The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-26
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our platform.
We believe that the powers of gov
ernment-in other words. OF the peo-
ple-should be expanded as in the
case of the postal service) as rapidly
and as far as the good sense of an in
telligent people and the teachings OF
experience shall justify to the end that
Oppression. injustice and poverty shall
eventually cease in the land.
While our sympathies as a party OF
reform are naturally upon the side OF
every proposition on which will tend
to make men intelligent virtuous and
temperate, we nevertheless regard
these questions-importan as they are
as secondary to the great issues now
pressing for solution, and upon which
not only our individual prosperity, but
the very existence of free institutions
help US to determine whether we are
to have republic to administer, be-
fore we differ as to the conditions upon
which it is to be administered; bellev-
organized will never cease to move for
ward until every wrong is righted and
equal rights and equal privileges es-
tablished for all the men and women
of this country; we declare, therefore,
First-That the union of the labor
forces of the United States this day
consummated shall be permanent and
perpetual; may its spirit enter into
all hearts for the salvation of the re-
public and the uplifting of mankind.
Second-Wealth belongs to him who
creates it, and every dollar taken from
industry without an equivalent is rob-
berry. IF any man will not work
neither shall he eat" The interests
of rural and civil labor are the same;
their enemies are identical
Third-We believe that the time has
come when the railroad corporation
will either own the people or the pee
pie must own the railroads, and should
the government enter upon the work
of owning and managing all railroads,
we should favor an amendment to the
constitution by which all persons en-
gagged in the government service shall
be placed under civil service regula-
ton of the most rigid character, SO as
to prevent the increase of the power
of the national administration by the
use of such additional government en-
ployes.
We demand a national currency,
safe, sound and flexible, issued by the
general government only. full legal
tender for all debts, public and pri-
vate, and that without the use of
banking corporations just, equitable
and efficient means of distribution
direct to the people al tax not to ex-
ceed per cent per annum, TO be pro-
vided as set forth in the sub-treasury
plan of the Farmers Alliance, or
better system; also by payments in
discharge of its obligations for public
improvements.
We demand free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of 16 to !.
We demand that the amount of cir
culating medium be speedily increased
to not less than $50 per capita.
We demand graduated income tax.
We believe that the money of the
country should be kept, as much as
possible, in the hands of the people
and hence we demand that all state
and national revenues shall be limited
to the necessary expenses of the gov
ernment, economically and honestly
administered.
We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for
the safe deposit of the earnings of the
people a1d to facilitate exchange.
Transportation being means of ex-
change and a public necessity, the
government should own and operate
the railroads in the interest of the
people.
The telegraph and telephone, like
the postotfice system, being a neces-
sity for the transmission of news,
should be owned and operated by the
government in the interest of the peo-
pie.
RECLAIMING THE LAND.
The land, including all the natural
sources of wealth, is the heritage of
the people, and should not be monop-
olized for speculative purposes, and
alien ownership of land should be
prohibited. ALI lands now held by
railroads in excess of their actual
needs and all lands now owned by
aliens should be reclaimed by the
government and held for actual set
tiers only.
DEMANDS ADOPTED