The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-27
PEOPLES PLATFORM.
ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION
AT OMAHA. NEB., JULY 4, 1892.

Assembled upon the one hundred and
sixteenth anniversary Of the Deelaratio On
of Independence, the Peoples Pary u
America in Their first national convention,
invoking upon their action the blessings
of Almighty. God, puts forth in the name 1atnt
and on behalf of the people OF the country
principles:
The conditions which surround US PEST
midst of a nation brought to the verge. Of
moral ruin. Corruption dominates a .ne
ballot box, the LEGISLATURES, the co nn th
bench. The people are demoralIz1edd
most of the states have been comp,e aaea
to isolate the voters at the p9 }nn or br
berry. The newspapers. are Largely ely n sed.
sdized or muzzled; public opinion sli eerei
with mortgages labor impoveri,s isl a.
and the land concentrating in the hands ~ as
of the capitalists The urban nzation for
self-protection imported pauperlzed "a
Dor beats down their wages; ni astah,
lished to shoot them down: and they are
rapidly degeneratng into Eur ,9I a. nil
dtons r h The fruits Of the to' US CO Colossal
fortunes for few, unprecedented ~ e,re
history of mankind, and the p. 1sS;ess and
.endanger liberty. From the same pro TO-
life womb of governmental Injustice we
breed the two great classes-tramps anu
appropriated to enrich bond 5a@d5 1sndea
currency, has been funded into ,,,, gold,
bearing bonds, thereby adding mliilohs
to the burden of the. people. oin
Silver, which has been accepted as com
since the dawn of history, has been De ae-
mcnetzed to add to the purchasing power
erty, as well human labor, and the he's sup,
ply OF currency is purposely apriage5u ~
faen bankrupt enterprise dans aaa en-
against mankind has been organized on
two continents, and it is rapidly % TAXING ani
overthrown at once it forebodes terrlnle
social commissions, the destruction OF CIV
ilization or the establishment OF an an a anr
more than a quarter of century the
struggles of the two great political parties parties
fering people. We charge that the CON
parties t' have ave permitted the Existing dread
full conditions to develope without seri-
Gus effort to prevent or restrain them l.,
stantial reform They have agreed to-
gether to ignore. in the coming campaign,
d drown ' the o ute of piundered people
with the uproar of sham battle over the
tariff; sc, that capitalists, corporations a
tization of silver. and the expressions OF
the usurers may all be lost sight hdrne or
lives and children on the alter of Mammon;
to destroy the multitude in order to secure
corruption funds for the millionaires. As.
of the nation, and filed with the spirit
of the grand generation of men, who estab-
Htore the Saf Of the republic
the hands of the plain people with
purposes to be identical with this purpose
of the national constitution:-'to form
more perfect union, establish justice. in
com Common ". defense promote the general vel
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
pinned together by bayonets, that the civil
war is over and that every passion and re-
sentiment WHICH grew out Of it m tatt die
we are in name, one united brotherhood.
our country finds itself confronted by con-
the history of the world. Our annual ag-
ric,iltural products amount to billions of
Weeks or months be exchanged for billions
of dollars of commodlties consumed in
their productions the existing currency nc. y
exchange. The results. are falling prices,
the formation of combines and rings. and
lass eEe '' We pledge ourselves that if given
power we will labor to go correct these evils
accordance with our platform.
we pe.ieve that the powers or govern
rent-in other words, of the people-should
he exDanded (aS III Inc case OF the postal
serviee1 as rapidly and 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.
While our sympathies as party of re-
form are naturally upon the side Of every
nroposition which will tend to make men
Intelligent. virtuous and temperate. we
nevertheless, regard these auestions-im-
rreat issues now pressing for solution
and upon which not only our individual
nrosperity but the very existence of free
Institutions depends a,d we ask all men
to have a republic to administer. before
we differ as to the conditions upon which
81 ia 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 contaminated
shall be permanent sind perpetual; may its
spirit enter into all hearts for the saliva