The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-10-20

Thu Peoples party Of tho stats Of Ida.
no in convention assembled hereby adopts
the following resolutions - expressive
Of it, convictions:
,Ffrst-Wey endcrse the national plat
firm of tho Peoples party, adopted q
Omaha, July4 1899.
S~cond-The Peoples party il party
Of law and order. Its mission is to re-
store, 40 far Is law can aftt ct it. equality
of opportunity in the race FOR life. 1t be-
lieves in the sentiment expressed in the
Declaration of Independence that ''all
men are by nature created equal and en-
dowed By their Creator with certain ina
liensble rights among which are life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness" II
declares that human rights are more pre-
cious than vested wrongs, and that all
public wroogs 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 oil
acts Of lawlessness or violence BY whom
soeyer committed, and pledge ourselves
toffhe people Of the state thai If they
SHAH entrust Us with the reins Of state
government We will see to It that public
order is preserved and peace aud tran,
guilty assured to tho people.
Thlrd-We declare that the enforce.
ment Of law, no matter how Important II
may be, is only tho 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 monopolics and relieve the peo-
pie from all unjust discrimination by law.
Fourth-Resiizing 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 irriga
ton. We, therefore, pledge the Peoples
party to the passage, at the earliest Op-
portunity, of a 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 districts to issue bonds
to construct Or purchase such bitches or
canals, which bonds shall be s charge
upon districts only. That the charges
for the use Of water should be no higher
than sufficient to pay for the cost of NAM
teuance ana repair of such bitches and
canals, and create sinking fund to pay |
the interest Oh such bonds and discharge |
the principala at maturity; and that, after
such bonds are paid, the use of the water |
should be free, except the necessary
charge for the maintenance and repair OF
such bitches or canals.
SIXTH We denounce the effort now be |
ing made by the Northern Pacific Rail.
road company to force upon its employees
contracts in the form of oaths and con. /
tanning provisions which, if submitted to,
would in the end reduce such employees
to the condition of industrial slaves. We
therefore, demand state legislation that
will not only declare all such contracts |
null and void but also infict upon the of
fccrs and agents of any corporation So
liciting, demanding or enforcing such
contracts in Idaho such punishment as
will efectually teach them that neither
chattel nor industrial slavery will be tol
Grated in this state. We further de
nounce the practice Of mining corpora
tons and companies in running or being
interested in stores and boarding houses,
either by themselves directly or through
their officers and superintendents, and
making it obligatory upon their employees
to trade and deal in their stores or board /
In their boarding houses, and we demand |
such legislation as will effectually stop
and prevent such practices.
Seventh We demand state legislation |
by which the Offices OF state mining in
spector and state boiler inspector shall be |
filled by the qualified voters of the state |
instead OF, as now, appointed by the gov
ernor.
Eighth-We denounce the practice by |
persons and corporations of black listing |
laborers on account of their connection
with organized labor. We demand such |
state legislation on this subject as will |
make such practice felony, and, in the
case of corporation, the inflictlon of the |
additional penalty of the surrender of the
charter.
Ninth-We demand law prohibiting
the entry of deficiency judgments Of
mortgages on real property, and that the
time for redeeming such property from
forced sales under foreclosure or execu.
ton be extended from six months to two
years.
Tenth-We are opposed to the further
sale of the school lands of the state and
demand that, in lieu of such sales, such
lands shall be leased to actual occupants
and thereby create q perpetual school
fund without danger from ioss.
Eleventh-ln view of the criminal con
duct OF both the old parties in granting
TO corporations monopoly of the peoples
money BY which the property of the in.
dustrial classes is being rapidly absorbed
BY the usurers. We favor such an extenaion
of the exemption Law of the state as will
save the homes Of the people and assure
TO our wives and children Z reasonable
provision against poverty. We pledge
our legislators to revise the homestead
lay SO that all actual homesteads will be
excmpt from forced sale on execution
without the necessity of declaration.
Tweltth-We favor the submission to
The people of constitutional amendment
sonterring upon the legislature the power