Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-20
'IELEGRAPHIC.
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
Demands By The SiFlIghl.Oul POpl.
lists as Hade IN their Platform,
THE STATE MUST SUPPLY MONEY


81. LOUIS, July iO.-The middle OF
the road PJpulists have platform
prepared, drawn up by Hon. Alfred
Daggett OF California which they will
support and under when they will At
tempt to nominate stralghl.out Pop.
ulist for the presidency. This financial
and tariff planks are;
FtNANcE.
Fipt-We demand n national cur.
fency, snie, sound and flexible, Issued
BY the general government only az n
full legal tender for all debts, public
aud private, and such national ourron.
cy should be Issued by the general gov.
,rament direct, without the interven.
ton Of any national bank aud without
the agency OF any financial or other
corporation whntevor.
Secont-We believe that tho United
States h. In fact n free ami independent
nation, ami that its freedom and the
fuauciAi aud Industrial liberty OF It,
cillsens should not 90 made TO depend
upon the financial whim, caprice or
IyaTlcc OF any foreign nation, aud
therefore we demand the free aud uu.
limited coinage OF gold aud silver by
the government Of the United StaIss
ut their present legal ratio OF 10 To |,
without feierence to the action OF
nnaGcial courso Of any foreign nation.
Thlfd-We demand that the laws au.
thorl1ing tbs Incorporation Of nalionsl
banks be absolutely and uuoonstitution.
ally repealed, anu tnat all national
banks and tho national banking syttom
now IN vogue 10 abolished,
Fourih--Wn demand THAT Congress
enact law which snail declare that
oil coutracit, obligations and Judg.
monts Of every kinl and character re-
qulfing the payment " money, shall
be payable nj tue option OF the debtor,
Ia gold OF silver cola Ur other lawful
currency OF the United slatus, anu
that suun law shall declare tnnt every
provision Inserted In OF made n part OF
any SUCH contract, obligation or judR.
ment when requires the Doctor 10 pay
ihe money due inerruuto Ia any spuci.
ilpi kind Of coin OF currency snail be
null and void, ana the court In which
tuit may be brought To obtain judgment
on such contract, obligation or lutg.
ment shall adludge tho provision
which requires tue debtor 10 pny the
sum tnettuuIo In any specified kin1 OF
coin or currency, TO be null and void.
FIith-We demand that the amount
Of circulating medium be- speedily In.
creased 10 not lees than $50 per capita
q the population.
SlHth-We demand that the govern.
ment oeiAbinh n tysiem OF postal saw
ingr banks TIA each city, town, village
aud hamlet VI the United States which
contains a population VI 900 or moro,
and that the people be permitted 90 de- |
pOsit their money Tor sA.e keeping IN |
such postal snVifgs bsnks, and that |
tue government carry on the business |
of transmitting mOLey from one point |
10 smother through the medium of |
postal bills or exchange, itsued by au- |
ihoriiy OF this government through |
saIu postal savings backs.
Seventh-Ws demand that law be |
paced by COngtess authorizing the |
Government 10 lUnn 10 CltiZuns u ITO |
Ubied States, but not TO aliens or 10 |
corporations, money GA all landed |
property 90 the extent Of tWuJhIrls of |
the ASSESSED value Uftgld landed pfop. |
cry, which said lOaus should he stcuf. |
e1 by mortgage TO the Government /
hnu should bu maze Tor PERIODS q not |
lcss lhau five years nor more than ten |
yeafs to any otu clllz5u, upon u rate oi |
intsTrst not to exceed two per cunt POT |
nnnum.
Eighth-wo demand that law he
passed by Congress authnrzlug thu |
GlyefnmouJ 10 loan money 10 mun,ci. |
pal cofpofnti, "a Ia the various Slatrs,
Tor the IMPOSE VI luultc Improvement
only, 10 tue extent ui Oue,tnirI OF the |