Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

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The Peoples party, assembled In nattoneI
convention, reaf1rms its allegiano8 70 The
principles declared by the founders OF the -,
public, and also to the fundameufaI nr.n<1oi<~
3o yuso e9vernment, as enunciated in the plat
tnrQugn the connivance Of the present. ~
preceding administrations the counfrx -
feaene9 Crisis IN its national life as predIcled
IN ouf declaration four years ago, and ~
prompt and patriotic action il the surr~m~
auty OF the hour. We realize that vhfIe -
a anal p1lticai ,independencee. our financial
tdlneo py restoring to our country the corsf{-
tutlonal control and exercise of the Function
functions have been besely surreudered ~
our public servants to corporate monorcs
| nes. me influence of European morey
Ieglsiation than the voice of the AmerSesS
people Executive power and pafronsse
n nase been used use to corrupt lesIat1rss
racy mas thereby been enthroned upon fhe
Iuins OF democracy. To restore the ruyaru.
meht intended by the fathers, and for r. Vel
1are OF this and future generatione Va Se1,sr<
the establishment of an economics ana fInsr-
o o,r 81 stem, which shall make masters OF
control by the adoption of the folloVinS -.
iaraton of principles:
FINANCE
| First We demand a national mon.v ..,.
on t eouio, issued by the general goverumen
| only, without the intervention of banks Of A..
sue TO be full legal tender for ali debts pub-
iic and private-a just, equitable and efscssns
means of distribution direct to the neoris 49,
onrougn the lawful disbursements Of the row
| Second-we demand the free and u,,..
strleted coinage of silver and gold az the pres.
cut iesai ratio OF sixteen to one without vsif.
ing Tor the consent of foreign nations
Ihird-We demand that the volume of cir.
cuiaung medium be speedily increased % An
a ai,13 snncient to meet the demands Of the
business ana population of this country and
10 restore the just level Of prices of labor and
! Fourth IN
tue increase OF the public interest beariur
oeot made by the present administration ~
ut,ii t ana without authority OF Iaw,and
tnat no more bonds be issued except by sre-
| ciflc act OF congress. ~
stifth-we demand such Legislation 40 win
| prevent the characterization of the IavfuI
/ tract fA'eeo 0osa-
Sixth-We demand that the government In
payment OF its obligations, shall use its option
| as TO the Kind of lawful money In which thew
are 70 DE paid, and we denounce the present
| obligations.
seventh-we demand graduated income
tiN 10 the end that aggregated wealth shall
bear its just proportion of taxation and Ne
! reSato the recent decision of the suDreme
court relative to the income tar law a. : ,nis-
| Interpretation of the constitution and an n.
| vasion of the rightfuI powers of conrress over
| the subject of taxation.
Eighth-We demand that postal eayfn9n
| banks be established by the royernment "a
| tue safe deposit of the savings of the peopl
\ ana 20 facilitate exchange.
TRANSFORMATION.
First-Transportation being a means NJ o.,
cnahge and necessity, the government shouIi
| own and operate the railroads in The intere.f
o. o. .n o people ana on non-partisan basis; to
the emu that all may be accorded the eamo
treatment In transportation and that The
tyranny and political power now exercised by
| in The Impairment, If not the destrucftoa Of
the political rights and personal IiberfIe1 Of
me c n =. may be destroyed. Such ownef-
u n in ne.dr An.
ner consistent with sound public policy
second-The interest of the United States I'm
the public highways built with public monevs
and the proccedsnof extensive Frants of 49,
10 the Pa:Inc railroads, should never be Alien
ated mortgaged or sold, but guarded and pro-
teeted for the general welfare as provided bv
the laws organizing such railroads. The forc-
closure OF existing liens of the United STATE
On OF, these roads should at once follow defaultil
at the foreclosure sales of said roads the rov.
eminent should purchase the same n IL be-
comes necessary to protect its interests there
IN, or II they can be purchased at Reasonably
price, and the government shall operate 80
r ran as public highways for the bcne1t Of
the whole people and not in the interest cf the
rev, under suitable provisions for protection
OF me and property. giving to all Transports.
Tor fares and frei2hts.
Ihird-We denounce the present Infamous
schemes Tor refunuing these debts and de-
inann lhiit the laws now applicable thereto be
executed and administered ACCORD ms fr fhsfr
true intent and spirit.
nc teleRrdpn, ike tho DC4f OfIicA
system. Deing necessity for the transmiesion
OF news. should be owned and operafed re
the government in the interests of the peopIe.
LAND.
fIrst-the true policy demands that the nm.
tiohal anu state legislation shall be suoh a
VIII ultimately enable every prudent md In
austFious citizen TO secure a home and thar.
core tue iand should not be moRopolized for
speculative purposes. All lands now held br
railroads and other corporations in erceSa ~
their actual needs should by lawful means r.
feclained by the government and held for &C.
Iual settlers only. and pri Jate land mouopoiv
tied. Oe HfoAio-
Second-We condemn the frauds BY which
inc iahu grants to Pacific railroad oorupanfe1
have through the conniyance of the 1,,ta-ts.
department, robbed multitudes of actual bons
me setlIers OF their homes and miners OF tneir
cIainis, ana we demand legislation by cou9reea
when VIII enforce the exemption OF mi1ersi
Ial,o from such grants, after as well az before
Third-we demand that all hon. "A. ..,.,.-
on all public lands be granted free homea. -
provided in the national homestead law end
dia,, no e1cepion be made in the case Of In.
olah reservations when opened for settlemenf
s siIis that an lands now patented come under
Fourth-Direct Legislation: We favor n
y stein OF direct legislation through the fuiffa.
I'VE aL0 referendum under proper constitu.
uonal safeguards.
GENERAL PROPOSITIONS.
First-We demand the election OF prest6e,t
vice president and United Stataa senstor~ -
direct vote of the people,
Second-We tender to the patriotic peor In NJ
Suoa our deepest sympathy in their etrtlerle
Ior IaoIltlcal freedom and Independence ana
we beiieye the time has come when the Tynffe1
otates, the great republic OF the world should
tecoSnize that Cuba Is, and of right ourht "a
DC, Il Tree and independent state,
1nird-We favor home rule I'm the terrftorfs.
anu tue District OF Columbus. and the early a.
mission of the territories as states.
FOurth-All public salaries should DO made
ducts. - -~0 e''e ~ Pro-
Fitth-fn these times of industrial danr..-
sion Idle labor should be employed on n,,hIis
works as far as practicable
si&th-The arbitrary course Of the courfs a,
assuming to inprison citizens for Indirect con-
tempt and ruling them by Injunction shoun
De prevented by proper legislation.
SeVenth-We favor Just pensions for everv
disabled Union soldier
ghth-BeIieying that the elective franchls.
ana untTammeled ballot are essential 20 rov.
eminent of. for and by the people the Peo1Ics
party condemns the Wholesale system OF -
reimbursement adopted I'm some of fhe et.f~.
as uh-republlcan and un-democratic and We
decIare it TO be the duty OF the several etater'
leglsiatures 10 take such action as will seclrra
iul,free and fair ballot and an honest count.
Ninth-Whiie the foregoing propoeittons cor.
stitute the platform upon which our 49,
stands. and for the vIndication OF which n -
ganizafion will be maintained We recoruI1s
that the great and pressing issue OF the Den6-
ing campaign upon which the present nre~l-
uental election will turn n the dna ucfal o,,~s-
tlOfl- and uDOU this great m A., f-~..11 -