The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-04

best Justify our cooperation. We NEE
in the midst of nation brought to th'
verge Ct political and material ruin
corruption dominates the ballot box
the Legislatures, the Congress. ant
touches even the ermine of the bench
The people are deuoralized most o
the States have been compelled to iso-
late the voters at the polling places tt
prevent universal intimidation or brib-
cry. The newspapers are subsidized o.
muzzled public opinion silenced, bus
mess prostrated; our homes covered
with MORTGAGES, labor impoverished
and the land oncentrating in the hand
OF the capitalists.
Silver which has been used as coll
since the dawn of history, has beer
demonetized to add to the purchasing
power Of gold by decreasing the value
Of all forms Of property as well as o
human labor, and 'hr supply of cur
rency is purposely abridged to fattel
usurers, bankrupt enterprise and ensiav'
industry. A vast conspiracy agains
mankind has been organized on twC
continents, and is rapidly taking pos
session of the world. If not met ano
overthrown at once it forebodes terribl,
social convulsions, the destruction o
civilization or the establishment of al
absolute despotlsm.
We declare, therefore
1. That the union of the labor force
OF the United States, this day consum
mated, shall be permanent and perpet
ual. May its spirit come into all heart
for the salvation Of the republic ane
the uplifting of mankind.
2. Wealth belongs to him who ere
ates it, and every dollar taken from
industry. without an equivalent ii
robbery. "lf any will not work neither
shall he eat" The interests of rura
and civic labor are the same; thei
enemies are identical.
We believe that time has come
when the railroad corporations will
either own the people or the people
must own the railroads, and should th'
government enter upon the work o
owning and managing any or all rail
roads, we should favor an amendmen
to the constitution by which all person.
engaged in the government service
which shall be placed under cvi
service regulations Of the most rigit
character, so as to prevent the increas'
of the power of the national admins
tratiou by the use of such additiona
government employees. The platform
FINANoE.
First. We demand a National cur.
rency, safe, sound, and flexible. issuet
by the General Government only, a full
legal tender for all debts, public anc
private, and that without the use o
banking corporations, just, equitable
and efficient means of distribution direc
to the people at a tax not to exceed
per cent, per annum, to be provided al
set forth in the sub treasury plan of th'
Farmers Alliance, or better system
also by payments in discharge of it
obligations for public improvements.
We demand free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the presen
legal ratio of l6 to /.
We demand that the amount of cir
culating medium be speedily increased
to not less than $50 per capita.
We demand a graduated income tax
We believe that the money of th'
country should be kept as much as pos
sible in the hands of the people, ant
hence We demand that all States ant
National revenues shall be limited II
the necessary expenses of the Govern
ment economically and honestly admin
istered.
We demand that postal savings bank
be established by the Government fo
the safe deposit of the earnings of tn,
people and to facilitate exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
Second. Transportation being
means Of exchange and a public neces
sity, the Government should own anc
operate the railroads in the interest o
the people.
The telegraph and telephone, lik,
the post Office system, being a necessit,
for the transmission of news, should b,
owned and operated by the Governmen
in the interest of the people.
LAND.
Third The land, including all tn
natural sources of wealth, is the herit-
age of the people, and should not b.
monopolized for speculative purposes
! and alien ownership of land should b.
prohibited. All land now held b,
railroads and other corporations in ex-
cess of their actual needs and ali land
now owned by aliens should be reclaim
ed by the Government and held fo
actual settlers only.