Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-03-04
CHe pIatIOrm pN u
was presented by Chairman Kavanag!
Of the Committee ON Platform.
Platform of Principles, -

OF the on Platform. =
Platform Of Principles. y
In order to restrain the extortions of ag- =
gregated capital. to drive the money
changers out OF the temple, to form a per-
feet union. establish justice. insure domes-
tic tranquility. provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare and;
secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves
and our posterity, we do ordain and estab-
l1sh the following platform Of principles:
!. We declare the union of labor forces
OF the United States this day accomplished
permanent and perpetual. May its spirit
enter into all hearts for the salvation Of
the republic and the uplifting of mankind.
9. Wealth belongs to him who creates it.
Every dollar taken from industry without
TN equivalent is robbery. If any will not
work. neither shall he eat. The interests
of rural and urban labor are the same;
their enemies are identical.
3 We demand Il national currency, safe,
sound. and flexible. issued by the general
government only. "a full legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and that without
the use OF banking corporations, q lust,
equitable means of circulation at IL tax not
to exceed 2 per cent, as set forth in tho
sub-treasury plan of the Farmers Alliance
or some better system; also by payments in
discharge OF its obligation for public inn
provements.
4. We delsand free and unlimited coinage
of silver.
s. We demand that the amount of cir
culating medium lie speedily increased to
not less than $50 per capita.
6. We demand IL 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 national and State rev.
enues shall be limited to the pecessahv-ex~
penses OF the Government econonS CALI
and honestly administered.
8. We demand that postal savings banka
be established by the Government for the
safe deposit of the earnings of the people,
and to facilitate exchange.
0. Your subcommittee Upon land plank
beg to submit: TO your approval the follow.
ing: The lanu. including all the natural
resources Of yc 1lth. is the heritage OF all
people. and should not be monopolized for
speculative purposes, and alien ownership
OF land should be prohibited. All lands
now held by railroads and other corpora.
tions in excess of their actual needs and
all lands now owned by aliens shout be re-
claimed by the Government and held for
actual settlers only.
change and a public necessity, the Govern
ment should own and operate the railroads
in the interest of the people.
II. The telegraph and telephone, like@
the postofice system. being a necessity for
the transmission of news. should be owned
and operated by the Government in the IL.
terest of the people.
12. We demand that the Government Isl
sue legal-tender notes and pay the Union
soldier the difference between the price of
the deprecated money in which NklwasI
paid and gold.
Resolved. hat we hail this conferene6YEs
the contamination Of the perfect union I'd
the hearts and lands of all sections of oui
common country; the men who wore thu
gray and the men who wore the blue meet
here to e%xtinguish the last smoldering en-
bers of civil war in the tears of Joy OF
! united and happy people. and we agree q
curry the stars and stripes forward foreve
to the highest point of national greatnesd