Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-18

Adopted - National Convention
at Omaha, July 4, 1892.


interest:
Believing that the forces of reform
this day set in motion will neve
cease to move forward until every
; wrong is remedied ana equal light.
and privileges securely established
? for all the men and women Of thi:
/ country, we declare therefore:
l. That the union of labor forces
Of the United States consummated
shall be permanent and perpetual
may its spirit enter into all hearts
for the salvation of the republic and
the uplifting Of mankind.
2, Wealth belongs to him who
creates it. Every dollar taken from
industry without an equivalent is
robbery. eff any Will not work
neither shall he eat" The interests
of rural and urban labor are the
same; their enemies are identical
3. We believe the time has come
when railroad corporations will either
own the people or the people must
own the railroads, and should the
| Government enter upon the work
of owning and managing any or all
railroads, we should favor an amend>
ment to the Constitution by which
all persons engaged in the Govern
ment service shall be placed under
civil service regulations of the most
rigid character, SO as to prevent the
increase of power of the national ad-
ministration by the use of such ad-
ditional Government employees.
Isl. We demand a national cur
rency, safe, sound and flexible, issued |
by the General Government only.
full legal tender for all debts, PM
lie and private; and that without 80
use of banking corporations, q t.
equitable, and efficient means of dis
tribution direct 70 the people shall
be established at Il tax not 20 exceed
, per cent per annum, to be provided
as set forth in the Sub-Treasury
plan Of the Farmers Alliance. or
some better system; also by pay
ments in discharge Of its obligations
for public improvements.
a. We demand the free and UNI
limited coinage of silver and gold at
their present leGa! ration of sixteen
to one.
b. We demand that the amount
of circulating medium be speedily
increased to not less than $50 per
capita.
C. We demand a graduated in
come tax.
d. We believe that the money of {
the country should be kept as much |
as possible in the hands of the peo-
pie, and hence we demand that all i
National and State revenues shall be 1
limited to the necessary expenses of f
the Government economically and t
administered, |
e. We demand that postal saw v
ngs banks be established by the o
for the safe deposit of =
he earnings of the people and to II
acilitate exchange. C
I'd. The land, including ali the Z
natural sources of wealth, Is the
heritage of all the people AID should
lot be monopohzed for speculative !"
purposes, and alien ownership of land L
hould be prohibited. All lands now y
eld by railroads and other corpora -
ions in excess of their actual needs, "
nd all lands now owned by aliens, ~
hou!d be reclaimed by the Govern
'ent and held for actual settlers -.
My. o.
Sd. Transportations being a 49,
leans of exchange and public ne
essIty, the Government should own
nd operate the railroads in the in ey
crest of the people. HI
a, The telegraph and telephone,
Ike the post Office system, being
-cessity for transmission Of news, a.
iould be owned and operated by the
overnment in the interest of the
eople,
Here is also an extract from the
and which subsequent
'ents proved unexaggerated, yet
hen this platform was first formu- q
ted, the Populists We're termed Il
Calamity Howlers.
The national power to create
oney is appropriated to enrich
Il vast public debt, pay
lie in LEGAL tender currency has