The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-27
THE NEW AMERICAN PARTY.
LAUNCHED BY 40 OR so DELE
GATES AT ST. LOUIS.
Platform Favors the Demonstration
of Both Gold and Silver-other
Proposed Innovations.

st. Louis. Aug. 26.-The new American
party was launched today by a conven-
ton of between 40 and 80 delegates, who
have been in session in this city for the
past few days.
They represent nine states and one ter
rttory. A national committee of ten mem
bers was elected, with Colonel Z. H Sell
lers of Detroit, as chairman. Fred Car
Isle of Detroit. who was selected for the
position of secretary of the committee, is
am old time Republican. He was secretary
of the committee on resolutions at the or
ganizatiol of the Republican party, I'M
der the oaks OF Jackson (Michigan) IL
years ago. The additional members are:
Allison Stecker, Denver; w. Holden,
Gale5burg His: D. L.. Tubbs, Burlington;
j. Campau, New Orleans; l.. a. Thomp-
SON. ST Louis: j. A Phelps. Carthage. N.
Y; G. H Lytle Cleveland o. and j. w.
Ellis. South McAlisler, 1. T.
The COMMITTEES was empowered TO en-
large itself.
a platform of declarations was adopted
and Detroit was selected for the commit
tee S headquarters for tine ensuing year.
The convention was in executive ses-
sion from a. m until late this evening,
considering, and finally adopting, the re-
port of the committees on resolutions.
The platform starts out with a declara-
ton that the most potent safeguard of
prosperity is abundant revenue, and,
therefore, favorS Such an adjustment of
he tarin and internal revenues as will
produce sufficient money for the govern
ments expenditures.
On the financial question, the platform
favors the decentralization of gold and
silver, the prohibition of contracts for
payment IN coin Of either metal. and the
substitution of metallic tokens for She
present minor coins, and declares that all
currency should be in the form of trSa-
sury notes of unlimited legal tender sual-
.ty, and that every other form of currency
notes should be Withdrawn from circula-
ton.
The resolutions continue as follows:
''All existing obligations of the govern
menc should be paid on maturity, in strict
conformity with the expressed cOndi-
tons For this purpose the gold and sill
yer coins Withdrawn from circulation
should be held in the treasury for the re-
demptiOn of such bonds as are specifically
payable n coin.
I'VE believe that the minis of the Unit
ed States should be open at all times TO
all citizens free OF charge for The assay
ing, refining, casting into bars and stamp
ing weight and fin6neSs of all gold ard
silver produced from mines within Gus
own territory.
Among other things, the platform ia
vors the submission of the IzlestiOn of
equal suffrage for both I.xes TO the diff
ferent states; control of all public con-
venieaces and utilities by tne government,
national, state, county or municipal;
efla Ctmelpt of an income tax law; resStTic
ton end taxation of foreign immigrants;
protection to home labor from foreign
paUper tmmigratiOn restriction of suf-
frags to those able TO read and write the
English language; compulsory education;
complete separation of church and state;
election of president, vice president. Unit
ed States senator's and speaker of the
house OF representatives by direct vote Of
the people: amendments to the federal and
state constitutions to provide for a sys-
tenn of initiative and referendum; uniform
system of n0n-sectarian public schools;
proposed Hawaiian annexation treaty. and
enactment of legislation to abolish trusts,
monOpolisS and combines.