Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-26
THE PLATFORM.

THE PLATFORM.
We, the representatives of the peoples party Of
the state of Kansas in convention assembled, do
hereby reafArm our allegiance to tho principles
enunClated in the Omaha PLATFORM and point to the
records OF our representatives in Congress as an
evidence of their loyalty to that platform. We meSe
at this time under conditions which SEQ every
prophecy then made fulfilled and every indictments
which was made therein against the republican and
democratic parties proven.
Our sympathies go out to the unemployed, home
less and landless people Of tho country who have
been brought to their present condition in great
measure through the vicious, un-Amerlcan financial
policy of this governments and we hold sacred the
declaration of independence What all men Gre
ated equal they endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights that among these life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
We most heartily commend our present state ON
cals for their wise and economical administration OF
state affairs, that has saved to the taxpayers thou
sands dollars and the populls Legislators for their
efforts to enact into law every demand of the state
platform adopted at Wichita in 1892.
We demand the free coinage of silver at the rattle
of 10 to l. and denounce any party that is so com
dare not take stand for the people on this allIn-
portant question: which means so much to the wage
earners and producers of our country
We reiterate our opposition to all banks of issue,
whether national or state, and demand the estab-
lishment Of postal savings banks by the national
government for the protection Of small depostors,
and call attention to the widespread distress caused
by the large number of bank failures during the
past year. whereby thousands of depositors suffered
the loss Of all their savings, as evidence of the
necessity of this demand.
That we are unalterably opposed to the issue Of
government Understanding bonds and demand
instead full legaltender treasury notes. and In the
payment Of the current expenses of the govern
ment there shall be no discrimination made be-
tween such notes and gold or silver.
We demand national and state arbitration to settle
and adjust the differences between the employers
and employees; and we further demand, that where
the property of a corporation has been placed In
the hands of a receiver the wages of the employees
shall be a fret lien on It's earnings and effects; and
we denounce the appointment of officials or parties
Interested as receivers of any corporation.
We demand service pension, graduated 80 that
the man who carried the musket shall be entitled to
the same consideration as the man who wore the
epaulets and said law to be so framed that It will
place forever beyond the power of any official who
is unfriendly toward the union soldier to change,
suspend, or in any way deprive the soldier of his
just dues which this government owes him for do
Tending with his life our country and flag.
We favor state irrigation department. to investi-
gate methods and water supply and encourage more
extended irrigation.
| We demand freightrate law based on the line of
the maxlmum-rate bill passed by the senate and
populist house, and afterwards defeated by the re-
publican house, and quote in proof of the need Of
such law, the plank of the republican platform
adopted at their state convention in 1892, which
we adopt and make part of this demand, TO witt
1--WE insist that the great transportation COM
panies which derive their corporate existence from
Kansas laws and their financial existence from Kan
sas trade and commerce to the people OF Kansas
fair, equitable and honest treatment In the matter
of freight rates. and are opposed to tho ncqui-
table and oppressive discrimination In the ad-
justment Of such rates by said corporations,
whereby the merchants, shippers and consumers
of other states are enriched at the expense
and to the injury of the people Of Kan
sas; and we demand of the next legislature the ut
most diligence In onactlng appropriate Liquidation
providing therefor TO the end that the agricultural
mercantile and other interests Of Kansas shall bS
placed on footing Of equality so far a. freight
rates are concerned with the like intsrsStn Of ad
joining states."
Relieving that all power Is vested In TIC people
and that all laws of vital importance should be init
atsd and approved or dlSapproved BY them, We M
dorse the initiative and referendum SyStoU.
In support of those principles, We invita- tho Co
operation of the loyal libsrty-oving people Of all
partiea-
The peoples party came into eEistencO and won
its glorious Victories on the fundamental principles
of equal rights to all and special privileges to ncnsl
therefore, We favor the pending constitutional
amendment, but wo do not regard Is nSa aeAt q
party fealty.