The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-07-09

! these parties nave permitted the sxlstIns-drsa1-
to prevent or restrain them. Neither do they
now promire us any substantial re'orm. They
have agreed together to ignore. In the coming
to drown the outcries Of q plundered people
with the uproar Of q sham battle over the tar
If, SO that capitalists. corporations. national
banks, rings, trusts, watered stock. the demon
citation OF silver and the expressions OF the
a'urers may all be lost sight OF: They propose
TO sacrifice our homes. lives and children ON the
altar Of Mammon: to destroy the multitude IN
order to secure corruption funds from the mill
ionaires.
FOURTH OF JULY GRAFTON.
Assembled on the anniversary OF the birthday
of the nation and filed with the spirit OF the
grand generation who established our inde.
pendence, We seek to restore the government OF
the republic.to the hands OF the plain people"
with whose class it originated. We assert our
purpose to be identical with the purposes OF the
national constitution. to form q more. perfect
quillity, provided for the common defense, pro-
mote the general welfare and secure the blessings
Of liberty for ourselves and our posterity. We
declare that this republic carr only endure as II
free government while built upon the love OF the
whole people for. each other and for the nation:
that it cannot be pinned together by bayonets;
and resentment which grew out Of it must die
with 1t, and that we must be In TACT. as We are
in name, one united brotherhood OF free men.
ditions for which there 10 no precedent III the
history OF the world our annual AGRICULTURAL
productions amount to billions OF dollars. which
changed for billions OF. dollars OF commodities
consumed in their production. The existing
CURRENCY supply Is wholly inadequate to make
this exchange. The results are falling prices. the
formation OF combines and rings. the tmpover-
ishment o: the producing class. We pledge our
selves that II given power We will labor to correct
| thoSn ax,1c hNv x,ySA aud a cnnnhln tnn{cintion les
accordance with the terms OF our platform.
We believe that the power OF government-in
other words. OF The p~eople-should be expanded
las In the case OF the postal service) as rapidly
and as far as the good sense OF an intelligent
people and the teachings of experience shall
justify, to the end that oppression: injustice and
poverty shall eventually cease in the land.
NO PROHIBITION PLANR.
While our sympathies rs a party OF reform
are naturally upon the side OF every proposition
which will tend to make men intelligent, virtuous
and temperate. we nevertheless regard these
questions-important as they sre-as second
ary to the great issues now pressi g for solution,
and upon which not only our individual pros
perity but the very existence OF free institutions
depend; and we ask all men to first help us to
determine whether we are to have n republic to
administer. before We differ rs to the conditions
upon which 1t is to be administered; believing
that the forces OF reform this dav organlz d will
never cease to move forward until every wrong
is remedied, and equal rights and equal privii:
eyes securely established for nil the men, and
women OF this country. We declare. therefore,
tirst-ThAtt the union OF the labor forces OF
the United States this day shall
be permanent and perp Il ual: may its spirit enter
into all hearts for the salvation OF the republic
and the uplifting Of mankind.
Second-Weaitn belongs to him who creates
1t, and every dollar taken from industry with
out an equivalent in return Is robbery. III any
will not work neither shall he eat" The inter-
ests OF rural and civic labor are the same; their
Third We believe that the time has come
when the railroad corporations will either own
the people or the poop = must own he railroads,
OF owning and managing all roads we should
favor an amendment to the constitution by
which all persons engaged in the government
service shall Ee placed under II civil service reg
ulation OF the m It rigid character no as to pre-.
vent the Increase OF the power of the national
administration by the use OF such additional
government employees.
FINANCE.
We demand a national currency, safe. sound
and flexible. Issued by the general government
private, and that without the use Of banking
corporations, n just. equitable and efficient
means of distribution direct to the people. at a
provided as set forth in forth in the subtreasury
plan OF the Farmers Alliance. or u better sys-
tenn: also by payments in di :charge OF its obli-
cations for pubic impl Ovementa.
We demand free aud unlimited coinage OF sill
yer and gold at the present legal ration OF 10
We demand that the amount of circulating
$50 per capita.
We demand a graduated income tax.
We believe that the money OF the country
should be kept as much as possible in the hands
of the people, and hence We demand that all
state and national revenues shall be limited to
the necessary expenses Of the government Geo.
nomically administered
We demand that postal savings banks be es.
tablished by the government tor the safe deposit
OF the earnings OF the people and to facilitate
TRANSPORTATION AND LAND.
sn TnransP pnaat nssa being 9 NJ means Of .e efFc sha9Ygs
own and operate the railroads in the interest OF
the people. .
The telegraph and :elep' one, like the postoface
OF news. should be owned and operated by the
governments In theeinterest Of the people. =.
The land. ~incfud!ng all the natural sources OF
wealth. is the heritage OF the people, and should
not be monopoiized for speculative purposes.
and alien ownership Of land should he prohibit-
ed. All land now, he'd by railroads and other
corporations in excess Of their actual needs,
and all lands not owned by aliens should be re-
claimed by the government and held for actual
settlers only.
The platform was unanimously adopted.
The convention then adjoined till 8p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The first business of the evening session
was the report from the resolutions COM
mittee of a supplement to the platform as
follows:
Your committee on platform and resolutions
uSk itdSc uudliiluOuSiy " EcpOTC lie lOIlCWluk.
Whereas, other questions have been presented
tor our consideration, we hereby submit the fol-
lowing. not rs as a part OF the platform Of the
Peoples party, but as resolutions expressive OF
the sentiment of this convention:
Resolved. That we demand a free ballot and q
lair count In all elections. and pledge ourselves
Intervention through the adoption blythe states
OF the unperverted Australian or secret ballot
system. a.
income tax should be applied to tho reduction
Of the burden OF taxation now levied upon the
domestic industries OF this country:
pensions to ex-Unions soldiers and sailors.
That We condemn the fallacy OF protecting
American labor under tho present system,
insl classes Of the world and crowds out our
wage earners; and we denounce the present in
effective laws against contract labor, and de-
That We cordially sympathize with the o.
iorts Of g 9rf fshas ov WS9fdk smnns to- r' sh9r sn,at the
ment Of the existing eiRht-hour law on govern
ment work, and ask that q penalty clause be
That " We ~ regard Il, tn the maintenance of a large
standing army OF mercenaries. known as the
Pinkerton system, as a menace to our liberties,
the sae r ss asm invasi on a 81 the Terr aes w q ie %yom.
ing by the hired assassins OF plutocracy, a.
sisted by federal officers.
That we commend to the thoughtful consider
alton Of the people. and the reform press, the
Legislative system known az the initiative and
~xeferendum. % t.
That we favor a constitutional provision linn.
iting the Office Of president and vice president to
one term, and providing for the election OF SEN
ators Of the United States by q direct vote of
the people. 80 f
That we oppose any subsidy or. national aid
TO- any private corporation for any purpose.
Mr.. Branch introduced Hugh Cava-
naugh of Ohio secretary of the resolutions
committee, who read the following resolu-
ton, unanimously adopted by the COM
mittee: "
That this convention sympathizes with the