The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-06-02
Met at Boise on Thursday.
April 26th.
Resolutions Adopted by
That Body.

IuC POOPiO P"ioJ Se%oo
ton held in Boise last Thursday was
attended by fifty delegates re-
presenting six counties. J. b.
Wright, of Caldwell, was elected
chairman. The following delegates
to the Omaha convention July 4th,
were elected:
D. R. Munro, and B. I. Templeton,
Logan county; P. J. Pefey, w. H.
Taylor and Rev. j. S. Mccain, Ada
county. J. H. Anderson, Washing
ton county, Chris. Hossen, Bingham
county; T. J. Coonrod, Boise county;
A. T. Lane, G. s. A. Howard, M. G.
Davis, and w. A. Coomer, Latah
county.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, For period of thirty
years or more there has been and still
is large amount of class legislation
which in its practical bearing and
effect discriminates in favor of
wealthy corporations and trusts,
unjustly and perniciously extorting
from the rights and earnings of the
toiling masses, further enriching the
rich and impoverishing the poor, and
Whereas, The wronged and
oppressed are compelled to seek relief
and protection, aad believing the
organization known as the Peoples
party as a fitting and substantial
political movement for the accom-
plishment of such relief and pro-
lection: be it.
Resolved, That we, the represent
tatives of the various industrial
organizations of the state of Idaho,
assembled in Boise City this 26th
day of May, 1892, believing it to be
the will and desire of our con
stituents resolve ourselves into sale
Peoples party and pledge our sacred
honor to support the principles a.
embodied in the platform as adopted
in St. Louis, Mo-, Feb. %, 1892. =
Resolved, That we demand
national currency safe, sound ant
flexible, issued by the general govern
ment only, full legal tender for al
debts, public and private, and tina
without the use of bankin!
corporations a just, equitable AM
efficient means of distribusion direc
to the people at tax not to exceed
per cent. be provided, as set forth il
the sub treasury plan of the Farmers
Alliance, or some better system: also
, by payments In discharge of ii
obligations for public improvements
We demand free and unlimite
coinage of silver. We demand ths
the amount of circulating medium b
! speedily increased to not less tha
$50 per capita. We demand
graduated income tax. We beliey
that the money of the countr
should be kept as much as possibl
Il in the hands Of the people, and heno
we demand all national and stat
revenue shall be limited to the ne,
essary expenses of the governmel
economically and honestly az
ministered. We demand that post
savings banks be established by IL
}. for the safe deposit Of Il
earnings Of the people and
facilitate exchange.
The land, including all the natur
= resources of wealth, is the heritage
all the people and should not
monopolized for speculative purpose
and alien ownership of land should
prohibited. All land now held
4 railroads and other corporations
~ excess of their actual needs, and
lands now owned by aliens, shou
be reclaimed by the government a
il held for actual settlers only.
Transportation being a means
exchange and public necessi'
= the government should own a
8 operate the railroads in the inter
. of the people. The telegraph a
telephone, like the postoffice syst
being necessity for transmission
news should be owned and opera
W. by the government in the interest
1.-THE people