People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-15
ON TO VICTORY.

J. B. WEAVER.

THE PLATFORM
Assembled the hundred and sixteenth anniversary of the Dec
araon of ndpenence the Peoples party of America their first na
Ona convention invoking upon their action the blessing of Almighty
od puts forth in the and behalf Of the people Of this country
the following preamble and declaration principles:
The conditions which surround us best justify cooperation we meet
In the midst Of nation brought the verge moral political and mate
rial rum Corruption dominates the baObOx the legislatures the con-
geS and touches the ne of the bench The people demO
aed most of the states have been compelled isolate the voters at the
polling places to prevent universal intimidation bribery The news
papers are largely subsidized mued public opinion encd business
ted our homes covered with mortgages labor impoverished and
the land concentrating capitalists The urban work
men are denied the right of organization for septecon imported
erd labor beats down their wages hng standing army unrecog
nd by laws established to shoot them down and they rapidly
degeneang into European conditions The fruits Of the toll Of millions
are boldly stolen build colossal fortunes for few unprecedented the
history manknda and the psessos these despe the republic
and endanger liberty From prolific womb Of governmental in
justice breed the great cases-ampS and mlOnaiTeS
The national power to create appropriated to enrich bond
holders public debt payable legal tender currency has been fund
ed into gold bearing bonds thereby adding millions the burdens of the
people.
been demOn add the purchasing power Of gold by decreasing
the value all forms of property human labor and the supply
currency py abridged to fatten uSurer bankrupt enterprise and
ensave industry conspiracy against mankind has been organized
continents and rapidly taking possession Of world If
met and oyerthOwn at it OrebOdes terrible social cOnvun the
destruction Of capitalization the establishment absolute dpm
We have witnessed for than quarter Of century the struggles
the two great political parties for and punder while geyOuS
wrongs have been inflicted upon the suffering people
We charge that the controlling influences dominating both these parties
have permitted the existing dreadful conditions develop without serious
effort to prevent restrain them Neither do they promise
substantial reform They have agreed together ignore in the coming
campaign every issue but They propose drown the Ouces of
nded people with the upar of sham battle the tariff that
capital corporations national banks trusts wated stock the demOne
zaOn of silver and the depressing the be lost sight Of They
propose sacrifice lives children of Mammon
destroy the multitude in order corruption from the million
aires.
Assembled on the anniversary of the birthday of the nation and filed
seek to restore the the republic to the hands OF h
plain people, with whose class originated We assert purposes
be identical with the purposes the national constitutions to form
perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquility provide for the
defense promote the general welfare and the blessings
liberty for ourselves and pOStery
We declare this republic only endure while
built upon the love the whole people for each other and for the nation
that be pinned together by the bayOn that the civil
and every passion and which grew Of it die
with and that fact be united brother
hood Of freemen
Our country finds itself confronted by conditions for which there
this world agricultural productions amount
billions dollars which within few weeks months b
exchanged for billions OF dollars OF commodities consumed in their poduc
the existing currency supply is wholly inadequate to make this
exchange the results falling prices the formation Of combines
the mpOvehmnt Of the producing class We pledge ourselves
that given power will labor correct these evils by wise
reasonable legislation accordance with the terms of our platform
We believe that the Of other words of the
hOu be expanded las the of the postal service rapidly anC
the good intelligent people and the teachings Of he
experience shall justify the end that oppression injustice and poverty
shall eventually in the land.
While mpahes party of reform naturally the side
every proposition which will tend make intelligent uOus
temperate nevertheless regard these questions important they
secondary the great issues pressing for solution and which
only individual prosperity but the very existence Of free nstu
depends and we ask determine whether
have republic administer before differ as to the condition
which administered believing that the forces reform this
organized will never cease forward until wrong remede
equal rights equal privileges securely established for all
women of this country
THE DECLARATION.
We declare therefore
FSa the of the labor forces Of the United States this da
conummated shall permanent and perpetual its spirit int
all hearts for the salvation of mankind
Second belongs him who and dollar take
industry without equivalent robbery If will
neither shall he eat civic labor
their enemies Identical
ThdWe believe that the time has when the railroad corpora
tns will either people the people the railroads
should the government the work owning and managing
all railroads should favor amendment the constitution