The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-03
4 PEOPLES PARTY RIB
Convention in Trenton An
Elaborate and Far-Reaeh-
ing Declaration Of Prin-
eiples Adopted.
Special to the JERSEY cttB Nsics.

TRENTON, May 3, 1S94.-About fifty per-
sons representing eight OF the twenty-one
counties in the State met in Library Han,
Yesterday. in response to a call issued py
VIM. G.. Barrick, of Pennington, in which
the Democratic and Republican parties came
in for about an equal share Of
Mr.. Barrick called the convention 10 or
der. and a temporary organlzatien was
effected A motion was then Maoe, anu s. US
some discussion was adopted, that we
resolve ourselves into an adjunct OF tne REQ
nle,s ~partv.p A permanent organization was
then. COMPLETED by the choice OF Thomas II.
Proctor, of Vineland, as President; WilIlam
B. Ellis, of this city, Vice.Presldent 1o1 y
Hossack, of Jersey City, Secretary W..
Barrick, Treasurer.
them one on resolutions and another on plat
form There was considerable s~peech-maklng
indlIoad in. the speakers having each some
special grievance they wished to present
A CoxEY RESOLUTION.
A number of resolutions were onered anu
considered. among them being one That ex-
pressed sympathy with Coxey and his army,
declaring that ssthe mis-representa5lves IN
CONGRESS had no right to deny them the rlgnt
to assemble on the Capitol grounds, a tur-
Their urging the New Jersey representatives
in Congress to move the Impeachment OF
Grover ClGVel2HQ lOI ulEA -
There was considerable anxiety on tne part
Of many of the delegates lest this resolution
should get into the newspapers, but a moIlon
to table was lost 5 to 10.
Mr.. Ellis said that while he was in SYM
pathy with the spirit of the resolution ne
did not favor passing resolutions tnat Woula
make them ridiculous. Mr.. Pomeroy OF
Vineland. also vigorously opposed the reso-
lution. which would make them a Laughing
stock for the whole State. The resolution
YVES then referred back to the committee ana
again sent up with that portion relating TO
Impeachment eliminated.
Nr. Ellis then thought they were making
foo much of the Coxey movement. and
,,non his motion the resolution was laid on
the table.
The Legislature came in for a measure OF
censure for spending SO much time SEEKING
to put republicans in Office and SO little IN
legislating for the real benefit of the people,
and those members ID ssv who Eo cgitic aga1hS0 inc
The two old parties were held responsible
for the fact that 100000 0 bodied people
were out of employment and starving 10
death, and everybody was invited TO ieave
the old parties and join this new party
the only party of reform.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform reported was a lengthy doc
ument. and the following are some OF the
few things they asked for;
They declared allegiance to the Peoples
party platform adopted at Omaha; in favor
Of the initiative and referendum, direct iegls-
lation tobe the panacea 5or al aaIpS Unt,ca ~ Jus ",
fairs upon the old parties; they want the
government to control all trusts and cor
norations. and say it is time to take the peo-
ple's money out of the hands of private cor
porations; if silver is demonetlzed gold
should be also, and the Government issue
- ,,141 fhn cv1rlrrlu inf which
shall keep pace with the demand; free
coinage Of silver, free banking postal
system: the Government to own
the railroads which are now a conspiracy
against the people; a federal system OF min
ing and coal distribution; State fire and life
insurance without profit; fayor income tax,
all public employees to be paid regular salaries
and no one to receive more than $4,000; eight
hours to be a legal days work., enforcement
of the laws in regard to child labor in
factories; weekly payment OF wages; a
census of the unemployed to be taken and q
national department OF D to be estab-
to paw their share of taxes; no railroad
crossing to be at grade; the public to furnish
water. gas, electricity for lighting and street
car accommodation; the Judiciary Of the
State to be recognized, the lay judges and
the Courts of Chancery, Errors and APP
peals, and prerogative to be abolished, and
the printing of the avs in the newspapers to
be discontinued.
A committee was appointed to confer
with the State Committee of the Peoples
party In regard to ~unification with that
party, and they were to see that candidates
were nominated, so far as possible, for next
falls election. A collection was then taken
to meet the expense of the convention, and
adjournment was taken subject to the call OF
the Special Committee on Conference, who
were:AJohn Wilcox, d, II. R~ittenhouse, w.
C. BarIick, w. B. Ellis and J.. R. Foster.