The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30


best justify our cooperation. We meet
in the midst of nation brought to the
verge Ct political and material ruin
corruption dominates the ballot box
the Legislatures, the Congress- and
touches even the ermine Of the bench
The people are demoralzed most O.
the States have been compelled to iso-
late the voters at the polling places to
prevent universal intimidation or brlb
cry. The newspapers are subsidized o.
muzzled public opinion silenced, bus
mess prostrated our homes covered
with MORTGAGES, labor impoverished
and the land concentrating in the hand:
OF the capitalists.
Silver which has been used as colr
since the dawn of history, has beer
demonetized to add to the purchasing
power of gold by decreasing the value
of all firms of property as well as o
human labor, and the supply of cur
rency is purposely abridged to fatter
usurers, bankrupt enterprise and ensiav'
industry. A vast conspiracy agains
mankind has been organized on tw'
continents, and is rapidly taking pos
session of the world. If not met anc
overthrown at once it forebodcs terrible
social convulsions, the destruction o
civilization or the establishment of al
absolute despotlsm.
We declare, therefore
l. That the union of the labor force
of the United States, this day consum
mated, shall be permanent and perpct
ual. May its spirit come into all heart
for the salvation of the republic anc
the uplifting of mankind.
2. Wealth belongs to him who ere
ates it, and every dollar taken from
industry. without an equivalent i
robbery. al any will not work neithe
shall he eat" The interests of rura
and civic labor are the same; thei
enemies are identical.
We believe that time has com
when the railroad corporations will
either own the people or the peop
must own the railroads, and should tn
government enter upon the work o
owning and managing any or all rail
roads, we should favor an amendmen
to the constitution by which all person
engaged in the government servic
which shall be placed under cvi
service regulations of the most rigi
character, so as to prevent the increas
of the power Of the national admins
tration by the use of such addtiona
government employees. The platform
FINANCE.
First We demand National cur
rency, safe, sound, and flexible. issue
by the General Government only, lul
legal tender for all debts, public an
private, and that without the use 0
banking corporations, just, equitable
and Efficient means of distribution direc
to the people at a tag not to exceed
per cent, per annum, to be provided a
set forth in the sub treasury plan of tn
Farmers Alliance, or better system
also by payments in discharge of it
obligations for public improvements.
We demand free snd unlimited coir
age of silver and gold at the presen
legal ratio of l6 to l.
We demand that the amount of eli
cuating medium be speedily increase
to not less than $50 per capita.
We demand a graduated income taz
We believe that the money of tn
country should be kept as much as po'
sible in the hands of the people, an
hence We demand that oil States an
National revenues shall be limited I
the necessary expenses of the Govern
ment economically and honestly admin
istered.
We demand that postal savings bank
be established by the Government fc
the safe deposit of the earnings of th
people and TO facilitate exchange.
TRANsBeRTATfGN,
Second, Transportation being
means Of exchange and public nece
sity, the Government shoAld own an
operate the railroads in the interest ,
the people.
Tho telegraph and telephone, lii
the post Office system, being necessir
for the transmission of news, should
owned and operated by the Governmel
in the interest of the people.
LAND.
Third The land, including all II
natural sources of wealth, is the herit
age of the people, and should not
monopolized for speculative purpose
and alien ownership of land should
prohibited, All land now held b
railroads and other corporations in ex
cess OF their actual needs and all lauC
now owned by alieps should be reclaim
ed by the Government and held f,
actual settlers only.