The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22

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Peoples Party Platform.
The Peoples party Of the state Of Ida
ho in convention assembled hereby adopts
the following resolutions as expressive
Of it's convictions:
First-We endorse the national plat.
form of the Peoples party, adopted at
Omaha, July 4, 1892.
Second-The Peoples party. is party
Of law and order. Its mission is to re-
store, as far as law can affect it, equality
Of opportunity in the race Tor life. tbe-
lieves in the sentiment expressed IN the
Declaration Of Independence that .alI
men are by nature created equal and en-
dowed BY their Creator with certain ina
lienable rights among which are life, lib
erty and the. pursuit of happiness" 1t
declares that human rights are more pre-
cious than vested wrongs, and that all
public wrongs shall be made to yield to
the demands Of equal justice expressed
through the peaceable and orderly use OF
the ballot. We know that through the
ballot only can the people become all
powerful. We therefore condemn all
acts of lawfesspess or violence by whom
soever committed, and pledge ourselves
to the people of the state that if they
shall entrust US with the reins of state
government we will see to it that public
order is preserved and peace and tran
guilty assured to the people.
Thlrd-We declare that the enforce.
ment of law, no matter how important it
may be, is only the beginning, not the
end of good government. We believe
that true craftsmanship lies in making
good laws far more than in enforcing bad
ones. We, therefore, demand such legis-
lation, both state and national, as will
crush all monopolies and relieve the peo-
Pile from all unjust discrimination by law
Fourth Realizing that the financial
question is one Of prominent Importance
to our people, We reiterate our demands
for the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at the present legal ratio of
16 to 1.
Fifth-That the future welfare Of the
state depends very largely upon its legis-
lation on the subject Of the appropriation
and use of water for purposes of irriea-
ton. We, therefore, pledge the Peoples
party to the passage, at the earliest OPP
portunity, Of q law protecting the people
against unreasonable charges for the use
Of water and also creating water districts
in the arid regions Of the state, and con-
ferring upon such districts the power to
construct bitches and canals for irrigating
purposes and also providing for the con
domination and purchase by such districts
of existing bitches and canals constructed
for the sale, rental or distribution of water
for agricultural uses. That such law
should authorize, under proper safe
guards, such water distrlcts to issue bonds
to construct or purchase such bitches or
canals, which bonds shall be charge
upon districts only. That the charges
for the use Of water should be no higher
than sufficient to pay for the cost Of main
teuance ana repair Of such ditehes and
canals, anu create sinking fund to pey
the interest OH such bonds and discharge
the principal at maturity; and that, after
such bonds are paid, the use of the wafer
should be free, except the necessaFy
charge for the maintenance end repair Of
sucll bitches or canals.
Sixth We den0unce the effort now be-
ing made by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company to force upon its employs
contracts In the form Of oaths and con.
tanning provisions which, it submitted To-
would in the end reduce snch employees
to the condition Of industrial slaves. W.
therefore, demand state legislation thai
will not only declare I'll such contract
null and void but also inflict upon the Of
6cers and agents of any coEpolatlQps 50.
licitinR, dema1ding or enforcing sqa
contracts In idaho such punishment a.
will effectually teach them that neither
chattel nor industrial slavery will be toll
erated in this state. We further de-
nounce the practice Of mining corpora
tions and companies in running or being
interested in sstorss end boarding houees
either 81 thenlsSlsee directly 81 through
| their officers add superinteadeats, 1aa<
making it obligatory upon their employee
to trade and deal in their stores or boarc
in their boarding iUuses, and we demand
such legislation a. will efectually stoI
and.peevent such practices. y
Seventh I'VE demand state tegislakioz
By which the Oflces df stxfd mining III
spector and state boiler inspector shall b,
filled By thesqu4li16d v6teft 0r the stat,
instead Of, assex, 'sPpoidttd - the gov
ernor. s-f& sSrsss.ss
Eighth-We dsnoppce the .practics b