The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-27
bulge Lyman Trumbel's Gilt
to the Country.
0lvaI to the Nineteenth Amendment
to the Constitution.
" Fame Winner According to tho
Opinion Of the Chiefs.

A CHICAGO, Dec zo.-ln n opinion oi tno
Ro,chiefs of the Peoples Party of Chicago,
eau Judge Lyman Trumbell has given TO his
s."< countrymen a paper that will have as
fEa ayrauch to do with perpetuating his name
'It vos viii the historic Thirteenth Amend
nee 1nent TO he Federal Constitution, which he
a. 3 drafted more than quarter OF a century
xoc>axo. 1t Is a declaration Of principles for
cnethe guidance OF the Peoples party OF the
! - United States and consists of series OF
the resolutions which are to be made the basis
bee OF the work OF the National Peoples party
g - oonference at st. Louis.
N The paper as 1t will go before the st.
Louis convention is as follows:
!. i. Resolved, That human brotherhood
~ and equality of rights are cardinal prin-
4 <Inreciples of true Democracy.
cctj 2. Resolved, That forgetting all past
Mapolitical differences we unite in the COM
Imon purpose to rescue the Government
~ from the control of monopolists and
! xconcentrated wealth, to limit their
ope powers OF perpetuation by curtail-
oqe1ng their privileges and to secure
the rights OF free speech, a free press, free
rs, labor, and trial by ry-all rules, regula-
thjftions and Judicial dictation, derogation
.Lof either OF which are arbitrary, uncon-
~ ~ stitutional and not to be tolerated by a
Alree people.
.q9 B. We indorse the resolution adopted by
=, the National Republican convention OF
ri 1850, which was incorporated by President
Nh Lincoln in his inaugural address, as fol-
!; lows:
= "That the maintenance inviolate of the
lor rights OF the States and especially of the
Con rights OF each State to order and control
=, ~ own domestic institutions, according
\ Nifs own judgment exclusively, Is essential
vitto that balance Of power on which the
uen psrfection and endurance of our political
"a labric depends, and we denounce the law
|csv1oss invasion by armed force on the soil Of
1nny State OF territory, no matter under
= 4 iwAat pretext, as among the gravest
ISrimes."
4. Resolved, That the power given Con-
xres1 by the constitution "to provide for
calling forth the militia to execute the
$hWs OF the Union to suppress insurrec-
&ions, to repel invasions," does not war
rant tho Government in making use of
otandsng army in aiding moDopoles in
Ixtho oppression of their employees. When
.Eo><xoe men unshield the sword it should be
~ 90 strike for liberty, not for despotism or
~ - uphold privilcded monopoles in the
81 }a1oppression Of the poor.
~ 3. Resolved, That to check the rapid alb
oofption of the wealth of the country and
- r1so perretuation in few hands we demand
Dlntthe enactment of laws limiting the
4, snmount Of property to be acquired by de-
,<.1no ~ ;uhorifance
~ 6 Resolved, That we denounce the is
!ouing of interest bearing bonds by the
(2ovefnment in times of peace to be paid
zor In part at least by gold withdrawn
n <<om the Treasury, which results in the
C1overnment's paying interest on its own
money.
|E - Resolved, That we demand that
[ongrcss perform its constitutional duty
a.; ~ coin money, regulate the value thereof
- md Of foreign coin by the enactment Of
NJ lnWs for the free coinage of silver with
Ecld at rate of l6to /.
~ &-Resolved, That monopolies affect
Iprr1ni the public interest should be owned
4Sond operated by the Government in the
x1nterests OF tho people, all employees of the
1hvIneme to be governed by civil service rules,
xhtond no one TO be eemployed or displaced on
ncoount of politics.
&k1< 0--Resolved, We inscribe our banners
@lIecrDown with monopolies and millionaire's
oorontrol; Up with the rights of man and
tho masses;" and under this banner we
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