The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-30

banks be established by the government 10, the safe deposit of the savings of the people and to facilitate exchange.
 TRANSPORTATION. F1rst-Transportation being a means of ex- change and 0 necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the interest or the people and on non-partisan basis: to l the end that all may be accorded the same | treatment In transportation and that the tyranny and political power now exercised by the great railroad corporations, which result Tn the Impairment, if not in the destruction, of .ne political rights and personal liberties of | the citlzen, may be destroyed. Such owner- snip Is to be accomplished gradually in a man. her consistent with sound public policy Second-The interest of the United States in the public highways built with public moneys ana she proceeds of extensive grants of land to the racine railroads should never be alienat- ed mortgaged or sold, but guarded and pro- | tected Tor the general welfare, as provided by tne laws organizing such railroads The fore- closure of existing liens of the United States on these roads should at once follow default in payment thereof by the debtor companies; and | at the foreclosure sales of said roads the gov = ernment should purchase the same if 1t be- comes necessary to protect it's interests there- 1 In, or If they can be purchased at q reasonable
 
 railroads as public highways for the benefit of the whole people and not in the interest of the lew, under suitable provisions for protection oi iiie ana property, giving to all transporta- ton Interests equal privileges and equal rates for fares and freights
 Ihlrd-We denounce the present infamous schemes for refunding these debts and do- mand that the laws now applicable thereto he executed and administered according to their true intent and spirit.
 fourth-The telegraph, like the post ofIice system' pelng necessity for the transmission or news should be owned and operated by the government In the interests of the people LAND.
 Flrst-The true policy demands that the na- tional and state legislation shall be such as VIII ultimately enable every prudent and in- dustrious citizen to secure a home, and tbere- lore the land should not be monopolized for speculative purposes. All lands now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs should by lawful means be reclaimed by the government and held for ac- tual settlers only. and private land monopolv. as well as alien ownership, should be prohib- ited.
 Second-We condemn the frauds by which the iand grants to Pacific railroad companies nave through the connivance of the interior department, robbed multitudes of actual bonn iide settlers of their homes and miners of their claims, and we demand legislation by congress "h'ch VIII enforce the exemption Of mineral land rom such grants, after as we'll as before patent
 Third-We demand that all bona fide settlers on all public lands be granted free homes as provided In the national homestead law, and that no exception be made in the case of In- dian reservations when opened for settlement, and that all lands now patented come under this demand.
 aeytcl clotfo tenn of direct legislation through the initiative and referendum under proper constitutional safeguards
 GENERAL PROPOSITIONS.
 Ffrst-We demand the election of president, vice president and United States senators by a direct vote of the people.
 Second-We tender to the patriotic neonle of Cuba our deepest sympathy in their struggle TOT political freedom and independence, and we believe the time has come when the United States. the great republic of the world should recognize that Cuha is, and of right ought to be, a free and independent state
 Third-We favor home rule in the territories and the District of Columbia, and the early ad- mission of the territories as states.
 Fourth-All public salaries should be made to correspond to the price of labor and it's products.
 Fifth-In times of great industrial depres- sion idle labor should be employed on public works as far as practicable.
 Sixth-The arbitrary course of the courts in assuming to imprison citizens for indirect con- tempt and ruling them by injunction should be prevented by proper legislation.
 Seventh-We favor just pensions for every disabled union soldier
 Eighth-Believing that the elective franchise and untrammeled ballot are essential to a gov ernment of, for and by the people. the peoples party condemns the wholesale system of dis franchisement adopted in some of the states as un-republican and un-democratic and we declare 1t to be the duty of the several states legislatures to take such action as will secure full. free and fair ballot and an honest count
 Ninth-While the foregoing propositions con- stitute the platform upon which our party stands and for the vindication oJ which its or- ganization will be maintained, we recognize that the great and pressing issue of the pend. ing campaign upon which the present presi- dential election will turn is the financial ques- tion, and upon this great and specific issue be- tween the parties we cordially invite the aid and cooperation of all org ganizations and citi- zens agreeing with us upon this vital question.
 At the conclusion of the reading of the majority report J. S Coxey, of Ohio, was recognized to read his minority report recommending the issuance of non-interest-bearing bonds for the i'm. pTOVcIucuL OI Lne rOauS or the COun. try.
 Then MT. Kirby, of Texas. read the other minority report.
 Finally, on motion of Mir. Kelley, of Kansas, the previous question was or. dered. All the amendments were laid on the table, and the platform, as re- ported by a majority of the committee, was adopted.
 The convention then proceeded to the selection of candidate for vice president When Alabama was called it placed in nomination Barnett Gibbs, of Texas. The convention then decid- ed to take recess.
 At 6:32 D. m. the convention reas- sembled and Congressman Skinner, of North Carolina, and Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, were placed in nomination. Lafe Pence nominated the democratic nominee, Arthur Sewall, and Col Haines, of Kansas, seconded it. A. L. Mimms, of Tennessee, and Marion Page, of Virginia, were then named.
 The roll of states was called for a ballot after the speech-making was SL ovooflu x<