The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-11

bonds and more bank currency by srsw,ny goIS
from the treasury thereby creating endless chain
'p sinking Jn ~ s nses in
Hder to force the people to borrow three hundred
dollarA s"Sss' ~
,.wape barring out the money Of the constitution
n &e free coinage Of bank paper money to enrich
ne lew and impoyerish the many
We pledge anew the Peoples party nsysr 10
cease the agitation until this eighth financial con-
s soIrao5 eottsd from the statute book. the LIN
CORPORATION money forever retired
sixteen to One.
I'VE reafhm the demand for the rsopenipg Of the
minis Of the United statc 70 the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold at the present legal ratio
OF Is to !, the immediate increase in the volume
OF silver coins and certificates, thus created to be
substituted dollar for dollar for the bank notes IS
lese granted BY the law Of March 49, 1900. and prior
national banking laws, the remaining portion Of
the bank notes TO be replaced with full legal tender
government paper money. and its volume so con-
trolled az 20 maintain at all times a stable money
market and stable pries level
Income Tax Demanded.
I'VE demand graduated income and inheritance
tax. to the end that aggregated wealth shall bear
Its Just proportion Of taxation
Postal Savings Banks.
we demand that postal savings banks be estab,
lsbed By tho government for the safe deposit Of
The savings OF the people and TO facilitate exchange
For Free Homcsteads.
with Thomas Jefferson we declare the land. in
Guiding all natural sources Of wealth. the insen-
able heritage OF the people: The government should
act TO homes for the people and prevent
land monopoly. The original homestead policy
should be enforced and future settlers upon public
domains should be entitled 10 a free homestead,
while all who have paid acreage price to the
government under existing laws should have their
homestead rights restored
Government Ownership of Railroa ds
Transportation being means Of exchange and
public necessity, the government should own and
operate the railroads IN the interests Of the people
and nonpartisan basis, to the end that all may
be accorded the same treatment in transportation
and that the extorion, tyranny and political power
now exercised by the great railroad corporations.
which result IN the impairment, II not the destruc
ton Of the political rights and personal liberties
Of the citizens. may be destroyed. Such ownership
" to be accomplished In manner consistent with
sound public policy
Trusts, the ovcrshadowing evil Of the age, are
the result and elimination Of the private owner
ship and control Of tho three great instruments Of
commerce money, transportation and the means 81
transmission Of Information; which instruments Of
commerce arr public functions and which our fore
fathers declared In the constitution should be
troled by the people through their congress for tho
THE remedy for ths trusts Is that the owner
ship and control be assugcd and exercised by the
Tariffs and Trust Goods.
we further demsnd that all tariffs on goods con-
trolled by a trust should be abolished.
Initiative and Referendum.
TO COPE With tho trust evil the people must act
oneety without th. mteNannon OF representatives.
no msy " ' 9,a =, ,nahensed w. Insis
ths Iawmskins and The VITO powsr under The initia
tive and referendum, majority Of the people
never be oofruptly Influenced,
Retention 81 Philiupfues DenOuuced
..,,. ~. 80, :. = - ~, - =,
Al, ~ppAs1ui"s NV sais. u oui hht anu nay "a
VIC oPahlsn Wal ~ uenouhcs we eonuuct OF we
administration III changing a war Tor humanity into
..Tsa. sa.,as ~ - .s....,.,...ta. A.. A.. MANI.
plnss Is In conflict with ali the precedents on our
nstionsi iifei at war with toe Declaration OF In
depcndents the constitution and the plain precepts
Of humanity.
murder ana arson have been our response to
t-e appeals o. the people who have asked only 10
establish free government IN their own land.
we demand stoppage Of this war OF determination
by the assurance 20 the filtpinos OF Independence
ana proteetion under stable government Of their
own creation.
Puorto Rico Dutieu.
THE declaration of tndependence the eonstitution
and the Americsn nag are one and insepatable.
The Island OF Puerto Rico IL part Of the territory
OF the United States, aud By levyng special and