The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-03-09
no 1HE PEOPLES PARTY.

TO THE PEOPLES PARTY.
Address OF the National Executive Com.
mtttee-The Bond Issue and Its Progenf-
tors Denounced in mo- Uncertain IAN.
Kuagc.
The meeting of the national commit
tee of the peoples party, recently held
in St Louis, was we'll attended. Mat
ters Of great Importance were discussed
by the committee and such action
taken as will be OF great interest and
benefit to the party and people gener-
ally, in the very near future. The fol-
lowing address was issued:
1.-THE union of the leaders of the old
parties under Grover Cleveland and
John Sherman have forced down tho
volume of the circulating medium to
the single gold standard, thereby en-
HANGING the purchasing power of
money, and depreciating the price OF
AL the products of labor as we'll as the
earnings Of the wage workers
1.-THE platform promise of the demo-
cratic and republican parties to restore
| silver to the place it occupied as q
money metal previous to the crime Of
1873, has been used to consummate that
iniquity. The tactics of deceiying tho
| people by sham issues. which have
been so successful ia ire past will be
employed 10 maintain the gold stand
ard and retire greenbacks-
"British policy of a single gold stand
ard system of finance is contrary to
every principle of American indie
pendence, therefore we are opposed to
any international conference with for
eign nations to regulate the financial
| policy of this country, but favor
| financial system that is distinctively
American.
1.-THE issue is made by the declaration
in the Omaha platform in favor OF the
free coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, and the issuance of
standard money exclusively by the
| government without the Intervention
of banks
'Other reforms demanded by the Oma-
ha platform are not less meritorious be-
cause the old parties have thrown off
the mask and made known their pura
pose to enslave the people by money
contraction. A declaration in favor of
free and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver at the ratio of 16 to l, and
the direct issue by the government Of
legal tender standard paper money re-
deemable in debts and taxes and of suf,
| ficient volume to meet the demands of
| our growing population and increase in
business, and which shall be sufficient
] to restore and maintain stability and
general prices, would meet the issues
presented by the gold combination.
The object of that combine Is the main
tenance of the gold standard adopted
at the extra session of congress, the en-
| crease of bonded debt, retirement of
legal tender money Issued by the gov
eminent and the surrender to private
corporations of the power and duty OF
the government to regulate the volume
OF .ne circulating medium and main
/ tain its stability.
both the Oh parties will present the
tariff and other policies in favor of
money contraction, which by their
united action they have pursued for the
last twenty-five years. and they will be
for or against any and all issues which
they suppose wi give them the most
votes, but when they secure the power
they will use it in the future as they
have done in the past, in the interest
OF The gold combination.
1--WE denounce the issue Of Bonds in
time of peace as an att of treason and
usurpatien thequaled in the history of
civilized government They propose to
drown the outcries of plundered peo-
pie with sham battle over the tariff SO
that capitalists, corpora tions, national
banks, rings, trusts, watared stocks, the
demonstration of silver and the op-
preston of the usurers may be lost sight
OF They propose to sacrifice our
homes, wives and children on the altar
of Mammon; to destroy the multitude
in order to secure corruption funds
from the millionaires'
The following resolutions were also
adopted.
| Whereas The so.called Wilson bill fails to
provide sufficient revenue to defray the legfti-
mate expenses OF the government, and thereby
| creates deficiency of which the admin;stra
| ing bonds to saddle further burdens upon
future generations and further perpetuate the
! banking monopoly OF the country and,
VIII reas, 1t discr;niinates against producers
OF raw materials in the southwest, and pro
tects the monopolists Of the east therefore
be it
Resolved. That IL Is the Sense of the nationa
committee OF the peoples party that the PEG
pies party senators and representatives IL
congress- sh ,uld vote against the passage Of tn,
| said bill unless 1t provides for said deficiency
| by an income tax. and further,
Resolved, That they be requested to vote
against said bill il said deficiency is to be sup
| piled by the issuance of interes;-bcariny bon Is
The Reform Press Association.
The session of the National Reform
Press association held at st. Louis, was
a very pleasant one, and steps were
taken which will undoubtedly result
in large increase of mem bership dur
ing the next year. There are still 6
good many reform editors in the coun
try who have not yet become members
of the association. This should not be
Every editor should become a member
and, if possible, be sure to attend the
annual meetings The officers elected
for the ensuing year are as follows: j. H
Mcdowell, of Tennessee, president; N
A. Cunning, of Washington, vice presi
dent; w. S. Morgan. Hardy, Ark, sec
retary-treasurer. The executive com
mittee are: Lyman Naugle, yelling
ton. Kan; Henry Vincent. Chicago; A
Roselle, Missouri; E. S. Peters, Texas
and Marion Butler, North Carolina
An Exploded Rumor.
Life is one continuous sorrow"