The evening times., 1896-07-21

these gentlemen is congressman Jerry
Simpson, OF Kansas, who says that the
outlook for Bryan was not SO encouraging
as IL was yesterday, and that be was dis
posed To hedge a little on his prediction that
Bryan would be an easy winner.
THE OMAHA PLATFORM.
Notwithstanding the superabundance OF
platforms which individual delegates are
prepared to unload upon the committee on
resolutions, the sentiment grows stronger
that the Nebraska platform adopted in
Omaha July 4, 1892 will form the basis OF
that committees recommended o Is. This
was the platform which ex-Goy. St John.
Kansas, attempted to force upon the Pro
hibitionists in Pittsburg last June, and
which. being re elected, led to the bolt of the
free-siiver p rohibitionists.
This platform, whi, Ii IL will probably be
well to Keep in mind was brief, and read
as follows:
I'VE meetin the miG st IA nation brought
to the verge of moral, political and mater
ial ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot
box, the legislature, the Congress and
touches even the cru,inc Of the lench.
THE national power to create money is
appropriated to English boDders; a vast
public debt, payable in legal tender cur
rency, has been FUNDED into gold-bearing
bonds, thereby adding lIillions to the bur
dens of the people.
.'Silver, when has been accepted as
coin since the dawn Of liberty, has been
denionetiZed, To add to the purchasing
price OF gold by decreasing the value OF
all form Of property, including labor. a
vast conspiracy against mankind has been
organized in the continents and is grad
ually taking possession OF the world.
PoPuLIsT PURPOSES.
'We assert our purposes to be identical
with the purposes OF the national leeis!a-
| ton, form more perfect union and estab-
| lish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
| provide for the common defense, promote
| the general welfare and secure tile bies-
| sings OF liberty for ourselves and our pos
| tcrity. Il
I'VE declare that this republic can only
| endure as a free government while built
upon the love of the whole people for each
other and for the nation. that il cannot be
pinned together by bayonets.
We believe that the time has come when
the railroad corporations will either own
the people or the people must own the rail-
| roads.
| I'VE demand a national currency, safe,
| sound and flexible, issued by the general
| government only, fulllegal-tender for all
debts, public and private, and that with
out the use of banking corporations, Il lest.
| equitable and efficient means of distri-
| button diract to the treplc.
I'VE demand free and unlimited coinage
| OF silver and gold at the present legal
| ratio or l6 to L.
| I'VE believe that the money OF the
country should be kept as much us possible
in the hands OF the people, and hence We
| demand that all State and national reve
nues shall be limited 10 the necessary ex>
penses OF the government, economically
and honestly administered.
OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS.
Transportation being means of ex'
change and a public necessity, the govern
mcnt should own and operate all railroads
| in the interest ofthe people. The telegraph
and telephone, like the postoffice system
being a necessity for the transmission o
news. should be owned and operated by tho
government in the interest of the people.
The land, including all the natural
sources OF wealth, is the heritage OF the
people, and should not be monopolized fol
speculative purposes, and alien Ownership
of land should be prohibited.
We demand II free ballot ard fair count
In all elections, without Federal interyer'
ton. That we condemn the fallacy of pro
tecting American labor under the presen
system, which opens our ports to the paupe
and Observation-Disclosures of the world and CT owds
out our wage-earners, and we denounc
the present ineffective laws against con
tract labor, and demand the further restriC
ton OF undcsira ble Immigration