The Globe-republican., 1896-07-23
POPULIST PLATFORM.
DECLARATION OF THE MID
DIE OF THE ROAD MEN.
More Moaey Wanted. Per Capita Hasseo
to $50 Per Head-No National Bankss
Government TO Loan Money ON Farms
Non-Partlsan Tariff CommlssiOn-


form prepared which was drawn up
oy Hon. Alfred Daggett OF California
which they will support, aud under
which they will attempt to nominate
= straightout Populist for the fresi-
dency. The financial and tariH Planks
are:
First-Ws demand a national currency, sound
and flexible. i sued by the general Rovernmens
,nly as fill legal tender for all debts public
and private and such national currency should
De issued by tn, general Rosernmeat oirec%
without the intervention OF any national oanks'
and without tho agency OF any nnanciaA oE
other corporation whatever. :.
Hecond-We belleve that the United state -
in fact % and indepond,n nation AMI tina!
it, freedom and the 6nsnci Il and lndu 'trlaA
liberty of its items should not b. mads u 90
pend upon thu financial within, caprice OF
avarice of any foreign natl IN. and, therefore:
goll and silver by the COVE: nnent a. tro
United State, at their present legal ratio OF 10
% I. without references to the a;tl on n man.
:ial course OF any foreign nation. .
;kThird-We demand that the laws authoft.-
ing tn, incorporation Of national banks %
absolutely and Internationally repealed ana
that all national banks and he national oanK-
ing system now in vogue be abolished
Fourth-We demand that Congress enact
law which shall d.: lare that all contracts 20.
,iga.ions and judgments OF every kind and
character requiring the payment OF m my,
sbaIl be payabls at the option of the debtor in
gold or silver coin or other lawful currency OF
Inc United States; and that such law shall DE-
clare that every provision inserted IN or made
a part Of any such contract, obligation or
Judgment which requires the debtor to pay the
money due Hereunder In any specified KIN OF
currency or coin shall DO null ana void: anu
the court in which suit may be brought to OBJ
tain Judgment ON such contract. obligation or
ind ,,nent shall adjudge the provision which
REQUIRES the debtor to pay the sum due ther,-
under in any specified kind of coin or currency
to be null and void
F,fth-We demand that the amount OF circu.
lating medium be speedily Increased to not
less than $50 per capita of the popul ltiOn.
nSixth We demand that the government es.
tablish system of postal savings banks in
each city town, village and hamlet OF the
United States which con. aims population OF
l00) or more apd that the people be permitted
TO deposit th,ir money for safe keeping IN
such postal banks. ami that the governments
carry on the business of transmitting money
from one point to another through the medium
of postal bills of exchange. is ued by authority
Of the government ,hrou ,h said postal savings
banks
by Congress authorizing the government TO
loan to citizens of the United States but not
to alien, or corporations, money on all landed
property to the extent of twO-thiris OF the
q, sessed value If said landed property. which
sal loans should be secured by mortgage to
tn, government. and should b, made for
periods o. not less than five years nor more
than ten years to any ono citizen upon rate
of interest not to ex :e I'd per cent per annum.
Eighth-We demand IT, at a law he pass,l by
Con gre So authorizing the government to loan
money t. municipal corporations in tn various
States for the purpose of public improvement
only, to the extent of one. third of tn. assessed
valuation of the taxable property II SUN
municipal corporation, and the rato OF interest
charge should not exceed the actual cost OF
issuing the loan. and all loans SO mad, should
be paid to the government by this municipal
corporation receiving the loan in annual In
stallments each install lment not to exceed
Der cont of tn, sum loaned.
We recognize that the government must have
revenue with which to pay the expen e. there
Of but in view of the constant agitation If the
questions involve in tariff legi.la ion aud the
unsettled condition OF business brought about
by such agitation We demand that ongress
pass Law providing for nOn-partislD tariff
commission, on which commission al the
latoring manufacturing, agricultural and
mining industries of the country shall be
represented the members of which commits
sion shall BE- selected from the diferent
States of tn, Union; slid commission shall
collect all the factsand data as to the opera
ton of the various laws passed on the subject
of tariff, and shall annually report the same to
Congress for its information. to thu end that
Congress may hav, authentic knowledge as to
the operation Of said tariff laws, 80 that the
same may BE- from time to time, amended in
tho interest Of justice alike to the manufacture.
or, the agricultu,ist, the miner and the Amer.
lean laborer so that its protective features. II
any. shail extend to the whole body of Amer.
lean industry An W, demand that all t,ri6
alokiO ho fra tn
prevent the formation of trusts and Other
combinations. which reduce the price of tbs
product FOR their own profit. reduce tho wagei
Of the laborer and enhance the price Of the
product tothe consumer
This platform demands that the government
own and operate the railroads that it estab ish
and maintain schools in which American youth
shall be taught the SC ence of railroad build
ing. equipment and transportation: that it
own and operate the telegraph and tele phone
systems. to be part Of the postal dcpa rtment
It demands that the government at once build
thu Nicaragua canal and operate it; that the
people should have the right through the ini-
tiative and efereadu m to de clar, their will on
all questions pertaining to national and in.
ternatiOnal Improvements and treatie, with
foreign nations: and that the President and
Vice President be elected BY the dire vote Of
the whole people. United st ties Sena tors
to be chosen in the same wav: that women
should have the right TO vote: that there should
be gra luated income tax: that land should
no. be owned for speculative purposes and
that all aliens. resident and Nonresident
should be prohibited from owning any land IN
this country. and to prevent and destroy land
monopoly" there should be g-aiuat.d d land
tax: that every enterprise of public utility,
which requires the aid of the -ovcreien power,
of e,ninC,.t domain or taxation should be-,
owned AMI contro led by tine governme 1t: that
Congress should pass an effective law against
foreign immigration. and such Jaw sh ,uld be
rigidly enforced to the exclusion of ali foreign
immigration which directly or indirectly COM
petcs With the American laborer. and 70 accom-
plish this enl per capita tax is favorel l: thai
the Monroe doctrine should be enforced.
Sympathy is extended to Cuba The issu.
an:e of government bonds is denounced as un-
constitutional in law and vicious and unjust in
morals Understanding bonds should not b
issued except b. act OF Congress Opposition
to the Pacific railroad funding bill is or.
pressed and the demand made that the gov ern
ment proceed to enforce tbs collection of all
de.ts principal and interest. duo from the Pa
CHI, railroads Liberal pensions to ex-Union
soldiers arc favored.
Tho platform concludes thus: BELIEVING
that the Standardization Of this government
during the last twenty-five years has roiuced
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