The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-01
NEW PARTY BORN.
The National" Party Formed
Today at Braddock, Pa
Near the Cradle Of the Original
Republican Party.
DOWN WITH BONDS
Appears to Be the Party's
Main Idea.
The SpOils System Also Must
Go, They Say.
ars to Be the Part
Main Idea.

PITTsBURe. Pa, Sept THE new
national party. to be called the IN alton
ais" evolved from the brain of J. b.
Corey, coal operator of Braddock, was
born today. It's birth was to be accom-
panied by parade and barbecue.
The parade was a fizzle, but a larger
crowd is expected at the barbecue.
where there will be enough food to feed
5000 persons. The convention was call
ed to order in the picnic ground by VIM.
Corey. The call for the. formation of
the new party reads as follows.
"We. the undersigned, citizens of
Pennsylvania, being deeply impressed
with what seems to be the almost uni
versal conviction of patriotic citizens,
believe that the present financial dis
tress, business depression, contempt of
civil authority and anarchy prevailing
throughout this country can be attrib-
uted TO nothing so much as to the par
tisan abuse Of our municipal state and
national offices; and we believe that if
these abuses are continued they will in
evitably result in the breaking down of
our entire civil government
''In support Of this statement we point
to the straits in which our rep
resentatives in congress find them
selves, that OF putting unborn
American children under bonds to
meet the enormous cost of
our general government. which has
increased from $6O,OO0,O0O in the year
1860, to $5O0,O00.O00 in 1894. while the
population has only doubled We pro-
test that the creating of an official aris-
tocracy, by our Legislators and congress-
men voting themselves and their politi-
cal henchmen hIg her salaries than are
paid in any other business outside of
public offices, is not only contrary to the
spirit of our Democratic institutions and
opposed to our Republican system Of
government, but is putting upon the in
dustries of the American people greater
burdens than our national resources will
stand; thirty years will see the American
people compelled to repudiate the bonds
now being Issued to meet the current
expenses of the day.
ssRealizing that a radical change in po-
litical parties is absolutely necessary,
and that a higher type of patriotism
than at present prevails must be found
in order to restore our government to
the original intention of its trainers, viz:
"a government of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people" we invite all
patriotic citizens to meet in an informal
mass convention to be held at Brad
docks Field. Pa, to consult as to the
best means of organizing a new party
with a view of terminating the abuses
SO wofully apparent in our civil govern
ment-
1--WE respectfully set forth that the ex-
perience Of the American people, under
the political spoiIs' system is such that
in our opinion, in the form mation of a new
party, as far practical. the honors of,
and not the spoils from, offices should be
the incentive of Office seeking.
THAT the platform of the new party
should be based upon reduction in the
number of our national and state Offices
to the lowest possible point and Of abol
ishing offices maintained as means for
s'political reward" That the members
of congress should be reduced to one
fourth of the present number; that the
United States senate should be reduced
to one half; and the senators to be elect
ed by the people That the presidential
office should be limited to one term, and
the number of memb bers in our state leg
islatures reduced to one fourth the pres
ent nun ber. That the salaries of all
public officials should be reduced to what
they were before the days Of the SALARY
grab aud "back-pay steal congress.
That all questions of tariff, fiRance and
laws governing the civil andbusiness re-
lations Of the people should be taken out
OF politics and relegated to the law-mak-
ing power"
Names of many prominent citizens of
Pittsburg were signed TO the call