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poPULIsr NATIONAL PLATFORM
The Peoples party. assembled in national
eonventi reainrms us aneiianesf 90 90 =,
| pubic, and also TO the fundamental prlncipte2
| of Just government, as enuncisted IN tie ptHt-
form OF he party in 1872 g reeoEiifze lnn4.
| through the 'eonniyance of the present ana
preceding administrations ufe country mas
reached crisis in its n,ltional life rs piedfoIed
in our aeeia ration folirs .yestfs ago, and that
prompt and patriotic action is The supremc
duty of tne noar. We reaiizc TINT while we
| have political ipdept ndencee. our ntlstnc1a
aud industrial ipdeoenaence is yet To be &C
! tanned by restoring 10 our-cenntfy the consIi-
! necessaryto q people's government, which
] functions have been basely surrendered by
| orr public .seryunts TO scorporate- rngHopo-
| lies, The influence or knropeau money
I changers has been more p.tent in Shaping
/ legislation than the voice OF the a iierfcan
+ people. Executive power and patronage
! have been used 10 corrupt our legislatures
and defeat the will OF the people. and piutoc-s
| raey has thereby been enthroned upon the
| rufus OF democracy To restore the govern
| rnent intended by the fathers, and for rhewei-
fare of this and future generations. we demand
! cial system. which shall make us masters OF
our own affairs and independent of European
| control. by the adoption OF the following dec-s
/ laration of principles:
| FINANCES.
First We demand a national money, safe
! and sound, issued by the general government
| only. without the intervention of banks of is
| sue to be full legal tender for all debts pub
lie and private--a just, equitable and eficsent
means OF distribution direct TO the people and
| through the lawful disbursements of the gov
| ernment-
Second-We demand the free and unre-
| stricted coinage of silver and gold at me pres
ent legal ratio of sixteen TO one. without wait
ing for the consent OF foreign nations.
Third-We demand that the volume OF cir
/ cuiating medium be speedily Increased 70 an
! amount sufficient 10 n.ect the deUpuds OF the
business and population of this country and
| TO restore the just level of prices of labor and
| production.
| Fourth-Te denounce the sale of bonds ana
| the Increase of the public interest bearing
debt made by the present administration as
unnecessary ana without authority of iaw,and
that no more bonds be issued except by Hpe-
citic act of congress.
Fifrh-we demand such legislation as will
| prevent the characterization of the lawful
| money of tho United States by private con-
tract.
Sixth-We demand that the government. in
| payment of its obligations. shall use its option
| as to the kind of lawful money in which they
are to be paid, and we denounce the present
and preceding administrations for surrender
ing this option to the holders OF government
| obligations.
Seventh-we demand graduated income
tax to the end that aggregated wealth shall
bear its just proportion of taxation, and we
| regard the recent decision of tire supreme
court relative to the income tax la a mis-
Interpretation of the constitution and an in
vasion of the rightful powers of congress over
the subject OF taxation.
Eighth-We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the government for
the safe deposit of the savings of the peopl
and 10 facilitate exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
| neutrality-suspicious. being means of e e
change and necessity, the governmenpshouli
own and operate the railroads i'm the interest
of the people and on Il non-partisan basis. to
the end that all may be accorded the same
treatment IN transportation aud that the
tyranny and political power now exercised by
the great railroad corporations which result
| in the impairment, if not the destruction. of
the political rights and personal liberties of
the citizen, may be destroyed Such owner
ship is to be accomplished gradually in man
ner consistent with sound public policy
Second-Ihe interest of the United States in
the public highways built with public moneys
| and the proceeds of extensive grants OF land
TO the Paeliic railroads, should never be alien
ated mortgaged or sold, but guarded and pro-
/ tected for the general welfare, as provided by
the laws organizing such railroads. The fore
| closure OF existing liens of the United States
on these roads should at once follow def;iultin
| payment thereof by the debtor companies ;and
at the foreclosure sales of said roads the goy-
ernment should purchase the same IL il be-
comes necessary to protect its interests there
in, or II they can be purchased at q reasonable
price, and the government shall operate said
railroads as public highways for the benefit of
the whole people ana not in the interest of the
few, under suitable provisions for protection
of life and property, giving to all transporta-
pon interests equal privileges aud equal rates
| for fares and treights
Third-We denounce the present infamous
schemes Tor returning these debts, and de-
mand that the laws now applicable thereto be
executed and administered accord ing to their
true intent and spirit.
Fourth-Fhe telegraph, like the post Office
system. being a necessity for the trausmisson
OF news, should be owned and operated by
the government in the interests Of the people,.
LAND
FIrst-the true policy demands that the r1a-
tional and state legislation shall he such as
viii ultimately enable every prudent and in
dustrious citizen TO secure a home and there's
fore the land should not be moRopozed for
speculative purposes. III lands now held by
railroads and other corporations In excess OF
| their actual needs should by lawful means be
reclaimed by the government and held for ac-
tual settlers only, and pri ate land monopoly,
as Wen as alien ownership, should be prohib-
tied.
Second-We condemn the frauds by which
the land grants to Pacific railroad companies
have, through the connivance of the interior
department., robbed multitudes of actual bona
fiGe settlers of their homes and miners of their
claims. ana we demand legislation by congress
which will enforce the exemption of mineral
lana from such grants, after as well as before
patent,
Third-We demand that all bona fite settlers
on all pubic lands be granted tree homes IA
provided IN the national homestead law, aud
that no exception be made in rhe case ~ In
dian reservations when opened for settlement,
ana that all lands now patented come under
this demand.
system OF direct legislation through the inifisr
live aid referendum under proper constitu
tional safeguards.
GENERAL PROPOSITIONS.
First--We demand the election of president
vice president and United States senator's nv n
direct vote of the people.
Second-we tender TO the patriotic peol lie of
Cuba our deepest sympathy in their struggle
Tor political freedom and Independence, and
we believe the time has come when the United
states. the great republic of the world should
recognize that Cuba is, and of right ought to
be- a free and independent state.
1hIrd-We favor home rule in the territories
and the District of Columbia and the early ad-
mission of the territories states.
Fourth-Ali public salaries should be made
/ 10 correspond to the price of labor and its pro-
ducts. .
Fifth-in these times of Industrial tlepres-.
sion Idle labor should be employed on pubIfs
works as far practicable
Sxth-The arbitrary course of the courts in
assuming 10 1mprison citizens for indirect con-
tempt and ruling them by injunction should
be prevented by proper legislation.
Seventh-We favor Just pensions for every
4 disabled Union soldier.
Eighth Relieving that the elective franchise
and untraD1meled ballot are essential to gov
eminent OF. for and by the people the Peoples
party condemns the wholesale system OF dis
| franchisement adopted ia some OF the states
as un-republican and un-demoerafic aud we
declare il to be the duty of the several efafes,
legislatures TO take such action as will SECURE
fui.free and fair ballot and an honest count.
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