Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-27
DRAWN BY JUDGE TRUMBULL
Declaration Of Principles Of the Peoples
Party
1t Will BE the Basis of the Work Of
the Conference at St.
Louis.

CHICAGO, December 27.-In the opinion
of the chiefs of the peoples party of Chi
cago. Judge Lyman Trumbull has given to
his counrrymen a paper that will have as
much to do with perpetuating his name as
will the historic thirteenth amendment to
the federal Constitution, which he drafted
more than q quarter Of century ago. 1t
is a declaration Of principles for the gu.d-
ance of the peoples party of the United
States, and consists of a series of resolu-
tons which are to be made the basis of
the work of the national peoples party
conference at st. Louis.
The paper, as 1t will go before the St.
Louis convention, Is as follows:
1. Resolved, That human brotherhood
and equality of rights are cardinal prinGi-
pies of true democracy.
2. Resolved, That, forgetting all past po-
litical differences. we unite in the common
purpose to rescue the government from the
control of monopolists and concentrated
wealth; to limit their powers OF perpetual
ton by curtailing their privileges, and to
secure the rights of free speech, a free
press, free labor and trial by jury-all
rules. regulations and judicial dicta in
derogation of either of which are arbi-
trary, unconstitutional and not to be toll
Grated by free people.
3. We indorse the resolution adopted by
the national republican convention of 1SGO.
which was Incorporated by President Lin
coin in his inaugural address, as follows:
THAT the maintenance inviolate of the
rights Of the states and especially of the
rights of each state to order and control
it's own domestic institutions according to
its own judgment. exclusively, Is essential
to that balance of power on which the per-
fection and endurance of our political fab
ric depends, and We denounce the lawless
invasion by armed force on the soil Of any
state or territory. no matter under what
. H.
4. Resolved, That the power given Con-
gress by the Cons titution Ito provide for
calling forth the militia to execute the laws
OF the Union to suppress Instructions, to
repel invasions, does not warrant the gov
eminent in making use of a standing army
in aiding monopolies in the oppression Of
their employees. When free men unshield
the sword it should be to strike for liberty,
not Tor despotism or to uphold privileged
monopolies in the oppression of the poor
B. Resolved, That to check the rapid abb
sorption of the wealth of the country and
It's perpetuation in few hands we demand
the enactment of laws limiting the amount
OF property to be acquired by device or in
heritance.
6. Resolved. That We denounce tho issu-
Ing OF interest-bearing bonds by the gov
eminent In times of peace, to be paid for
In part at least by gold drawn from the
treasury. which results in the governments
paying interest on its own money
z. Resolved, That we demand that Con-
gress perform its constitutional duty to
com money, regulate the value thereof and
OF foreign coin by the enactment of laws
for the free coinage of silver with that Of
gold at the ratio of 16 to l.
8. Resolved, That monopolies affecting
the public interests should be owned and
operated by the government in the in
terests of the people; all employees of the
same to be governed by civil service rules,
and no one to be employed or displaced on
account Of politics.
o. Resolved, We inscribe our banners.
Down with monopolies' and millionaires'
control. Up with rights of man and the
masses" and under this banner We march
to the polls and to victory.