The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-09
Our country finds itself confronted

by conditions for which there is no
precedent in the history Of the world !;
our annual agricultural productions
amount to billions of dollars in value,
which must within a few weeks per
haps be exchanged for billions of dol
lars 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 impoverishment of the pro-
lucing class. We pledge ourselves
that if given power we will labor to
correct these evils by wise and reason
able legislation in accordance with the
terms of our platform.
We balieve that the powers of gov
eminent should be expanded, as in the
case of the postal service. as rapidly
and as far as the good sense of an in.
telligent people and the teachings OF
experience shall justify, to the end that
oppression, injustice and poverty shall
eventually cease in the land,
While our sympathies, as a party Of
reform, are naturally upon the side OF
every proposition which will tend to
make men intelligent, virtuous and tenn
perate, we nevertheless SIS regard these
ques tions, important as they are, as
subordinate to the great issues now
pressing for solution, and upon which
not only our individual prosperity. but
the very existence OF free institutions
depends; and we ask all men to first
help US determine whether we are to
have a republic to administer before we
differ as to the condition upon which it
is to be administered, believing that
the forces Of reform this day organized
will never cease to move forward until
every wrong is remedied, and the equal
privileges securely established for all
the men and women of the country
We declare, therefore
|. That the union of the labor forces
of the United States, this day consum
mated, shall be permanent and perpet.
ual. May its spirit come into all hearts
for the salvation of the republic and
the uplifting OF mankind.
9. Wealth belongs to him who ere.
ates it, aud every dollar taken from
industry. without an equivalent is
robbery. "lf any will not work neither
shall he eat" The interests OF rufa
and civic labor are the same; THEN
enemies are identical.
We believe that tine has come
when the railroad corporations viii
either own the people or the people
must own the railroads, and should the
government enter upon the work Of
owning and managing any or all rail
roads, we should favor an amendment
to the constitution by which all person;
engaged in the government service
which shall be placed under cvl
service regulations of the most rigic
character, so as to prevent the increase
of the power Of the national admins
tration by the use of such additiona
government employees. The platform
FINANCE.
, First We demand a National cur
rency safe, sound, and flexible. ISSUED
by the General Government only, a full
; legal tender for all debts, public anc
private, and that without the use o.
banking corporations, just, equitable
and efficient means of distribution direc
| to the people at q tag not TO exceed 8
per cent, per annum, to be provided al
set forth in the sub treasury plan of thu
) Farmers Alliance, or better system
!, also by payments in discharge of it
obligations for public Improvements,
We demand free and unlimited coin
age Of silver and gold at the presen
legal ratio Of lG to |.
We demand that the amount of cir
cuiating medium be speedily increase,
to not less than $50 per capita.
We demand graduated income tax
: We believe that the money of th
country should be kept as much as pos
sible in the hands of the people, anc
hence we demand that ali States ant
National revenues shall be limited tt
the necessary expenses of the Govern
ment economically and honestly admin.
istered.
} We demand that postal savings bank
e be established by the Government fo
the safe deposit of the earnings of tn
e people and to facilitate exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
( Second. Transportation being
means of exchange and public neces
sity, the Government should own ant
operate the railroads in the interest {
! the people.
The telegraph and telephone, lik
the post office system, being a necessit
= for the transmission of news, should b
D owned and operated by the Government
!, in the Interast of the nannle