The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-01
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Peoples PaIty platform.
The Peoples party Of tho state Of Ida
no in convention assembled hereby adopts
tho following resolutions = expressive
sof ito convictions:
First-We endorse the national plat !
form Of the Peoples party, adopted 1t
Omaha, July 4, 1899.
Second-The Peoples party 10 party
of law and order. Its mission 10 to re.
store. a. far a. law can afft ct it, equality
of opportunity in tho race Cor life. 1t be-
lieves in the sentiment expressed Ia the
Declaration of Independence that "all
men are by nature created equal and en-
dowed By their Creator with certain ina
lienable rights among which are life, lib !,
erty and the pursuit of happiness" III
declares that humsa rights are more pre-
cious than vested wrongs, and that oil
public wrongs shall be made to yield to
the demands of equal justice expressed
through the peacseele and orderly use Of
the ballot. We know that through the
ballot only can the people become all
powerful. we therefore condemn all
acts of lawlessnesa or violence b. whom
soever committed, and pledge Ourselves
to the people Of the state thati they
shall enrust us with the reins OF state
government We win see't to it that public
order is preserved and psace and tran
guilty assured to the people. a.
ThTd-We declare that the enforce
ment of Law, no matter how important it
may be, 10 only the beginning, not the
end of good government. We believe
that true statesmanship lies in making
good laws far more than in enforcing bad
ones. We, therefore, demand such legis-
| lation, both state and national, 40 Will
crush all monopolies and relieve. the peo-.
1 pie from all unjtst discsiminatioRb BY lac.
I Fourth-Realfzing that the fnAnciai
1 question IS one Of promfne Importance
I to our people, we reiterste our demands
for th9 free and unlimited coina9e;of sl-
yer and gold at the prsssaf legal patio Of
Is tosl.ss' a~~s
Fifth-That the future .welfare of the
state depends very largely upon ~ legh>
flation on the subject of the appropriation
and use of water for purposes Of irriaa-
ton. We, therefore, pledge the People's
party to the passage, atsthe EARLIEST OPP
portunity, of Law projecting the peoHe
against unreasonable charges for the u3e
of water and also creating water districts
in the arid regions of the state, and con-
ferrines upon suchadistricts the power b.
construct bitches and canals for irrigati1g
PURPOSES and also providing for the con-,
demnati0n and purchase by such districts
of existing bitches and canals construct0d
for the sale, rental or distribution of water
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should authorize, under proper sans
guards, such water districts to issue bones
to construct or purchase such bitches or
canals, which bonds shall be 8 charge
upon districts only. That the charges
for the use of water should be no highers
than sufficient to pay for the cost of mayn-
tenance ana repair of such bitches and
canals, and create sinking fund to pA3
the interest ON such bonds and dischargs
the principal at maturity; and that, afeaf.
such bonds are paid, the use of the wafer
fshculd be free, except the necessary,
charge for the maintenance and repair of
such bitches orcanals.
Sixth-We denounce the effort now be-
ing made by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company to force upon its employees
contracts in the form of oaths and con-
tanning provisions which, if submitted to,
would in the end reduce such employees
to the condition of industrial slaves. We
therefore, demand state legislation that
will not only declare all such contracts
null and void but also inf1ict upon the Of
icers and agents of any corporation So
Letting, demanding or enforcing such
contracts in Idaho such punishment as
will efectuxly teach them that neither
chattel nor industrial slavery will be toll
Grated in this state. We further de-
nounce the practice of mining corpora.
lstions and companies in runnin9nf being
interested In stores and boarding no USES,
feither by themselves directly or through
their, officers and snperintendents, AID
making it obligatory upon their employees
to trade and deal in their stores OF board
in their boarding houses, and we demand
such legislation as will effectuslly stop
and prevent such practices. E< y
Seventh We demand state legislation
bywhich the Offices Of state mining IN
spector and state boiler inspector shall be
filed BY the qualified votera of the aste
instead of, as now, appointed by the gov
ernof. a4sE. III
Eighth-We denounce the practice by
persons and corporations of black listing
laborers on account of their connection
with organized labor. We demand such
state legislation on this' subject as viii
make such practice felony, and, in the
case Of a corporation, the inflictlon of the
additional penalty Of the surrender Of the
charter.
| Ninth-We demand law prohibiting
. the. entry of deficiency judgments of
mortgages on real property, and that the
time for redeeming such property from
forced sales under foreclosure or execu<
ton be extended from six months to two
years.. fa -. r..eA,t 4Hia.s4aa 6s,a :,
i Tenth-We are opposed to the further
sale of the school lands Of the state and
demand that, in lieu Of such sales, such
lands shall he leased to actual occupants
and thereby create . perpetual school
fund without danger from loss.
/ Eleventh In view Of the criminal CON:
duet Of both the old parties in granting
to CORPORATIONS monopoly of the peoples