The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-28
LYMAN rRUMBULL
Drafts Platform For the Peoples Party.
Full Text OF the Resolutions.

Drafts n Platform For the Peoples Party.
Full Text OF the Resolutions.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-In the opinion OF
the chiefs Of the Peoples party OF Chi
cago, Judge Lyman Trumbull has given
to his countrymen paper that will
have as much to do with perpetusting
his name as will the historic thirteenth
amendment to the federal constitution,
which was drafted more than quarter
OF century ago. 1t is q declaration OF
princip Piles for the guidance Of the Peo-
ple's party OF the United States, and
consists of series OF resolutions which
are to be made the basis OF the work OF
the National Peoples party conference
at st. Louis.
The paper, as 1t will 60 before the st.
Louis convention, Is as follows:
First-Rcsoived. That human broth
erhood and equality Of rights are cardi-
nal principles OF true Democracy. =,
Second-ResOtred, That forgetting all
past political differences, we unite In
the common purpose to rescue the
government from the control OF mono
polists and concentrated wealth, to
limit their powers OF perpetuation by
cur,ailing their privileges and to secure
the rights OF free speech, free press, a
free labor, and trial by jury-all rules,
regulations and judicial dictate, in dero-
CATION Of either are arbitrary, unconsti-
tutional and not to be tolerated by a
free people.
Third-We indorse the resolution
adopted by the national Republican
convention OF 1860. which was incor.
porated by President Lincoln in his
inaugural address. as follows: That
the maintenance iayioIase OF the rights
OF the states, and especially OF the rights
OF each state, to order and control Its
own domestic institutions according to
its own judgment. exclusively, is es.
sential to that balance OF power on
which the perfection and endurance Of
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 pre-
text, as among the gravest OF crimes.
Fourth-ReSoiUed. That the power
given Congress by the constitution ITO
provide for calling forth the militia to
execute tho laws Of the union 10 sup.
press insurrections, to repel invasions." F."
does not warrant the government in
making use OF 4 standing army in aid
ing monopolies in the oppression Of
their employees. When free men un-
shield the sword it should be to strike
for liberty, not for despoti,m or to up
hold privileged monopolies in the op.
preston OF the poor
Fitth-Resolv'd, That to check the
rapid absorption OF the wealth ot the
country and its perpstuation in few
hands, we demand the enactment Of
laws limiting the amount OF property
to be acquired BY devise or inheritance.
Sixth-ReSoired, That we denounco the
issuing OF interest-b bearing bonds by tho
government in times OF peace, to be
paid for in part, at least, by gold drawn
from the treasury, which results In the
governments paying interest on Its own
money.
Sevonth-ResOlrcd, That we demand
that Congress perform its constitutional
duty on coin money, regulate the valu
thereof, and OF foreign coin by tho
enactment OF laws for tho free coinage Of
silver with thai OF gold at the ratio Of
IL to !.
Eighth-RcSohcd, That monopoliGs nj
feCting tho public interests should DO
owned and operated by the govern
ment in tho interests OF the people; all
OF the employees OF the same to be gov
erned by civil service rules. and no ono
to be employed or displaced on account
OF politics.
Ninth-Rcsolrcd, Wo inscribe our ban
ners, Down with Monopolios and Mil
iionafres' Control. Up with the Rights
Of Men and tho Masses" and under this
banner wc march to tho polls and to
victory.
Treasury Cash.