The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
POPULIST TICKET.
Complete List Of Candidates is
Placed In Nomination at
Milwaukee.

Placed In Nomination at
Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 2-After the
failure of efforts to secure fusion between
the Popu!ist and Democratic parties, both
of which held their conventions in this
city, the Populists nominated the follow
ing ticket:
Governor-A A. wORSLEY. Racine.
Lieutenant -Governor-SPENCER PALM
Err. Fond du Lac
Secretary of State-WINFRED L. ARNEN,
Milwaukee
state Treasurer-JoHN POWERS, Ash
land
Attorney General-L. wOoDARD, Pardee.
vile.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction-A.
n. CRAIG. Mukwonago.
Railroad mmissouer-ROBERT f.. AN
GER, Oshkosh
Insurance Commissioner = JOHN f
SCHNEIDER. Milwaukee
The Platform.
The platform adopted is rs follows:
She Peoples party Of Wisconsin in con
Nention assembled, while denouuciug the
unnatural conditions brought about hy vin
latlng the fundamental principles Of IL"
Declaration Of Independence and the con.
stitution of the United States. proposes u
return to first and honest principles by
oyerthrowing the existing unnatural and Uu-
democratic conditions.
Farmers. labore:s. small manufacturers
and merchants. in fact all but those who
are combined in trusts and other monopr-
lies, have been deprived Of natural oppuI-
tun!ties. that were grabbed and mou0po-
li4td for the benefit of the privileged
classes, who control, not only the executive
and legislative. but even the judiciary dc
partmcnt Of our government by the baneful
power of aggregated wealth.
While labor produces all wealth, but few
Of those who toll have homes of their own.
and yet they asked to be patriotic and
love their country, whose laws deprive
them Of natural opportunities.
TO revive industry, accelerate commerce
and advance agriculture, demand
changes in law. by constitutional and hon
est, common sense methods, that will cur
tail the power OF graSping corpora tiouS and
return the right TO rule 10 the people, 10
whom II belongs.
AS preliminary measures TO this end we
demand the following legislation:
l. Direct legislation known rs the initi-
ative and re>erendum, so that the poup}"
may initiate good laws or veto bad ones.
the power to recall incompetent or dishou-
est officials by. popular vote and proportion.
al representation.
>. Public control of all public utilities
national, state and local.
3. The issue Of all money by the GOV
ernment directly TO the people in connection
with government savings banks. W.. hold
that the issue is not So much between gold
and silver. but whether the money uf The.
country shall be controlled by the govern
ment or by private banking corporations.
(ApplauseD
T. Whenever an industry becomes So
centralized in the hands of a trust, as to
assume the nature of a monopoly and a
menace to the interests Of the welfare Of
the people, such industry shall he con
Quoted by the government in the interest
of the people.
;. 4 graduated income and inheritance
tax. The principles OF the income tax which
now applies i'll this state only to favored
corporations should be extended To all.
6. A uniform primary election law 50
that voters can choose their candidates 10y
direct vote.
assumed by judges, who have perverted
law and common sense by unjustifahI" in
functions.
s Municipal home rule
Q. In the interest Of labor we demand
compulsory education: a legal eight hour
workday in industrial pursuits; sanitary in
spectiOn of workshops. mines aud buildings.
liability Of employers for injury to health
body and life without regard to the nrgli-
gence Of CoemployeS; abolition Of the con
tract system in all public work and i'm the
abolition Of the Sweating system ana the
prohibition Of "blacklisting" and child Ia
bOr.
10. We deplore the Infamous misconduct
of the war department in the management
Of the with Spain and demand that
a rigid Investigation be ordered by The
President and the guilty parties severely
punished. 1t Is a disgrace to our country
that war started to save the starving
Cubaus should lead to the starvation OF
patriotic American soldiers.
The Peoples party submits this platform
as well as its admirable national platform
to the consideration of the people uf Wis
consn and asks their cooperation to give
our country relief from the rule of trusts
and combinations of all kinds.
The following additional plank wa, of
fered for the platform by William Pirp-
low, which was adopted:
We demand that the granting Of passes,
franks or other Eratuities by individuals
or corporations and the receiving of same
by public officials be prohibited by law
and made criminal ofenSe.
We demand that the discrimination In
interest on tax certificates he abolished
and the~rate be reduced to not more than
10 per cent