Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28
THE PEOPLES PLATFORM.
Adopted in National Convention nv
Omaha, July 4, 1902.

Or,ah. Jr,vA 1900
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4. nrrnosojv abriJned r. f,ttan nsnrers hanI,,
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sooiaI convuIsions tho dcstruction of civiIga.
tion mr. the cst,bj;shment of an nbsolnte das.
rot;sr,
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NJ a centurv the STRUGGLES of two ,yrsst noIiti-
oal narties for mower and plunder. While grjev-
m. rSronns bara haon ire;c,od nron a s7,fror.
mo neonia Wa CHARGE that tbe contrnIIing
trTrences dominoting both these porties have
nermjtted fine eyiating dreadful conditions IN
devotion without serious efforts 10 p-event or
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=. go s,,hston.ioI raIjaf Thoy low. ooroeS
to.atber IN ignora in the coming co,nnaign
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&c. .md tho onnroSy;nn ~ tbn nsn,.crs MAJ
al no Lost sigbt ~ They nronose In sacrifice
o,,r homes lives and children ON the altar oi
Momuon. IN destroy tbe multitude in order
- secure corruntion fnnds from tLc million.
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A. - tha not;on ana illed Win tho snirit ~
~. y. ,,aroratin,, who ostohiiahad our indo
r.uSanco we sool tn restore tha eovernn,e,,
- the renubIic IN The hands Of "the main nco.
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we oeciare that tnis IepuDiiS can guy GU
eure - free government WINE pdiit upon the
love OF the whole people Tor each DINER ana
for the nation; that it cannot be pinned tn
gether by bayonets that the civil war is over,
ond that oynrv nassion and rosentmett which
49,, ot &c i rnnst dic With II and ,l,at wa
s 'ow wv a., 49, ns va ,r, ~ non,n ,,,,t,oS
must 90 In Iact, us we are In name Il uh''eu
brotherhood or free men.
Our country finds itself confronted by con
ditions for which there ia no precedent In the
Sistor,, ~ +ho ,rorld Orr ANIMAL ecric,,lturoI
nle.o.y " nv $500. - h,I;an" - doiIaua j.,
proouctions ahount W p,iiiohs vi uoiI'is III
value, whlch must WITHIN lew weeks or
months be exchanged for billions of dollars OF
commodities consumed In their production
Tha e,isting currency SUNNY Ia wholly made.
- this avcbonno Nh roc,,i,s nro
2ua.e W NAM .nio r.iI' 20 "'S
Salllng prices inc formation Oh coihpihes ana
rings and the fmpoverlshinent or the producing
Glasses. We pledge ourselves that II given
nower we will labor to correct these evils by
80 "a hIa laoisI,tion In accnr,1nnc.
VIZ az az $50. 90 a. n,atforn, 50
WIZ the Terms ol our platform,
We believe that the powers OF government
In other words, OF the people-should be ex-
handed las in the case of the postal service) as
rsnidlv and as far as the good sense of an In
s1rI;ont noonI. on1 Tho teochinrs ~ oxnori
.onsSnU - ,P.t. ~. ~. - ,iiIt .,,,.'o1ii-1.,
ence enaii Justiiy' W 'ne unu en'' Upp' css"i'
injustice and poverty snail eventually cease IN
the land.
While our sympathies as q party Of reform
.ro naturally unon the side of every nronosi
Uon which will tend 10 make men intelIigent
virtrons and temnerate we nevertheloss re
rnrd theso nrestinns~innn ortant no thev ave
- aacon5er ~ IN the great issnes now nyessins
o. soiuti"n snd man which not onlv our in
Sjvidnai nrosperitys but the very existence Of
AZ. inst,tutions denends' md ws ASK Mi 1ncn
a bcIS nc 10 H..,eTynIIs 1-not5er W. are r.
Ssva p renpbi,c m administer bafnrs wa di,rr,