The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-07-09
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WITNESSED for more than quarter of u
century the struggles of the two great
political parties for power aud plumber.
While grievous wrongs have been inflicted
upon O. suffering people, we charge that
the controlling Influences dominating both
these parties have permitted the exceed.
ing dreadful condition to develop with.
out serious efforts to prevent or restrain
thin. Neither do they now promise any
substantial reform. They have agreed to.
every Issue but ono. They propose 10
drown out the cries of the pinndered pco-
Pile with the uproar of % sham battle
over the tariff, SO that capitalistic
corporations, national banks, rings,
trusts, Matered stock the decentralization
of silver and oppres sions of usurers May
all be lost sight of They propose TO sac
riiice our homes, lives and children on the
altar OF niammon, to destroy the multitude
In order to secure the corruption funds OF
millionaires.
Assembled on the anniversary Of the
birth of our nation, and filled with the
spirit of the grand generation who estnb.
iished our independence. we seek to re-
store the government of the repnblie Id
the hands of the plain people, with
which class it originated. We assert our
purpose to be Identical with the purpose
of tho national constituiion-,o form IL
more perfect union, to establish Justice,
promote domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defense. promote the general
welfare and secure the blessings of lib.
erty for ourselves and posterity. We de
clare that this republic can only endure
MS II free government upon the love Of the
whole people for each other and for the
nation; that it cannot be pinned
together by bayonets; tha,
the civil war is over and
that every passion and resentment which
grew out of it must die with it, and that
we must be in fact as we are in name, on G
united brotherhood of free men.
Our country finds itself confronted by
conditions for which there Is no precedent
in the history OF the world Our anmnal
agricultural productions amount to bill
lions of dollars in value, which mus,
within few weeks or months be ex.
changed for billions of dollars of com
modities consumed in their production.
The existing currency supply is wholly
inadequate to make this exchange The
results are falling prices, tho formation OF
combines and rings and the impo*erisli,
meht of the producing classes, We pledge
ourselves that IL given power we will labor
to correct these evils by wise and reason.
able legislation. We believe the powers
of the government should be expanded
Gas in the ease of the postal strvice)
rs rapidly and as far Us the good sense pt
an intelligent people and the teachings OF
experience shall Justify, to the end tha,
oppression, injustice mud poverty Shall
eventually cease In the land
While Our sympathies MS n party of re-
form are naturally upon the side of every
proposition which will tend to make mel,
intelligent, vi;tuous and temperate, we
nevertheless card these questions ns
subordinate to the grcnt issues now press.
ing for solution, and upon which not only
individual prosperity, but the We exist
ence OF free institutions depend; bud we
ask all men to first help us determine
whether we are to have a republic to ad
minister before we differ as to the corldi
tons upon which 1t is to be Administered
believing that the forces of reform this
day set i'll motion will never cease to move
forward until every wrong Is remedicd,
ami equal privileges secured and cstub
itshed for all men and women, we de.
clare, therefor ~ hat the union of the
labor forces of the United States this dny
consummated shall be permanent and per.
petual; may it's spirit enter into all hear
ers for the salvation of the republic and
the npbuilding of manlsini; (2) wealth
belongs to him who Created it, and every
dollar taken from industry without an
equivalent return is robbery Ii my man
will not work neither shall he eat and (3)
we believe that the time has come whel,
railroad corporations must either own the
pSopic VI .ne people own inc corporations;
and should the government enter upori
the work of owning md managing any dr
all railroads, we should favor ;in amend.
nent to the constitution that nll employees
upon such roads shall. for the time being,
forego The exercise of their right of SUI.
frage i'll accordance with the precedent es.
tablishcd by the constitution rs to the in.
habitants OF the District of Columbia
Ihe platform proper as adopted is MS
follows,
Tho Platforni.
We demand a national Currency, safe
sound and flexible. to be issued by the
general government only, and to be full
legal tender for nll debts. public and psl.
vate, and that without the use of bankin G
corporations, iu t, equitable and eff
cient means of distribution TO the people
by n tax not to exceed = per cent per an.
mum, to be provided as set forth in the
sub trcasriry plan of the Farmers nlli
ance or n better system; also by pay
ments in discharge Of its obligations fo,
public improvements.
We demand the fee and unlimited cbin.
age of silver and gold ut the present legal
ratio of Is TO l.
we demand that the amount of the cir.
culating medium be speedily increased tc
not less than $50 per capita. We demand
graduated inromt tas
w pe'ieSc tiiut tuc money OIL lne cOun
try should be kept as much ns possible in
the hands of the people, and hence de-
mand that all state and national revenues
shall be limited to the necessary ex.
penses of the goernvmcnt, economically
and honestly administered
We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the
saie oeposit OF the earnings of the paople
and to facilitate exchange.
IrluSDOrtaifDnh heinz n mama of nv,
change and public necessity, the govern
ment should own and operate the railroads
in the interest of people
Telegraph and telephone systems, like
the postofiice systcm, being necessities for
the transmission Of news, should be
owned and operated by the government in
the interest Of the people
Land, including all natural sour es OF
wealth, is the heritage cf the people, and
should not be monopolizcd for speculative
purposes, and alien ownership of land
sho'ld be prohibited All land now held
by railroads nnd other corporations in
excess of their actual needs and all lands
now owned by aliens Should be reclaimed
by the government and held for actual
settlers only
Mr.. Branch, of Georgia, read the
platform proper. The strong sentences
picturing graphically the ruin of the
country unless these reforms were
adopted mot with appreciation, but
when the sentences relating to gov.
eminent ownership of transportation
in the peoples interest was reached
there was u demonstration which in
terrupted further progress, ex-senator
Van Wyck IN front OF. the hall, lead.
ing the Nebrnskh delegation and the
convention. The reading of nearly
every plank was enthusiastically
greeted with cheers and waving o1
hats; and the government OWNERSHIP
of railroads plank again got tu.
multnous greeting, in which it was
noticeable that Nebraska, Georgia,
Kansas and Texas led.
Applause and criGs of ''amen" from
all parts of the house was the rece D.
tion accorded the paragraph fayoring
government control of telephone ana
telegraph lines, and regular Baptist
camp meeting chorus greeted the
land plank.
The conclusion of the reading OF the
platform was warmly greeted Its
adoption was Instantly moved, and
though Missouri delegate was striv-
ing for. some unknown purpose to get
recognition, it was put through by
unanimous consent. Then the con-
vention broke over all restraint and
went wild. Delegates arose in their
chairs, cheering, swinging coats, wav-
ing hats and fans and throwing things
in the mir Sayara1 dalon,+a, ,,:. "a