The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-07

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Popuiists Adopted and Their New Ter.
| ritorial Central Committee Together
With the Ballots Which Were Taken
| and for Whom They were-Candidates
Were as Thick n Ballots.
| Guthrie, o. T, Aug. 81. Y.Callahan,
| the nominee Of the territorial Populist
| convention, was born forty-four years
ago in Dent county, Missouri, his faith
er, J. E. Callahan, having been cap
tain in the Union army. He was born
and raised on a farm and is farmer
still, though for sixteen years he has
| been a local preacher in the NJ. Z.
| church. He sab been an active, ear
nest Populist for eight years, having
been Republican before. Twenty-three
years ago he was happily married to
| Margaret A. Mitchell, ten children, five
boys and five girls, having blessed the
union, all living and ranging in age
| from 4 to % years Four years ago
they came to Oklahoma and settled in
Kngfisher county, where the entire
| family are favorites with the people.
Mr.. Callahan is a man of firm convic-
| tions, with a magnetic personality that
wins everywhere and he will conduct
an active, aggressive campaign.
The platform adopted by the Popu-
| lists as given by the Guthrie Leader is
as follows:
The Peoples party OF Oklahoma Terri
| tory, in convention assembled, reaffirm
| its allegiance to the principles enunci-
| ated in the national platform as adopt
| ed at st. Louis, and heartily endorse
| the candidates nominated thereon. We
realize that as party we have duty
to perform by restoring to the peoples
government the constitutional control
and exercise Of the functions which
have been basely surrendered by our
public servants to corrupt monopilies.
In shaping legislation the voice Of the
American people has been stifled by
the money power of Europe, plutocracy
has erected it's throne upon the shat
tered ruins Of American rights, and the
sponge of vinegar and gall is pressed
to the lips Of honest labor. Therefore,
be il
Resolved. That as the financial ques-
ton is the paramount issue in the pres
ent national campaign, we are unreser-
vedly in favor Of the free and unlimit-
ed coinage Of both gold and silver at
the ratio of 16 to l. without waiting
to consult any foreign power.
We favor a most liberal service pen
sioning of the Union soldiers and sail
ors of the late war. Realizing that
the private soldier suffered the hard
ship and received the smallest remun-
Grafton, we strenuously condemn the
pension policy of the past and present
for discriminating against the private
soldier in favor of the commissioned
officer and demand that all pensions
be made equal, based upon the just
ness of the claim. We furthermore
condemn the policy of the government
In granting pensions to the widows OF
civil officers.
The Peoples party is founded upon
the principal Of equal and exact jus
tice to all, one of is cardinal tenets be-
ing free homes for a free people; and
therefore we demand that those home
steaders of this territory who are now
compelled by perniciouS provision of
congress to pay from 81 to $3.50 per
acre for their land, be relieved from the
unjust burden. We condemn the Re-
publican party for enacting the laws
which compel such payment, and We
denounce as a contemplate evasion
the duplicity by which that party seeks
to cover its guilt by posing as a para
gon Of free home virtue.
Whereas, By reason Of the leasing Of
the Sac and Fox and Pottawatomie
Indian lands by white settlers and the
unjust action Of the interior depart
ment in ejecting such settlers and con-
fiscating improvements wade thereon,
making unwarranted arrests by reason
of which the settler has been compelled
to sustain great loss. We demand i'm
mediate redress of such injury and
compensation for such damage.
We pledge the Peoples party to the
most liberal policy, consistent with safe
ty to the school fund, in the matter OF
renewal of leases and remuneration OF
leases for valuable improvements
made by them on school lands.
We condemn the last Republican
legislative assembly of Oklahoma for
repeating the usury law, thereby en-
abling money lenders 20 exact exorbit-
ant rates of interest
We condemn the entire revision OF
the laws OF this territory TO the end
that reviewing boards may be en-
powered to equaliZe between townships
without discrimination, and that boards
of county commissioners be given juris-
diction to heard and determine griev-
snces of individual taxpayers.
We demand that all official salaries
be commensurate with the price OF
labor and its products.
We favor such revision OF our school
laws as fill simplify the same and
reduce the expense OF their operation.
Resolved, That we condemn the last
Republican legislature for the passage
of that geographical monstrosty, popu-
larry known as the gerrymander law.
We demand the immediate admis-
sion Of Oklahoma to statehood, through
such provisions as Will eventually in
clude all lands embraced in the Indian
Territory
Recognizing that the conditions in our
territory are no less than n the nation
demand a patriotic effort upon the part
of ell good citizens who oppose mal-ad-
ministration in public affairs and the
re-establishment OF popular govern
ment. We cordially invite the aid AMI
cooperation of all organizations AMI
citizens agreeing with Us upon the ne.
cessity for financial reform in the ma
ton and a better territorial govern
ment j. Z. RCHL,
C. c. HUDSON. Chairman.
Secretary.
Tha new PopuliSt central commit
tee for the territory is as follows:
Beaver county
Blaine-S. W. Craven, Watorga
Canadian-J. W. Hadley. Ell Reno.
Cleveland-J. S. Allen, Norman.
Day
D-M l. Cook. Groves.
&C. II. Howell. Talogs>
Garfield-R- E. Bray, Enid
Grant-H l. WATSON, Pond Creek.
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