Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-06-08
THE FIRST GUN.


Inc peoples party of the state of ILL.,
nois held its state convention at DAN
vile May 10 and adopted the following
platform:
The peoaes party Of the state of Illinois,
through It's regularly elected delegates
sembled in convac ion a. D4uville, makes this
official decIar .tlon Of its principles, purposes
and demands:
Resolved, Taat we affirm the declaration Of
principles adopted by the st. Louis conference
of February p, and pledge our entire loyalty to
it
Resolved, That we demand the immediate
and condign punishment Of all officials who
shall attempt to interfere with the constitu-
tional right of free speech free press or free
public asSemblage.
Resolved, That we demand the enactment of
adequate laws providing for the actual attend
ance in school of all children of school age for
q term not less than four months of each year,
and to this end we are in favor of free text
books
Res lived That we condemn and denounce
those hard and oppressive conditions of life
produced by unjust laws which drive men
to crime and then use their labor to crush
out honest industry and we charge both
the old parties with directly conniving at
fragrant and open violation of the amendment
TO the constitution Overwhelmingly adopted by
the people forbidding contracts for convict
labor and recognizing the cruelty OF conhne-
ment of men without employment Therefore
we demand that all couyiets in this state here
after be employed in the winter months in pre-
uarinq material for and IL the summer months
In making, permanent roads and other state
improvements. and we further demand that all
railroads in this state be required by law TO
carry men and material for this purpose az
actual cost Of transportation.
Resolved, That we condemn in unmeasured
terms the practice of both republican and demo-
cratic officers OF the state in appropriating the
interest on the public funds TO their own prt.
yate uses and demand that accommodations OF
all state funds be covered into the treasury
Resolved, That our state constitution be so
amended as to permit the enforcement of the
law providing for weekly pay day and the
abolition of the truck store system
Resolved, That we demand that the legisla-
ture submit 10 vote of the people as a sepa-
rate issue the subject of an amendment to the
| state constitution allowing to women the full
| right of suffrage
Resolved That our present syste m Of minor.
! ity representation falls far short of the object
| sought TO be attained by the same, and we
recommend the favorable consideration of the
/ this state.
| Resolved That we condemn the extortions OF
the corporation known the Union stoclSyards
| of Chicago, and we condemn the existence By
| law Of boards of trade that deal in options or
the necessaries of life and demand that they
be abolished
/ Resolved That we denounce the projected in.
| crease OF the regular army and regard the for
| nation of permanent forts and garrisons near
| the great centers of population as menace u
our free institutions
Resolved, That we recognize In the employ
| ment of private standing armies in the interes,
| Of corporations and great monopolies serious
| menace to the liberties of the people, and de
! ruand that the Pinkerton and like forces be dis
banded
The planks in regard to the schoo
question and women suffrage were par
ticularly well received, and the plat
form as read was adopted
n. NJ. Barnett, of Hallsville, De
Witt county, president of the Stat
Assem- bly, Farmers Mutual Benefit as
ISOLATION, was nominated by acclama
ton. The ticket was completed as fol
lows: acknowledgements, Charles g
Dixon, of Chicago; secretary of state
Frederick G. Blood, of Mount Vernon
state treasurer, J. w. McElroy, of Rose
mond, Christian county; attorney-gen
eral, Jesse Cox, of Chicago; auditor o
public accounts. s. c. Hill, OF Martins
vile, Clark county; trustees of IIlinoi
university, Samuel A. Graham Q
Springfield. A. NJ. Smith of South Chi
eago, Alexander Platt Of Jacksonville
congressman at large, Lester c. HUI
bard Of Chicago. Jesse Harper Of Dan
yille. Chicago Herald