Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-09
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through the cOnniyance of the present and
preceding administrations the country has
reached crisis in its national life as predicted
I IN our declaration four years ago, and that
prompt and patriotic action is The supreme
have poJit cal Independence. our financial
and industrial Independence 10 yet 10 0e at
ta,neo py res.o, ing 20 our cou1.ty the coust.-
tut GOAL control aud exei else of he func. :ons
necessary to peoples COVE nDent, which
functions have been b3selv sur, erde,ed by
our our pnb:c servants 10 corpo 'a.e nonoto-
changers has been more poseos u slipping
Legislation nan the vo ce OF the pe-cln
| people e.., E rec. We power end pa. once
and defeat The viii OF he people. and PA oc-
| raev fas thereby been enihroned uool he
| ment Intended by the fsthers. eud for he we.-
fare OF tbs and utuoe ge era. 'ons, we Gem. 10
| the establishment of an economic end a., D
our own affairs and jadependent of Europea a
| con.lo oy Uhe adoD. on of the TO: ow ng dec
laradol o. primo Ses:
+, s. we dem.nd national ronev, sa &c
| and sound, issued by the Re lersi government
| only, M.p0ut ne in.efveu sol OF b,nks OF vs.
sue o be a full leg,: te ide; for sn deb mn
lie 2 nd prlvs,e-l jest, ecuitsb e 40 efficient
mears OF d.ssr.bp. on d -ect 20 he peoo e end
Ineousn lne lawful d soI senents of Inc gov
secono-we dem lad the free I'd uure.
str e.ed co'n:ge of silver acd go d e. the pres
ent legal ra.iO of xtee O one W .hout waif-
| ing for lbe consent Of 70 g zl n ons.
Third-We oeT alo that lie yoIane of Cir
| Gu a.-ng mec m be soeet - decreased TO gu
amount su Pc eat . meei ,he 6enlpds of tine
| business ID pop1 ll..on of rs cou 10y end
20 res.ofe re Just fcFet OF prices of labor aud
Prod &c. ion.
For 1--WE deaounce the sale OF bonds and
the 1"c:ease 81. ting, public iLterest bearing
debt made by he present a1m:., si,al:on as
Unnecessary ana Va. toIt authorty of law and
e fs aes of ee no9ss be except by spe-
five denAPd ssch iegis' alton as will
! tract. III 2SGf 81 wv
sxth--we demand chat the government, in
payment OF LIS OBJ ga ions, III use lis Cd, iol
rs 10 toe k.nQ OF 'aw-sJf nooev n which tley
a'e 10 be pa'd "a We deuopnce the present
and preced 'g admin aIiols for surrender
ing Jo's )rton 20 inc no ders of cover lment
ob.i2a. ols.
Seven We demand g-adrs. ed ipco ne
LAY 10 tie ED tnas e7g 'eee,eo wealth shan
regard tee receft dee;s Oh of ne sI.reme
eou:i ie'a.iye 20 ire inco ne * 'sw as a M g.
vas on Of ire b.Iul powe, of congress over
the subject OF taxa ioi.
Eigeth-We denacd that postal savrps
| the safe deposit of ne savings of the people
| and to facilitate exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
rst-TranSp 20 'tlt ou be og q means of ey-
cn3rge aad necess y the governments could
own ana opefate .he railroads in ire i1te est
OF Or Inc people I'D on noc-par! s;l b'ss: 20
treafme 1T in ire ospOrtat on aud that the
,yr1nny and po' ca power now exerc sed by
me great re- DAD corporal ,ons. which result
the Imp, cme 1T. it not the desi rue: ion. of
| the po-'' cal risb 9 and personal liberties of
The CT zen, msy be destroyed. Such owner
snip 's 10 be accomplished gradual IN a man
ner cons cot W tn sound pubic policy
Seco't-Tbe interest of Tue Unfteu S,a les in
ire puD-.c highways built with pub C moneys
ana he proceecs OF ex e"sive gents of land
| 10 - Pac dc RI 1rOads, sLould neye. be alien
aztec. mo gagged oc sold, but gulrced and pro-
tS fs OF tne geaeral wet, e. as provided by
| closure Ga ex }. ne 'tesS o: he Up'-ed Sic tes
| On these roads should at orce follow aefl ult in
! p. vment tfereof by the de- co rps es ;end
at lie foreclosure sa'es of 8, q rn :Gs the gov
| eminent should purchase he sIre il be-
cones 9eces s9ry to pro Get its e,;s he e.
