The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
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-pregnsnt with bonds
and bankruptcy al home, corruption aud cowardice
in foreign relations, disaster and DEATH starvation
strikes and general stagnation of all business
enter pris that the Peoples Party was formed
too soon to avert the complete destruction OF
our form of government and the Lbs rites of our
people. Therefore be 1t
RESOLVED: That We endorse the declarations
and platform OF the Peoples Party adopted at
Omaha on the 4th oi July, A. d. 1892, as follows:
PEOPLES PARTY PLATFORM
Adopted at the National Convention July A. 1882.
We declare-l, That the union of the labor
forces Of the United States, this day consummated
shall be permanent and perpetual. May its spirit
enter into all hearts tor the salvation of the re.
public and the uplifting Of mankind.
q Wealth belongs to him who CRATES it, and
every dollar taken from industry without an
equivalent is robbery. "If any i'll not work,
neither shall he eat" The interests of rural and
civic labor are the same their interests are identi-
cal.
4. We believe that the time has come when the
railro I'd corporations will either own the people
or the people must own the railroads. and should
the government enter upon the work of owni ng
and managing any or all railroads, we shoul Id favor
an amendment to the co institution by which all
persons engaged in the government service shall
be placed under q civil service regulate of the
most rigid oh racter 30 as to prevent the increase
OF the power of the national ad ninisration by the
use of such additional governu ent EN- poyees.
We demand national currency, safe, sound,
and flexible, issued by the general government
only, full legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and that without the Use of banking cor.
poratons, just, equitable and efficient means of
distribution direct to the people, at tax not ex-
ceeding two per centum per annum, be provided,
as set forth in the subtreasury plan OF the
Farmers Alliance, or some better system; also by
payments in discharge of its obligations for public
improvements.
s. We demand the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the present legal ratio Of l6
tol
G. We demand that the amount of thu circulat.
ing medium be increased to not less than $50 per
capita.
7. We demand graduated income tax
g. We believe that the money CT the country
should be kept as much as possible in the hands
OF the people, and hence We demand that all ate
and national revenue shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government, economi.
cally and honestly administered.
We demand that postal savings banks be
established by the government for the safe deposit
of the earnings of the people and to facilitate ex
change.
10. Transportation being means of exchange
and public necessity the government should own
and operate the railroads in the interests of the
! people
II. The telegraph and the telephone, like the
postofice system, being necessity for transmiss-
ion OF news, should be owned and operated by the
government in the interests of the people.
10. The land, includiIg all the natural sources
OF wealth, is the heritage of all the people, and
should not he monopolized for speculative pur.
poses, ana alien ownership OF land should be pro
hibited All lands now held by railroads and
other corporations in of their actual needs
aud all lands now owned by aliens should be re
claimed by the government and held for actual
settlers only.
And WHEREAS: 1t is apparent that there is 4
! collusion between tho leaders of the called Re
| publican and Democratic parties. In order to lull
the people into fancied security to ch ange admin
istrations, in name only that they may the bette,
serve their foreign masters, as has been the CASE
for the last twenty-five years, and
WHEREAS: 1t Is necessary, in order to como ne,
the common enemy, to unite under cummoT
national banner, and not fritter our time and
strength away in fostering local parties of diferen
names. Therefore be it further
RESOLVED: That, in our opinion, the Silver
Party OF this State should drop its local name ant
fall into line with the National People Party il
order to accomplish the reform which it seeks b,
being organized for the great national conflict OF
1906. And
WHEREAs: We recognize the fact that thos,
Twho are not for US against u.s. and that fusion
with enemies or luke warm friends is ALWAYS q
source Of weakness to those who are struggling 10
justice Therefore be it further
RESOLVED; That our delegates to the People
Party Convention to be held at Reno on ths 9th
day OF B. ptember 1894, be. and they hereby are in
structed to oppose any fusion with any othe
party whatever, and that II they give proxies I
DINERS, that they instruct their proxies to tn
same effect.
Oh PATCHEN, Chairman,
ALEX. VElrCH, R0Br. LEROY.