The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-18
Platform.

Your Committee on Resolutions and Platform,
having attended TO the duty assigned them, beg
leave to make the following report
WHEREAS: 1t has been demonstrated by the
history Of the ast two years-pregnant with bonds
and bankruptcy at home, corruption and cowardice
in foreign lationR disaster and DEATH starvation
strikes and general sagnation of all business
enterprsa, that the Peoples Party was formed
none too to avert the complete destruction OF
our form of government and the liberties OF our
people Therefore be 1t
RESOLVED: That we endorse the declarations
and platform of the Peoples Party adopted at
Omaha on the 4th. o July, A d. 1892, as follows
PEOPLES PARTY PLATFORM.
Adopted at the National Convention July 1, 1881
| We declare-l That the union Of the labor
forces of the United tates, this day consummated
shall be permanent and perpetuIl. May its spirit
enter into all hearts Tor the salvation of the re-
public and the uplifting of mankind.
q Wealth belongs to him who or ates it, and
every dollar taken from industry without an
| equivalent is robbery. "If any Ill not work,
neither shall he eat" The interests of rural and
civic labor are the sime their interests are ident-
cal
g. We believe that the time has come when the
railro id corporations will either the people
or the people must own the railroads; and should
the government enter upon the work OF owning
and managing any or all railroads, we should favor
an amendment to the 90 Institution bv which all
persons engaged IN the government service shall
he placed under n civil service regulation of the
most rigid ch racter so as to prevent the increase
OF the power of the national ad ninistration by the
We demand national currency safe sound
and flexible, Issued by the general government
OILY, full legal tender for all debts, public and
private and taat without the use OF hawking cor.
porations q Just equitable and efhgient means of
disributi III direct to the people, at tax not cx-
ceedipg two per centum per annnni, be provided,
as set forth in the sub treasury plan OF the
T.. Farmers Alliance, or some better system also by
payments in discharge OF lts ooll8atohs ior puplic
improvements.
!. s We demand the free aud unlimited coinage
of silver and gold o. the present legal ratio of lf
to
=, ing medium be increased TO not less han $50 pei
capita.
l. We demand graduated income tax.
g. We believe that the money Ct the country
should be kept as much possible in the hands
OF the people and hence we demand that all ST att
and national revenue shall be limited TO tn
M CO ssary expenses of the government, economi
cally aud honestly admipi-tered.
We demand that postal savings banks b.
established ty the government for the safe deposi
of the earnings of the people and to facilitate eH
change.
and public necessity, tho government should owl
and operate the railroads in the interests OF tn
people
II The Telegraph and the telephone. like tn
or postof g systeIn being necessity for transmits
ion of news, should be owned and operated by tn
government in the interests OF the people.
H. The land incudli all the natural source
of wealth is the heritage OF all the people, an
should not be monopolized for speculative pu
poses, anl alien ownership of land should be pr'
hibited All lands now held by railroads an
other corporations. in excess OF their actual need
and all lands now owned by aliens should DO r
claimed by the government and held for actu
- settlers only.
And WHEREAS: 1t is apparent that there IL
collusion between tho leaders OF the 30 called Il
publican and Democratic parties. in order to lu
the people into fancied security to change adni