The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-14
A GREAT PLATFORM.
The Peoples Party Eclipses All
Previous Efforts.
ROLL OF STATE DELEGATES.
Down With the Poll Tax!-Fight Over
Resolutions of Thanks to the
telegraph"

The King county convention Of the Peo-
| pies party was held in Grand Army hall
| yesterday with about ninety delegates
present. F. ]. Jeferies. chairman of the
county central committee, called the meet
ing TO order and a permanent organization
was effected with ". Z. Maddox as chair
man and ". II. Black IS temporary secre-
| tary. The morning WAS spent in talking
| OF sundry matters OF party interest.
| good many people wanted to say some
| thing and most who wanted TO free their
minds did so. NJ F. Knox made an adj
| dress described in the minutes OF the Sec
| rotary as IAN imprisoned speech" The
| chronicler of Mr.. knox's fervor added:
The convention was spell-bound by the
| force of his oratory."
| In the afternoon the following delegates
| were elected to the state convention 1T
| Ellensburg, July %:
f Clayson. =. J. Jefieries, P. r. Carroll, John
| p. Ennis, William J. larkin, L n. Robbins,
| William Pinckney. James III. May, W. II. Black.
! II. Mckernsn. c. y. Prouty, John Williamson,
| George / Carmichael. Walker Walker, George l.
! Moore. J. t. Gslmour. 5. \. Miller, NJ. B. Mad
| d0x. Nathan Anderson. W L Thomson Armand
| Johnson. WiIiism Vsn Wafer. Jacob Davidson,
| c. B Dawson, H. G. Dell. :. NJ Allen. NJ. F.
| Krax.
| When the question of the DELEGATES was
| safely disposed Of John r. Ennis reported
| for the committee on resolutions Many
| OF the members had wanted the conven-
| ton 10 approve Of their pct polilica, hob
| hies. and the committee had evidently
| adonted the cood-natured motto. every
| thing goes" for the following elegant
| literary illusions made NJ the resolutions
as offered and adonted:
First Reso'ea3. Thst this convention en-
| phaticsl'y iniorse the principles ard platform
| of TIE Onaha convention ami the noble stand
for progress and reform exhibited bv the nomi-
nation al that s.snneh friend of humanity
James r. Wesvar. our leadar and his gallant
| aide JsT1es q. F=elis
Second Pesa'vef. That in the selection Of
these two stsnis-d bearers. the ona from the
! North AMI the othe- from Tire South. this marty
has buried sect;ona'iSr1. aud that we extend a
-aue-al invitation n al patriotic citizens ira
snecti~e Of rare. locality or prsvious po,itieal
allegiance - mite in raising our fqr from the
u9i-e in which corruption in politics hiss so long
t-alci Il: making ou- country free in spirit as
we'll a in ue1ne
Thi-f- Reselrc' That we deerly symosthiza
with he iaha-inr classes in the suffering Of
wrongs committed against us BY canitsl we
| tie0-eca'e thr destruction Of life or pro rer,v
| AMI wish I. distinctly understood We are not
anarchists nor defenders of anerehv, the real
anarchists being men and corporations. who in
defiance .. lsw. enp'oy Pinkertons to crush
wnrkiagmar and enslave labor
FoGr;h-RtS9ivoi.T hat the employment ~ other
than the regular instituted civil authorities for
the Enforcement at laws. is directly opposed to
the letter and snirie of American institutions
and that we condemn the Pinke-tonian o-sani-
cation as = plague srot in the soil of liberty
Re * further resolved that none hut citizens of
the stat, be eligible 50 act deputy sherifs or
aids tn tho -eculsrlv constituted authorities.
Fifth-Reso'rsf Tha. we are unaltarahly or
nosei 20 fusion with either of the old parties;
thst we sre in the middle of the road; thas the
wealth-D-oiucers and all DESTROYS OF good gov
ernruent and opposed 70 class legislation are
cordially invited - leave the old PARTIES and
join rs II the Democrats want fusion. they
can get IL on the same tsrms thew did in Kansas
viz: endorse our ticket from governor 10 con
stable
sixeh-RssaIref. That the present cumbersome
and extensive machinery of our state govern
raent is far IN excess OF requirements. and.
further. Tint the swsrm Of officials. committees
boards, CLERKS. copvis.s etc. together with the
unreasonable salaries paid. is fair illustration
OF the extravaganza and recklessness OF the
party in p>wer
Seventh Resoiraf. Thst We are opposed 20
Chinese ime,ieratioa. and all that il implies
plies - couDterfe,tIng Of money should apply
u counteriej,inS manufactured articles and
labels. and advise the same penalty attach for
violations Of the law.
Ninth-Pess,vsi That We favor the sholition
Of the poll tax. as being unjust and ureonstitu-
| tional.
Ter;h- Reso'ras Tha, all mortgages should
te taxei
EIevs2th-Reso'eSi That the state should fur
nish the pGh.ie schools with hooks at cost
Twelith-Resotest. That we demsaa inmsdi-
ate legislation regarding the oppression Of usury
in .ais STATE ani shat minimum rate of inter
est should Re established, and that the taking
Of bonuses Or adoption O. otSe- means 10 escape
such re<nlstians ne made 10 work forfeiture of
| 10th principal and interesI
Th3rfeeu5a- RcSalessi. That we denouace the
letha~Sy / Ta.sdgraetai efforts of the county
commissioners whereby the outside settlement
Of King coaaty, although taxpayers aud pro-
ducsrs, a-e deprived OF sa{lsh.e roads on which
70 t-aIsIe- taer PRODUCTS 20 the center OF COM
merec. and iAey sa4 their families arc thereby
deprived O. the means % procuring the bare
neee~s ties ci life, and We woald respectfully
asS for az accounting al the roai poll tax COL
! lsc.e3.
Fourteenth ssa,rstf That when the Peoples
psrIg comes in,o power We Will establish and
maintain tEee employment: Offices - enable the
employer and eIapioye 10 come together free of
charge = eithe-.
Fifteenth Eesa'rsi. That We express orr ap-
probation %. she uoole efforts o. our local pa
7 pa-, Via RsoP'ss Cell. 70 keep our cause be.o-e
,he plu.ic, and that We feel deep sense Of OBJ
ijsatoR u IS CORPS Of able writers aud earnest
/ u1I&ers. VINO have 50 long sustained q gallant
f5-h- s-aiae, tae evils az the day, opposed 10
tbesr own P-cuaisry Interests: and that We es-
TcC5gl.v desire = xpress oGT gratitude 70 thar
whee-her>e. ~ 2 knex: 20 the geaius Of the
tst o5'lee, Ms. Carrie !. Knox. IL t1e immortal
ls-ei. >&coGursI. tt3s Trapper, - tGe a.LFO0nd
athlete ~ tGe cause, Elw.n Jsfries, and 10
thai Two edged Damascus a.4de, W. J. Caldwell
= XfevU3a- Rszsiees Tha; we reeogn(za buttwo
parties. =, beng the Ield. the Bankers and
the teog'e's parry
The endurance Of the delegates may be