The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-20


repealed. and that all national banks and
the national banking system now in vogue
..Fourth~We demand that Congress en-
act a. law which shall declare that all con-
tracts. obligations and judgements of ev-
cry kind and character requiring the pay
ment of money shall be payable, at the
option of the debtor. in gold or silver coin
States, and that such law shall declare
that every provision inserted in or made
part of such contract. obligation or judge
ment which requires the debtor TO pay the
money due hereunder in any specified kind
of coin or currency shall be null and void
and the court in which suit may be brought
TO obtain judgement on such contract, OBJ
legation or judgement shall adjudge the
pI PROVISION which requires the debtor TO pay
the sum due Hereunder in any specified
kind of coin currency to be null and
''Fifth-we demand that the amount of
circulating medium be speedily increased
lation.
"Sixth-We demand that the government
establish a system of postal savings banks
in each city, town, village and hamlet of
the United States which contains a popu-
lation of one thousand or more and that
money i for safe Keeping in such post postal sav.
ings banks. and that the government carry
on the business of transmitting money
from one point to another through the
medium of postal bills of exchange issued
by authority of the government, through
said postal savings banks
Seventh - We demand that law be
passed by Congress authorizing the gov
ernment TO loan the citizens OF the United
States, but not TO aliens or TO corpora
tons money all landed property to the
extent of two-thirds Of the assessed value
of said landed property, which said loans
should be secured by mortgage to the gov
ernment, and should be made for periods
of not less than five years nor more than
ten years to any one citizen, upon rate of
interest not to exceed per cent. per an
mum.
"Eighth-We demand that law be
passed by Congress authorizing the govern
ment TO loan money TO municipal corpora
tions in the various States for the purpose
of public Improvement only, to the extent
of one-third of the assessed valuation of
the taxable property in such municipal cor
poration and the rate of interest charged
should not exceed the actual cost of issu-
ing the loan, and ali loans so made should
be paid to the government by the munich
pal corporation receiving the loan in
nual installmentS, each installment not to
exceed per cent. of the sum loaned
Tariff
1--WE recognize that the government must
have revenue with which to pay the ex-
penses thereof, but IN view of the constant
agitation of the questions involved in tariff
legislation and the unsettled condition OF
business brought about by such agitation
we demand that Congress pass a law pro-
viding for nonpartsan tariff commission,
in which commission all the laboring, man.
ufacturing, agricultural and mining indus
tries of the country shall be represented,
selected from the different States of the
Union which said commission shall collect
all the facts and data as 10 the operation
of the various laws passed on the subject
of tariff, and shall annually report the
same TO Congress for its information to
the end that Congress may have AUTHENTIC
knowledge as to the operation of said
tariff laws so that the same may be from
time to time amended in the interest of
justice alike TO the manufacturer, the agri-
culturist the miner and the American la
borer so that its protective features. If
any. shall extend to the whole body of
American industry. And we demand that
all tariff legislation be SO framed and en-
forced as to prevent the formation of trusts
and other combinations which for their
own profit reduce the wages of the laborer
and enhance the price OF the product TO the
consumer"
The platform demands that the govern
ment own and operate the railroads; that
ii establish and maintain schools in which
the American youth shall be taught the
science OF railroad building equipment and
transportation; that ii own and operate
the telegraph and telephone systems. they
TO be a part of the postal department 1t
demands that the government at once build
the Nicaragua canal and operate it. that
the people should have. the right through
their the W 0n d al oons focb6g g sbe
domestic and financial policy of the gov
| ernment and all questions pertaining to
national and international improvements
| and treaties with foreign nations: that the
President and Vice President be elected by
the direct vote of the whole people; United
STATES senators 10 DE CHOSEN IN the same
way: that women should have the right to
| vote that there should be the graduated
| income tax; that land should not 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 a graduated
| land tax; that every enterprise of public
| utility which requires the aid of the
| ereign power of eminent domain taxa
| ton should be owned and controlled by the
| government. that Congress should a a n
| effective law against foreign immgra ton,
and such law should be rigidy enforced to
| the exclusion of all foreign immigration
which directly or indirectly competes with
| the American laborer. and to accomplish
this end per capita tax is favored; that
| sympathy is extended TO Cuba. The issu-
! ance of government bonds is denounced as
| unconstitutional in law and vicious and
| UNJUST IN morals, interest-bearing bonds
| should not be issued except by act of Con-
funding BbRGss9n BbR Is to the pd paSS Se road
made that the government proceed to en-
| force the collection of all debts principal
and interest due from the Pacific railroad
| companies. Liberal pensions to ex-Union
| soldiers are favored. The platform con-
cludes thus: -
Relieving that the maladm .istration
OF this government during the last twenty
| three years has produced and brought
| about degree of financial and idustrial
distress to the American people greater
| of the Republic prior 10 1878. and beliey-
! ing that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the gov
| ernment has arisen from a disregard of
| the principles enunciatsd In the foregoing
| platform, and being firmly convinced that
! the observance of those principles and the
! accomplishment of the reforms hereinbe-
| fore demanded, will preserve our institu-
! tions and make this truly a government
| of the people, by the people and for the
people, we earnestly invite the voters of
| the United States without respect to
| former party afiilation. to unite with us
| in the coming election and by ballot en-
| graft the foregoing principles upon the
administration of the government, and
! compiish the reforms which we have here
| inbefore demanded.