The morning call., 1894-12-28
TO GUIDE POPULISTS.
Judge Trumbull Prepares !;
Great Paper.
He Submits Series of Resolutions
to Be Considered at the
Coming Conference.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-In the opinion OF
the chiefs of the Peoples party of Chicago
Judge Lyman Trumbull has given to mis-
countrymen 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 quarter of a century ago. /
Is declaration of principles for the guild
ance of the Peoples party of the United
! States, and it consists OF series of reso-
| lutions which are to be made basis OF
| the work of the national Peoples party
conference which will convene at st. Louis
tomorrow morning. The paper, as it will
60 before the St. Louis convention, is as
| follows:
RESOLVED. That human brotherhood and
the equality of rights are the cardinal princi-
pies of true democracy.
Resolved, That forgetting all past political
differences we unite in the common purpose TO
rescue the central Government from the con-
troll OF monopolist and concentrated wealth, TO
limit their powers of rerpetuation by curtail-
ing their privileges, and 10 secure the rights OF
free speech, free press, free labor and trial by
jury; all rules, regulations ana judicial dicta In
derogation of either of which are arbitrary, IN
| constitutional and not 10 he tolerated by free
people.
Resolved We indorse the resolution adopted
by the national Republican convention OF
1860, which was Incorporated by President
Lincoln in his inaugural address. as follows:
THAT the maintenance Inviolate of the rights OF
the States. and especially the right OF
each State 10 order and control its own domes-
tic Institutions according TO its OVID Judgment
exclusively is essential 90 that balance OF
power on which he perfection and endurance
of our political fabric depends, and we de.
Dounce the lawless invasion by armed force on
the soil of any State or Territory, no matter
under what preteXt as among the gravest OF
erimes.'
RESOLVED, That the power given Congress by
the constitution TO provide for calling forth the
militia TO execute the laws of the Union, and 10
suppress Instructions repel invaslons,
| does not warrant he Government In making
| use OF standing army in aiding monopolies in
| the oppression of their employees. When free
men uDsheath the sword it should be to strike
for lbrrty, not for despOtism or 10 uphold priv
| LEGGED monopolies in the oppression OF the poor.
RESOLVED, That to check the rapid abs orption
OF the wealth OF the country and its perpetual
tion in few hands. We demand the enactment
of laws limiting the amount of property 10 be
acquired by device or inheritance.
RESOLVED, That we denOunce the issuing OF
Understanding bonds in the time of peace, to
be paid for In part, at least. by gold drawn
| from the treasury, which results in the Gov
ernment's paying interest on lis own money.
Resolved, bat we demand that Congress
perform its constitutional duty 10 coin money,
regulate the value thereof and of foreign coin
by the enactment Of laws for the free coinage
of silver, with gold al the ratio of 10 to l.
Resolved, That mOnopolies affecting the
public interests should be owned and operated
by the Government, IN the Interests of the peo-
pie; all the employees Of the same to be gov
erned by civil service rulrs and no one 10 be
employed or displaced on account of politics.
RESOLVED, We inscrlbe on our banners
Down with monopolles and millionaire con-
troll up with the rights OF man aud the masses, y
and under this banner we march TO the polls
and TO victory.