The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
labor are the same: their enemies are

labor are the same: their enemies are
identical.
Third--we believe that the time has
either own the people or the people must
own the railroads: and should the govern
ment enter upon the WORK OF owning ana
an amendment to tie constitution by
which all persons engaged in the govern
service regulations of the most rigid char
acter so as to prevent the increase of the
power Of the national administration by
the use of such additional government en-
ployes ,,a
We demand a national currency, safe,
sound, and fexible; issued by the gen
eral government ,coly; a full legal tender
for all debts public and private; and that
without the use Of banking corporations, a
lust. equitable and efficient means of distri-
button direct to the people, at a tax not to
exceed per cent per annum. to'be pro-
vided as set forth in the sub-treasury plar.
system; also by payments in discharge of
its obligations for public improvements.
We demand free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the present legal ratio
We demand that the amount of circulat-
ing medium be speedily increased to not
less than $50 per capita.
We demand a graduated income tax.
We, believe that the money of the, coun-
the hands of the people; and hence we
demand that all state and national reve-
nues shall be limited to the necessary
and honestly administered.
We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the
and the facilitatfon of exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
Transportation being a means Of ex-
ment should own and operate the railroads
in the interest of the people:
The TELEGRAPH and telephone, like the
transmission Of news, should be owned
and operated by the government in the
interets of the people.
The land including all natural sources
of wealth., IS the heritage. of the people.
and should not be monopilized for specu-
lative purposes; and alien ownership Of
land Should be prohibited. Ali land
now held by railroads and other corpor-
atoms in excess of their actual needs.
should be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offered in
dependent OF the platform, and were
of the convention.
That we dsma an free
every legal voter without federal inter-
states stat t Of the unperverted Australian Sc.
cret ballot system.
Resolved, That the revenue derived
from a graduated Income tax should be
applied to the reduction OF the. burdens Of
taxation> now leved upon the domestic in
dustries of this country.
Resolved, That we pledge our support
to fair and liberal pensions to ex-Union
soldiers and sailors.
Resolved, that we condem the faIacy of
protecting American labor under the pres
ent system which open our ports to the
pauper and criminal classes of the world
and crowds out wage earners; and we de-
nounce the present Ineffective law against
contract labor, and demand the further
restriction of undesirable immigration
Resolved, That we cordially sympathize
with the efforts Of organized workmen. to
shorten the hours of labor and demand a
rigid enforcement of the existing eight
hour law on government work, and ask
that a penalty clause be added to said law
Resolved That we regard the maintain
ance of a large standing army of mer
cenaries, known as the Pinkerton system,
mand it's abolition, and we condemn the
recent invasion of the territory of Wyo-
ming by the hired assassins of plutocracy,
assisted by Federal officers.
thoughtful consideration of the people
and the reform press, the legislative sys-
tenn known as the Initiative and Refer
endum
provision limiting the Office of president
and vice president to one term, and pro-
viding for the election of the senators by
direct vote of the people,
or national aid to any private corpora
ton for any purpose.
H. E. TAUBENECK. Chairman, Marshal,
J. II. TURNER, Secretary Georgia.
LAWRENCE MCFARLAND. Secretary.
NJ C.. RANKIN. Treasurer. Terre
Haute. Ind.