Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-25
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COMMIT.
TEE ISSUES AN ADDRESS.
AN INVITATION TO FUsloNIsTs.
ASKED TO JOIN IN A JOINT MEET.
ING AT ST. LOUIS, JANUARY II.
Holding of National Nominating Con.
vention i'm April, 1893, Recon-
mended - PlatfOrm That
Should BE Adopted
Outlined.

st. Louis, No.. Nov. 24.-After an all
night session of the national organization
committee representing the middle-of-the-
road faction of the Populist party. the
members reconvened to-day behind closed
doors. This afternoon Abe Steinberger. of
Kansas. gave out the following address as
having been unanimously adopted by the
committee:
Recognizing the importance of active
and aggressive work to the end Of lining up
all reform forces for future campaigns. we,
the national organization committee Of the
Peoples party. hereby call a meeting Of
said committee at the Laclede hotel. St
Louis, Mo-. for January u, 1895.
ITO the end Of restoring perfect harmony
IN the ranks of the party and effecting a
more compact organization. we respectfully
invite the national committee Of the Peo-
pies party to meet with US in conference
on the above date. appealing to their pa
triotism and sense of duty to aid US in re-
storing to its once splendid estate our
party organization.
Feeling it due to the members of the
Peoples party to outline the objects Of
this call, We submit the following:
I'VE recommend the holding of a national
nominating convention on the first Wednes-
day in April 1888.
I'VE recommend the holding Of state con-
ventions. at which delegates to the national
convention shall be chosen, on the third
Wednesday in March. 1895.
I'VE recommend that the nominations Of
congressman be delayed until after the hold
ing Of the national convention
I'VE recommend that the platform on
which the contest for 1888 and 1900 be waged
should embody the following propositions:
"First-Absolute paper money. based up
on every commodity and resource Of the
nation, a full legal tender and receivable
for all dues to the United States.
"Second-Free coinage Of gold and silver
at the present legal ratio; the coin debts
Of the United States payable in either. at
the option Of the government.
"Third-An money to be issued by the
government and paid out direct to the peo-
pie for services rendered. or to be loaned to
| them at a low rate of interest on safe Sc
curity, and without the Intervention Of
private banks, provided that the volume of
the currency shall not exceed $50 per cap
ita.
"Fourth-Government ownership and op-
Grafton of railroads. telegraph and tele-
phone lines.
"Fifth-Opposition to alien ownership and
holding Of land for speculative purposes.
"Sixth-Opposition to court made law.
Seventh Opposition to trusts.
"Eighth-We especially recommend the
initiative and referendum and the impera-
tive mandate"
Milton Park, the chairman of the COM
mittee said he believed that the address
embodied platform upon which the peo-
pie Of the United States would stand and
give hearty support.
At the meeting to be held next January.
In St Louis, Mr.. Park. said that he believ-
| ed there would be many prominent Popu-
lists from all sections Of the country. Wheth-
| er or not the national committee would at
tend. he said he did not know but even IL
1t did not his committee would go on and
make its own nomination. for president in
1900