The Springfield herald., 1897-09-03
NEW AMERICAN PARTY.
1t Was Formed IN st. Louis by Half Hun
drcd Delegates.

st. Louis, Aug. 26.-The new Ameri-
can party was launched to-day by IL
convention 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 terri
tory.
A national committee of ten MEM
bers was elected with Colonel IL. III.
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 organization of the
Republican party forty-three years
ago. The additional members of the
committee are: Allison Stocker, Den
yer; W. Holden, Galesburg, Illinois;
ID. l.. T,nbbs, Burlington. Iowa; A. j.
Camipan, New Orleans; l.. A. Thomp
son, st. louis. ]. A. Phelps. Carthage.
New York; G. n. Lytle, Cleveland.
Ohio. and j. W. Eujs, South McAlis
ter. Indian Territory. The commi'tce
was empowered to enlarge itself.
A platform of."fdeclaratlons was
adopted and Detroit was selected for
the committees headquarters for the
ensuing year.
The platform starts out with dee
laratlon that the most potent safe
guard of prosperity is an abundant
revenue and therefore favors such an
adjustment of the tariff and internal
revenues as will produce sufficient
money for the governments expendi
lures.
On the financial question the plat
form favors the decentralization of both
gold and silver, the prohibition Of
contracts for payment IN coin of either
metal, and the substitution of metal
lie tokens for the present minor colEc.
and declares that all currency should
be In the form OF treasury notes of I'M
limited legal tender quality, and that
every other form of currency notes
should be Withdrawn from circulation
The resolutions continue rs follows:
"All existing obligations of the gov
crnment should be paid on maturity
in strict conformity with the expressed
conditions. For this purpose the gold
and silver coins withdrawn from circu-
lation should be held in the trcasur?
for the redemption of such bonds as
are specifically payable in coin.
1--WE believe that the mints of 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 finencss
of all gold and silver produced from
mines within our territory"
Among other things. the platform
favors the submission of the question
of equal suffrage for both sexes to the
different states: control of all public
conveyances and utilities by the gov
ernment. national. state. county or mu-
| nicpal: enactment of mn income tax
law; restriction and taxation of for
| egn immigrants: protection to home
labor from foreign pnuper imm!gra-
| ton: restriction of suffrage to those
able to read and write the English
| language; compulsory education: com
plete separation Of Church and state;
| election of President, vice president,
| United States senators and speaker
of the House Of Representatives by
direct vote Of the people: amendments
to the federal and state constitutions
to provide for system initiative and
referendum: uniform system non-sec-
tartan public schools: proposed Ha'
waiian annexation treaty and enact
ment of Legislation to abolish trusts
monopolies and combines.