The record-union., 1896-05-14

nouncing Grover Cleveland for so is
suing bonds, while it has, by its Rep
:! resentatives in Congress, upheld that
policy, and has refused to vote for bills
presented by Populist Senators to re-
strain the issue of such bonds without
the consent of Congress.
we renew and emphasize our demand
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver as well as gold at the ratio of 16
to L, as full legal tender and with
out reference to any other nation.
we demand that whenever a monop
oily becomes oppressive that it shall be
taken possession of by and owned and
operated in the interest of the people,
just remuneration being first made for
the property taken.
we demand the enfranchiSement of
women upon the same terms now en-
Jcyed by men, and to that end pledge
our votes and most earnest efforts to
procure the adoption by the people of
thls state at the next general cleo
ton OF the eleventh amendment to the
Constitution.
we oppose and denounce all bills to
Iund or extend the payment of the Pa
clnc railroad debts, and we oppose any
settlement by which the roads are to
remain in the hands of any private per-
son or corporation unless these debts
are paid in full at maturity; and unless
SO PAID. we demand that the Govern
ment. by virtue of the terms of its
mortgage, enter into and take possess
sion OF these roads, and operate the
same as national enterprises in the in
terest of the people; and upon fore
closure, if there is a deficiency, that the
Government pursue every legal or
equitable remedy to recover any such
defclency from those responsible there
| for.
| we view with apprehension the en-
! croachments of the Federal judiciary
upon the liberties of the people, as evil
| denced by the decisions in the recent
contempt and income tax cases, and we
are therefore in favor of an amendment
TO the National Constitution prohibit
ing those tribunals, or any other courts,
from annulling any Congressional Act
without the concurrence of the people
by a referendum vote.
| Resolved, That we condemn the dis
| honest action of such Assessors in this
| State as habitually and corruptly un-
derestimate the values of the prop
erty of the banks, corporations and
wealthy classes of the commonwealth.
Resolved, That we pledge the Peo-
| pies party to nominate Assessors who
will obey the law, observe their oaths
and assess such properties in the man
| ner required by the Constitution.
We Furthermore protest against the
| collection of the poor mans taxes on
| personal property in this State by
forced L. -
court; and we pledge ourselves to the
| repeal of the ubiquitous statute that
permits it at the next session of the
Legislature.
Believing as we do that the poll tax
is wrong and a burden on the masses,
therefore we pledge our Assembly nom
inees, if elected, that they will work
for the repeal Of this obnoxious and un-
just law.
We favor good roads. The Peoples
party is pre-eminently the party of
public improvement, and were it's finan-
| cial demands in operation all roads
would be made good.
We request our delegates to the Ma
tional Convention to present the follow
ing for its consideration: I'VE favor
genuine protection to American labor
by the restriction of the immigration
of foreign labor and by a true Amer
lean system of finance which will render
justice to labor and industry and re-
strain the evils of usury; and we de-
mand the creation of a national nom
partisan tariff tribunal of experts by
Congress which shall be subject to the
control of Congress, to the end
that the tariff agitation may
be taken out of politics, and to
the end that tariff schedules shall be SO
adjusted that the benefit derived there
from shall result to labor and not to
| trusts, and we denounce the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties for re-
fusing to properly restrict immigra-
ton of foreign labor when having
power so to do in Congress"
We condemn the legislation of a Gov
ernment which permits a vast army of
| its citizens to hopelessly beg for en-
ployment while public highways and
public works are parceled out to favor
tie contractors. We demand that all
| public work shall be carried on under
| skilled superintendents without the in
| tervention of contractors, and that pref
erence be given in all such work to our
own unemployed citizens.
| We favor homes as the true founda-
ton of a free and happy people. and we
| further favor an amendment to the
Constitution exempting from taxation
| all property of each head of a family
| IN this State to the extent of $500; and
we favor a graduate tax upon land
| whereby the ratio of tax shall increase
| as the value of land is greater in a
| single hand to the end that great es-
| tates in land may be broken up and
| that land monopoly may be destroyed
| We demand that salaries of public
| officials, which in many instances re-
| main as high as in times of prosperity
shall be reduced in the proportion that
| prices of products and property have
fallen, and that county offices be consol-
/ idated so far as practicable.
| We promise to conduct the Govern
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