Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
cnrc.Aco PLATFORM CLARIFIED.
synopsis Of the salient Features ~
Pint RruurLnbtr Dorumcnt.

r. ". Eaton in Chicago Tinics.Herald'
We. being less than two-thirds OF the
regularly chosen delegates to the chicago
convention tmany of us representing a sup
pressed sound-money sentiment sufficient
TO defeat our ticket In Democratic strong
holds like kentucky. together with Popu-
lists and anarchists. having nominated a
rorulistic d~esertcr from Democracy, do
reafirm our allegiance TO those great cs-
scntial principles which the appended
declarations contradict;
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Give us the money of the lAtlanta) Con-
stitution.
Tho act (crime) Of 1873 domorctised silver
without the knowledge or approval of that
part OF the American people who could not
read the proceedings OF congress as re-
ported IN the press during the discussion
OF that act.
We are opposed to the English language
because 1T is a british policy" and are
not in favor OF civilization because Great
Britain is enlightened and progressive.
FREE SILVER.
We demand the free coinage OF gold. sill
yer. iron and wind. No government has
ever succeeded In keeping nat money at
par. our own ~greenback dollars having
fallen to less than one-thiri of their face
value. sim We yearn for a return to Con-
fcderatc money. We are opposed to the
VI bli itiNArs
We also object to paying in the same
of money we borrowed.
BOND ISSUES.
We are agin issuing interest-bearinE
bonds to secure government solvency.
owners of money should not exact inter-
est.
We are opposed TO banks. They give in
dustriotis people n chance to save money
and make 1t productive to themselves and
Others.
TARIFF.
Any Old tariff is good enough for us II
We can secure reputation.
II INCOME TAX.
we demand an income tax. and will guar
ahteo that, as administered by us. It will
amount to confiscntIon. Men who have
hrains enough to make capital productive
in great Industrial enterprises that pay
wages TO labor should be deprived OF the
means of doing so. Down with the SUI
premc court! We know more law in a
minute than they do in a year.
IMMIGRATION.
We hold that the most efficient way to
protect American labor is to destroy bust
ness IN this country, so that there will be
no inducement to foreign labor to come in
com.etc with 1t.
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.
We %denounce taxation. The products of
the peoples toll are depressed In price till
they no longer repay the cost OF produce
ton. As a remedy for this. we suggest to
the farmers that they demand pay in dol
lars of less purchasing power. This will be
a great thing for silver mine owners, who
can bring % cents worth of silver bullion
to the mint, have 1t coined into n dollar,
and thus have the government do its best
to make them a present of AZ cents worth
on the dollar of tho products and labor of
and Others.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
We believe that employees should run
their employers business and fix their
own wages and should burn all the proper
ty in sight II they are prevented from do
ing so. incidentally killing those misguided
persons who interfere to protect 1t.
We invite all voters to indorse Altgeld
and make themselves parties to the out
RACES committed during the strike of 1891.
We denounce the government for its inter-
at that time (crime OF ls9D.
PACIFIC FUNDING BILL.
No discrimination should be ndulged
by the government in favor of any of
its debtors. 1t should cheat them all.
PENSIONS.
We want the votes of pensioners, there
fore they will be allowed 10 retain their
pensions (?, but they must accept pay
ment thereof in 5s-cent dollars.
CUBA.
We feel compelled to say something about
Cuba, but cut it short.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The fitness of civil service employees
should be determined by competent Hitter
ates.
NO THIRD TERM.
We are opposed TO a third term, and so
are nearly all other Americans.
ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission of the territories
OF New Mexico and Arizona. We believe
thai we have not enough ignorance and
standardization represented at Washington
now.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The federal government should not inter-
fere with the states except TO pay their
bills.
We confde in the Justice OF our cause
and believe that the people are ignorant
enough to uphold 1t and don't knew the
between SO cents and one dollar.
The mass of the native white citizens of
the few states which we are sure TO carry
are the most ignorant and illiterate in the
These persons propose to teach
the greatest statesmen, scholars and iinan-
ciers In the world their business and ''con-
vert" and instruct" the practical business
men and educated, intelligent people of
s,,,as like New York Illinois. Ohio and