People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-01

OF the electoral rights of the people in the sew
eral states, the subjugation of the colored peo-
pie TO the control Of the party in power and the
reviving Of race antagonisms now happily
abated, Of the utmost peril TO the safety and
happiness Of all; measure deliberately and
justly described BIZ leading republican sen
ator as 1.-THE most infamous bill that ever
crossed the threshold of the senate" Such
policy, II sanctioned by law, would mean the
dominance OF self perpetuating oligarchy Of
ofice-holders, and the party first entrusted
with its machinery could be dislodged from
power only by an appeal to the reserved right
OF the people to resist oppression,
which is inherent in all self governing
communities. Two years ago this rev.
dictionary policy was emphatically condemned
by the people at the polls, but in contempt OF
that verdict the republican party has defantly
declared in its latest authoritative utterance
that its success in the coming elections will
mean the enactment of the force bill and the
usurpation Of despotic control over elections in
all the states. Believing that the preservation
OF republican government in the United. States
is dependent upon the defeat Of this policy
OF legalized force and fraud, we invite the sup.
port OF all citizens who desire to see the consti.
tuition maintained in its integrity with the
| laws pursuant thereto, which have given
our country 100 years OF unexampled
prosperity; and we pledge the democratic party,
If 1t be entrusted with power, not only to the
defeat OF the force bill, but also TO relentless
opposition to the republican policy Of profiigate
expenditure which, in the short space Of two
years, has squandered an enormous surplus
and emptied an overlooking treasury, after
piling new burdens of taxation upon the already
overtaxed labor of the country.
Sec. g. We denomce republican protection as
a fraud The labor Of the great majority OF the
American people for the benefit Of the few. We
declare il. to be fundamental principle of the
democratic party that the federal government,
has no constitutional power to impose and col.
leet tariff duties, except for the purpose Of rev.
enue only and we demand that the collection OF
such taxes shall be limited to the necessities OF
the government when honestly and economic.
ally administered.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff law enacted
by the Fifty-frst congress as the eliminating
atrocity OF class legislation; We indorse
the efforts made by the democrats of the pres.
ent congress to modify its most Oppres.
sive features in the direction Of free raw mate
rails and cheaper manufactured goods that en-.
ter into general consumption: and we promise
its repeal - one of the benefcent results that
Will follow the action Of the people in entrust
ing power TO the democratic party Since the
Mckinley tariff went into operation there have
been ten reductions Of the wages OF laborinp
men TO one increase We deny that there has
been any increase Of prosperity to the country
since that tariff went into operation; third
we point to the dullness and dis
tress with wage reductions and strikes
in the iron trade as the best possible
| evidence that no such prosperity has resulted
from the Mckinley act. We call the attention
| OF thoughtful Americans 10 the fact that after
thirty years Of restrictive tariff against the i'm.
| portation Of foreign wealth in exchange for oul
! agricultural surplus the homes and farms Of
the country have become burdened with a
real estate mortgage debt of over $50
100000, exclusive Of all other forms o.
| indebtedness; that in one of the chief agri.
cultural states Of the west there appears a real
estate mortgage debt averaging sl65 per
capita OF the total population and that similar
in the other agricultural exporting states W.
denounce policy which fosters no industry Sc
much as it does that OF the sheriff.
Sec 4. Trade interchange on the basis OF re
ciprocal advantages 10 the countries participat
ing is time honOred doctrine of the democrati,
faith but we denOunce the sham reciprocity
which Iuggles with the peoples desire for en-
larged foreign markets and freer exchange by
pretending TO establish closer trade relations fol
acountry whose articles of export are almost ex
clusively agricultural products with other coun
tries that are also agricultural, while erecting
a custom house barrier Of prohibitive tariff
taxes against the richest countries Of III,
world that stand ready TO take our entire sur
plus of products and to exchange therefor com
modities which are necessaries and comforts o
life among our own people.
Sec D We recognize in the trusts anC
combinations which are designed Il
enable capital to secure more than IL
just share Of the Joint product Of capi
tai and labor a natural consequence,
OF the prOhibitive taxes which prevent the FREE
competition which Is the life Of honest trade
but we believe their worst evils can be abate,
by law and we demand the rigid enforcement o
the laws made to prevent and control them. to
gether with such further legislation in restrain
OF the abuses as experience may show to be nee
Cssary.
Sec, The republican party, while professini
policy of reserving the public land for small
holdings by actual settlers has given away tn
peoples heritage till now few railroat
and nonresident aliens, individual and cor
porate, possess larger area than tina
OF all our farms between the two seas
Inc last democratic administration reverse
the improvdent and unwise Dolicv @
the republican party touching the public dc
man, and reclaimed from corporations an
syndicates, alien and domestic, and restored I
the people nearly l0)0O,Ol0 acres Of valuabl
land TO be sacredly held as homesteads for on
citizens. and We pledge ourselves TO confirm
this policy until every acre of land so unla,
July held shall be reclaimed and restored {
the people.
Sec l. We denounce the republican legislq
ton known as the Sherman actof 1870 as n COW
ardly makeshift, fraught with possibilities q
danger in the future which should make all @
us supporters as well as its author anxious 70
It's speedy repeal We hol to the use of bot
gold and silver as the standard money Of IN
country and TO the coinage Of both gold and 81
yer without discriminating against eithe
metal or charge for mintage, but the do
lar unit OF coinage Of both metals must b
OF equal intrinsic and exchangeable value. or b
adjusted through International agreement @
by such safeguards Of legislation as shall IN
sure the maintenance Of the parity Of the tw
metals and the equal power Of every dollar a