San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-01
MEETING OF PoPULIsTs.
Resolutions Drafted and Adopted
This Morning,

This Morning.
A meeting Of the Peoples party
was held in Meyers hall this morn
ing. The meeting was called to Or
der by Chairman Taylor McRae.
On motion Of Otto Solms, a COM
mittee Of three was appointed to
draft resolutions, which are as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the independence of
these United States was declared
and established to the end that
this free people should be relieved
of oppressive forms of government,
and particularly released from
English dominance, and
Whereas, in a time Of profound
peace, the party in power has is
sued $150,000,0 1000 in bonds, and has
added an enormous burden to a
suffering country, at an uncon-
scionable profit to the Anglo
American syndicate with which
such bonds we're placed, and
Whereas, the party in power has
contracted with said syndicate for
further possible issues of bonds
upon the same oppressive terms,
and
Whereas, English gold has by
such politico.inancial contract &C
quired an undue, If not paramount
influence in American politics,
and
Whereas, legislation in the in
terest Of plutocracy has degraded
silver, formerly recognized by the
fathers Of our country as the unit
Of value, and has thus wrought dis
aster, distress and ruin to the in
terests of labor and to the indus
trial classes, and
Whereas, we believe a graduated
income tax to be just and expedi-
ent, and
Whereas, an income tax law is de.
manded by the people OF the Unit
ed States, and
Whereas, a strong minority OF
the Supreme court holds an income
tax law to be constitutional. and
Whereas, a majority Of the pres.
ent Supreme court holds an in
come tax law to be unconstitution-
al, and
Whereas, we believe life tenure
of office to be unAmerican and a
hindrance to a speedy and effective
expression of the popular Will.
Now therefore be it
Resolved That we as a nation
ought to be free from any
foreign entangling alliance what
ever, either %politicalor financial.
That the issuance and DISPOSE.
ton Of bonds to the Anglo-Ameri-
can sydicate with the option con-
tanned in the contract is a political
offence deserving severe rebuke at
the hands of all patriots.
That we deprecate the degreda-
ton of silver, the poor mans money,
and denounce the advocacy of the
standard as a thin disguise of
toryism in the interest Of pluto
Gratis.
That, against the insidious
smiles Of foreign influence the jeal-
ousy Of a free people ought to be
constantly awake" as we were
warned by the father Of our coun-
try.
That we deem it advisable to
amend the constitution Of the
United States in these respects to-
witt (a). By an amendment max
ing it clear and unequivocal that a
graduated income tax may be
levied; and (b) by an amendment
making all Federal judicial offices
elective, the terms not to be longer
than ten years; no two judges to
be eligible to the Supreme court
from the same state nor from con-
tiguOus states.
That we advocate the election Of
United States senators by the PEG.
pie.
That we heartily endorse and
approve the address of the state
executive committee, issued at
Fort Worth May 80, 1895, and as
therein advised, stand squarely
upon the Omaha platform.
That we denounce as revolution
nary the procedure In the case Of
Eugene V. Debs, wherein a new
method is devised for convicting
and imprisoning citizens without
trial by jury.
T. s. HARRISON,
OTTO SoLMs,
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