People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-23
PLATFORM PLANKS.


safe. sound, and flexible, issued by the
general government only, a full legal
tender for all debts, public and private,
and that without the use of baking cor
pcrations a just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the peo
pie, at a tax not exceeding , per cent, be
provided, as set forth in the Subtreasury
plan of the Farmers Alliance, or some
better system ; also by payments In dis
charge of its obligations for pubic I'M
provements.
a. We demand free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of IS to l.
b. We demand that the amount of cir
culating medium be speedily increased
to not less than $50 per capita.
C. We demand a graduated income
tax.
d. We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as pos
sible in the hands Of the people, and
hence we demand that all State and
national revenue shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government,
economically and honestly administered.
e. We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the government
for the safe deposit of the earnings OF
the people and to facilitate exchange.
g Transportation being a means OF
change and a public necessity, the gov
eminent should own and operate the
railroads in the interest of the people.
a. The telegraph and telephone, like
the post-otice system, being a necessity
for the transportation of news, should
be owned and operated in by the govern,
ment in the interest of the people
3. The land, including all the national
resources Of wealth, is the heritage of all
the people, and should not be monopo-
lized for speculative purposes, and alien
ownership of land should be prohibited.
All land now held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of their
actual needs, and all lands now owned
by aliens, should be reclaimed by the
government and held for actual settlers
only.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PLATFORM.
Whereas other questions have been
presented for our consideration, we here
by submit the following, not as a part of
the platform of the Peoples party, but
as resolutions expressive of the sentl"
ment Of this convention
|. Resolved, That we demand a free
ballot and a fair count in all elections
and pledge ourselves to secure 1t to every
legal voter without Federal intervention
through the adoption by the States of
the unperverted Australian or secret
ballot system,
2. Resolved, That the revenue derived
from a graduated income tax should be
applied to the reduction of the burden
OF taxation now resting upon the dOmes-
tic industries of this country.
3. Resolved. That we pledge our sup
port to fair and liberal pensions to ex-
Union soldiers aud sailors.
T. Resolved, That we condemn the
fallacy of protecting American labor un
der the present system, which opens our
ports to the pauper and criminal classes
of the world, and crowds out our wage
earners and we denounce the present
ineffective laws against contract labor,
and demand the further restriction of
undesirable immigration.
5, Resolved, That we cordially sympa-
thize with the efforts of organized work
ingmen to shorten the the hours of labor
and demand a rigid enforcement of the
existing eight-hour law on government
work, and ask that a penalty, clause be
added to the said law.
6. Resolved, That we regard the main
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mercenaries, known as the PinkertOn
system as menace to our liberties, aud
we demand its abolition and we con-
denim the recent invasion of the terri
tory of Wyoming by the hiered assaeeins
of plutocracy, assisted by Federal Of
f1cials
7. Resolved, That we commend to the
favorable consideration of the people
and the reform press the legislative sys-
tem known as the initiative and referen-
dunn.
s. Resolved, That we favor oonstitu-
tional provision limiting the Office Of
President and Vice-President to one
term, and providing for the election of
Senators of the United States by direct
vote of the people.
8. Resolved, That we oppose any sub
sidy or national aid to any private cor
poration for any purpose.