The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-11-09
wrm eYKAmA RK.ATyspHE1G.

Asn,snblad MON .the enc hundred aMa glz-
eaeneh anniversary OF the Declaration % IAae-
rendence the PSopls's party Of America, " Ms
hfat national convention, invoking upon tneH
ncEIon the blssaing Of Almighty God Euts tcrtns
IA the narno and on behalf OF the people Of thlS
country tho following preamble and decl@rAuo9
Of principles; The conditions which earrounG w :
~ bass Justify our cooperation; wo meet 10 tnS
nidgf Oh 9 nation brought to the verge OF moral
political and material ruin; corruption aomls:
nntes the ballot-bOx, Legislatures, congress- ana Az
Touches even the ermine OF the ooncn. 1nS
people are demoraliged; most Of the states nave
beei, compelled 10 isolate voters az polling
nlaoea 10 prevent universal intimidation oe
bribery, Newspapers are largely s1bsIdiEed
or muSzled; public opinion gilenced; business
prostratsd; our homes covered with mortgages;
iabor impoyerished and the land concentrating
In the hands Of the capitalists. Urban woremen
are denied the right OF organization tor eelI-pro-
lection; i'm ported, paupeTiEed labor beats GOWN
their wages; hireling standing army uHrsSSoE 80.
down, and they are rapidly degenerating INTO
European conditions; the fruits OF the t0h ot
millions are bodily stolen to build up collos:al
fortunes for the few unprecedented tn the MS
tory OF mankind, and the possesaorp OF tnese IN
turn despise the republic and endanger liberty;
froEn the same prolific womb OF governmental
injustice, we breed two great Glasses - ramps
aud millfOnaires; the national power 70 create
money Is appropriated TO enrich bOndholdersi
the vast public debt, payable In legal tender our
Roncy, has been funded into gold -0parins bonds,
thereby adding millions to the burdens OF the
people; silver which has been accepted ~ coin
since the dawn Of history has been domonetiIed
TO add to tho purchasing power of COLO oy de-
oreasing tho value Of all forms OF property ~
well as human labor, and the eupply or currency
Is purposely abridged to tatten 9surers bank.
Rppt enterprise and enelave industry; yaSg
conspiracy against mankind has been orga iEed
on tho two continents and 10 rapidly taking pos
eeasion OF the world; IL not mot and overthrown
&C once Il forebodes terrible social convulsion,
the destruction Of capitalization or tho establish
nent Of absolute despotism; we have Witnessed
for more than q quarter Of a century tho strug-
Rlea Of the two great political parties Tor power
and Dlnnder, while grievouS wrongs nave been
Indicted upon the people; We charge that tho
controlling influences dominating both THESE
paTties have permitted the existing dreadful
conditions to develop without serious effort to
RRevent or restrain them; neither do they now
promise ns any substantial reform; they have
HRrcod together In the coming campaign TO tg-
more every issue bat one; they propose to drown
shO cries Of the plundered people With tho 9P-
roar OF cham battle over tariR, 90 that capital,
corporations, national bankp, krust9. wAterod
OtOcks, demonstration Of silver and the opproS-
sion Of Insurers may be lost sight Of; they pro.
p0Ge to Sacrihce our homes, lives and childraR
"a the altar OF mammnn; 10 destroy the multitude
a. order 10 secure corruption funds from nail
McnAiYea Assembled on the anniversary Uf the
ksRthslAy Of the nation, and hLad with tho spiylt
NR the grand generation who established eur IN
% the hands Of the plain people, with which
Nlase Il originated; we assert our purposes 70
bo identical with the purposes Of the national
OuAgtltution; TO form more perfect union, e.
~, provide for common defense, promote
WSncrh welfare and Secure the blsssing1
a liberty for ourselves and oar posterityi
wo declare that this government can only
1pon tho love Of the whole people for each
Dther and TOR the nationi that Y cannot be
Dinned together BY bayonets that tho civil war
y over and that every passion and reeontmenge
which grew ont Of the war must due with IT, and
that we must In fact a. we'll 40 In name become
united brotherhood Of free men; our country
Ands itself confronted By conditions for which
there 10 no precedent In the world; our annua!
agricultural productions amount to billion OF
aollars In value, which must IN Q few weeks or
monthR be exchanged for billions Of dollars
wOrth OF commodities Of other produotionSi the
currency supply is wholly inadequate TO make
this exchange, and the results are railing OF
Drices, the formation OF combines and rings
snd the impoverishment Of the producing claSs;
W. pledge ourselves that, II given the power, We
WILL labor TO correct theee evi by wise ana
Fsasonabts legislation, In accordance with the
tsrms Of our platform; We believe that the pow
GEn uf government, In other words, OF the people,
should be expanded (as In case OF the postal
0arVioe) a. rapidly and 40 TAR - the good sense
ea an Intelligent people ard the teachings OF ex-
psEience Shall justify, TO the end that oppres-
eSnss In this land. While our Sympathies, a.
MO party Of reform, Gre naturally upon the Sid0
& sTary proposition which viii tend to make
IMen intelligent, yirtuous and temperate, we
nsyertheless regard these questions, Important
q they are, A. secondary to the great issues now
RResslng for solution, and upon which not only
SnR individual prosperity, but the very existence
q eur free institutions depend; and we ask all
NsA TO help n hrst determine wnethsr We are TO
have Ia, republic to administer before We diHer
40 10 tho conditions upon which II 10 TO be adj
mlnistered; believing that the forces Of reform
this day organized viii never cease TO move for
ward until every wrong 10 romedied and lawful
Fghts and equal privileges securely established
epR all men and women Ia this country, We DE-
alars therefore;
yirst-Thas the union OF tho labor forces Of
ne United Sta e. this day contaminated shAll
bo permanent and perpetual; mny its spirit conO
tAsO all hearts for the salvation Of mankind
Second Wealth belolgs to him who creates it,
end every dollar taken from industry without