1 IT or IL they can be purchased at q re lsoJable
| pr ce, and the govern nlent shall operate 6 d
| re- reads as public ighwavs for the bench of
few, unde gu liable provisions for proiectlon
or n1e and operty. giving to all tcansportl-
noa N. erests eaua, Privileges and equal rates
| fo' fares aud ire shts.
| Third-We de lounce the present Infamous
schemes for refun1; ~ these debts end de-
.nand that the laws now app" cable the eto be
true intent and Sd it.
Four 1.-THE telegraph. like the post Office
of news, should be owned ana one ated INV
the government the interests of the people
yGLAND.
Frs'-the true pol cy, smaads that the ma
| one and s: lte le- i3ratiOn snail be Such as
| VIII ma etv enable every prudent ana in
| du9,r.ors G. &c % secure home ana fhel g.
| toFe ne land should not be moRopo,izeG fol-
| specuie ave Pl-poses. All 'lrds now held by
| rniro os and o ne. corDOi I. ons in excess OF
ter az. drl needa shOd by awful means bC
rec,1 med by The government aad held for &C.
cual set slerS on "a and p ia @ lsnd monopoly
tied.
Second-we conder1 ne frauds by which
the land grants to Pac fc I'll cold compao ,e,
| nave, through the conn no
depar menS, robbed mul rues of actu2I hons
noe SCI ,.ers OF heir homes and miners OF theil
| c'"ims, ana we demand legislation by congres!
| which WI enforce the exemption of minera
lalu ON SUCH grants, after as well as before
Tni-c-We dema i'd that all bona fide se;t,e-
on all public lands be grorteu lee homes 81
provided in the national homestead law. ane
alat no exception be maze in the case o. In
| olan reservations when opened for settlement
| and that all lands now patented come un1e,
| this demand.
-Four FoustacDirect Legislation: We favor {
system OF direct legislation through the initia
tive aho referendum under proper copstitu
tional safeguards.
GENERAL PROPOSITIONS.
Frst-We demand the election OF president
wee PRESIDENT and United States senators by 8
direct vote of the people.
Cuba our deepest sympathy in their strnU1It
| Tor political freedom and Independence and
we Deiieye the time has come when the United
| STATES, tue great republic OF the world, should
| recog 1ize that Cuba is, and of right ought r.
| be, a free and Independent state. ~
| Tn1rd-We favor home rule in the territories
ana me District OF Column. "a and the early adj
| mission of the territories as states
Fourth-All public salaries should be made
70 correspond to the price of labor and it's pro
| Flfth-In these times of Industrial depres.
sion idle labor should be employed on public
| works as far as Practicable.
| S,xtn-The arbitrary course of the courts in
| assuming to imprison citizens for Indirect con.
| tempt and ruling them by Injunction should
| De preve 1tod by proper legslai ion.
| SeVen.n-We favor just pensions for every
| disabled Union soldier
| E1ghth-BefevIn9 that the elective franchise
| and untrammeIed bal OF are essential to gov.
eminent of, for and by the people the Peoples
party condemns the wholesale system of dis
reimbursement adopted in some OF the states
as un-republicap and un-democrat G. aud we
declare II to be tbenuty of the several states
| legislatures to take such action as will secure
fnll free and fair ballot and an honest count
NInthIWhiIe the foregoing propositions con
| stitute the platform upon which our partv
stands. and for decentralization of which its or.
ganiHatiOn will be maintained, we recognize
! that the great apd pressing issue of the Dend.
| ing campaign upon Which the present presi.
Dental election Will fuEnts the financial cues.
1on, and upon this great and specific issue be.
tween the parties we cordially invite the aid
and cooperation of all organizations and citi.
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