The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-13
PEOPLES PLATFORM.
BY THE CONVENTION
AT OMAHA. NEB., JULY 4, 1892.

Assembled upon the one hundred and
sixteenth anniversary Of the De glrfa n
America in ther first national convention.
invoking upon their action the blessings
OF Almighty, God, puts forth in the name anne
and on behalf of the people OF the country.
the following preamble and declaration OF
The conditions which surround us best
midst of a nation brought to the verge o.
moral ruin Corruption dominates PM anngre me
bench. The people are de nao1aai7ed
to isolate the voters at the polling placss
to prevent universal intimidation or nIl-
berry. The newspapers. are Largely sa9.
business prostrated; our homes covered cree
with mortgages; labor imp the hands
Of the the aaa The Urban
are denied the right Of, organization TOR
self-protection; imported pauperizhe; .o, Ia
army, unrecognized by our laws; is estab o.
lished to shoot them down: and they are
d dtonsy 6e fratsg Of nf the to mill
ions are bodily stolen to build up colos *ha
fortunes for a few unprecedenteo IN the
of these in turn despise the republic ana
endanger liberty. From the santG ~, r.1a
inc wq h Of governmentai ln3ua and
The naonal power to create 1ney Is
app wi IdIcu 10 enrich
currency, has been funded, into gold, gold,
e 70 the bp9aI r. th the eeygn adding
Silver, which has been accepted as com ON
since the dawn Of history has been noW aer
Of gold, by decreasing ali forms Of prop 1,,p
erty, as well as human labor, and the sup
ply of currency is purposely abrldg s'G 10 TO
a against n %snRnd has b xss' organized
p pos Of the aH World. # not met ana
overthrown at once it forebodes terrible
social commissions, the destruction OF civ
solute despotism. We have witnessed TOR
more than a quarter Of century Inc me
peNsr of a hf t ponaer
wrongs have been inflicted upon tn. the sui
fering people. We charge that the +S con-
parties have permitted the existing dread
full conditions to develope, without serl-
o Neher do they now pr US
stantial reform. They have agreed to-
gsthsr to ignore in the s9mng nc camgaig r.
drown the outcries Of plundered people
with the uproar of a sham battle over the
national 50 banks 1as trusts the
The usurers may ali be lost sight Of.
lives Wss and nio Children on &c alter Of Mammon
to destroy the multitude in order to secure
corruption TundS IOT the mlIllOHdlIeS. AS
sembled on the anniversary Of the birthday
of the nation, and filled with the spirit
of the grand generation of men, who estab-
store the government Of the republic to
the hands Of the plain people, with dt,n
p nGse s'a to be dentical with the purpose
Of the national constitutional form a
more perfect union, establish justice. in
common defense, promote the general well
fare, and secure the blessing. OF liberty
/ for ourselves and our posterity."
We declare that this republic can only
endure a free. government while built
upon the love of the whole. people for each
other and for the nation: that it cannot be
| pinned together by bayonets, that the civil
war is over and that every passion and re-
t whfh gr we must q Be mn ae
| we are in name, one united brotherhood
| our country finds itself confronted by con-
the H history of the world Our annual ag-
ricultural products. amount to Billions o.
Woe!;s or months be exchanged for billions
Of dollars of commodities consumed in
ahd asn a biy
,, Exchange. The results are falling prices.
! the formation OF combines and rings, and
e ens 'l We pledge ourselves that If given
power we will labor to correct these evils
by wise and reasonable sp aa efo legislation IN
I-e believe .iat the powers or govern
o,ent-in other words, of the people-shou,d
| De expanded Gas IN the case Of the postal
good co. sense Of an intelligent people. and tho
the end that oppression, injustice and pow
erty shall eventually cease in the land.
form are naturally upon the side of every
proposition which will o tend to make men
nevertheless regard these questions sim
great issues now pressing for solution
and upon which not only our individual
| nrosperitv. but the very existence Of FREQ
Institutions depends: and we ask all men
to have republic to administer, before
we differ as to the conditions upon which
| forces of reform. this day organized will
| never cease TO move Forward until every
wrong is righted and equal privileges estab-
iished for all the men and women Of this
| country
We declare. therefore.
UNION OF THE PEOPLE.
First-That the union of the labor forces
| of the United States this day consummated
| shall be permanent AID perpetual: may its
| spirit enter into all hearts for the saliva