The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-24


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OF reform this dag
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and women Of this c1un1s W. ia
clare, therefore,
UNION. OF THE pEaEI
First, That the unra Is t }aha
forces of the United states Use On
cOnsummated, shall ~ leclsa
and perpetual; may il, eU1 -
into all hearts for tle aatH
the republic and The t.-
mankind.
Second, Wealth belol 10
who creates it, and every U.ar
en- from industry without:
lent, is robbery. of any 8a
not work neither shall he e.
interests of. rural and civil
the same; their enemies are
cal
Third. We believe that th>
has come when the railroad c.
tons Will either own the peCp
the people must own the rail-.
and should the government e.
upon the work of owning and il
aging the railroads, we should !.
an amendment to the CONSTITUTE
by which all persons engaged in
government service shall be placa
under a civil service regulation o
the most rigid character, so as {.
prevent the increase OF the power @
the national administration by tin
use of such additional governmeI
employees.
FINANCE
We demand a national currency
safe, sound, and flexible, issued b.
the general government only, ful
legal tender for all debt public anC
private, and that without the use OF
banking corporations, just, equt
able and efficient means Of distribu
ton direct to the people at tax nos
to exceed z per cent per annum, to b>
provided as set forth in the sui
treasury plan of the farmers alliance
or better system; also by payment
in. discharge Of it's Obliga tiOnS foi
public improvements.
We demand free and unlimited
coinage Of silver and gold at TIL
present legal ratio of Is to /.
We demand that the amount 0-
circulating medium be speedily
creased to not less than $50
capita.
We demand a graduated inco.
tax.
We believe that the money Of I
country should be kept, as much
possible, in the hands Of the peOpl
and hence we demand that all sta
and national revenues shall be lin
tied to the necessary expenses of til
government, economically and hon
estly administered.
We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern.
ment for the safe deposit OF the
earnings Of the people and to ';..'ili.
tate exchange.
TRANSPORTATION
sTransportati being a means e.
exchange and public necessity. the
government should own and opera te
the railroads in the interest of the
people.
The telegraph and telephone, like
the pOstot1ice system, being a neces.
sity for the transmission Of news
should be ownedxand operated by the
government in the interests of the
people.
LANDS.
The land, including all the natural
sources Of wealth, is the heritage OF
the people, and should not be monOp-
oliZed for speculative purposes, and
alien ownership Of land should be
prohibited. All land now held by
railroads and other corporations in
excess Of their actual needs and all
lands now owned by aliens should be
reclaimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following r. solutions were Of.
fered Independent Of the platform
and were adopted, as expressive OF
the sentiment Of the conventions:
Resolved. That we demand a free
ballot and fair count in all cleo
tionS, and pledge ourselves to secure
it to every legal voter without feder.
al intervention through the adoption
by the states Of the unperyerted
Australian secret ballot system.
Resolved, That the revenue de-
rived from q graduated income taX
should be applied to the reduction OF
the burden Of taxation now levied
upon the domestic industries OF this
country.
Resolved, That we pledge our sup
port to fair and liberal pensions tc
eX-UniOn soldiers and sailors.
Resolved, That we condemn the
fallacy Of protecting American labor
under the present system, which
opens our ports to the pauper and
criminal classes Of the world and
crowds out our wageeaEers, and we
denOunCe the present ineffective law
against contract labor, and demand
the further restriction Of undesir-
able immigration.
Resolved, That we cordially sym
patize With the efforts of organized
workingm2n to shorten the hours u
labor, and demand a rigid enforce
ment of the existing eig:3t-hour law
on governmenhWork, AMI ask that a
penalty clause BE added to said law.
Resolved, That we regard tbs
maintenance Of large standing
army of mercenaries, known as the
Pinkerton system, as menace to
our liberties, and we demand it's al
clifton, and we condemn the rec