The herald., 1894-12-28
TO GUIDE THE PARTY.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
FOR POPULlSTS.
Adoption Of the Resolutions WIN Be
Di~cusssd in Convention at
ct. Louis.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-In the opinion OF
the chiefs of the Peoples party OF Chi
cago. Judge Lyman Trumoull has given
to his country men q 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 a quarter
of a century ago. 1t is decla-
! ration of principles for tine guidance of
the Peoples party OF the United States,
and it consists of series Of resolutions
which are to be made a basis OF the
work OF the national Peoples party con-
ference which will convene at st. Louis.
The paper, as it will go before the st.
Louis convention is az followe
First-Rssolved. That human brother
hood and equality of rights are cardinal
principles OF true Democracy.
Second-Resolved. That forgetting al.
past political differences we unite in the
common purpose to rescue the central
government from the control of the monl
opolist and concentrated wealth, to limit
their powers of perpetustion by curtail-
ing their privileges. and to secure the
rights of free speech. free press, free
labor and trial by iury-all rules, regula-
tions and judicial dicta IN derogation oi
either of W hich are arbitrary. unconsti-
tutional and not to be tolera ed by q free
people.
Thi,d-Resolved, We indorse the res
olutions adopted bv the national Repub
lican convention of 1860, which was in
corporsted by President Lincoln in his
inaugural address, ss follows: THAT
the maintenance, invio!ste, OF the
rights OF these states, and espe-
cially of the right OF each state to Or
der and control lts own domestic insti-
tutions according to it's own iudgmen
exclusively Is essential to that balance
of power on which the section and en-
durance of our political fabric depends.
and we denounce the lawless invasion
by armed force on the soil OF any state
OF territory, no matter under what pre-
I text, as among the grasest OF crlmes."
Fourth-Resolved, That the power
given congress by the constitution to
provide for calling forth the militia to
execute the lave OF the nnion, to cup
press insurrections, to impsl invasions,
does not warrant the government in
making use OF standing army in aid
ing monopolies in the oppression of
their employees. When free men un-
shield the sword it shoud be to strike
for liberty. not for despotlsm or to
uphold privileged monopoiss in
the Q oppression of the poor.
Fifth-Resolved, That to check the
| rapid absorption of the wealth of the
country and its perpetuation in few
hands, we demand the enactment of laws
limiting the amount of property to be
acquired nv device or inheritance.
Sixth-Resolved, That we denounce
the issuing of interest-hearing bonds in
the time of peace 20 be pSid for in part
at leaet in gold drawn from the treas
ury, which results in the government
paving interest on ite own money.
Seventh-Resolved. That we demand
that congress perform it's constitutional
| duty to coin money. regulate the value
thereof and of foreign coin by the en-
actment OF laws 'or the free coinage of
silver with gold, at the rate OF 16 to |
h-Resolved, That mouopolies
affecting the public interest should DE
owned and operated by the government
in the interest of the people. all eM-
pIovee Of the same to be governed by
civil service rules and no one to be en-
ployed or displaced on account OF poll.
tics.
Ninth-Resolved, That we inecribe on
our banners, "Down with monopolles
and millionaire control; up with the
rights of man and the masses." and
under this banner we march to the
polls and to victory.