Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-07-15
INDEPENDENTS In LINE.
THIRD PARTY MEN GATHERING
FOR THE CONVENTION.
Principies-PIanks from the Party's
Platform.

Will meet In national convention In
this city at 10 O'Clock on Saturday
morning. The delegates are already
beginning to arrive and there are indi-
cations that the natal day OF the re-
public-the Fourth OF July-will wit
ness the birth of a great political party
which is to be menace TO the old
organizations which have SO long
striven for supremacy in the nation.
There is not the slightest evidence of
discord in any direction, and there
seems a general resolve all around to
make this convention harmonious
gathering at which is to be firmly &C.
mented into one symmetrical whole
all the Heterogeneous elements that go
to make up those various political and
industrial orders and associations that
have heretofore refused to assimllate
into any great political organization.
AT the first days session the only
business to be transacted will be the
perfecting OF the temporary organiza-
ton and the announcement OF the
committees on credentials, resolutions
and permanent organization. There
will be but few contests, and the CON-
mittee on credentials will probably
complete its labors in one brief ses-
sion. The committee on permanent
organization will have more to do but
the committee on resolutions, the
most important in the convention, will
likely be one OF the most harmonious.
Those OF the great rival political
organizations who have hoped that
the peoples party would divide over
questions of principle and not be able
to agree upon common platform of
declarations will be surprised to know
that the peoples party platform is
already practically agreed upon. The
leaders have been in constant CORE
spondence for months past and it is
tacitly agreed that the St. Louis plat
form of February % shall be taken as
basis, and that the only extraneous
matter to receive con alteration will be
the denunciation OF the force bill, the
demand for broader reciprocity than
is offered by the party of republican,
ISM and the condemnation of the re-
cent state bank plank adopted at the
national democratic convention.
The platform which Chairman Tau
beneck Of the national executive com
mittee has in his pocket this evening,
and which General Weaver, Ignatius
Donnelly Congressman Thomas L.
Watson, Jerry Simpson and other
leading spirits of the party agree shall
be adopted as the war cry of the COM
ing campaign. is as follows:
l. We demand national currency,
safe, SOUND and flexible, issued by the
general government only, Il full legal
tender for all debts public and pri-
vate; and that without the use of bank
ing corporations, n just equitable and
efficient means OF distribution direct to
the people. at Il tax not exceeding ,
per cent be provided, as set forth in
the sub-treasury plan of the farmers
alliance, or some better system; also
by payments in discharge OF its obi
cations for public improvements.
Gay We demand free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
(b) We demand that the amount of
circulating medium re speedily in
creased to not less than $50 per ca pita.
tax.
Gay We believe that the money OF
the country should DO kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people,
ana hence we demand that ali state
and national revenue shall be limited
to the necessary expenses of the gov
eminent economically and honestly
administered.
(e) We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern
ment for the safe deposit for the earn
ings OF the people and to facilitate
exchange.
2. The land, including ali the nat
ural resources OF wealth, is the her.
itage of all the people, and should not
be monopolized for speculative pur-
poses, and alien ownership of land
should be prohibited. Ali land now
held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess of their actual needs,
and all lands now owned by aliens
should be reclaimed by The govern
ment and held for actual settlers only.
3. Transportation being a means of
exchange and "A puciic necessity. the
government should own and operate
the railroads in the interest OF the peo-
pie.
GAY The telegraph and telephone.
like the postotfice system. being me-
cessity for transmission OF news. should
be owned and operated by the govern
ment in the interest OF the people,
In addition to the above there will
be plank which is expected te frus-
trate the hereulean efforts that are be-
ing eNertcd by the democratic leaders
OF the south to reclaim their following
from the peoples party ranks. This
plank will be denunciation of the
republican force bill ami it will DE as
ringing and as emphatic as the ar
raignment by the democratic national
convention week ago. The leaders
OF the independent party have given
this subject most careful considera-
ton. have weighed its effect in all its
details, and they announce that the
die is east that the force bill OF tho
republican party will be denounced us
an nnwarranted. dangerous ami uncon-
stiiutionai Interference in state cleo
tions. The announcement of Chair
man Tauoeueck of the national com
mittee that he favors such a plank is
regarded as practically settling the
matter as IaubenecK. boinc a nnrth.