be
provided, as set forth in the sub-treasury plank
OF the Farmers Alliance, or some better sys-
|. TEN; also by. payments in discharge Of its
obligations for public improvements.
We demand that postal Swings banks be
established by the government for the safe de
post of the earnings Of the people and to
. facilitate exchange .r-.> .I..ul 81
7 Chairman Donnelly stated that the
only significant change from the st.
Louis platform was in the stipulation
that the free and unlimited coinage
should be ''at the present legal ratio of
sixteen to one." Hs. -G.l
The only objection to the sub-eom-
mittee's report came from Chairman
Branch, of the main committee, who
favored a radical income tax clause
reading as follows: ~l'.is-r.-. 1---'
We demand graduated tax on incomes suf-
fcient to pay the expenses Of the government
economically administered -' --"-
Mr.. Branch read letter from Con-
gresham Watson, of Georgia, warmly
urging the adoption of this radical
declaration. but Mr.. n. Green, of Mas
sachusetts, objected to the amendments
on the ground that it gave undue prom
inence to the tariff question, which the
peoples party did not. -e-lHs ra'
We demand free and unlimited coinage Of
silver and gold at the present legal rate of Is
tot.
We demand that the amount OF circulating
medium be speedily increased 10 not less than
$50 per capita. 1. .l.HrH "lG
We demand graduated income tax. ...s
We believe that the money Of the country
should be kept as much as possible in the
hands Of the people, ana hence We demand that
all state and national revenue shall be limited
to the necessary expenses Of the government
economically and honestly administered
Mr.. John ?. STEELE, of Illinois, also
objected to the proposed amendment,
insisting that the st. Louis platform
was adopted as a basis of union be-
tween the various industrial organiza-
tons and that the covenent should not
be materially altered. .
Mr. j. W, Copeland, of Mississippi,
said that the adoption of the amend
ment proposed meant an open declara-
ton for free trade. at will be playing
into the hands of the Bourbons of the
South said he. I'VE have got the
solid South on the run on the st. Louis
: platform. While we have got them on
the run, let us keep them going" APP
plause. Hg- ,E'a-
Congressman McKeighan, of Nebras-
ka, opposed the extreme conservatism
of the members. "The presumption
that the platform of this convention
was made in advance at St Louis, said
/ he, ,'seens to me to be branding this
convention as an old man afraid of his
horse Laughter. 1t is preposterous
tosay that this convention has no right
to make its own platforms ."i'"77 .
F. After some further discussion the
amendment was withdrawn and the re.
4 port of the subcommittee on finance,
as above quoted, was adopted without
/ change. .,
Chairman Schilling, of the sub-conm-
mittee on land, reported that the sub
committee recommended the adoption
1 Of the following plank of the st. Louis
/ platform without change: .p,.--,,,...
The Land, including. all the natural resources
of wealth, Is the heritage Of all the people and
shOuldu not be monop9lized for speouiati We Dur
poses and alien ownership of land should be
prohibited. All land now held BY railroads and
other corporations in excess of their actual
i needs, and all lands now owned by aliens
should be reclaimed By the government and
he'd for actual settlers only. l'I. 1ii Vs, I
tHI This report was received and adopted
. amid annlause
The subcommittee on transportation
submitted the following report: ~ /
7 Transportation heing means o. exchange
and public necessity the government should
own and operate the railroads in the interest n,
the people D 'i'l' --illiil ln '1HQIlI 7
! Telegraph and telephone, like the post ofaet
tb system, being q necessity for transmission d
news should be owned ana operatedbv the goy
ernment in the interest OF thepeopeIl uT,Ti
II congress shall determine the Nicararu;
canal or any national waterway necessary. m,
same should CONSTRUCTED, owned and OPERATED
3D. Coy the government and We oppose any ,subsid,
4 or national aid to any private corporation foi
any purpose. b'IAIiHNlH .lIV IWsl
+ii Several members objected to any ex
preston on the subject of the Nicara
qua canal, but they were in a minority
and the report of the committee wa,
adopted without change. ''iiiI'ihipl
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rhdtl -o -4or The Preamble.