Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-28
popuLIsr RESOLUTIONS.
What the Fourth District Convention
Demands.

6rtctub W Nee ASeSts-c.
RAvENswooD. w. VA, July 21.-At
the PopuIist Congressional Convention
held here yesterday, the following reso-
lutions were adopted:
We the members of the Popullst
party Of the Fourth Congressional dls-
trict of West Virginia convention as
sembled at Rayenswood. on this 2otn
day OF July, 1894, declare our adherence
to and the endorsement OF principles
promulgated by the Peoples Party al
Omaha on July 4, 1892.
We arrign the Republican and DEM
ocratic parties for having permitted
monied oligarchy to usurp controi Oh
the government and dictate class iegis-
lation which mas produced the existlng
social and business conditions that are
breeding industrial distress, lmpoVer-
shment OF the masses. idleness, WANT
and misery among the people.
The time has come when no lurther
hope can be held OF any remedies Tor
present Industrial distress from either
the Republican or Democratic parties
that they are both dominated by the
money power and trusts which dictate
public measures; that both parties are
agreed ia contracting the currency 10
6 point of mpoveriShment Tor 40 Oh
the people. and OF issuing interest
bearing bonds; that they are one IN tue
matter of substituting gigantic trusts
combinations and corporations that ao-
sorb the wealth created by the many
that they ars both agreed on using the
military, not to queii breaking out
10 make positive alliance with cApltai
TO the end that labor organizations sna'l
be overawed aud whipped into suomls-
sion and made TO abide conditions OF
servitude equivalent to any touna IN
European despotisms.
We aver that all public functions
ought to be exercised by and through
public agencies.
That all money used by the people
ought TO be supplied only by the gem
eral government at q low rate OF lnter-
est, not to exceed per cent, loaned on
approved real estate and personal secu-
rty and that the same should DC maue
full legal tender for all debts. dues aud
and demands Of whatsoever character,
and issued in sufficient volume TO trans
act all business on q cash basis.
We also demand the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver at the ratio Of
Is to l.
That all railroads employed In inter-
state commerce ought TO be brought
under the control and supervision OF
the government; that charges Tor trans
poriation of persons and property
ought TO be uniform throughout the
country aud at rates that will cover ex-
uenses OF employees which ought TO DO
regulated by law and paid promptly In
money.
That all telegraph and telegraph lines
used In the transmission of intelligence
ought to be owned and operated by the
government in the interest OF the peo-
pie.
We favor the election OF President
and Vice President and United States
Senators by direct vote OF the people
We favor what is known as the ini'
tla,e and referendum system.
We demand the adjustment of the fee
system, ana in lieu thereof the payment
Of all public officials salary, and that
all perquisites of Office shall be returned
into the public treasury.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolred, That it is the unanimous
sense of this convention that before any
nominee OF this convention for Congress
shall be recoanized or declared such
nominee, he shall pledge himself in
writing to vote for the POpulist cAndi-
date for next President Of the United
States in case the election Of the next
President shall be thrown into the
House Of Representatives.