Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-06-21
Populists in Convention.

One hundred and fifty men held
what they called the populist con
veutIon, of Pennsylvania, at Williams
port, on the 14th of June.
J. B. Aiken, of Washington coun-
ty, was elected permanent chairman,
and William Allen, Jr., of Clearfield
county, and J. Ed. Leslie, of Ale
gheny county, permanent secretaries.
A number of committees were ap-
pointed, and pending their reports
addesses were made by Ralph Beau
mont, of Addison, \. Y, and j. II.
Atwood, of Indiana county.
At the afternoon session ]. H. Ste
venson, of Allegheny, WAS nominated
for Supreme Judge, and T. NJ. Wind
sor, Of Mckean, for State Treasurer,
r. A. Thompson, of Indiana, was
unanimously elected State chairman
and given power to choose a secre-
tary-treasurer. The present rules
governing representation We're re-
adopted. Harri risburg WIS selected
as the next place of meeting, but the
date wGs not fixed
The following State platform was
adopted;
I've realilrm our allegiance to our
national Peoples party platform and
reiterate its general demands.
we earnestly call the attention of
the people Of the State to the fore
going important natiGna, On stions,
ell of which we favor, and as to qaes-
tiOns of State nature, we ask the CON
side,ate Judgment OF al to The fora-
going principles.
we demand the referendum sys-
tenn cf submitting important nation
al and State legislation to vote OF
the people.
"We demand that the President,
Vice President, United States Sena-
tors ard the Postmaster General
should be elected by direct vote Of
the people.
eve favor the graduated income
and Inheritance tax fJr raising State,
C unity and munici nj revenue.
1--WE believe the present State
school book law, being in tho interest
of The school book syndicate, should
be amended 80 that the State shsll
publish uniform system to text
books and furnish them free to the
school children Of the Common
wealth.
Eve demand t. law making tho
nina boss Of coal mines q State
officer, to be selected through the
civil service rule-, the salary Of the
mine ho:s 70 be pad by a levy made
upon the output of The mine
"We favor the STATE ownership
and operation of tile cJll mines, and
aud hereby express orr sympathy
With the radical delega,es to the late
anti coal crmbiue convention of Chi
cago.
"Wc demand thai !ho actual home
stead, owned and l,..ld for, shall be
exempted from lew AID not Id for
debt"
"We demand that all property in
the state be assessed at iUs cash value
for State, county aud municipal pur
poses and to pay an equal mileage.
I'VE demand service pensions to all
men who contributed to the restora-
ton of the Union by army aud navy
services, payable in full legal tender
paper money, direct from the United
States Treasury to the pensioners
I'VE demand the absolute repeal of
the conspiracy laws and the adoption
of law making it grave ofYnse for
any employer to Interfere in any m~n-
ner with an employees right to join
or affiliate with any party or organi-
za.ion that he or she may see fl t; and
the enactment OF laws compelling cor
por0tions and firms to pay their en-
ployees weekly III lawful money; the
abolition of company stores aud Civ
ing mechanics and laborers a first
lien upon the product of their labor
for the full extent Of their wages"
owe are opposed to the issue OF
State bonds for road purposes or any
other purposes.
"We demond such amendment of
the baker ballot law "a, will permit ali
parties 20 be represented ON the of
ficial ballot without reference to por-
centage."