The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-18

transmission of news, should be owne
and operated by the government in the in
terest of the people.
The land. including all the atural re-
surces of wealth, is the heritage of all the
people and should not be monOpONZed for
| speculative purposes. and alien ownership
of land should be prohibited. All Ia I'd
now being held by railroads and other cor
porations in excess of the actual needs,
and all lands now owned by aliens should
be reclaimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only.
After submitting the foregoing TO the
committee on resolutions held another
meeting and unanimously agreed to report
the following to the convention at the
night session and it was adopted:
Whereas, other questions have been pre-
sented for our consideration, We hereby
submit the following, not as part OF the
| platform of the Peoples Party, but as res
olutions expressive OF the sentiment OF
| this convention:
First-Resolved, That we demand free
ballot and fair count in all elections, and
| pledge ourselves 10 secure 1t to all legal
voters without Federal intervention through
the adoption by the States OF the unper-
| verted Australian or secret ballot system.
Second d-Resolyed, That the revenue de-
rived from graduated income tax should
be applied to the reduction OF tue
burden of taxation now resting upon the
domestic industries Of this country
! hird-Resolved, That We pledge our
support to fair and liberal pensions to eX-
union soldiers and sailors.
Fourth Resolved, That We condemn
the fallacy of protecting American labor
under the present system, which opens our
ports to the pauper and criminal classes OF
the world. and crowds out our wage earn
ers; and we denouncs the present ineftect-
i've laws against contract labor, and demand
the further restriction of undesirable emil
grafton.
Fifth-Resolved. That we cordially SYM
pathize with the efforts of organized work
ingmen to shorten the hours OF labor, and
demand rigid enforcement OF the exlstlng
eight hour law on government work, and
ask that penalty clause be added to the
ssid law.
Sixth Resolved, That We regard the
maintenance of a large standing army OF
mercenaries, known as the Plnkerton sys-
tenn, as menace to onr liberties, and we
demand its abolition; and we condemn the
recent invasion of the territory Of Wyo-
ming by the hired assassins of plutocracy.
assisted by Federal officials.
Resolved, That We commend to the ia.
vorable consideration of the people, and
the Reform press the Legislative system
known as the initiative and referendum.
Resolved, That We favor constitutional
provision limiting the office of President
| and Vice President to one term, and pro-
viding for the election of Senators Of the
| United States by direct vote Of the peo-
pie.
Resolved, That we oppose any subsidy
or national aid to any private corporate on
| for any purpose.
The Peoples party at the outset to Sc
cure permanent control Of party organiza-
ton Of the people unaffected by the inter,
eests of those in public service does hereby
in national convention assembled at Omaha
on this 4ih day of July, 1892 establish this
ordinance as fundamental law of our part
organization, viz: No person holding any
office or position of profit, trust or emolu
ment under the Federal or any State ol
municipal government, including Senators
Congressman and members Of the Legisla
ture State and local, shall be eligible t
sit or vote in any convention Of this party
and copy of this ordinance shall be an
nexed to every call for any future conven
ton of the party.