The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-28
THE PEOPLES PARTY
LYMAN TRUMBuLL DRAWS UP THE
DECORATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Unite to Rescue the Central Govern
mont From The Control of the
Monopolist-strong Plank For the
Maintenance OF States Rights.

Chicago, Dec. PIT is the opinion Of
the chiefs of the Peoples party of Chicago
that Judge Lyman Trunbull has given
to his countrymen a paper that will have
as much to do with perpetuating his
name as the historic thirteenth amend
nent to the federal constitution. which
he drafted more than a. quarter of
century ago. 1t is a declaration of pTinct-
pies for the guidance of the People party
OF the United States, and it consists Of g.
series of resolutions which are to be
made a basis of work of the national
party conference which will convene at
st. Louis tomorrow morning.
The paper as it Will go before the st.
Louis convention. Is as fo.ioWs:
..E'irst-Res Owed that human brother
hood and equality OF rights are cardinal
points OF true democracy.
Second-Resolved, that forgetting all
past political differences, we unite IN the
common purpose TO rescus the central
government from the control OF monopo-
list and concentrated wealth. TO limit
their powers OF perpetuatLon py curtail-
ing their privileges, and TO secure the
rights OF free speech, free press. free
LABOR and trial BY 5lrs-all rules risguiass
either of which are arbitrary, unconstitu-
tional and not to be tolerated by free
people 49,.
of 1850. which was Incorporated by Pres
ident Lincoln in his inaugural address as
follows:
"rhe maintenance inviclate of the
rights of the states and especially Of the
rights of each state to order and con-
troll its own domestic Institutions accord
ing to its own judgment exclusively is
essential to that balance of power of
which the perfection and endurance of our
political fabric depends, and we denounce
the lawless invasion by armed force on
the soil, of any state or territory, no
matter under what pretext, as among the
gravest of crimes.
Fourth-Resolved. that the power given
Congress by the constitution for calling
forth the militia to execute the laws Of
the Union, to suppress instructions, to
repel inVasions, does not warrant the gov
eminent in making use of a. standing
army in aiding nlonopolies in the oppres-
unsheath the sword it should be to strike
for liberty, not for despotism or to up
hold privileged monopolies in the oppres-
sion of the poor.
absorption of the wealth of the country
and its perpetuation in a few hands.
we demand the enactment of laws, limit
Ing the amount of property to be acquired
by devise or Inheritance.
"SiXth-Resolved, that we denounce the
Issuing of interest bearing bonds in a
time of peace, to be paid for, in part at
least, by gold drawn from the treasury.
interest on its own money.
Seventh-Resolved, that we demand
mat Congress perform its constitutional
duty to coin money, to regulate the value
thereof and of foreign coin by the enact
ment of laws at the ratio of 16 to l.
"Eighth-Resolved that monopolies af-
! fecting the public interest should be
owned and operated by the government,
IN the interest of the people; all employees
of the same to be governed by civil SER
wee rules and no one to be employed or
displaced on account of politics.
Ninth-We inscribe on our banners
Down with n1onopolies and millionaire
control Up with the rights of man
and the n asses and under this banner
we march to the polls and to victory"