The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-03-05

As Adopted by the Industrial Confer
enee at St. Louis.

from the various labor organlza-
tions Of the country, who, after
three days session, decided to form
a new political combination to be
known as the Peoples Party,
which will make itself felt in the
coming Presidential campaign
The joint con m ttee appointed
by the conf renee to name Time
and place for holding the nominat-
ing convention Of the new party,
met the day after the conference
adjourned aud selected Onaha,
Neb., as the place and July 4, 9s
the date.
The following is the platform of
the new party:
"This, the first great labor con-
ference Of tile United States and
of tile world-repreSenting all
divisions of urban and rural or
ganized industry, assembled in
national congress, invoking upon
its action the tiles ing and pro ec-
ton of Almighty God, puts forth,
to and for the producers of the
nation, this declaration of union
and independence:
s'The conditions which surround
us best justify our cooperation,
We meet in the midst Of a nation
brought to the verge of moral,
political and material ruin. Cor
ruption dominates the Dallot-bnx,
the Legislatures, the Congress,
and touches even the ermine of the
bench. The people are demoralized.
Many of the States have been
compelled to isolate the voters at
the polling-pldces, in orde- to pre-
vent universal intimidation OF
bribery. The newspapers are sub.
sidized or muzzled; public opiH-
ion sIenced; business Frustrated
our homes covered with mortgages
labor impoverished, and the hand
concentrating into the hands O
capitalists. The urban workmer
are denied the right of organizd
tion for s. If projections; imporie
pauperized labor beats down theii
wages a hireling standing army
nnrecognized by our laws, is es
tabliShed to shoot them down, am
they are rapidly degeneratimg int
European conditions. The fruiii
of the toll Of millions are boldl!
stolen to build up colossal f)rtunps
unprecedented in the history 0
the world, while their poss ssor
despise the Republic and endan
ger liberty. From the same pro
life womb of Governmental injuS
tice we breed the two great class
es-paupers and millianaires. Th
national power to create money ]
appropriated tn enrich bond-hold
ers; silver, which has been accept
cd as coin since the dawn of his
tory, has been demonetized to adj
to the purch sing power of gol
by decreasing the value of al
forms of property, as well as hi
man labor and the supply of cur
lency is puiposrly abridged T
fatten usurers, bankrupt ent,
prise and enslave industry.
vast conspiracy agai' st mankin
has been organized ON two cont
nents and is taking possession {
the word. Ifit is not overthrow
at once, it forbodes terrible sori
convulsiOns, the destruction
civilization or the establishment I
an absolute despotism.
ain this crisis of human affair
the int, lligent working people an
producers of the United Stat
have come together III the nam
of peace, order and society, to d.
fend liberty, prosperity and ju
tice.
awe declare our union and II
dependence. We assert our pu
pose to vote with that political o
ganization which represents OF
principles.
"We charge that the control
ing influences dominating The o
political parties have allowed tt
existing dreadful conditions to IL
yelOp without serious effort to r
strain or prevent them. Neither
they now intend to accomplish r
form. They have agreed togeth
to ignore in the coming campaie
every issue but one. They propo
to drown the outcIiss of plu
dered people with the uproar of
sham battle over the tariff; so th
corporations, National Bank
rings, trusts, swaterrP stocks, Il
demonstration of silver, and Il
oppresslons of usnrers may all
lost sight of. They propose to sa
rlfce our homes and children np'
the altar OF mammnn; to destr'
the hopes of the multitude in ord
to secure corruption funds fro
the great lords of plumber.
aWe assert that political {
ganIzation, representing the po
tical principles herein stated,
necessary 10 redress the grieya
ces of which We complain.
Assembled on the auniversa
ofthe illustrIous man who led I