Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-05

on resolutions was not anxious to make
progress, for the reason that it, as a
whole, preferred Judge Gresham for the
candidate and wanted time to get an
agreement from him that he would let
the convention nominate him. The
motion was carried, but the committee
reported that it was not prepared yet to
make even a partial report.
Ward OF Missouri moved to suspend
the rules and proceed to ballot for the
nomination of candidates. This was
seconded, but there was no intention on
the part OF the ardent Gresham men to
| give up hope. and Illinois delegates
made the point OF order that the motion
was contrary to the rules. The chair
man oyerruled the point Of order, on
on the ground that the convention
could do as it pleased. Wards motion
was then tabled, on motion of Ellington
of Georgia.
Lamb OF Texas, Weaver man and
also working for Terrill for vice presi>
dent, moved to adopt the entire ST.
Louis platform as party platform.
Brown of Massachusetts declared that
the st. Louis platform was one upon
which the organizations OF united labor
stood. They did not intend that any
thing be taken from it or added to it..
''If the committee desire additional
resolutions, said he, "they can move
them when they return. Therefore let
us adopt the St. Louis platform and pro-
ceed with the nomination OF Peoples
leader upon the principles which are TO
smash plutocracy. Let the nominating
speeches be made on the Fourth OF
July, the national day of the country's
independence" ~
Mcdowell of Tennessee objected to the
attempt to form precedent. and Man
ming, the boy orator of Alabama, added
| his quota.
PLATFORM COMMITTEE sTAMPEDED.
The effect of the proceedings in the
convention was to alarm the resolutions
committee. They became etampeded
and soon filed on the stage with the
platform hastily brought to completion.
Their appearance removed the cause for
a fight on the floor, and the convention
| became silent while Thomas Gator of
California read the preamble of the
unanimous report OF the committee. AT
the conclusion of its reading, Gator
asked thatit be adopted, and this was
done unanimously,
4 iThe preamble adopted was the same
as printed in yesterdays HERALD, with
the exception of the last paragraph
about railroads, for which the following
was substituted i
| Third-We believe the time has come
when the railroad corporations will
either own the people or the people
must own the railroads, and should the
| government enter upon the work of
holding and managing any or all rail-
roads, we should favor an amendment
to the constitution by which all
| persons engaged in the govern
ment service shall be placed under
a civil service regulation of the most
rigid character. SO as to prevent an in
crease OF the power OF the national ad-
miniatration by the use OF such ad-
TIE PLATFORM PROPER.
We demand national currency, safe,
sound and flexible, issued by the gen.
eral government, full legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and that
without the use OF banking corpora
tions; just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution to the people !; a
| tax not to exceed two per cent per an
mum, to be provided as set forth in the
sub-treasury plan of the Farmers Alli-
ance, or better system; also by pay
| ments in the discharge of its obliga-
| tions for public improvements.
We demand free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of sixteen to one.
We demand that the amount of the
circulating medium be speedily in
creased to not less than $50 per capita.
We demand q graduated income tax.
We believe the money of the country
should be kept, as much as possible, in
the hands of the people, and hence de-
mand that all state and national reve-
nues shall be limited to the necessary
expenses of the government, economic
ally and honestly administered.
We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for
the eafe deposit of the earnings of the
people and to facilitate exchange.
Transportation being means of ex-
change and public necessity, the gov
ernment should own and operate the
railroads in the interest OF the people
The telegraph, like the postoffice
system, being necessity for the trans
mission of news, should be owned and
operated by the government in the in
terest of the people.
Land, including all natural sources of
wealth, is the heritage of the people,
and should not be monopolized for
speculative purposes, and alien owner
ship of land should be prohibited. All
land now held by railroads and 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.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Branch of Georgia read the platform
proper. The reading of nearly every
plank was received with some applause.
The free silver plank was enthusiatic-
ally greeted with cheers and the waving
of hats, and the government ownership
of railroads plank got tumultuous
greeting, in which it was noticeable that
Nebraska, Georgia. Kansas and Texas
led. Applause and cries OF ''amen'
from all parts of the house was the re-
ception accorded the paragraph favoring
gove control of telephone and
telegraph lines. A regular Baptist
camp meeting chorus greeted the land
plank. W
The conclusion of the reading of the
platform was warmly greeted, and It'll
adoption was instantly moved, and
though Missouri delegate was striving
for some unknown purpose to get recog
| nitiOn If was mt throuph hV mani