The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-24
r0fULiST PLATFORM.

Principles Of the Party as Prepared by III
SUBJ 'onulittct.
st. Louis. July a3.--The sub-commiite
OF tweniy-nve Of the popuhsi committe
on resolutions was at WORK At m5'!ngh
on the platform ~ be reported to the IA
comTttee tomorrow. II had al thar tim
agreed upon The preambl. and the fn..i
cial land pauks ana upon some mino
As the sub-com msstee comprise
a majority of the entire committee, it
accepted
80 far as the platform has been com
pieted it is as follows;
PREAMBLE.
The peoples party, assembled in Ma
tional convention, reafiiriiis ITS allosl-
anoe 10 the pledges Declared by tnc
founders OF the kcpubhc, ana also 10
ihc fundamental principles Of just gov
eminent, as ei..lne.ited IN The platform
OIL tne Istrty IN lNt., but recognizes that.
throusn The ACTON OF the present and
llNrea.hg administration, the coLn-
Try has Reached "A Crisis in ia Nl.4onll
NE is predlcted in our platform four
Years ago. ana that Al present ironipt
am. patriotic acton is the supreme
.uty oil The hour. We IeailHr tAai,
Nhiir We have political. lhuependunee.
our financial and Industrial indepen,.-
to inc peoples government the conati-
tdtirnai contro. aud exercise necessary
10 that end, wh.en functions have be N
btssls surrcnu.,red by CIR public ser
wants 10 corporate Monopoiics.
The influence of European money
changers lsas been more potent in snap
sns .esis.a.l9n man llte voice OF tho
lialronasr have been used TO cor
rupl our statutes and defea, the Nil
q The people, ana plutocracy has
thtriy t"en entl.uned upon he ruins
of damocraey. To restore the govern
uut Of the fathers and ting well
fafc and prosperity of this and future
geneHat.ons,. We demand the. estab,
lisiimeut OF our s5Bnom g fiulnNi al
system which shall make ln' masters
u our own iffaa" and ind pendent Of
ieurciean control by the adoption of
ne following declaration of prin-
iNinanco-i. We demand National
currency, safe aud sound, issued ny
Inc s,n ,si governm,, ih, only, Gun
private and without the use of bank
ing corporations. an honest. equitable
ana efficient means of Distributor a.
rect TO the people and through the
lawful Disbursements of the govern
ment.
,. Ne demand the free and unre-
sirieied coinage of silver and gold at
tho United States without wairing for
the nonstn, Of fcnsgn nations.
!. We demand tina the volume Of
circulating medium b. speedily in
creased 10 an amount sufd ion, to
'ree, the demand OF the tusiness ana
POPULATION Of his country aid to re-
store 10 ihr lust level OF prices of
lahor and protection aud thereby es.
the pnar'c.
T. We henoumce The sale # bonds
aud the increase of the public inter
est-hear.ng debt made Ivy the present
adnin.stration as unnecessary and
without authority OF law. aud we i :
mand law ahsolu e'y prah y tine he
sale OF bonds ard tho inert1sa n M
publh, debt except IN accordance with
an act or acts of congress authorizing
The same
g. We demand such ley's,ation as
VIII prevent the demonetiaa don Inv
law of the money Of the United
States by private contract.
g, We demand that phe government
in payment of lis obligations shall
use rs option as to the lawfai money
in which they are TO be pa.d. and we
denonnce the present and preceding
adm nisrasion for surrendernR this