People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-08

as TO the Conditions upon which Is is to
be administered, believing that the
forces of reform this day organized will
never cease to move forward until every
wrong is remedied and equal rights and
equal privileges securely established for
all the men and women of the country.
We declare therefore
1. That the union Of the labor forces
Of the United States this day consun-
mated, shall be permanent and per-
petual. May it's spirit enter into all
hearts for the salvation of the republic
and the uplifting of mankind.
2. Wealth belongs to him who creates
it, and every dollar taken from industry
without an equivalent is robbery. ''If any
will not work, neither shall he eat"
The interests of rural and civic labor are
the same their enemies are identical.
3. We believe that the time has come
when the railroad corporations will
either own the people or the people must
own them, and should the government
enter upon the work Of owning and
managing any or all railroads we should
favor an amendment 20 the constitution
by which all persons engaged in the
government service shall be placed nu-
der a civil service regulation Of the most
rigid character, SO as to prevent the in
crease Of the power Of national admin
istration by the use Of such additional
government employees.
PLATFORM PIANKs.
/. We demand o national currency,
safe, sound, and flexible. issued by the
general government only, q full legal
tender for all debts, public and private,
and that without the use OF banking cor
pcrations; a just. equitable and efficient
means Of distribution, direct to the peo-
pie, at q tax not exceeding 2 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 public i'm
prOvements.
a. We demand free and unlimited
coinage Of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of 16 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 DOS
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.
We demand that postal savings
baox" be established by the government
f0G the safe deposit Of thu earnings of
t2G . eopIe and to facilitabp exchange.
8. transportation being means Of
change and q public necessity, the gov
eminent should OWE g. operate the
railroads in the interest OF the people.
q. The telegraph and telephone, like
the post~office system, being a necessity
for the transportation of news, should
be owned and operated in ny 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 Dlonopo-
i2ed 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 PIATI ORM.
Whereas other questions have been
presented for our consideration, we here
by submit the following, not IS & part Of
the platform of the Peoples party, but
as resolutions expressive Of the serti-
ment Of this convention
|. Resolved, That we demand a free
ballot and q 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 graduated income tax should be
applied to the reduction Of the burden
OF taxation now resting upon the dome8-
tic industries of this country.
3. Resolved. That we pledge our sup
port to fair and liberal pensions to eX-
Union soldiers and sailors.
4. 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-
thi7e Within efforts Of organized work
ingmen to shorten the the hours Of labor
and demand q 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 maiu-
tenance of a large standing army Of
naercenaries, known as the Pinkerton
system as a menace to our liberties, and
we demand its abolition and we con
denim the recent invasion of the terri
tory Of Wyoming by the hiered assassins
of plutocracy, assisted by Federal Of
ficials.
z. Resolved, That we commend to the
favorable consideration Of the people
and the reform press the legislative sys-
ten known as the initiative and referen-
dunn.
5. Resolved, That we favor a constitu-
tional provision limiting the office of
President and Yice-Pfesident to one
term, and providing for the election of
Senators of the Unued States by direct
vote of the people.
8. Resolved, That we oppose any sub
sidy or national aid to any private cor