The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-02

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
telligeut 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 party Of
reform, are naturally upon the side Of
every proposition which will tend to
make men intelligent, virtuous and tenn
perate, we nevertheless regard these
questions, 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:
1. 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.
2. Wealth belongs to him who ere.
ates it, and every dollar taken from
industry. without an equivalent is
robbery. "lf any will not work neither
shall he eat" The interests of rural
and civic labor are the same; their
enemies are identical.
We believe that time has come
when the railroad corporations will
either own the people or the people
must own the railroads, and should the
&C vernment enter upon the work Of
owning and managing any or all rail
roads, we should favor an amendment
to the constitution by which all persons
engaged in the government service
which shall be placed under evil
service regulations of the most rigid
character, so as to prevent the increase
of the power Of the national admins.
tration by the use of such additional
government employees. The platform
FINANCE.
First. We demand National cur
rency, safe, sound, and flexible. issued
by the General Government only, full
legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and that without the use OIL
banking corporations, just, equitable
and efficient means of distribution direct
to the people at tax not to exceed
per cent, per annum, to be provided at
set forth in the sub treasury plan of the
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 16 to 1.
We demand that the amount of cir
culating medium be speedily increased
to not less than $50 per capita.
We demand a graduated income tax
We believe that the money of thu
country should be kept as much as pos
sible in the hands of the people, ant
hence we demand that all States anG
National revenues shall be limited t.
the necessary expenses of the Govern
ment economically and honestly admin
istered.
We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the Government fol-
the safe deposit of the earnings of the
people and to facilitate exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
Second. Transportation being &.
means Of exchange and a public neces
sity, the Government should own anG
operate the railroads in the Interest o.
the people.
The telegraph and telephone, like
the post office system, being a necessity
for the transmission Of news, should BIZ
owned and operated by the Government
in the interest of the people.
LAND.
Third. The land. including all the
natural sources of wealth, is the hertz
age of the people, and should not b.
monopolized for speculative purposes