The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-11
RESOLUTIONS.
ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL RE-
FORM PRESS ASSOCIATION AT
DALLAS, TEXAS. FEB. %, 1896

ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL RE-
FORM PRESS ASSOCIATION AT
DALLAS, TEXAS. FEB. %, 1896.
Following is the full text of the report
Of the committe on resolutions:
while this press association recognizes
thatonly regular accredited delegates of
the people in convention assembled have
the right to formulate platforms, the priv
ilege to discuss questions of public policy
and to aid in forming the line on which
the great battle for human liberty is soon
to be fought is ours in comon with every
"middle-of-the-road Populist' in the land.
Exercising this privilege, your committee
on resolutions fraternally presents the fol-
lowing:
I'VE congratulate the Reform Press up
on their unity and fraternity, and are
proud of their devotion to the principles
Of the platform enunciated at Omaha,
their fidelity to duty and loyalty to our
cause in times of great adversely, their
self-sacrifice and unselfshness and the
magnificent work Of education so grandly
performed.
I'VE recommend that a spirit of frater-
nal love should characterize their work in
1896, and burying animosities and sub
merging differences of opinion we should
all turn our whole force and all our guns
upon the common enemy, who are seeking
today to destroy republican government
among men.
1--WE congratulate the noble rank and
file of the Peoples party upon the bright
prospects for a union with all the reform
forces of the nation without the sacrifice
Of vital principle or fundamental belief
and upon terms that will enable us to
fasten our name, organization and the
grand landmarks which have gained q
900, 900 voters and dissolved and disinteg-
rated both the old parties and look for
ward to such a union as the brightest ray
Of hope in store for the producers and
voters of the age.
We proclaim to the world that we are in
favor of an honorable union and that our
doors are open to the north, south, east
and west and all desiring chance IN
their nation and the emancipation OF our
land, Industries and institutions from the
rule of the British gold power are cordial
lv invited to unite with us and join in the
grand work of redemption. We invite them
to come now without waiting for the slow
movement of the so-called leaders. who
are chained to the policy of delay until the
two subsidized parties act.
We will continue to wage determined
fight for fair ballot and an honest count
and we are a unit in favor of free schools.
and while we greet with the open arms
Of welcome the Intelligent and honorable
amigrants from the oppressed nations OF
the old world, we unitedly deprecate the
invasion Of this nation by the pauper
labor of Europe, who drive free and honest
American tOilers from active employment
to idleness, want and desperation:
We are proud of the fidelity, integrity
and loyalty of our honest workers, our
leeisla tors our members of congress and
senators in their untiring efforts, unselfish-
ly put forth in the interest of unquestion-
a bile reforms demanded.
We suggest the discussion of the Coxey
Good Roads and Non-Interest Bond prop
osition as an object lesson to the people
mt l.
blowing the unemployed in making public
mnroyements and abolishing usury or leg
al interest.
We believe the work of organization
| should be actively prosecuted in every pre-
cinct town and county in the land and
urge our whole membership to press for
ward in this work and cordially renew
| our recommendation in favor of the ma
| tional legion plan Of work as the most
effective form of organization for partisan
| work.
We stand uncompromisingly in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver
| by the government Of the United States
| at the ratio of 16 to l without reference to
any other nation on earth.
| Realizing that many of our demands.
| such as the income tax the referendum.
| election Of senators by the people. owner
| ship of telegraphs and railroads. one term
| for the president cannot be accomplished
| without revision or amendment of the fed
| eral constitution ana that the document
| has stood for 100 years and been amended
| fifteen times, while all Of the older states
have changed their organic laws more
than once. we recommend that our edit
| ors and people study and discus the adj
| visibility Of the st. Louis convention de-
| claring in favor of a national constitution
| al convention as prescribed in our fedora
constitution.
In the name of humanity and free gov.
| eminent we pledge our unfaltering fidelity
| to the cause we love and appeal to the
people to send to the national convention
delegates of approved loyalty to the sac.
red principles we represent and who will
wisely guard the precious interests in thei
| hands.
We thank the president of our associa
| ton for the honorable and efficient manner
| in which he has discharged the duties o
his office and recommend that his address
be received and published with the pro
| ceedings of this meeting.
| Whereas Our national executive com
n1ittee at it's last meeting requested tina
| states holding elections this year will post
| pone the calling Of their state and con
gressional conventions. when practicable
until after the national Peoples party con
yention on July %, therefore we pledge
| orr co-operation 10 secure this end.
Wealth is the production of1abor; thel
Tho lohorDo cIaSSpS Of this cOuntr