The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
PEOPLES PLATFORM.
ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION
AT OMAHA. NEB., JULY 4, 1892.

Assembled Upon the one hundred and
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America In Their first national convention.
invoking upon their action the blessings
and on behalf Of the people Of the country:
the following preamble and declaration q
The conditions which surround US best
justify our cooperation: We meet in the
midst of nation brought to the verge q
ballot box. the legislatures. t the Congress,
and touches even the ermine on the
bench The people are demopal1Ieda
to isolate the voters at the polling places
to prevent universal intimidation or bri-
sdzed Of muszed ppabc Opinions
business prostrated; our homes covered
with mortgages; labor Impoverished;
Of the capitalists. .The Urban workmen
are denied the right Of organization TOT
sef-protection; imported pauperized Ia
army, sunrecognized by our laws. Is estab-
lished to- shoot them down; and they are
ditions. The fruits Of the tolls Of mill;
Ions are bodily stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for a few. unprecedented in the
Of these in turn despise the republic and
endanger liberty. From the same pro-
INC womb of governmental ino annns a Va
millionaires.
The national power to create money Is
currency. has been funded into gold
bearing % tha b9nds thereby adding millions
Silver, which has been accepted as coin
since the dawn of history, has. been de-
Of god by 70 de ar ali forms Of
erty, as well as human labor, and the sup
Ply OF currency is purposely abridged TO
against mankind has been organized on
M and od is a pit ana
social commissions the destruction Of civ
solute despotism. We have witnessed for
more than q quarter of century the
struggles Of the two great political parties
wrongs have been inflicted upon the suf-
fering people We charge that the con-
have the exsistne
Gus effort to prevent or restrain them:
stantial reform. They have agreed to-
gsthsr to ignore in the somng campaisn
drown the outcries e Of piunsdered people
with the uproar Of sham battle over the
tariff: so that capitalists corporations.
Of Silver n ana 't ths pre- Of
the usurers may all be lost sight Of
They to sacrifice our
corruption funds for the miliionaires. As
Of the nation, and lIed With vi the spirit
of the grand generation Of men, who estab-
lished gu our independence we seek , to re- e
he eas orgnaRe team We
purposes to be identical with the purpose
more perfect union, establish justice, in
sure domestic tranquility, provide for the
fare, and secure the blessing Of liberty
for ourselves and our posterity."
We declare that this republic can only
upon the love of the whole people for each
other and for the nation; that It cannot. be
is and & and
sentiment which grew out Of it must die
with it; and that we must be in. fact as
Our country finds itself confronted by con-
| ditions for which there is no precedent in
dollars in value. which must within q few
weeks or months be exchanged for billions
their production; the existing currency
supply is wholly inadequate to. make this
he Of ana rgg end
class. We pledge ourselves that. if given
BY wise and reasonable. legislation. in
| accordance with our platform.
We G ober t Mora he Of he Of
| be expanded las in the case of the postal
| service) as rapidly and as far as the
| good sense of an intelligent people, and the
teachings of experience shall justify; to
| 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 tend to make men
| Intelligent, virtuous and temperate. we
| nevertheless regard these questions-im-
portant as they areas secondary to the
| great issues now pressing for solution
| and upon which not only our individual
| prosperity, but the very existence Of free
| to first help us determine whether we are
| to have republic to administer, before
we differ as to the conditions upon which
| it is to be administered: believing that the
| forces of reform this day organized will
never cease to move Forward until every
| wrong is righted and equal privileges estab-
| lished 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 oons,nnmated
| shall be permanent and perpetual; may its
| spirit enter into all hearts for the saliva
ton Of the republic and the uplifting of
second-wealth belongs to him who Gre
ates it; and every dollar taken from in
dustry, without an equivalent, is robbery.
'If any man will not work, neither shall
he eat" The interests of rural and civic
The Farmers Alliance
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