The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Peoples Party Platform.
Adopted by the Convention, at Omaha,
Neb., July A. 1892.

Adopted by the Convention, at Omaha,
Neb., July A. 1892.
Assembled upon the one hundred and
sixteenth anniversary of the declaration
of independence, the peoples party OF
America, in their first national Conven-
ton. invoking upon their actions the
blessing of Almighty God, put forth, in
the name and on behalf of the people of
the country, the following preamble and
declaration of principles:
The conditions which surround us best
justify our cooperation; we meet in the
midst of a nation brought to the verge of
moral, political and material ruin. Cor
ruption dominates the ballot box, the
Legislatures, the Congress, and touches
even the ermine on the bench. The people
are demoralized; most of the states have
been compelled to isolate the voters at
the polling places to prevent universal
intimidation or bribery. The newspapers
are largely subsidized or muzzled, public
opinion silenced, business Frustrated, our
homes covered with mortgages, labor i'm
poverished, and the land concentrating in
the hands of the capitalists. The urban
workmen are denied the right of organi-
cation for self-protection; imported pau
perized labor beats down their wages; a
hireling army, unrecognized by our laws, is
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are rapidly degenerating into European
conditions. The fruits of the toll of mill
lions are bodily stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for a few, unprecedented In the
history of mankind, and the possessors of
these in turn despise the republic and en-
danger liberty. From the same prolific
womb of governmental injustice we breed
the two great classes tramps and mil
lionaires.
The national power TO create money is
appropriated TO enrich bondholders; a
vast public debt, payable in legal-tender
currency, has been funded into gold bear
ing bonds, thereby adding millions 20 the
burdens of the people.
Silver, which has been accepted as coin
since the dawn of history, has been de-
monetized, to add to the purchasing power
of gold, by decreasing the value of all
forms of property, as well as human labor,
and the supply of currency Is purpOsely
abridged to fatten usurers, bankrupt en-
terprise, and ensla7e industry. A vast
conspiracy against mankind has been
organized on two continents, and it Is
rapidly taking possession Of the world.
II not met and overthrow ct once, it
forebodes terrible social conYulsions, the
destruction of civilization, or the estab-
iishmenS of an absolute despotism. We
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a century the struggles Of the two eat
political parties for power snS ",
while grisvous wrongs have bse 4
upon the suffering peOr We
that the controlling infih donna a9
both these parties have Red tns
isting dreadful condition aeYel
without serious effort to p. en- or .
strain them.
Neither do they now prom " aly
substantial reform. They have ayrseo -
Rether 60 ignore, in the coming eaLapalg-ls
every issue but one. They prOpase e.
drown the cutcries Of q plundered people
with the upROar OF 3 sham bastle over tee
tariff, so that capitalists, oorpcrstiOnH,
national banks, ringe. trusts. Waterec
stock, the demonstration OF silver and
khe expressions Of the usurers may al be
lost sight Of. They propose to sasrifice
or homes, lives and children On the altar
OF zaannOn; to destroy the ulultitude IN
oder e secure corruption funds from the
rufilsonaires. Assembled on the annfVBE-
sazy OF the birthday Of the uatsOns
and aslaa with the spirit Of the grand
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