Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-01
Our Platform.

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THE PEOPLES party state convention adopted the follow
ing platform at Topeka, June 18th:
We hereby re-airm allegiance to the Peoples party
national platform adopted at St. Louis in S96 .i
We commend the state administration for Its patriotic
and vigorous defense of the rights OF the people ana s en-
Gent and economic conduct of state affairs We commend
the action of the Populst members OF the last legislature
in passing laws that have saved hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars to the people of Kansas. We also commend the
urse of our and representatives In congress for
their opposition the issuance OF bonos
and the encroachments OF corporate power upon e
of the people and their ant devotion to the interests OF
their constituents. ~ . .,, d,
We demand that the initiative and referendum be enbod
led in our state constitution and favor proportional repre-
sentation . ,ur.,
demand the public ownership and operation OF all monop
olies. IL
The state laws regulating stock yards charges having
been resisted demand that the state OF Kansas shal
proyde ADEQUATE market facilities by purchasing land and
Constructing buildings yards and other convent
ences to the people market and under such
regulations will prevent combination OF buyers ana
coInuisson men from controlling or regulating prices
charges such services to cover actual cost OF operation
We demand that the state Of Kansas shall provide iusur
auee protection against fire. lightning and tornadoes a.
state function at cost 3T .fF .rn : ~,
These being in opposition to the existing constitution Of
the we demand constitutional convention to the
end that they may be made eecua and that other detects
that now exist in state constitution may be rened,ed
We demand the OF reghtrate law giving to
court of railway commissioners to he elected b the peo
Mo thr mower to fix rates and classification of railways
and the further power to compel the RAILWAYS to make fu
reports with reference to their business
Recognizing the great saving and benefits to the Peop
from the xtbook law passed by Populst legislature
and put into operation by POpsist administration wa
favor its extension along the same general lines to include
all text books and school supplies 40 far as possible
We demand the enactment the labor laws to
the public veal Frst-A law making county clerk somees
free public employment agencies the state labor bureau 10
general clearing house for the surplus appca
tions of the counties Second-A law making the bureau
Of labor and industrial statistics independent depart
ment of the government. Thrd-A law completely
revising the mining laws the end that it may be safer
far the to work and dangerous for the opera
tors to dsobey FourhA law taxing as coste In actions
for the recovery of wages reasonable rec Tor
the collection of the and providing that IN cae Of an
employers assignment or Insolvency wages shai 5s por
lien to all attachments and mortgages Fifth-Whie the
law Of s97 under the operation of which all profits
ced to rather than to the mddeman under ht
ouise of contractor Improvement on the old con-
tract law we declare for law that will confne the output
of the petenary mine to the state institutions 10 inc
end that these institutions shall not In the future o
at the mercy of combination of private corporations
We demand the free and unlimited coinage OF god ana
silver at the ratio of sixteen of silver to OF gold and
the issue of legal tender notes for all debts 10
the issue of interest bearing bonds 49,
We oppose the Of all bonds and condemn the
Republican party for its action in fastening upon the PEG
ME large bonded debt ostcnsby for but In
reality for the pepctuaton of the national banking system
Resolved That we send to our %
every facility be extended to them to vote at the coming
elections and that their pay be increased to $50 month
We favor service pensions for all survivors OF the Union
armies of the Civil war.
We demand the immediate suspension Of the metropolitan
poice law and also Ito repeal by the next legislature
We renouncc the Republicans both houses of congress-
for the unany with which they have followed the die
of foreign and domestic bondholders in voting
road which being enriched by
contracts and also their refusal Wall street trans
actions -.
And we also dcnouncc unpatrioc the action OF the
Republican party in following the dictates Of those who
would speculate and make gain out of our present war
while our brave volunteers risk their fortunes and lives IN
defense of our flag and humanity.
The following resolution was also adopted
theC nj
talk of alliance with Great Britain 1t Is unnecessary un-
patriotic and unAmerican has for Its object the en-
tanuement Of this country in the complications of inter
national politics and the imposition upon of the British
monetary and commercial svstems We declare our ability
tn maintain our flag on land and against all powers
which dare to against without the aid cooper
alton of any other nation on earth.