Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-06
FUSION in NILSSON RI
POPULISTS READY TO CON-
SIDER THE MATTER.
state Committee Empowered TO Act for
n Division OF Presidential ElectOrS--O.
ID. Jones Nominated for Governor
The Platform and Fusion Addresso'

SEDALIA, Mo-, Aug 2,-The follow
ing ticket was nominated by the Pop
ulist state convention:
Goveruor-0. ID. Jones OF Knox
county.
Lieutenant governor-James ID. Hill
lis of Harrison county.
Secretary OF state-Major Thomas
Day of Henry county.
State auditor-Sheridan Webster OF
St. Louis city
State treasurer-D. Oscar Wood OF
Charlton county.
Attorney general-Judge Frank q.
Richie of St Louis.
Railroad commissiOner-D. M. Coan
of Christian county.
Supreme judge-John M. Voorhees,
of Livingston county.
Judges court of appeals-St. LOUIS
district, John w. North of Neoshoi
Kansas City district, e. N. Elliott Oh
Kansas City.
Address to the People.
1.-THE Peoples party Of Missouri does not
propose to surrender its identity or Organiza'
ton; its mission is n 1t accomplished But for
it. in our opinion. the Chicago convention
could and would not have made its platform
nor nom mated William ]. Bryan "a It's candi-
date We ask and seek union OF forces in
our state such that Its vote ma b. cast In the
electoral ollege for Bryan AMI Watson. The
nomination of tn, ono may not be agree-
able to SECTIONAL m cas- OF tho Missis-
sippi river, that OF tho other moth OF
Mason and Dixol rs line Tho issue is being
clearly made. On tho enc side arc the usur-
ers, money changers AMI gold gamblers OF
Europe and their American al les asserting
that the existing gold standard must DO main
tanned" Until their European masters con-
sent to some hing to tak0 its place thatserves
their purpose better, that purpose i 6're, as
it has baln in Europe for century to subiu-
gate the paopl, to an Industrial and 70 lncial
debt .csf lon On tho other side at sSIke is
the indussr i and financial Liberty AMI indo.
pendcncc of our countr TIL maintenance OF
tho Replhlic, tho abolition OF British domino
tiOn Of EurOp 'an bt s1rfd1m.
Between such contests on such an issue
there is but on 81 10 for us Since Mckinley,
though unwllingly, has consented to stand as
the exponent and st lndard bearer OF European
politics finance an dominat on of our country,
In this CAMPAIGN, Wa now offer to all voters
AMI parties of our State au honorable alliance
for this campaign by union of forces on
national electors on any basis that is far, Just
and legal, to the end that Mckinley and Nc
Kinleyism, as above define |, may b. buried
under 10 pr cent OF its votes Although we
have in the absence OF any understanding
nominated State and full electoral ticket, yet
we now tender and off,r to complete union
OtfOrc,s in the us3 Of all honorable means to
secure the great ends and interests at stake.
II this p OPPOSITION is mat by tho voters in our
state in the spirit Of generosity and patr iotsm
In which it Is ade, we stand ready with tho
press, speakers and party to carry its purposes
to victory. II it is rejected, we will stand. as
we have stood on the onli platform that, In
our opinion, can give an adequate and pprma-
ment relief TO our people.
I'VE stand for tho Western ointment, for the
republics America and her sort OF AmeCic MS
-,homes for the homecss-the fruits OF their
toll for the labOrers, tins abolition OF the in-
dustral serfdom, Of perpetual publii and p +
Vato debts, the e5tl blishment Of an American
System of money, finance and general policy
and the Punishment Of British and European
Influence and domination from our country.
And to tho maintenance OF those, whether aided
~ many or few, we mutually pledge and CEN
becrato all the means and powers that Gol has
put in our hands"
The convention by the adoption OF
Che address, conferred upon the new
State committee plenary powers to
effect fusion with the Democrats on
presidential electors and other officers.
w. o. Atkison of Butler, offered
substitute for straight Populist cleo
toral ticket, and when it was defeated
he walked out OF the hall
The Platform.
Tho Peoples party OF Mis- out IN Stlte
convention assembled, afiirms tho natiOaa
platform adopted July o. 1893.
iva declare on tho money question that We
bolioVe in national issus Of gOyernmOnt
mono; direct 10 tn, people without th) inter-
VentOn OF banks sufficient 10 do tho business
OF the country on a cash basis, and mad 70
ooiVable in payment OF ell debts, duos and do
man d. public and private We further declare
for tho freq and unlimited conagl Of both gold
and silV at the ratio OF 10 to 1 and their APP
plicatiOn to tho payment Of our national dJbt
1--WE also d'clars our un ltsrable opposition
10 the issue OF intere't-bcaring Oblig ltiOns OF
the United Stats ut any tins.
1--WE domqnd tho en- lctment Of a statute pro-
Viding that all evidences Of debit not in iudg-
Hent, shall DO presented to the asseisOr and
assessed and have his stamp upon them to DO
oOlIectabe by law.
I'VE demand that mortgaged prnp,rt, shall
be as essed to tho mortglgor and murtgaReo
accOrl ling IN their respective interests and tho
mortgagOr shall pay his proportion, rs vol as
that II tho mortgage, and tlo tax receipt
shall DO evidence and entitle him in law to a
credit on his debt to the amount pad for the
MORTGAGE
1.-THE fee and salaries Of some of our off ,ials.
Federal, State aud county, are far above the
earnings Of labor in Othes av1cations e life,
and we demand that they shall DO reduced to q
level with toll in other do partm ,nts of labor
I'VE demand the enactment of such laws on
he subject Of Ian and land tenure that poor
famili shaYbo able by reasonable efforts to
80 ure small land hol !ings for hOmeL To this
end We declare that no alien should own land in
this state; nor shall any railroad OF Other cor
poration hold any land not narnssar; to IN,
exercise Of its duties as commo carriers
we belioVo that every reason that can be
given why Federal and Statl constitutions
and amendment Is should DO writt,n in full
submitted to. and read, understood and nc
eeptod or rejected by the vo:er, can b, given
with equal forcl to show that all important
hta,utDry law should be so written and UNDER
stood BY the voter and accepted or reiac,el BY
AVote at the polls. We therefore, favor the
enao tment OF such organic laws Gs shall re.
quire the same safeguards In tho rnactmcnt
OF a import statutory or Organil law by
some systom Of initiative and r,fsrandum
We demand, In thu interest Il thu American
wageearner, who is now in open compe.ition
with the pauper and lowest labor cond tons of
the whole world, TO afford Just and udpuuate
protection to our own laboring clas,, th,ir
homes AMI families. the enactment OF su IA i'm.
migration laws as will effectuallY exclude such
competition.
Two Negroes Lynched
SELMA, Ala, Aug. s-The two ne.
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