Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-12


in Convention assembled, congratulating fto
supporters on the wide extension Of its prin-
ciples in all directions, does hereby rcamrm
Its adherence to the fundamental principles
proclaimed in its two prior platforms. and
calls upon all who desire to avert the sub
version of free institutions by corporate ana
mperialistic power. to unite with 1t In bring
ing the government back to tho ideals or
jefferson, jackson and Lincoln.
1t extends to its allies In the struggle for the
and enconomic freedom assurance
of its loyalty to the principles which ami
mate the allied forces and the promise OF
honest and hearty cooperation In every effort
for their success. To the people OF the Unit
ed States we offer this platform as the express
sion of our unalterable convictions.
Resolved, That we denouuce the act OF
March IA. 1900. as the elimination OF q long
series OF conspiracies to deprive the people
of their constitutional rights over the money
Of the nation and relegate to a gigantic NOM
ey trust the control or the finances and hence
of the people. We denounce this act, FIRST,
for making all money obligations, domestic
and foreign, payable in gold coin or lite
equivalent, thus enormously increasing tho
burdens of the debtors and enrlohing tho
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 $5o.0Oo,oOo In .
q time IF war and presenting it at q pre- MUM
to bOndholders to accomplish the re funding
of bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital Oh bankers by returning to them the
face value OF tnalr bOnos in current money
notes, so that they may draw one In teress
from the government and another from the
people; fifth, for allowing banks to expand
and contract their circulation at pleasure,
thus controlling prices or all products; six tn,
for authorizing the secretary of the treasury
TO issue new gold bonds to unlimited
amount whenever he deems 1t necessary to re-
plenish the gold hoard, thus enabling Insurers
to secure more bonds and more bank curren-
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, In ere-
by creating an''endless chain, "or perpetually
adding to perpetual debt; seventh, for
the people to borrow $40, 200. 600 from the
banks, at an annual cost of over e20. 600 600.
While barring out the money of the constitu-
ton, this law opens the printin mints of the
treasury to the free 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 greenb back restored,
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
forever retired.
We reaffirm the demand for the reopen
ing of the mints of the United States TO the
at the present legal ratio of 10 to 1, the inn
mediate increase in the volume of silver coins
and certificates thus created to be substitute
ed, dollar for dollar, for the bank notes
issued by the private corporations under
special privilege granted by law of March IA.
1909. and prior national banking laws, the re-
manning portion of the bank notes to be re.
placed with full legal tender government pa-
per money and its volume so controlled as to
maintain at all times stable money market
We demand a graduated income and In
heritance tax. to the end that aggregated
wealth shall bear its just proportion Of taxa
ton.
We demand that postal saving banks be
established by the government for the safe dc
posit 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 inalienable heritage of the people. The
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 a free homestead,
while all who have paid an acreage price to
have their homestead rights restored.
Transportation being means of change
and public necessity, the government
should own and operate the railroads in the
! interest of the people and on a non-partisan
basis, TO the end that all may be accorded tho
same treatment in transportation and that
now exercised by the great railroad corpora
lions, which result in the impairment, If not
the destruction of the political rights and per-
sOnal liberties or the citizen, may be destroy
ed. Such ownership is to be accomplished In
manner consistent with sound public policy.
Trusts, the OyershadOwing evil of TING aga,
are the result and elimination OF the private
ownership and control of the three great in
strumentS of commerce-money, Transports
nation; which instruments of commerce are
public functions and which our fOrefathers
| declared in the constitution should be con-
| troiled by the people through their congress.
| the trusts is that the ownership and control
| be assumed and exercised by the people. We
| further demand that all tariffs on goods CON-
| trolled by a trust should be abolished.
To cope with the trust evil, the peopie
must act directly, without the Intervention of
representatives who may be controlled or in
| lation, giving the people the law-makIug and
| veto power under the initiative aud referen-
dunn. majority of the people can never bo
cOrruptly influenced.
Applauding the valor of our army and
navy in the Spanish war, we denounce the
conduct of the administration in changing q
war for humanity into q war for CONQUEST.
| The action of the administration in the Philip
pines is in conflict with all the precedents OF
| of independence. the constitution and the
plain preceL ts of humanity. Muir der and ar.
| son have been our response to the appeals ok
| the people. who asked only to establiah q free
government in their own land. We demand q
| stoppage OF this war of determination, by the
| assurance to the Philippines of Independence
| and protection under stable government of
The declaration of Independence, the CON.
etltutlOn ana the American nag are one and
| inseparable. The Island of Porto Rico fs q
part of the territory of the United States and
| by IevyiDg special and extraordinary customs
dues on the commerce of that island, the ad.
ministration has violated the constitution,
| abandoned the fundamental principles OF
American liberty and has striven to give the
| lie to the contention of our forefatheYs that
| there should be no taxation without rep
resentatiOn.
| Out of the Imperialism which would force
| an undesirable domination the people OF
/ the Philippines, springs the un- American cfy
for a large standing army. Nothing I'm the
| us in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
| putting our liberties in jeopardy By as
| Stunning the burden of militarism, which
| is crushing the people of the old world. We
| denounce the administration for Its SIMS
| ter efforts to substitute standing army
| for the citizen soldiery which Is the bes1
| safeguard for the republic.
| RIGA our sympathy and moral support in thesI
patriotic struggle tor the right Of self govern
menr. We are unalterably opposed to allfanc
ee, open or covert, between the limited
1 States and any other nation, that tend to tn
destruction of human liberty.
| And further manifestation Of imperial
| ism is TO be found in the mining districts o5
Idaho. In the Occur d. Aiene district soldier,
have been used to Oyerawe miners etrlvfne
! for a measure of industrial independence M
| we denounce the state government Of ldahf
| and the federal government to abrido1
the civil rights of the people and TO enforcl
an Infamous permit system which denies n
| aborers their inherent liberty and compel
| them 10 forswear their manhood and fflefI
| right before being permitted to seek employ
| ment.
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