The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24

administrations for surrendering this OPP
tlon to the holders OF government obliga-
tons.
Seventh. we demand a proper income
tax, to the end that aggregated wealth
shall bear It's just proportion OF taxation.
Eighth. we demand that postal savings
banks be established by the government
for the safe deposit OF the savings OF tho
people and to facilitate exchange"
The direct legislation plank is as fol-
lows;
I'VE hold that all governments derive
their just powers from the consent Of The
governed, and In order that the consent
Of the governed may he ascertained, We
favor direct legislation under proper
constitutional safeguards. so that the cit
liens shall have the right OF Initiating,
framing and proposing laws, and OF COM
polling the submission thereof, and Of all
important laws. whether proposed by ma
tlonal, state or local legislatures, to a d.
rect vote of the people for their approval
or rejection"
The preamble was discussed In commit
tee for upwards of an hour. A number OF
propositions were submitted. and IL re-
qured careful generalship on the part OF
Gen. Weaver, the committees leading
spirit TO weld this mass OF raw material
into a prelude that was neither too long
nor too radical. This preamble will re-
affirm the adherence of the convention to
the principles of the Peoples party as
enunciated at Omaha. July 4. 1892: VIII de-
clare that the two old parties have
brought the country to financial ruin. and
call attention to the fact that four years
ago the pOpulists predicted the complete
surrender Of the government 70 corporate
power. a condition which Is now apparent
to all.
It further states that while as a nation
we claim TO have political power, we must
regain our financial prestige before we as
sumo our place as free and Independent
nation"
1t also declares that European money
changers have shaped legislation and been
more potent than the voice of the Amerl-
can people; that the executive power and
patronage have been used TO corrupt leg
islators and defeat the Will Of the peo-
pie; that plutocracy has been thereby en-
thrOned on the ruins Of the democracy.
The preamble concludes with a recon-
mendation for the adoption Of the plat
form submitted to the end that the gov
eminent Of our fathers may be restored
and the welfare of the country and pos
terity may be secured.
The platform will also contain the usual
popullst plank favoring government con-
troll of railways and telegraphs, and spe-
cihcally declaring in favor OF foreclosing
the government mortgages on the Union
Pacific railroad, with a view to testing
the practcability of this idea.
The plank relating to public lands pro-
hibits allen ownership and provides that
the unearned land grants Of the Pacific
and other railways shall revert to the gov
eminent TO be held for bonafide settlers
ALe suD-coHlHlltlee ADOPTED TeSOlu-
ton providing for the election OF United
States senators by a direct vote of the
people and A. Is believed that the full
committee will at to-morrow's meeting
incorporate 1t as one OF the planks in the
platform.
The only planlxs which the sub-commit-
tee agreed on tonight were those relating
to finance, public lands. transportation
and direct legislation These were the
only subjects referred to the sub-commn-
tee. SIG0 DEi0i9TV uneSfi0Hg 4 No
the territories. etc. will be considered by
the full committee when 1t meets at 10
O'Clock in the morning