The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-09-27

pendent LHiukerS, honest ana tlreIeSS
workers, intelligent and patriotic
voters, who know their rights and are
determined to maintain them Their
membership and allegiance are due
almost wholly to the principles enunci-
ated in the Omaha platform.
We are daily in receipt of letters
from working populists in every state
in the union urging US to stand by
the Omaha platform"
At peoples party convention held
at Chicago recently. composed of over
$50 delegates differing on local issues,
every one heartily applauded the dec
laration approving the Omaha plat
form.
Could a vote of the peoples party be
taken to-day it would be found that
all genuine populists. who prefer
principle to pelf, still indorse the
Omaha platform and are in favor of
| its reaffirmation at the next national
convention.
The Omaha platform is just as ap-
| plicable to-day, and will be a year
| hence as it was three years ago.
Instead of eli minating any of the
principles, emphasize them-not by in
| only what is well understood and
urgently demanded.
Let the peoples indignation be ex-
pressed and their protest recorded
| against the bond syndicate, conspira-
| tors against the government and rob-
| bers of the public treasury; the bank
| syndicate. panic breeders and con-
| scieuceless manipulators of the peo-
| pies money; Cleveland. Carlisle and
Sherman, the tools of Wall street and
| subsidized servants of the money
power; the plutocrats of Europe and
America, who are determined to rule
or ruin-perhaps rule and ruin-this
| republic and the people.
Such resolutions are demanded: such
resolutions from the peoples party are
| expected: no other party will give
them expression.
With the Omaha platform reaffirmed
| and strengthened as above indicated,
confidence and faith in the integrity
and efficiency of the peoples party
will be maintained among its mem ber-
ship. the honest and independent voters
| of the old parties will flock to our
standard in droves. and we shall win
in the next campaign without the sac
rifice of a principle.
A victory thus obtained will be a vic
tory in fact. not alone in name, as
would be the case were but a single
principle involved which. if carried to
success, the next congress might over
| turn.
Down with plutocracy! Up with the
people!
o. &c ha hA 1v,.,
coming campaign, and the peoples
party will be given an opportunity to
engraft upon the statutes of the country
the principles enunciated in the Omaha
platform.-Chicago Express.
AS Peter Cooper green backer-one
of the ''old guard"-I indorse the fore
going article. And indorse it. also,
as practical nationalist, a Christian
| socialist.
The Omaha platform demands the
| abolition of alien ownership of land
and of domestic ownership for specu-
lative purposes, and it virtually de-
mands system of land tenure by -'use
and occupancy of actual settlers.
| That is long step toward land ma
| tionalization.
1t is true that the Omaha platform
| demands bimetallism of the bifurcated
variety, but it also demands a supple
mental volume of full legal tender,
absolute paper money, loaned direct
to the people at per cent. or less, and
it demands government banks That
socializes the peoples credit money
and its avenue of distribution-th
banking system of the nation. Free
| coinage of silver will esta blish the fact
| that the governments fat can give to
nothingness monetary value of so
cents.
The Omaha platform makes square
demand for the naturalization of the
means of transportation of commodi-
ties and news Taken as a whole, the
Omaha platform is pretty fair social
ist programme, but it is not article
in advance of public sentiment in the
United States GEORGE c. WARD.