Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
ORGANIZATION COMPLETED AT ST.
LOUIS YESTERDAY.
COL. SELLERS AT THE HEAD.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF TEN MEN,
BERS SELECTED.
Secretary Was One of the GOdfntbers
of the Republican Party-Dctroit
Selected as Headquarters
Principles of the New
Party Set Forth.

ST. Louis, Aug. 26.-The new American
party was launched to-day by a conven-
ton of between forty and fifty delegates.
who have been in session in this city for
the past few days. They represent nine
states and one territory. and are said to
have backing in a large number of other
states.
\ national committee was elected of ten
members with Colonel L. II. Sellers, of
Detroit as chairman. Fred Carlisle. of
Detroit. who was selected for the position
Of secretary of the committee, is an old
time Republican. He was secretary of the
committee on resolutions at the organiZa-
ton of the Republican party, under the
oaks of Jackson (NIich.) forty-three years
ago. The additional members of the COM
mittee are: Allison Stocker, Denver; w.
c. Holden, Galesburg, ILL.,; d. l.. Tubbs
Burlington, Ia: A. ]. Campau. New Or
leans La; H. V. Thompson, st. Louis: J.
a. Phelps. Carthage, n V: G. II. Lyttle
Cleveland, O.. and j. w. Ellis. South Nc
Alester, !. T. The committee was en-
powered to enlarge itself.
A platform of declarations was 1dopted.
and Detroit was selected for the commit
tee headquarters for the ensuing year.
The convention was in executive session
from a. m. until late this evening, con-
sidering and finally adopting the report OF
the committee on resolutions. After the
conclusion of its business, the convention
adjourned sine die.
The platform, which is a lengthy docu-
mcnt, pledges the party, in return for the
suffrage of the people, that it will embody
into law for the benefit of the whole people
the reforms named
1t starts out with the declaration that the
most potent safeguard of prosperity is an
abundant revenue, and therefore. favors
such an adjustment of the tariff and in
ternal revenues as will produce sufficient
money for the governments expenditures.
On the financial question, the platform
has this to say: "Since nearly or quite 20
per cent of all business transactions of the
country are accomplished without the use
of specie. we favor the demonetiZation of
both gold and silver, the prohibition OF
contracts for payment in coin of either
metal, and the substitution of metallic
tokens for our present minor coins.
I'VE believe that all currency should he
in the form of treasury notes of unlimited
legal tender quality, and in such quantity
as shall facilitate the freest commercial ex-
change, and that every other form of cur
rency notes should be withdrawn from cir
culation.
"All existing obligations of the govern
ment should be paid at maturity. in strict
conformity with their expressed conditions.
For this purpose the gold and silver coins
withdrawn from circulation SHOULD be held
in the treasury for the redemption of such
bonds as are specifically payable in coin.
We believe that the mintsof the United
States should be open at all times to all
citizens. free of charge, for the assaying,
refining, casting into bars and stamping
weight and fineness of all gold and silver
produced from mines within our own terri
tory
In addition to this are favored the issu-
ance of low interest bearing savings GER
tifcates for popular investment. exchange
able for non-interest bearing United States
notes and payable in gold or silver bullion
and the Offering in sums within the reach
of all; issues of interest bearing obiga-
tons of the United States.
Among other things the platform favors
the submission of the question of the equal
suffrage for both sexes to the different
states; control of all public conveniences
and utilities by the government, national.
state, county, or municipal; enact
ment of an income tax law; restric-
ton and taxation of foreign immigrants;
protection to home labor from foreign pau
per immigration, restriction of suffrage to
those able to read and write the English
language; compulsory education: complete
separation of church and state: electing
president, vice president. United States
senators and speaker of the United States
house by direct vote of the people: amend
ments federal and state constitutions to
erendum; uniform system of non-sectarian
schools; proposed Hawaiian annexation
treaty and enactment of legislation to abol-
tSh trusts, monopoles and combines.