The representative., 1895-09-25
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 the work OF v, owning and
an amendment to tie constitution by
which AN 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.
We demand a national currency, safe,
erai epapa' Government % oniy; a fun legal tender
for ali 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 tax not to
exceed per p cent per G annnm. 1r,n to be pr, pro
OF ofoeh the as Farmers sg1 Alliance or some better
system also by payments in discharge of
its obligations for public improvements:
of silver and gold at the present legal ratio
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-
try should be kept, much as possible in
the hands of the people; and hence we
demand that all state. state and nat national revs-
expenses of the government, economically
and honestly administered.
be established by the government for the
safe deposit Of the earnings of the people.
and the facilitation Of exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
change, and public necessity, the govern
ment should own and operate the railroads
in the interest of the, people;
The telegraph and telephone, like the
DOStOff1e system. being a necessity for the
transmission of news, should be owned
and operated by the government in the
LANDS
The land, including all natural sources
of wealth.. is the heritage of the people.
and should not be mon9pilized for ,specu:
land should be prohibited. All land
now held by railroads and other. corpor-
st9ns in excess Of their actual pa needs
nu Should be reclaimed by the the government W 1esa
and held for actual settlers only.
RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were offered in
dependent Of the platform. and were
" Resolved, TSat we demand a free
every pes g voter who1t feders
staas sne Of be tns s
cret ballot system.
Resolved, That the revenue derived
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
Resolved, that we condem the falacy 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
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
that penalty clause be added to said law.
Resolved That we regard the maintain
ance of a large standing army of mer-
cenaries known 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 FSderal Ta officers an,,,,ona ~.
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-
yiding for the election of the senators by
direct vote Tsst Of the people .nv s,,s;a
or national aid to any private corpora
ton for any purpose.
H. E. TAUBENEcK, Chairman Marshal.
LAWRENCE MCFARLAND, Secretary.
NJ c.. RANKIN. Treasurer. Terre
Haute, Ind.