Barbour County index., 1900-12-05
roruI1sr NATIONAL rLArrosx.

supporters on the wide extension or It's prlu-
ciples in all directions, does hereby reafirm
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 and
imperialistic power. to unite with 1t 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
of its loyalty to the principles which anil
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 denounce the act Of
March Ia, 1900, as the elimination of q long
series Of conspiracies to deprive the people
Of their constitutional rights over tho money
of the nation and relegate to a gigantic mon.
ey trust the control of the finances, and hence
of the people. We denounce this act, nrst.
for making all money obligations. domestic
and foreign, payable in gold coin or .its
Equivalent, thus enormously increasing the
burdens OF the debtors and enrlchlng 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 perpetuai; third. for tax
ing from the treasury over 900 In .
time of war and presenting IL at premium
to bondhoiders to accomplish the re refunding
of bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital OF bankers by returning to them the
face value of tnelr bonus in current money
notes. so that they may draw one In terest
from the governme MT and another from the
people; fifth, for allowing banks to- ex pand
and contract their circulation at pleasure,
thus controlling prices or all products; sixth,
for authorizing the secretary of the treasury
10 issue new gold bonds to All unlimited
amount whenever he deems IL necessary &c re-
pienish the gold hoard, thus enabling usurers
TO secure more bonds and more bank curren-
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, tn ere.
by creating an''endess CHI ain, "or perpetually
adding to perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenback in order to force
the people to borrow S3i6, 100000 from the
banks. at an annual cost of over 100000 600.
While barring out the money of the constitu-
tiOn, this law opens the printin z mints Of the
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 green nback restored.
the bonds all paid and ali corporation money
forever retired.
We reaHirm 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 l6 to 1, the i'm.
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.
1900. and prior national banking laws, the re-
naming 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 mark eft
and stable price level.
We demand a graduated income and in.
heritance tax. to the end that aggregated
wealth shall bear its just proportion of taxa.
ton.
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established by the government for the safe do
posit OF the savings of the people and to ia
cilitate exchange.
With Thomas Jefferson, we declare tho
| land, including ali 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
the government under existing laws should
have their homestead rights restored.
Transportation being means OF change
and a puehc 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
the extortion, tyranny, and political power
now exercised by the great railroad CORPORA.
tions, which result in the impairment. If not
the destruction of the political righ q and PER
sonal liberties of the citizen, may be destroy
I ed. Such ownership is to be accomplished In
IIldnucF cOHs1stcuI WItu sOunQ pIl0I10 DOktCV.
/ Trusts, the overshadowing evil Of he ~
are the result and culmination Of the private
ownership and control of the three great in.
struments of commerce-money, transporta-
tOn, and the means of Transmission Of fnfor.
nation; which instruments of commerce. are
public functions and which our forefathers
declared in the constitution should be con.
trolied by the people through their congress.
for the public welfare. The one remedy for
the trusts is that the ownership and control
be assumed and exercised by the people, We
frrrf fhnr dfrr,o orad 4 all We
trolled by trust should be abolished.
To cope with the trust evil the people
must act directly. without the Intervention OF
representatives who may be controlled or In
huenced. We therefore, demand direct leRis.
lation, giving the people the law-makjng and
dunn. majority of the people can never be
cOrrupty influenced.
Applauding the valOr of our army and
navy in the Spanish war, we denounco the
conduct of the administration in chanSfn9 =
war sor humanity into a war for CONQUEST
The action of the administration in the Philfp.
pines is in conflict with all the precedents OF
our national life, at war with the declaration
OF independence. the constitution and the
plain preceI Is of humanity. Muir der and ar.
son have been our response to the appeals Of
the people, who asked only to establish free
government in their own land. We demand q
stoppage of ttfs war of determination, by the
assura nee to the Philippines of independencs
and protection under stable government OF
their own creation.
The declaration of independence. the con.
eutution dhu Lnc htucT1cdn nag are one and
inseparable. The Island of Porto Rico is =
part of the territory Of the United States and
by levyiDg special and extraordinary customs
dues on the commerce of that island. the ad.
minlstration has violated the constitution.
abandoned the fundamental PRINCIPLES Of
American liberty and has strven to five the
lie TO the contention Of our forefathera that
there should be no taxation without rem
reeentatiOn.
Out of the Imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination on the people of
the philippines, springs the un. Americaa cry
Tor large standing army. Nothing I'm the
character or purposes of our people fustffiee
us in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties in jeopardy by a.
Stunning. the burden of militarism, which
is crushing the people of the old world. Wa
denounce the administration for ite sfnis
ter efforts to substitute standing army
for the citizen sOldiery which is the hess
safeguard for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers of South A.
rica our sympathy and moral support in their
patriotic struggle Tor the right Of self govern
ment. We are unalterably opposedto alIianc-
es. open or covert, between the United
States and any other nation. that tend to the
destruction of human liberty.
And n further manifestation of imperisl
ism rs TO be found In the mining dietricfs NJ
Idaho. In the Occur d. AIene district eoIdiere
nave nave Deen used 70 oYerawe miners striving
for measure of industrial Independence ana
we denounce the state government Of ldahn
ana the federal government to abridoe
the clYli rights OF the people and to enforce
an infamous permit system which denies TO
laborers their inherent liberty and cOmpels
them 10 1orswear their manhood and their
right before being permitted to seek emnIos.
ment.
The importation of Japanese and ot,,ar ID.
Dorers under contract to serve mon0noltsff,