Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
PoPULIsT PLATFORM.
Adopted in National Convention at %
Loula on July "a, 1890.

convention, r,afiirms its allegiance to the
principles declared by the founders OF tho re-
public and also to tho Fundamental principles
OF Just government rs onunciNt!d in tho plat.
form OF the party In ls9l We recognizl that
through the connivance Of no present and
preceding administrations, the country has
reached crisis in it, na;iNnal lfu, az pre-
dicted in our declaration OF four years ago,
nd that prompt and patriotic action 10 tho
| upremi duty of tn, hour We rlaizs that
while we have political independence,
our financial and industrial independence
| is yet TO DO attainAl by restoring
to our county tho constitutional control and
exercise OF the functions necessary to a peo-
plo's government, which functions have been
basely surrendered by our public servants TO
corporate monopolles- The influence OF Euro.
pean money changers ha' been motc potent In
shaping legislation than tho voice Of the Amor
lean people Executive power and patronage
have been used IN corrupt our hg slaturcs and
defeat the will OF the people and putocracy
ha' thereby beel eathrOned upon the ruins
OF democracy To restore tho government in.
tended by the fathers aud for the welfare and
pros Derity OF this and future generations, we
demand the ESTABLISHING 1t OF an economic and
financial system which shall mlIe US mas
ters of our own affairs and ildspendent Of
European contr u, by tho adoption of tho fol-
owing declaration OF principles;
Finance
'First-We demlnd national money, safe
aud sound issued by the general ,vernment
only, without tho intervention of bank. Of
s.ue, to be II full l'gal tender for all debts,
public and private-a Just, equitable and
Efficient means OF distributing rect to tho
people an | through the lawful di burs ments
Il tho government
'Second-We demand the fres and unre.
Nrictad coin 90 of silve' and gold at thu pres
snt legal ratio OF 10 to l, without waiting for
the consent OF t'reign nations
lhird-We demlnd that thu volume OF cir
lug ,u9uiuin w 'pe'ulf lhcrous'u 20 nn
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"Fift6NWo danopd sucb lo,ielouor M will
nrevent tho domonetiynt IN - the lawful NON
q, of tha IJnitcd Sto,os h., ,rivoto oontra
"Sixth-Wo d mani that thc GOV ,rnment In
my ment NJ its ohIig ,tions sholl nsc its on,ion
es 70 tho kind NJ Lawful monov In which thov
pre TO be- mid and we dsnonnco tho nrcsont anS
| nra0puiDU adminiet n utiane for guprnO1nrinr
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votiona
"Sevlnth-We demand n graduated income
tax TO the end that NO ,re, tod wealth shnll
boar its lust promotion of taxation. and wa re-.
gard the recent decision of the supreme court
relative to the income tax law as misinter-
probation of the constitution AMI an invasion
o hs rightful powers of Congress over the
bject Of taxat on.
Eghth-We dom9nd that postal sayinR,
banks be established by til, g,vlrnment for
safe deposit of tho savings of the pooplo and
to facilitate exchange.
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.honoo I'd tit "ossi.,, ~
shuhHo anu pubic necessity 'he government
; snouiu owi. anu ope'u'o 'i'e r"iiroa 10 III tue
n,iies. "a 'no penpie an On noh'p1rI's say.
pasis' W ,ne euu NY uli iluS W acgoI "a tho
i anu tnat 'he
tyranny and political power now exercised by
enc great railroad corporations which result
the impairment IL NOT the des' ructloni OF
Vonucal rights ana personal liberties OF the
may = ,I ouo" o"iorsh'p !"
70 aocG ION SraHualiy, III manner con-
As 40 e"S NV wl'n souna PUBIC !h poi.cy;
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tne eeh'Iai Neiiare 10 ny Ine Jaws
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.oaus suo III az onVo toiow ue'auiI ~ thS
psy.oHt ln9iool w i1o uso'or ooIpan'es auu
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eIunleHv snail puIehase Uue hnle ~ " UscoineS
ueoo's aiS W PlVySoei w iu'eteavs hsic,i' vi ~
Ihey eau 10 Purcndseu aI reabohaoie price
anu 'no BoVolninenU sh'i ope'GV' sslu ran
rIau7 az pupno nlsnw,ys lor tiic ochenI OF Vne
wa 10 peop,v am noC III liie Anveres' Oh INC ieW,
uhder sultaole provisions ior protectlon OF lie
and property giving to all transportation in
terests equal privileges and equal rates for
fares and freights
y" we denounce the pres'nt infamous
schemes ior reminding these debts and demand
that tho laws now applicable thereto b. sFS
cuteu ana administered according 10 th'lr tfus
lntent ana spirit
Ane Veiesrdpn' iiK9 the pos'oince sySteIn'
pclhg Necessity 10, the transmission on OF news
sho ''L 20 oWneu auu opIuI'u W 'he so'er"-
u''n' IL 'no in''res' Vi tHo PeopA"
Lands
The true policy demands that the national
and state legislation shall be sue as VIII ultl-
matoly enable every prud mt and industri 1us
citizen to secure home and therefore the land
should not DO monopOlizod for speculative pur-
poses All lands now he'll by railroads and
other corporations in excen Of their actual
needs shoul by lawful means be reel lin ID by
the government and held for actual settlers
only, and private land mon poly as well as
alien ownership should b prohibited.
-. We condemn tho frauds by which the
land grants TO Pacific raj rn1dc an nnies have,
through til, comfy ,nce of the Interior part