The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-31
Peoples Party Platform.


rectly instruct them.
First, the platform declares for a
national currency safe, sound and
flexible issued by the general gov
eminent only, full legal tender for
all debts public and private, and
that without the use of banking cor
porations, DC.
Now, is this in opposition to the
original principles Of democracy
We find by reference to political
platforms that in 1891 bill passed
congress establishing a national
bank Hamilton and Knox champion
ed it and declared it constitutional,
while Jefferson and Randolph OPP
posed it and declared it unconstitu-
tional- Then the Father of Dem
ocracy stood upon the st. Louis
platform in opposition to national
banks.
The DEMOCRAT has the platform
demanding a circulating medium of
$500 per capita when properly it is
$50 per capita fThis was typo
graphical error overlooked in the
proof-Ed.
Again the DEMOCRAT SAYS the
platform announces for more pen
sions, in short anything and every
thing desired by the opponents of
the two old parties.
Now, the fact is there is not a line
in that platform demanding pen
sions in any way Many partisan
papers have misled the people by
publishing resolutions that were
adopted by the convention as a part
of the platform. There were three
resolutions adopted as follows:
The first
Resolved, That the question of
female suffrage be referred to the
legislatures of the different states
for favorable consideration.
The second
Resolved, That the government
should issue legal tender notes and
pay the union soldiers the difference
between the price of deprecated
money in which he was paid and
gold.
The third is resolution of the
union Of hearts and hands of all
sections of our country.
1t will be understood at once that
these were resolutions and not
planks of the platform
give the platform in full as pub
lished in National Economist, organ
of the f. A. /. L. / hope the peo-
pie may have an opportunity to read
and Judge for themselves.
j. O. HEARS.
Potts Station, March 10, 1892.
This is the platform referred to:
FINANCE
First-We demand national cur
rency safe, sound, and flexible, is
sued by the general government on
", full legal tender for all debts,
public and private; and that with
out the use of banking corporations
just, equitable and efficient means
of distribution direct to the people
at tax not to exceed per cent be
provided, as set forth in the sub
treasury plan of the Farmers ALI
ance.-or some better system; also, by
payments in discharge of it's obliga-
tfons for public improvements.
We demand free and unlimited
coinage Of silver.
We demand that the amount Of
circulating medium be speedily in
creased to not less than $50 per cap
tia.
We demand graduated income
tax
We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people,
and hence we demand all national
and State revenue shall be limited
TO the necessary expenses of the
government economically and hon
estly administered
We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern
ment for thsssss deposits g 5ssssisss The earn
lings of the people and TO facilitate
exchange.
| Second-The land, including all
the natural resources of wealth, is
the heritage of all the people and
should not be monopolized for spec
ulative 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 own
ed by aliens, should be reclaimed BIZ
the government and held for actual
settlers only.
TRANSPORTATION,
| Third-Transportation being a
means of exchange and public ne
esssity, the government should own
and operate the railroads in the in
terest of the people.
| The telegraph and telephone, like
the post-office system. being a neces-
sity for transmission Of news, should
be owned and operated by the gov
eminent in the interest Of the pe0-
| pie
| Mr. Hearn takes exception to the
| DEMOCRATS synopsis Of the Peoples
party platform mainly We infer, be-
cause it was stated that the "mili-
tary plank" was adopted and made
part Of the platform Possibly Mr.,
Hearn has been misled by some OF
his party organs, several Of which
have left off that plank for reasons