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|lOutcome sc the Conferences Held
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Ii ST. Louis
sOmaha Platform Indorsed-No Interest
Bearing Bonds . The sPoo.4 Bill ' De-
noupced-A1leged Election Frauds
1. to Be Investigated. ss
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31.-The work.of the
conference of the national corllplittee
Of thespeople's party with the leading
members of the rank and file cssme to
a fruition Saturday night when that
committee submitted to the Confer
ence as the result of it's consideration
OF the discussions of the conferehce an
address to the people. Its presenta-
ton was met by the gathering with a
shout that rang through the hall, and
the Endorsement of the conferences was
given with vigorous viva voce vote
The address follows:
1.-THE rapid increase OF our vote In evefJpart
OF the union and the startling events Of the
last two years wildly justify both thu exis-
tence OF and necessity for the peoples party
The contention OF the party that one 81 the
great needs of this country has been ana Is an
enlarged volume OF circulating medium
Is now practically conceded by all parties
and by the government. The gold power and
banking interests are insisting through the
president and his secretary that the enlarged
issue Of our money supply shall be g1venex-
clusively into the hands OF the banks; that
silver shall be excluded, ali treasury notes re-
tired and gold alone should be legal tender,
thus making the monetary question az issue
which must be met at once.
Work of the Corporations
..yn,<hir no rrocont wear the cOrnOrat{nnS
grown arrogant because of the vast possess
sions of wealth and the exercise OF unconstitu-
tional powers, have made war upon the people
and induced the federal courts to exercise in
their interest unusual and ARBITRARY powers;
induced the invasion of the states by federal
troops without the request of either the execu-
tives OF said stat es the legislatures thereof,
and are at this time, through recreant al
ministratiOn and a truculen6 congress, at
tempting to c1othe the railroad corporations
by means Of q pooling bill with power TO 1uT-
Their and more Systematically rob. Cypress ana
plumber the people; and having already deI
prived the people of access to the silver mi US
OF the country as an independent source Vt
money supply are now, In the interest OF a
banking oligarchy, endeavor1ng to deprive
them Of the right to have their government, III
the exercise of its constitutional power. ISSUE
the money OF the nation and control It's volume,
Omaha Platform Endorsed. r.
LIN the opinion u your 1l10oe
events are startling, subversive OF the nber-
ties of the citizens and destructive OF business
and social security: and, adhering to the Oma-
ha platform in all its integrity, your commit
tee INSISTS upon the restoration OF the
coinage of gold and silver as it existed
prior to 1e73-at the ratio OF 10 to 1--W1thOut
regard to the action of any other nation,
and that all paper money shall be issued by
the general government without the 1nterven-
ton of banks of issue, the same to be q full
legal tender.
1--WE also declare our implacable hostility to
the further issue OF intsrest-bearlng bonds.
1--WE denounce the pooling bill as move
toward completing the monopoly OF transpor-
tation and demand that instead congress- pro-
coed to bring tho railroads under government
ownership
! 1.-The power given to congress by the con-
stiSution to provide for the calling forth OF
the militia to execute the laws OF the union
to suppress Instructions, to repel 1nvasions
does not warrant the government In making
use OF a standing army in aiding monopolies In
the oppression of the public and their en-
ployes.~e When free men unsheathe the sword
It should be to strike for liberty, not ior Cos
| potism nor to uphold privileged monopolies In
| the oppression Of the poor
s.We ask the people to forget all past politi-
cal differences and unite with us in the com.
mon purpose to rescue the government from
the control OF monopolists and concentrated
wealth. to limit the powers OF perpetuatlon Dy
curtailiEg their privileges, and TO secure the
rights of free speech. q free press, and trial Dy
iiury-all rules, regulations, and judicial dlcta
In de-ogations of either OF which are arbitrary
unconstitutional, and not to be tolerated BY
free people.
1--WE recommend the immediate organization
OF an educational campaign by the national
state and local couhnittees
Alabama Election Contest
In addition to \this address the ma
tional committee adopted the 1ftethaf Ala|e CIV
ing resolutions: -.
I'm view Of the fact thatsytie state of Ala
bama and other southern states are without q
republican form of government because of the
rule OF political oligarchy which is perpetu-
ated by monstrous frauds at the. ballot-box.
the imperative necessity of free ballot and
an honest count Is a constitutional right.
and we demand that it be given and
move that the chairman OF the nation
III executive COMMITTEES appoint g COM
mittee Of three to submit evidence to the press
OF the country and to congress to substant1ate
this alarming and revolutionary condition
that they may be awakened to the peril caused
by this existing autocratic anarchy IN the
south.
The following were appointed: j..
C. Manning, Alabama, chairman;
Henry d. Lloyd, Illinois; Lee Crandall,
Ala bama.
Other Resolutions.
In addition to the address as given
above, the national committee adopt
ed resolutions indorsing and urging
the extension of the industrial legions
and providing methods for their closer
alliance with the national; also a res
olution recommending the establish
ment and issue under the direction of
the committee of mon thly populist
serial at the Washington headquarters
and It's distribution.
Hired Il Boy to Murder.
MEDoRA, n. d., Jan. 2.-Fred Hoehm,
Is years old, confessed to the coroner $
fury that he killed Ed Severson on the
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