The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-05-18
CANDIDATES OF POPULTSTS
MiddIe-Of- Readers Nominate
MeSSrS. Barker and
DOnnelIy.

Cincinnati dispatch says: Wharton
Barker, of Pennsylvania, for president
and Ignatius Donnelly, Of Minnesota,
for vice president, is the ticket placed
in the field by what is commonly
known as the middle-of-the-road Pop
ulist party, but which, according TO
the leaders of the movement, is the
one and only Peoples party.
The election of Barker was made
unanimous.
Without a dissenting voice Ignatius
Donnelly was declared vice president
ial nominee.
The convention was called to order
at $50 a. M, Thursday, with Colonel
w. L. Peek, of Georgia, in the chair.
Chairman Felter then read the plat
form formulated by his committee. 10
A. Parker, of Kentucky, offered an
additional plank opposing trusts and
favoring public ownership of public
utilities, which was adopted after an
extended debate. The platform was
then adopted by practically unanimous
vote. 1t reads as follows:
'Ihe Peoples party Of the United
States, assembled in national conven-
ton this 10th day of May, 1900,
affirming our mistaken belief in the
cardinal tenets of the Peoples party as
set forth in the Omaha platform, and
plsdging ourselves to continued advo-
cacy of those grand principles of hui
man liberty until right shall triumph
over might and love over greed, do
adopt and proclaim this declaration of
faith:
al. We demand the initiative and
referendum and the imperative man
date for such changes of existing fun
damental and statute laws as will en-
able the people in their sovereign ca
pacity to propose and compel the en-
actment of such laws as they desire;
to reject such as they deem injurious
to their interests and to recall un-
faithful public servants.
2. We demand the public owner
ship and operation of those means of
communication, transportation and
production which the people may
elect, such as railroads, telegraph and
telephone lines, coal mines, etc.
80. The land, including all natural
sources of wealth, is a heritage of the
people, and should not be monopolized
for speculative purposes, and alien
ownership of land should be prohib-
tied. All land now held by railroads
and other corporations in excess of
their natural needs and all lands now
owned by aliens should be reclaimed
by the government and held for actual
settlers only.
"a. A scientific and absolute paper
money, based upon the entire wealth
and population of the nation, not re-
deemable in any specific commodity,
but made full legal tender for all
debts and receivable for all taxes and
public dues and issued by the govern.
ment only without the Intervention oil
banks, and in sufficient quantity tC
meet the demands of commerce, is the
best currency that can be devised; buf
until such financial system is Sc
cured, which we shall press for adop
ton, we favor the free and unlimited
coinage of both silver and gold at thu
legal ratio of 16 to 1.
"5. We demand the levy and col
lection of graduated tax on incomes
and inheritances and constitutions
amendment to secure the same if nee
l essary."
IS. We demand the election o
: president, vice president, fedora
= judges and United States senators b,
> direct vote of the people.
'7. We are opposed to trusts anC
o declare the contention between tn
old parties on the monopoly question
is sham battle and that no solution
L of this mighty problem is possibl
II without adoption of the principles o
a public ownership of public utilities.
q After electing 10 A. Parker chair
J. man of the national committee, tn,
# convention, after having been in SEES
i sion continually, withthe exception o
J. twenty minutes recess from $50 a. m
to 4:40 p. M, adjourned sine die.
DEWEYS VISIT NASHVILLE.