Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-23
The Platform.
The Platform.
The platform adopted by. the populis.,
convention is as follows:

The platform adopted by. the popul,s.,
convention Is as follows:
We hold that to restore and preserve.
f fnrm pe ~ sove ,aem.s un nr,v e republicans
Of public necessities, for speculative mr.
poses, whether Of the means OF produc.
ton. distribution or exchange. should be-
ticn. ali lands now held by railroads. d,,e e.
other corporations In excess Of their aca2.
ual need. and all lands now owned BY
eminent and held for actual settlers only 11v-
The government should purchase or
construct. operate and control q sufA-
control etsn, mi All rates. es o e ~ran.pa r. sstifsstS Ca
Just and equitable basis. and we favor
the FORECLOSURES Of the government liens
on the Pacific railroads.
The telegraph and telephone should he.
come a part OF the postal system.
The government. should provide for the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver and
any other nation on earth, and. In add
ton. should provide for a full legal tender.
national currency. safe. sound and fexi-
corporations. and in sufficient volume to
do the business OF the country on a cash.
basis.
savings banks for the safe deposits Of the
savings of the people.
Relying on the good common sense Of the
american people; and and believing that =
questions submitted to them on their
merits, and. further. to erectual!y. ami
we demand direct legislation by means
Of the initiative and referendum.
We demand the election OF United
people: that each state shan be divided
into two districts Of nearly equal voting
population; and that a senator from each
shall be elected by q direct vote OF the
We demand more money TO- increase
prices and legislation to maintain them.
An American system OF nance and
The battle cry OF every loyal American,
citizen until industrial emancipation has
been obtained. Therefore. we demand
by a nonpartisan commission. under well
defined instructions. to protect the Amer
lean iaborer,
We demand that settlers upon all pub
lie lands be granted free homes. as pro-
vided In the original homestead law.
We denounce the republican state ad-
Incapable and corru.t administrator Of
state affairs. and the present policy OF
administering our state departments by
nrcxy. and demand that all state officials
shall In the future attend to their de-
partmental business.
We demand the enactment Of the Iowa
railroad mhod law G; changed to o., suit j. this state.
was introduced in he last legislature,
and known as the Wheeler bill.
We indorse the work Of Senator j. II.
Kyle during his term in congress. and ex-
tend our sincere CONGRATULATIONS to Sem
ator Pettigrew and his colleagues in re-
fusing to follow the republican party into
the gold standard camp. We heartily
commend their patriotic stand for Amer
lean freedom from European domination
and extend to them a cordial welcome to
the ranks Of the peoples party.
In case the electors elected by the peo-
pies party in the nation are not Of suffi-
cient numbers to elect a president. the
electors elected by our party are instruct
cd to cast their vote in the electoral col
,ege SO as to elect a free silver president,
ard thereby defeat the gold standard.
We instruct our delegates to our st.
Louis convention to use all honorable
means TO unite the free silver forces OF the
United States. and 1t is the sense of this
convention that William j.. Bryan, of Ne
braska, Is the most available Ia upon
whom union can be made.
The submission to the voters Of this
state of the proposed amendment to the
constitution repeating the provisions
therein prohibiting the sale and manu-
featuring for sale OF intoxicating liquors
as a beverage Is direct legislation, and
We hold that the people should consider
and vote on this proposition entirely on
It's merits. and should In nc manner con.
slider or act under 1t as a party matter.