The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-09-28

Aaasmbled upon TIE ono hundred and STR
AeSnth anniversary Of tho DeclaEAtto9 o. lAdes
pendenee, tho Peoples party OF America, IN tts
ftSt national convention, invoking upon their
action the blessing Of Almighty God, puts Iortns
IA the nRmO and on behalf OF tho people OF thlS
country, the following preamble and dSoleFa1o9
Of pFinolples: The conditions which surround 1n
ua hest Justify our cooperation; we meet IN thS
midst OF q nation brought 10 tho verge or moral
political and material ruin; corruption dom1s
mates the ballOt-box, legislatures, congress- 9no
tOuohes even the ermine OF the bench. Ih0
Ue0Dlo are demOFaliZed; most OF the states have
nam compelled to isolate voters at polling
places 70 prevent universal intimid&t1on OE
bribery, Newspapers are largely, subsidized
or muzzled; public opinion 9ilencedi business
prOstrated; our homeS covered VAIN morsSA44osi
in che hands Of the capitalists. Urban Wor kmen
are denied the right Of organization for self pro-
lection; imported, pauperiEeq laDOr Deats uoWn
their wages; hireling, standing army nnfecog'
mixed by our laws 10 established 70 shoot them
down. and they are rapidly degenerating into
European conditions; the fruits Of the toll Or
mIllionS are bodily stolen to build up Colossal
fortunes for the few, unprecedented N the MS
tory Of mankind, and the pogsess9rS on tnSse an
turn degDige the republic and endangeF liberty;
from the same prolific womb OF governmental
iniustiCe, We breed two great classes - tramps
and milliOnaiPes; the national power 20 CreGDo
money IL appropriated to enrich bondhoIdersi
The vast public debt, payable In legal tender cur
rency, has been funded into gOld-bearing bonds,
thereby adding millions to the burdens OF the
peODle; silver which has been accepted 40 COIN
since the dawn Of history, has been dsmoneti9ed
To add to the purchasing power Of gold 0y de-
CreasinR the value OF all forms OF property 90
well "a human labor, and the supply OF currency
"a puFDosely abridged to fatten usur8rB, bank
ruDt enterprise and enBlaVe industry; vast
conspiracy against mankind has been organized
on the two continents ana 10 rapidly taNlng pos
SeSsion Of the world; IL not met and oVerthrown
At once It fOrebodeS terrible social conyulgion,
the destruction Of capitalization or the establish.
ment Of absolute despOtiSm; we have witnessed
for more than quarter OF Century the Strugs
Rleg OF the two great political parties for power
And Dlunder, while grieVOus wrongs have BEEN
inflicted upon the people; we charge that the
controlling influences dominating both these
parties have permitted the existing dreRdfnl
conditions 10 develop without serious SnOrt 70
preyent or restrain them; neither do they now
DrOmise us any substantial reform; they have
agreed together in the coming campaign TO tSs
moro every issue bat one; they propose TO drown
the cries OF the plundered people with tho mp
roar OF q sham battle over tarin, 20 that capital
corporations, national banks, trusts, Waterod
stocks, demonstration OF silver and the opproS-
sion OF Insurers may be lost sight Of; they pro-
pose to sacrifice our homes, Lives and children
on the altar of mammOn; to destroy the multitude
In order to secure corruption fundS from mil
SionSires. Assembled on the anniversary OF tho
birthday OF the nation, and hlled with the spirit
Of the grand generation who established eur In
dependence, we set x to restore tho governments
90 the hands Of the "plain people" with which
clasS Il originated; we assert our purposes 70
b identical with the purposes OF the national
to form a more perfect uni0n' e.
tAbliah Justice, insure domestic tranquil
ity provide for common defense, promote
general welfare and secure. the ble9SingS
81 liberty for ourselves and our poStsrityi
We declare that thiS government can only
endure a. q free government while built
upon tho love Of the whole people for each
other and for the nationi that Y cannot 90
pinned together BY bayonet; that the civil war
ts over and that every passion and resentment
which grew out of the war must die with 1t, and
that we must In fact az we'll "a In name become
q united brotherhood OF free men; our country
hndp itself confronted By conditions for whlon
there is no precedent In the Worlui our enhuA!
agricultural productions amount to billion OF
dollars In value, which must IN few weeks or
months be exchanged for billions OF dollars
worth OF commodities OF other produotionSi the
currency supply is wholly inadequate 70 make
this exchange, and the results are falling OF
prices, the formation Of combines and ringS
and the impoverishment OF the producing olRSsi
we pledge ourselves that, IL given the power, We
will labor to correct these evil BY wise ana
reasonable legislation, In accordance with the
terms of our platform; We believe that the pow
era Of governments in other words, OF the people,
BhOuld be expanded (as in case OF the postal
serVice) as rapidly aud aS far as the good sense
Of an intelllgent people ard the teachings OF OK"
potl0nCo snail JubJlkys 10 bno 6Lu InaO OpPkes-
sion, injustice and poverty shall eventually
cease in this land. While our sympathies, -
the party OF reform, are naturally upon the aide
Of every proposition which will tend to make
men intelligent, VirtuOnS and temperate, We
nevertheless regard these questions, Important
o. they are, rs secondary TO the great issues now
pressing for solution, and upon which not only
Om individual prosperity, but the very existence
Of our free institutions depend; and We aak all
mon TO help "a first determine whether WO are TO
hmUa khn RannhliN IN a0mfniatQF h0fOFA nfff0P
AS to the conditions upon which 1t 10 10 be adj
ministered; believing that the forces OF reform
Ghis day organised will never cease to move for
ward until every wrong Is r0medied and lawful
rights and equal privileges securely established
Cor all men and women Ia thiS country, WO Dc.
clare therefore:
NrSt-That the union Of the labor forces OF
the United Stales, this day contaminated, nhAll
b permanent and perpetual; may its spirit come
into all hearts for the salvation Of mankind.
Second Wealth belongs to him who creates Il
and every dollar taken from industry without
equivalent is robbery. "If any win not work,
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