The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-29
The People, PARTY National Platform.
Following u the Populist platform a.

The Peoples Party National Platform.
Following il the Populist platform as
''fhe Peoples Party assembled IN M.
% the principles declared by the founder |
II the Republic and also to the fundament |
Il principles OF Just government - enunci- |
tied In the platform Of the party in 1892 |
We recognize that through the connivance |
u the present and preceding administrar
ions, the country has reached crisis In its |
National life - predicted in our declaration |
Tour years ago, and that prompt and patri-
1tic action 10 the supreme duty Of the hour.
We realize that while We have political indie
pendenee our financial and industrial indie
pendence Is yet to DO attained by restoring
70 our country the constitutional control
peoples government, which functions have
been basely surrendered by our public ser
wants to corporate monopolies. The influ-
enco OF European money changers has been
mere potent in shaping legislation than the
voice OF the merican people. Executive
power add patronage have been used to cor
rupt our Legislatures to defeat the will Of
throned upon the ruins Of Democracy. To
restore the government intended by the
fathers and for the welfare and prosperity
OF this and future generations, we demand
the establishment of IN economic and f.
nancial system which shall make us mas
ters OF our own affairs, and Independent of
European control by the adoption of the
following:
DECLARATION OF PR1NC1PLEs.
l. We demand . National money, safe
and sound issued by the general govern
ment only without the Intervention of
banks of issue, to be full legal tender for
all debts, public and private, SO that just,
QnnitAh}Q and ffOSonf If ictr Init
may be made direct to the people and
through the lawful disbursement of the gov
eminent.
2. We demand the free and unrestricted
coinage OF silver and gold at the present le-
gal ratio Of Is to without waiting for the
consent of foreign nations.
3. We demand the volume of circulating
medium be speedily increased to an amount
sufficient to meet the demands of the bust
ness peUrle Uf this country and to restore
The just Level Of prices Of labor and pro
4. We denounce the sale of bonds and the
increase of the public interest bearing bond
debt made by the present administration as
and that no more bonds be issued except
by specific act of CONGRESS.
B. We demand such legal legislation a.
will prevent the demonstration of the law
full money of the United States by private
6. We demand that the government in
P0y 41SAl VI 1l0 OUXlK6tlOuS SQ8ll use ltS OO-
tons q to the kind Of lawful money in
which they are to be paid and we denounce
the present and preceding administration
for surrendering this option to the holders
of government obligations.
7. We demand graduated income tax to
the end that aggregated wealth shall bear
its just proportion of taxation and we de-
income tax law, a. misinterpretation of
the constitution and an invasion of the
rightfui powers OF Congress over the sub
ject of taxation.
8. We demand that postal sayings banks
be established by the government for the
safe deposit ct the savings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
RAILROADS.
l. Transportation being means of ex-
change and public necessity, the govern
ment should own and operate the railroads
In the interest Of the people on q non-par-
tisan basis to the end that all may be &C
corded the same treatment in TRANSPORTS
ton, and that the tyranny and political
power now exercised BY the great railroad
ment if not the destruction of the political
rights and personal liberties of the citizens,
may be destroyed. Such ownership is to be
accomplished gradually in Q manner con-
sistent with sound policy.
The interest Of the United States in the
public highways built with public moneys,
and the proceeds of extensive grants Of Land
to the Pacific railroad should never be alien
ated, mortgaged or sold, but guarded and
protected for the general welfare. as provide
ed BY the laws Of organizing such railroads,
Ine foreclosure OF existing lines of the Uni
ted States on these roads should at once fol-
low default in the payment thereof of the
sales Of said roads the government shall
purchase the same II Il becomes nerxesarv