The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-08-23
State Convention of the Peoples
Party of Maryland.

SLdte convention OF INT FeOPicS
Party of Maryland.
The State convention of the Peoples
party met at II East Fayette street, Balti-
more, on Wednesday and nominated the
following ticket:
Governor-Henry F. Andrew, of Car.
oline county.
CONTROLLERS. H. Gibson, of Somerset
county.
Attorney-General-B. w. Monet, Of
Calvert county.
THE PLATFORM AS ADOPTED.
WHEREAS, The condition of the people is daily
becoming more desperate through the ever
increasing burden of debt and the continually
decreasing means of payment; and
WHEREAS, We find poverty and distress in the
midst of plenty, hunger and nakedness amidst
bursting graneries and crowded warehouses, the
wall of the starving waited into the banquet halls
of plutocracy, and the cry of the unemployed
coming up from every section of our country; and
WHEREAS, The homes and farms of the people
are being rapidly taken from them through the
present unjust economic system and given over te
the alien and plutocrat; and
WHEREAS, The welfare of our people and the
stability of our government alike demand an
immediate change; therefore be it
Resolved That we reaffirm and indorse the
national platform of the Peoples party adopted al
Omaha July 4 1892
That we condemn the recent unlawful issue o.
interest bearing bonds, and declare it an outrage
upon an already distressed and debt-ridden people
That we condemn both the democratic and re-
publican administrations for redeeming the out
standing treasury notes or greenbacks as being
without authority of law and demand that future
exchanges, if any, be made for silver instead o.
gold The financial question having been made
the leading issue, we recommend united ehor
for its early settlement, and to that end demand
the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to without waiting the consent OF
pleasure of any other nation.
We demand in every section of our country q
free ballot and an honest count, and condemn al
efforts of whatever character to curtail this mos
sacred right
We condemn both the republican and demo
cratic parties for their utter neglect of the best
interests of the country, and pledge ourselves, il
given the power, to speedily enact such laws a.
will bring peace, prosperity and contentment tt
our people.
We demand the enactment of the Hayes bill
lately repudiated by the democratic party, barring
all exemptions.
We demand that the fee system be abolished
and reasonable salaries be paid instead; that use
less offices be abolished and the salaries of al
State and county officers be reduced at least &c
per cent.
That we are in fay or of an amendment of the
State constitution giving the people control of the
taxing powers for county and municipal purposes
We demand that earnest and persistent efforts bt
made to remove our legislative, executive anC
judicial officers beyond the suspicion of corporate
Influences and to that end we demand that NJ
person holding any position of trust or prof
under any bank, railroad or other quasi-publi'
corporation, be, while holding such position
eligible for any public office, and that all public
officers be forbidden by law, under penalty o.
losing their Office, to accept or use free pass oye
any railroad or other common carrier.
That the book fee of the public schools should
be abolished and the schools made free in fact a.
in name. We favor the election of school com
miseioners by popular ballot, the term of service
to be six years. one commissioner to be elected bi
ennially The county superintendent and exam
liner should also be elected by popular ballot ant
the term of his office should be six years.
ludt Luc OSStcI illuusls Vi thio otieC shoAi nv
be monopolized by any individuals or corpora
ton to the detriment of all our people, and w
hereby promise to improve the oyster and fsl
laws.
That the Peoples party is the party of the plair
people, and was organized for the purpose o
| suppressing monopoly and class rule; and we in
vite the great industrial element of our State t
rally to its support as the only hope of escape
from the practical bondage under which the.
have been placed by the principles and method
of the two old parties.
Mr.. B S. Morriss, of Wicomico county
was elected chairman of the State centra
committee, and each county was author
lied to name one member of the commit
tee, the names to be sent to Mr.. Morris.
THE CANDIDATES.
Mr.. Henry F. Andrew, nominee fo
Governor, is member of an old demo
cratic family of Caroline county. He i:
native of the county, and resides a
Newton Mr.. Andrew is engaged il
farming, and is also proprietor of large
| flour mill. He is leader in Methods
church circles, is married and has thret
children. Mr.. Andrew is about thirty
| five years old.
Mr.. S. H. Gibson is an oyster packer a
Crisfeld, Somerset county, and is abou
fifty-fve years old. He has several chill
dren. He was formerly democrat.
Mr.. B. w. Monet, candidate for attor.
ney.general, is native of Calvert county
and resides on Broom's Island. He is {
farmer widower and has five children
Mr. Monet was a republican during the
war, was prohibitionist two years an6
joined the Peoples party year ago.