Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-01-06
posuI1sr NATIONAL rLArroam.

Inc Peopies party, assembled in. .,afio,,.l
convention, reatfrms its allegiance To the
pri,hsclpies declared oy the founders of the re
public, and also to the fundamental nr,,.ri,,,'y
OF Just government, enunciatet IN the r3is.
form or the party In 1892. We recognize fh.t
preceding administrations the countrv h has
reached crisis in its national life as preiicfs3
! IN our declaration four years ago, and fisat
duty of the hour. We realize that whiie Svs
have political Independence, our finanossI
anu lndust riaI independence is yet to be at
talneo oy restoring to our country the consfi-
tutionai control and exercise of the functions
necessary to peoples government whici,
functions ., nave been basely surrendered by
our pubic servants to corporate monopo-
lies The influence of European money
changers has been more potent in shanio,
leglsiation than the voice of the American
people executive power and patronage
have been used to corrupt our legislatures
and defeat the will of the people and pIufcc-
racy has thereby been enthroned upon the
ruins of democracy. To restore the Govern ,1s
ment intended by the fathers, and for The well
fare of this and future generations we demand
a dne eslaoiisnment of an economic and finan-
clal system, which shall make us masters of
our own affairs and independent of European
control, by the adoption of the following dec
iaration or principles:
FINANCE.
First We demand a national money safe
ana SOUND, issued by the general government
sue 10 be full legal tender for all debts pub
TIC ana pr1vate-a just, equitable and efficient
means OF distribution direct to the people and
through the lawful disbursements of the gov
efnmeHt. =
second We demand the free ana f-nre.
s sas1e ssa co. and gold e the pres
ing for the consent of foreign nations.
Teird-We demand that the volume OF cir
amount sufficient to meet the demands of the
business and population of this country aud
TO restore the just level OF prices of labor and
Fourth-we denounce the sale of bonds and
the increase of the public interest bearing
debt made by the present administration as
unnecessary and without authority of law and
that no more bonds be issued except by spe-
citic act of congress.
Fifth-We demand such legislation as will
prevent the demonstration of the lawful
money of the United States by private con
tract.
Sixth-we demand that the government. i'm
payment of its obligations, shall use its option
as to the kind of lawful money in which they
are TO be paid, and We denounce the present
and preceding administrations for sIIrrender1
ing TINS option to the holders of government
ODngatfOus.
teH 10 the end that aggregated wealth shall
pear It's just proportion of taxation and we
regaIu me recent decision of the supreme
court feiatiye To the income tax law as a mis-
interpretation of the constitution and am in
vaslon OF the rightful powers of congress oyer
the subject of taxation.
Elghth-We demand that postal savings
ga! banks be established by the government for
Tue Tue, s s deposit OF the savings of the people
anu 10 1aclntate exchange.
TRANSPORTATION
neutrality-suspicious. being n means of ex-
cnaIge ana necessity the government should
own and operate the railroads in the interest
or the people and on non-partisan basis: TO
the END that all may be accorded tho same
treatment In transportation and that the
tyranny and political power now exercised Inv
the great railroad corporations which result
IN Inc Impairment, If not the destruction of
the polltlcal rights and personal liberties of
the citizen, may be DESTROYED Such owner
snip Is 10 De accomplished gradually i'm man.
ner consistent with sound public policy
Second-The interest of the United States I'm
the puolc highways built with public moneys
and the proceeds of extensive grants of land
70 the Paclnc railroads, should never be alien
ated, mortgaged or sold, but guarded and pro
tected for the general welfare as provided by
the laws organizing such railroads. The fore
closure OF existing liens of the United States
on these roads should at once follow default in
payment thereof by the debtor com panies and
at the foreclosure sales of said roads the gov
eminent should purchase the same ii il be-
comes necessary to protect its Interests there
IN or II they can be purchased at reasonable
price, and the government shall operate said
rallroaus as pubic highways for the benefit of
the whole people and not in the interest of the
few, under suitable provisions for protection
OF NE ana property, giving to all Transports
tlon interests equal privileges and equal rates
for fares and freights.
Third-We denounce the present Infamous
schemes for refunding these debts. and de-
mand that the laws now applicable thereto ne
executed and administered according to thor
true intent and spirit.
run ne UeI68rdpn, Ike the post Office
system, being necessity for the transmission
OF news, should be owned and operated by
the government in the interests of the people
LAND.
First-the true policy demands that the ma
tlonai and state legislation shall be such as
VIII ultimately enable every prudent and in
dustrious citizen to secure a home and there
tore the land should not be moRopolized for
| speculative purposes. All lands now held by
railroads and other corporations in excess Of
| their actual needs should by lawful means bc.
t,,o Dy the government and held for
| ited " fioAi'
Second-We condemn the frauds nv which
the land grants to Pacific railroad Companies
| nave, through the connivance of the interior
aaepartment, robbed multitudes of actual bona
noe settlers OF their homes and miners of their
Claims and we demand legislation by congress
which will enforce the exemption of mineral
patent, w.
Third-we demand that all bona t,de So,,Iors
on all public lands be granted tree homes as
provided IN the national homestead law and
t s no exception be made in the case o. In
olan reservations when opened for settlement
| this demand.
Fourth-Direct Legislation: We favor a
system of direct legislation through the mira
i've aid referendum under proper constitu-
| tlonal safeguards.
| GENERAL PRoPosITIoSs
tlrst-We demand the election OF president
| vice president and United States senators by a
| NiICCl NOte Oh the people.
Second-We tender to the patriotic peor le NJ
Cuba our deepest sympathy in their struggle
for political freedom and independence. and
we believe the time has come whsn the United
states, the great republic OF the world should
recognize that Cuba is, and of right ought to
| be. a free and independent state
| Thlrd-We favor home rule in the territories
and the District of Columbia q nd the early adj
| mission of the territories as states
| Fourth-All public salaries should be- made
to correspond to the price of labor aud its pro-
ducts. 80 pr
Fifth-In these times of industrial depres-
| sion idle labor should be employed on piIbIf,
works as far as practicable.
Slxih-The arbitrary course of the courts in
| assuming TO imprison citizens for indirect CON
| tempt and ruling them by Injunction should
| be prevented by proper legislation
Seventh-We favor just pensions for every
disabled Union soldier. '
Notwithstanding that the elective franchise
ana untrammeled bal OF are essential to gov
eminent OF, for and by the peopIeth Peoples
party condemns the wholesale system of riiS
REIMBURSEMENT adopted in some of the states
as un-republican and un-democratic aud we
declare II TO be the duty of the several state,
legislatures to take such action as will Secure
q NIL FErnra ur.1E St.