The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-10

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governmental policy Of the past twenty
and at no distant date force
reconstruction through the medium
Of a bloody revolution, and to avoid this
repetition Of history the peoples party
asks the producer, the laborer, the pro.
fessional and business man, every lover
Of good government. conducted on be-
half Of the whole people to join it in a
social and political reform revolution,
using only honest argument, education
and the ballot with which to lombard
and seize the corporation owned govern
ment.
"That when capital is dethroned we
demand that every detail OF the gov
eminent be kept in the hands Of the peo-
pie, believing with Lincoln, that labor is
senior and independent OF capital, know
that capital never could have existed II
labor had not first existed, and that la
Dor is the superior Of capital and de-
serves much the higher consideration.
No men living are more worthy OF trust
than those who toll and produce. None
less inclined to take or touch ought
which they have o honestly earned.
Eternal vigilance Is the price Of liberty
and losing that vigilance we have lost
our liberty and are receiving our just
reward-poverty. degradation and en-
slavement of the laborer and producer.
Capital has been placed above labor in
the structure of our government, and
capital is taking unto itself the reward
OF labor.
1--WE denonnce the political treachery
of the republican and democratic parties
that have in the period Of twenty years
granted class legislation that has taken
81 per cent Of the wealth Of the country
from its seventy millions Of people, and
has given it to the favored 8 per cent,
who neither toll or produce.
That we ask the election OF the state
mining inspector by the direct vote OF
the people, instead Of by a political ap'
pointment by the governor, and we fur
Their demand the constitution be so
changed as to allow the election OF
United States senator and president by
popular vote.
That we demand the passage Of a law
establishing eight hours as a legal days
work.
PLATFORM.
The populist party of Cascade county
in convention assembled, hereby adopt,
and reaffirm the principles enunciated
in the Omaha platform of 1892, and we
hereby adopt the platform Of the state
convention as enunciated at Deer
Lodge, Mont, and we commend the wis.
dom and good judgment of the state con
~vention in the nominations OF that con-
vention. We recognize 10 Hon. Geo. w.
Reeves of Missoula. an able and distin-
guished %jurist, we'll worthy OF the conf
dence Of the people OF Montana. We
recognize in the Hon. Robert B. Smith,
the unconIp promising champion Of the
rights Of the people Of Montana, the
friend OF labor, the advocate OF honest
government. the true and faithful ser
want to Montana's great industry, the
silver question.
The populists Of Cascade county,
Montana, are opposed to the ~extravagant
manner of conducting the affairs Of
Cascade county, Montana, and we invite
the attention of all citizens and taxpay-
ers to the fact that for the year 1893 the
taxes of Cascade county exceeded $780,
OOO, collected from the people and paid
out for questionable purposes. We be-
lieve that the expenses OF running the
different offices of the county have
been too great, except the district
judgeship. and earnestly invite the
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of expanding the public funds of
this county. We believe that the pres.
emit system OF expanding money on public
roads and highways is useless, extrava-
CANT and in many instances worthless
expenditure Of public moneys, and earn
estly urge upon all citizens and taxpay-
ers to join US in the reformation OF this
department and we pledge the people of
Cascade county that our representatives
will 80 amend the law that the repairs
and construction of public works shall
be under the supervision of one general
road commissioner who shall be held re-
sponsible for all work done upon our
public highways and that NO money shall
be appropriated or expended upon the
public highways until such time as
county surveyor and the general road
commissioner shall make estimates of
such expenditures, which shall be sub
mitted to the county commissioners for
their approval.
We believe that all county officers
should so regard their duties as such
officers hat each and every county Off
Ger will give his office the same care and
attention as is demanded in general
business circles, and that such officers
shall have their offices open for the
transaction OF public business from 8 a.
m. to 6 p. m. each day except Sundays
and holidays. We believe that the work
in all the offices of this county can be
done with a less number OF deputies
than are now employed therein, and we
further believe that all officers when
absent from their offices. whether on
pleasure or other private business,
should have their salaries deducted for
such time as they are absent from the
office, and we believe that county offices
are created by the people as necessary
conveniences for the transaction of pub
lie business and not for a 'private snap"
through which men shall ride to aff1u-
ence and wealth. We believe that the
salaries Of all the county officers are too
high, except that of the district Judge
ship, and out of proportion to that
paid like labor in public and
private enterprises and we pledge
the people Of Cascade county that our
representatives will use all honorable
means to reduce the salaries OF all coun-
ty officers in this state at least % per
cent.
We believe that the county commits
sioners and county attorney of Cascade
county should have long since instituted
suit or taken some means to collect from
the county treasurer the money tied up
in the Merchants National bank Of this
city and tho money should be paid over
by the county treasurer to it's proper
funds. We call the attention Of the tax
payers OF Cascade county, Mont, to the
fact that Cascade cOuntv ia the third