The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-16
Well-to-Do People Of Pittsburg
Said to be Backing 1t.
ITS PRINCIPLES MILD.
No More Government Bonds
Must Be Issued,
And Official Salaries Must Be
Cut Down.

pOlltlcai party organized here has leapeO
into remarkable popularity, particularly
among the more well-tO- do classes. It
is to be called the National" party. Ar
rangements are completed for the birth
of the new party at Braddock's Field on
the 25th.
If the proposed plans are realized il
will be the biggest thing Western Penn
sylvania has developed in a political way
since the organization of the Republican
party in Pittsburg in 1856. The promo
tiers Of the scheme are patterning after
the organization Of the "Grand Old
Party" Twenty thousand people are
expected and all expenses are already
guaranteed by the men who have signed
their names to the call.
Their address is as follows:
To the People Of the United States, gr Getting:
We. the undersigned, citizens Of Penn
sylvania, being deeply impressed with
what seems to be the almost universal
conviction of patriotic citizens, believe
that the present financial distress, busi-
ness depression, contempt of civil author
lty and anarchy prevailing thrOug nout
this country can be attri buted to nothing
so much to the partisan abuse OF our
municipal state and national offices; and
we believe that if these abuses are con-
tinued they Will inevitably result in the
breaking down of our entire civil gov
eminent. In support Of this statement we
point to the straits in which our repre-
sentatives in congress hnd themselves,
that Of putting unborn American children
under bonds to meet the enormous cost
of our general government, which has
increased from $60OOJ.OOO in the year
1860 to $5OOO 100000 IN 1894, while the
population has only doubled. We pro-
test that the creating of an official arts
tOcracy, by our Legislators and congress-
men voting to themselves and their pO-
litical henchmen higher salaries than
are paid any other business outside Of
public office, Is not only contrary to the
spirit Of our democratic institutions and
opposed to our republican system Of
government, but is putting upon the in
dastries of the American people greater
burdens than our national resources viii
stand; and at this rate OF increase the
next thirty years will see the American
people compelled to repudiate the bonds
now being issued to meet the the cur7
rent expenses Of today.
Realizing that a radical change in
political parties is absolutely necessary,
and that higher type of patriotism
than at present prevails must be found
IN order to restore our government TO
the original intention of its trainers, viz,
ga government of the people, by the
people and for the people,, we invite all
patriotic citizens to meet in an Informal
mass convention TO be held at Braddock's
Field, Pa, to consult to the best
means Of organizing a new party With a
fully apparent in our civil government
We respectfully set forth that the ex-
perience Of the American people, under
the political spoils'' system is such that
in our opinion, in the formation Of new
party, as far as practical, the honOrs of,
and not the spoils from. Offices should be
the incentive of Office seeking.
That the platform of the new party
should be based upon reduction in the
number OF our national and state Offices
to the lowest possible point and Of abOl-
ishing Offices maintained as means for
political reward" That the members
of congress should be reduced to one
fourth Of the present Der; that the
United States senate should be reduced
to One-half: and the senators to be elect
ed by the people. That the presidential
Office should be limited to one term, and
the number Of members in our state leg
islatures reduced to one fourth the pres
ent number. That the salaries of al
public officials should be reduced to what
they were before the days of the 'ssalary
grab" and "back-pay steal" gross.
That all questions Of tariff, finance and
laws governing the civil and business re-
lations of the people should be taken out
of politics and RELOCATED to the law-mak-
ing power.
10 this address are signed hundreds of
names of the we'll known citizens of
Pittsburg and BraddOck. Among them
are;
J. B. Corey, coal operator, Braddock,
Pa; Captain Samuel s. Brown, coal
operator. Pittsburg; Captain W. Harry
/ Brown, coal operator, Pittsburg: Joseph
T. McCune, lumber merchant, BraddOck:
/ Joseph IL. Rankin. contractor: Braddock;
I r. B. Mellon. banker. Pittsburg; w. W.
Patrick, Banker, Piusburg; Paul Hacke,
merchant, Pittsburg, Thomas Neal
J Smithton; @. w. Schmidt wholesale
liquor, Pittsburg; p. II. Laufman, iron
merchant Pittsburg; James Mckay,
merchant, Pitts burg; Henry Rea, jr.,
merchant. ttsburg; W. L. Dickson. coal
operator, Pittsburg; D. 0. Shaver. mas
ter mechanic Of the PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road, Pittsburg; 0. C. Burgdorf, cashier
( German National bank, Pittsburg: J. A.
/ Pierce, contractor, Braddock: Charles
jenkins, mine boss, Pittsburg, aud others
equally prominent
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Good work done by the Peerless.
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