Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03

pfOcidtueo IN us TWO prior PsottOrmos auu
calls upon all who desire to avert the sub
version of free institutions by corporate and
imperialistic power 20 unite with Il in bring
ing the government back to the ideals Of
Washington, Jefferson, jackson and Lincoln.
1t extends to its allies in the struggle for the
financial and enconomic freedom assurance
mate the allied forces and the promise OF
honest and hearty co-operatioa In every s6ort
for their success. To the people ofthe Unit
ed States we offer this platform % the express
sion of our unalterable convictions.
Resolved, That we deuouuce the act Of
March IA. 1900, a. the elimination OF a.tong
series of conspiraeies 70 deprive the people
of their constitutional rights over the money
OF the nation and relegate to gigantic mon.
ey trust the control OF the finances, and, hence
of the people. We denounce this act, snrst,
for making ali money obligations, domestic
and foreign, payable In gold coin or fts
equivalent, thus enormously increasing the
burdens of the debtors aud enrolling the
creditors; second, for refunding ''coin' bonds
not to mature for years, into longtime gold
bonds. so as to make their payment improb
able and our debt perpetual; third. for TAX
ing from the treasury over $50.000.000 In o
to bondholders to accomplish the Re funding
of bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital of bankers by returning to them the
face value of their bonus in current money
notes, SO that they may draw one In terest
from the government and another from the
people; ffth, for allowing banks to expand
and contract their circulation At pleasure.
thus controlling prices or all products; sixth.
for authorizing the secretary of the treasury
TO issue new gold bonds to an unlimited
amount whenever he deems II necessary to re-
pienish the gold hoard, thus enabling usurers
TO secure more bonds and more bank curren-
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by creating an endless chain, or perpetually
adding to perpetual delft; seventh, for
striking dow the greenback in order to force
the people TO borrow S346, 100000 from the
banks. at an annual cost of over Sd. 100000.
While barring out the money of the constitu-
ton this law opens the printing mints of tho
treasury TO the Tree coinage of bank paper
money. to enrich the few and i'm pOverish the
many. We pledge anew the Peoples party,
never to cease the agitation until this eighth
financial conspiracy is blotted from the stat
ute books. and Lincoln Rreenback restored,
the bonds all paid and all corporation meney
forever retired.
We reafiirm the demand for the reopen.
ing of the mints of the United States TO the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of 10 to 1, the i'm.
mediate increase in the volume of silver coins
aud certificates thus created to be substitut.
ed. dollar for dollar, for the bank notes
issued by the private corporations under
special privilege granted by law OF March IA.
1901. and prior national banking laws, the re-
naming portion of the bank notes to be re-.
per money and its volume SO controlled as to
maintain at all times stable money market
and stable price level.
we demand graduated income and I'm.
herltance tax, to the end that aggregated
wealth shall bear its just proportion Of taxa
ton.
We demand that postal saving banks bo
established by the government for the safe dc
post of the savings of the people and to ia
cilitate exchange.
With Thomas Jefferson, we declare tho
land, including all natural sources OF wealth,
the inaf1enable heritage of the people. Tho
government should so act as to secure homes
for the people and prevent land monopoly.
The original homestead policy should be en-
forced and future settlers on the public do
main should be entitled to q free homestead.
While all who have paid an acreage price to
the government under existing laws should
have their homestead rights restored.
Transportation being a means of change
and public necessity. the government
should own and operate the railroads i'm the
interest of the people and ON a non-partisan
basis to the end that all may be accorded the
same treatment in transportation and that
the extortion, tyranny. and political power
tons, which result in the Impairment. II not
the destruction of the political rights and per.
sonal liberties of the citizen. may be destroy
ed. Such ownership is to be accomplished In
a manner consistent with sound public policy
Trusts. the overshadowing evil Of the age,
sod a alto Of the
struments of cOmmerce-money, transports.
ton, and the means of Transmission of infor.
public functions and which our fOrefathere
declared in the constitution should DO con.
troled by the people through their congress,
for the pubic welfare. The one remedy Tor
be assumed and exercised BY the people. We
further demand that oil tariffs ON Foods .eou.
trolled by Q trust should be abolished.
To cope with the trust evil, the peopte
must act directly. without the intcrveution a.
representatives who may be controlled or In
fiuenced, We therefore, demand direct lasis-
fation, giving the people the law.makiur ana
veto power under the initiative sud refsron-
dunn: majority Of the people can never be
Applaudng the valor of our army and
navy In the Spanish war, we denonnce the
conduct of the administration in changing .
war Tor humanity into q war for Conquest
The action of the administration in the PhiIip-
pines fs In conflict with all the precedento of
our national life, at war with the declaration
of Independence. the constitution and the
plain precepts of humanity. Muir 1eF and ar
son have been our response to the appeals az
government In their own land. We deman nd =
stoppage of this war Of liberalization bvsfho
assuraHee 10 the Philippines Of Independence
and protection under q stable government of
their own creation.
The declaration of independence, the CON.
stltution and the american flag are ono ,and
part of the territory of the United States and
by ievying special and extraordinary customs
ninlstration has violated the cOTstit,rion.
abandoned the fundamental principles az :
american liberty and has striven to give the
he TO the contoution of our forefathers that
there should be no taxation without rep-
resentation.
Out of the imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination on the people Of
the Philippines, springs the un American CIV
Tor large standing army. Nothing in the
character or purposes of our people tustifIcs
us in ignoring the plain lesson of history ana
putting our liberties In jeopardy bv-as
Stunning the burden OF miliarism which
Is crushing the people OF the old world. We
denounce the administration tor its sjnis
ter efforts to substitute a standing nrmv
lor the citzen soldierv which is the best
for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers Of Sourh AZ.
RIGA our sympathy and moral support in their
struggle tor the right Of self Govern
ment. we are unalterably opposed to alliance
e, open or covert, between the limited
states and any other nation. that tend to the
destruction of human liberty.
Ana further manifestation of imperias
Ism Is to be found in the mining disfricfs az
Idaho. In the Occur d. AIenc distr-i(t aoIdte.s
nave been used TO oyerawe miners etriyinS
FOR a measure of industrial Independence ana
we denounce the state government of 1dahc
ana the federal government to . abr5dee
me clyil rights OF The peopie. and to enforce
an infamous permit system which deniee r.
laborers their Inherent liberty and cornDaIa
them TO forswear their manhood and 49,.
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The importation of Japanssee and othar IL.
oafers under contract to sorve monopoIsstjc
is a notorious and fiagrant viola
non OF the Immigration laws. We demand
NAT the ferierai government shall take cornt.
lahce OF this menacfng evil and reprees it mn
der existing laws. We further pIed0e mr.
selves To sfriva ho OsAs-