The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-03
Minnesota State Platform
of the Peoples Party.

Third-We demand most emphatically
the Representation Of silver, upon the
basis OF 16 to l, and the restoration Of
the value of labor and its products to
look upon the decentralization as the
result OF gigantic conspiracy Of the
money-lenders Of the world, to put up
the value OF the man. It is plungtng
the whole world into bankruptcy; and
has inflicted incalculable suffering and
the country. Our cities are dwindling In
size, and the more real property man
has in them. the poorer he is We can
not look to the Democratlc party for re-
lief because in the past 20 years their
representatives iE congress have killed
10 bills for the repeal Of that act Of 1873
The eastern end OF the Democratic party
is for gold; the western end for silver;
and no man can tell which will be up
permost In the convention of 1900. We
cannot afford TO scuttle our own snip
vessel is a friend or pirate. The con.
tinued existence OF the Peoples Party is
today the first necessity of a continued
civilization. The whole destiny of mar
kind is wrapped up in its fate. TO
would be a crime against the
tomard fs"y a ws have F9ea r. %
Republicans, individually; many Of them
are our best citizens, and we earnestly
and cordially invite. them, In the name OF
and help US right the wrongs Of man
Kind.
Fourth-We demand an issue OF green
back currency. fully adequate to the
necessities of the business Of our coun-
the civil war those greenbacks which
were legal tender for all debts, public
and private. kept at pa- with gold all
that were not full legal tender fell far
below the price Of gold. We declare
that the i,. sreenbacks are the best cur
declare that the attempt to retire or
destroy them, and fill their places with
bank notes. bearing double interest. is
shameful attempt to plunder the people
and enrich the money-lenders.
the nations Of Europe, E shall. own OWN the he
railroad end telegraph lines. All other
porations are allowed to decide, without
the peoples earnings they viii take and
how n Tpsh apst they will leave them This
than that Of Russia or Timbuctoo. We
demand that all public utilities shall be-
long to the public.
,slxtt;o sixthIwe approve Of the war for the
bloody and brutal Spain be driven COM
pletely and forever from the American
continent We will stand by our soldiers
AuU 6AuOTS 10 Tie lASL HASQ, UuC we AT0
not willing that, under cover Of their
banners the bonded debt of this coun-
try shall be vastly increased, at the OK.
pense of the business and industry Of
this country. We do not believe in en-
shaving Americans to liberate Cubans.
seventh-We demand postal savings
longer swindled by financial ,adyentur-
ere, but will have safe repositories for
their surplus earnings.
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the state Of Minnesota provides that
reasonable amount Of personal property
shall be exempt from taxation: and.
Whereas. We are Of opinion that those
crops. or do the work in shop or mine,
monwealth with their lives, have done
and will do their part; therefore.
tuition Of the state be SO amended as
to exempt a reasonable amount Of real
property. used as homes. owned and oc-
cupied by citizens Of the state. from all
state taxation.
Ninth-We hold out the hand Of greeting
and love to the gallant Populists Of the
South. who are. like ourselves. waging
terrible S war TOR the NE OF IT. their party,
who would sefl the birthrisht Of man
kind for mess of official pottage.
In defense Of these, principles we
pledge ourselves to make this fall the
this state. We will go right to the peo..
pie and pass by the politicians. We will
begin at the bottom and build up to the
top with clean material. and discard
from the structure every rotten frag-
ment, and make this indeed the Peoples
Party. for the protection and glory of
the American people. Instead Of nasty
little tricks and combines. we shall do as
We did in 1892, when, without an office
seeker In our ranks. and with nothing
to start from. we rolled up over 1000, 600
votes In four months and captured q
electoral votes. In the next two years
we had nearly doubled that vote, and
were advancing, by prodigious leaps, to
certain triumph, when the dreadful
blight OF accursed fusion fell upon US.
But we refuse to get into the grave
where the greenback party lies, fused to
death by traitors.
IGNATIUs pONNELLY,
NJ. r. JOHNSON,
I. c. LONG,
". E. CUMMINGS.
9. N. FAIRCH!LD.
A. s. STEVENS,
J. G. HANLY,
c. B. MABEN.
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JOHN THEI.ANDER,
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H. A. SWAIN.
JNO. O'FALLON,
H. B. FAY, u. D.
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