People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-24
THE KANSAS ALLIANCE.
from the Topeka Advocate ]
What We Propose to DO.

cratic and Republican parties pro-
pose TO do to improve the conditions
and the opportunities OF the people,
come fellow asks what we propose
to do if we get the opportunity.
Our answer may be found in the
Omaha platform. and it may be spe-
officially STAT as follows:
C) We !. oppose to dethrone tho
king and re-establish the republic
to overthrow tyranny and despotism
and restore liberty to the people.
(2) We propose to redeclare our
independence of foreign crowned
heads and of foreign shylOcks. Since
1873 this country has sent delegates
to several international conferences
in Europe to beg the privilege OF
coming the gold and silver taken
from our mines by American miners,
into American money for the use of
tie American people. The privilege
has been denied; our mines have
been closed; our miners have been
converted into homeless trampS; the
business of the country has been
paralyzed for the want OF a sufficient
currency; and we stand to-day in the
attitude of simple dependency, ask
ing and being denied the privilege
of pursuing a financial policy in the
interest of our own citizens More
than hundred years ago our fore
fathers fought for and won national
independence. 1t has been sur
rendered by traitors. 1t must be re-
established by sons who are worthy
Of their sires
(0 We propose the initiative
and referendum as means OF wrest-
ing from a handful of pirates, gam
blers and corporation attorneys the
power they now exercise withcu t
question to determine the policy
and conduct OF public affairs for pur-
poses Of plumber, and Of restoring
that power to the masses Of the peO-
pie where it rightfully belongs
O. We propose to take from cor
pOrations the privilege Of coming
money and controlling its volume in
their interest. and restore this priv
ilege to the people where the cOnsti-
tuition places it. thereby insuring a
volume OF currency sufficient for
the demands OF our internal COM
merce, and not subject to eXporta-
tion at the demand OF foreign shy
locks.
(j) We propose that the people
shall own and operate the railroads
telegraphs and telephones for theil
| own interest and benefit; and tina
private corporations shall cease t.
= monopolize these public functions fol-
: the purpose OF public plumber.
4 (6) We propose that every mo
nopoly.as soon as established, shall b
seized BY the people and used for tn
public good instead Of, as now, 70
r private gain.
" 0 We propose to so change GU
;. system Of taxation that land and mai
3. ural resources Of production cannC
o be held from use, or monopolized 10
~ purposes OF speculation.
. (S.) Finally. we propose to so rev
. olutionize our economic and socis
y systems that labor shall enjoy wha
y it produces, that the occupation {
L the usurer, the land.grabber. tn
'e took broker, and the gambler in tn
n necessities Of life shall 60 alon
d with 0thellO's, that life shall affor
t, equal opportunities to all, and tha
= no man shall eat bread produced b
. the sweat and toll OF hisfellow maj
These, in brief, are some OF tn
&c changes the Peoples party seeks {
n accomplish for the good Of mankind
n and the above is an imperfect il
lie dicatiOn of a few OF the means
" which this end Is sought to be a
g tanned.
Now. let US know what the Repu'
nc lican and Democratic parties propo'
S. to do -sszss'' Nss.5sTc
10 Old Cy Corning and W. II. Be
10 ningtOn claim to be true Populist
N but opposed to the present sta
e ticket in Kansas because, they sa
v. it is corrupt II their claim is trl
70 they would certainly be in favor
.. the success OF Populism outside
Kansas, and would not do anythin
= to iniure the party elsewhere VIII
ie then, did they give their resolution
u purporting to have been adoptt
lie at a mass meeting Of Shawnee cou
a, ty Populists, to Republican ma
d agers to be telegraphed to eastel
Z. papers several hours before Il
- meeting was held at which the res
lutions were said to have be-
= adopted? OF course they knew tn
u II these resolutions were to have al
ne effect at all it would be outside
as Kansas where the facts are n
ne known. and they evidently did the