The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-26
FIGHTING OVER OFFICES.
ORECOy,s THREE-DARREL FUSION
ISIS CANNOT AGREE.


PORTLAND. Or. March E--The state
convention Of the PopuIist, Democratic ana
Free silver Republican parties today
adopted a common platform, agreed upon
by their conference committee, but a snag
was struck when Il came to a dls1nou-
ton Of the offices. The joint conference
committee on distribution Of rhe offices
was in session al afternoon and evening.
AT 10 o'clock toagsit word was sent from
the committee room that 1t would be Inn
possible TO reach an agreement tonignt.
The three conventions therefore adjourned
until tomorrow
III is understood that the governorsh!p
is the chief obstacle in the way OF an
agreement both the Popuiists and Demo-
Gratis demanding that office.
When the fuson platform was adopted
by the Populist convention, eighteen mid
die-of-the-road delegates left the hail in
a body and organized a rump convention.
1t was decided by the bo.ters TO meet
again in this city April IA for the pur-
pose Of issuing al address TO the people
and nominating a state ticket
The platform demands the free and I'M
restricted coinage of silver ana gold at
the present legal ratio Of is 10 /. without
waiting for the consent Of foreign ma
lions. and unalterably opposes the finan-
cial policy Of the present Republican adj
minis;ration. and especially denounces the
revocabiy and forever to the single gold
standard.
Ii demands a national money safe and
sound, issued by the general government
only. without the Intervention of banks
of issue. to be a full legal tender for all
debts. public and private: also a just.
equitable and efficient means of dis,ribut-
ing money direct to fhe people through
the lawful disbursements Of the govern
ment
1t demands that the volume OF circu-
lat.ng medium be speedily increased TO an
amount sufficient to meet the demand of
the business and population OF this coun-
try. and restore to q just level prices OF
labor and production
The platform favors such legislation as
will prevent for the future the demonetiza-
ton OF any kind Of legal tender money. by
private contract. and demands that the
government. In payment Of its obligations,
shall use its option as 10 the kind Of law
ful money In which they are to be paid
1t denounces the present and preceding ad-
m:nistrations for surrendering this option
to the holders Of government obiiga tons
1t further demands that there shall be
no further issue of United States interest
bearing bonds: that postal savings banks
be established by the government: that the
United States senator's be elected by d.
rect vote OF the people.
The platform finally demands the initia-
tive and referendum system Of law-making
In its optional form. and condemns as dan
Rerous and unjust the surrender In all de-
partments OF the government TO the nflu-
ence OF trusts. corpora tons and aggrega-
lions Of wealth generally. and the packing
OF the highest courts Of the land with cor
poration lawyers.
On the taxation OF corporation property
which caused the split in the Populist con-
vention. the platform says:
''Inasmuch as railroad and other corpo-
rate property il not bearing its proportion
OF taxation. We demand that such prop
erty shall bear its just and equal share OF
the expense of government"