The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
For Public Administrator,
A. YOACHAM.
For County Commissioner Long Ierm),
r.. e. WARDS.
For County Commissioner tShort Term)
CHAS. LYTLE.
Platform.

Your Committee on Resolutions and Platform,
having attended to the duty assigned them, beg
leave To make the following report:
WHEREAS: 1t has been demonstrated by the
history OF the ast two years-pregnant with ponds
and bankruptcy home corruption ahc towarance
strikes and general stagnation OF all business
enterprisa,-that the Peoples Party was formed
none too to avert the complete destruction OF
our form of government and the Liberties OF Our
people Therefore be 1t
RESOLVED: That we endorse the declarations
and platform of the Peoples Party adopted al
Omaha the 4th. oi July, A, d. 1892 as toilows:
PEOPLES PARTY PLATFORM.
| Adopted at the National Convention July 4, lSS2
We declare-l. That the union of the labor
forces of the United st ates this day consummated
shall be permanent and perpetual. May its spirit
enter into ell hearts tor the salvation of the re-
public and the uplifting of mankind.
| o wealth belongs to him who or sates 1T, ana
every dollar taken from industry without an
equivalent is robbery. "lf any . Ill not WORK,
| neither shall he eat" The interests OF rural and
civic labor the same; their interests are iueh'
A. We believe that the time has come when the
railro ID corporations will either own the people
or the people must own the railroads. ana shoulu
the Government enter upon the Work OF OWN nB
and managing any or all railroads. we should favor
an amendment to the constitution pV whleh az
uersous engaged in the government service snali
he pIaced under civil service regulation oil the
most rigid ch racter, to prevent the increase
of the power of the national administration by the
use of such additional governn ent employees
We demand national currency, safe, SOUND
and aexible issued by the general governmen,
only u full legal tender for all debts, puplc anu
priyate and that without the use OF banking cor
poraons, just, equitable ana eintie,s nt a "
distribution direct to the people, ut tax not eX
ceedpg two per centum per annum, De proViaeu
as set forth in the sub.treasury plah 0, th
Farmers Alliance or some better system also !, y
10 payments in dlscAafSe Vi ils ooii5"'io' SO f'
improvements. ..., .
At & We demand the free and unlimited coinsg
of silver and gold at the present legal ratio Oh
se a We demand that the amount OF tho circula
ing medium be increased to not less than S5o pt
10 capita. ;,,o,x,o +
ne a We believe that the money CT the COUNT
ng should be kept as much as possible IN the nan,
be of the people and hence We demand that all Sta
o. and national revenue shall De nlhiseo ,n, W y,
be nt cessary expenses OF the government, ecohom
on cally and honestly administered. ,
We o We demand that postal savings banks
OF established by the government Tor the saie aepo
1g. of the earnings of the people and to facita'e
he TO- Transportation being means Of exchans
and public necessity, the government shoulu ..
and operate the railroads IN the interests u
II. The telegraph and the telephone, like t
nostofRce system, being necessity for transm
ion of news, should be owned ana operatea ny
government in the interests OF the people;
10. The land, includiI 6 all the natural sour ur'
of wealth, is the heritage OF all the people
sbnuld not be mOnOp0llZeu iOr specuiatfo =
noses ana alien ownership OF land should De
hibtea, All lands now held by rallroaas
other corporations, in excess of their actual ne
d Is ond all lands now owned by aliens should be
tary claimed by the government and held for act
on settlers only. A.. .,..
the And WHEREAS: 1t is apparent that there
bed ,oIusion between tho leaders of the so called
due nublican and Democratic parties, ia order 10
the re people into fancied security to change auH
8 istrations in name only that they may the oe
bout serve their foreign masters, as mas beeh tne
and for the last twenty-five years, and -
con- Whereas 1t il necessary, in order 10 conq
of the common enemy, to unite uhder o,a'
for national banner, and not fritter our tiine l,
hou- strength away in fostering local parties Vi oe
names Therefore be it further -.
RI. RESOLVED: That, in our opinion, the oi
party of this State should drop its local name
fall into line with the National People = farty
. order to accomplish the reform which 1t seek
beng organized for the great national cohhl'
1896 And - A.. .
WHEREAS: We recognize the fact, that '
who are not for us against us, ana thas ~
Nth enemies or luke warm friends ia alwa
r source of weakness to those who are stru9slih
Justice Therefore be it further n.
RESOLVED: That our delegates to the reo
party Convention to be held at Reno on the
day Of s. ptember 1894, be. and they hereby ar
d are structed to oppose any fusion with any
etnry narty whatever, and that II they give proh
er on Others, that they Instruct their proxies u
the same effect c,.i,,,
rihed u u. PAIC nnr En-, I J%pnI
due ALEX. vEITCH, RoBr. LEhoh