Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-17
poruL1sr NATIONAL rLArroRx.

The Peoples party of the United States
in Convention assembled, congra tulating itB
supporters on the wide extension of its prin-
ciples in all directions, does hereby reanirm
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 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 unaiterable convictions.
Resolved, That we denounce the Oct OF
March IL, 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 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 enrlching 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 $4,000, 600 In q
time OF war and presenting 1t at pre- MUM
TO bondholders TO accomplish the refunding
OF bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital of bankers by returning to thom the
face alue of tnsir bonus in current money
notes, so that they may draw one In terest
from the government and another from the
people; fifth, for allowing banks to expand
ano contract their circulation at pleasure.
thus controlling prices or all products: six tn
for au thorizing the secretary of the treasury
TO issue new gold bonds TO an unlimited
amount whenever he deems it necessary to re-
penish the gold hoard, thus enabling Insurers
to secure more bonds and more hank curren-
cy by drawing gold from the treasury. tn ere-
by creating an'endlesS chain, or perpetually
adding TO perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenback in order to force
the people TO borrow 1916 100000 from the
banks, at an annual cost of over SO, 1000 600.
While barring out the money of the constitu.
ton, this law "Opens the printing mints of tho
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
nnanclal cons piracy is blotted from the stat
ute books. and Lincoln green back restored,
the bonds all paid and ali corporation msney
forever retired.
We reaflirm the demand for the reopen.
ing OF the minis of the United States to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of 16 to l. the i'm.
mediate increase i'll 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.
1901, and prior national banking laws, the re.
naming portion of the bank notes to be re.
placed with full legal tender government M.
per money and its volume so controlled as to
maintain at all times a stable money marked
and a stable price level.
we demand Il graduated income and I'm.
heritance tax. to the end that aggregated
wealth shall bear its just proportion of taxa
We demand that postal saving banks DO
established by the government for the safe do
post or 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.
man should DE 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 means of change
and a pubic necessity, the government
should own and operate the railroads in the
interest OF the people and on a non-partisau
basis. to the end that all may be accorded tho
same treatment IN transportation and that
The eAtortlon, tyranny, and political power
now exercised by the great railroad corpora.
tons. which result in the Impairment, If not
the destruction of the political right Is and per.
soDal liberties of the citizen, may be destroy.
ed. Such ownership is to be accomplished In
manner consistent with sound public policy,
Trusts, the overshadowing' evil of the ago.
arc the result and elimination of the private
ownership and control of the three great in.
strumentS of cOmmerce-money, TRANSPORTS.
ton. and the means of transmission of infor.
nation; which instrument of commerce are
public functions and which our forefathe rs
declared in the constitution should be CON-
trolled 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
further demand that all tariffs on goods CON.
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 I'm
huenced. We therefore, demand direct iegis.
lation, giving the people the law-makiuE and
veto power under the initiative aud refercn-
dunn. majority of the people can never be
Appiauding the valor of our army and
navy in the Spanish war. we denounoe the
conduct of the admnistra ton in changins \
war FOR humanity into war for Conquest
The action of the administration in the Phillip
pines is in conflict with all the precedents OF
our national life, at war with the declaration
of independence, the constitution and the
plain precepts of humanity. Muir der and ar.
son have been our response to the appeal. Of
government in their own land. We demand 4
stoppage of this war of determination, by the
ASSURANCE 10 the Philippines of Independence
and protection under stable government NJ
their OWN creation.
The declaration of independence, the con.
inseparable. The Island of Porto Rico a =
part of the territory of the United Stafes and
by leyying special and extraordinary custome
dues on the commerce of that island the ad.
mlnistraton has violated the constitution
Abandoned the fundamental principles OF
American liberty and has striven to give the
lie to the contention of our forefathefs that
there should be no taxation without ron.
Fascination.
Out of the Imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination on the people of
the Philippines, springs the I'm A merican CIV
Tor a large standing army. Nothing in the
us in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties in jeopardy by as
Stunning the burden of miliarism which
is crushing the people of the old world Wa
oenounce the administration for ita sinis.
ter efforts to substitute a standing army
fer the citizen soIdiery which is the heat
safeguard for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers of So1rh A.
rica our sympathy and moral support In their
ment We are unalterably opposed to aIiia no.
es, open or covert, between tho United
States aud any other nation, that tend to the
destruction OF human liberty
And Il further manifestation of impertaI.
ism IS 10 he found in the mining districts Of
Idaho. In tine Occur d. Alene district eoldiers
nave been used 70 oyerawe miners striving
for measure Of industrial Independence and
we de3ounce the state government OF Idaho
ana the federal government to abridee
the civil rights OF the people and to enforce
an infamous permit system which denies -
Iaborers their Inherent liberty and compsla
them 10 fOrSwcaf their manhood and fa,eir
right before being permitted to seek employ
ment.