The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-11


ing the creditors.
''second-For refunding coin bonds not
to mature for years, into long time gold
bonds so as TO make their payment improb-
able and cbt perpetual
''Third--For sak.ng from the treasury
over fifty millions II dollars In a time OF
war. and presenting II at premium TO
bondholders TO accomplish the refunding
of bonds not due.
"Fourth-For doubling the capital of
bankers by returning TO them the race
notes so that they may draw one interest
from the government and another from the
people.
"Fifth-For allowing banks TO expand
thus controlling prices OF all products.
Sixth-For authorizing the secretary OF
the treasury to issue new gold bonds TO an
unlimited amount whenever he deems IL
necessary to replenish the gold hoard, thus
enabling usurers TO secure more bonds and
more bank currency by drawing gold from
the treasury, thereby creating an endless
chain for perpetually adding TO a per-
petual debt.
'Seventh-For striking down the green
back in order 10 force the people TO borrow
three hundred and forty-six millions of
dollars more from the banks, at az annuai
cost OF over twenty millions of dollars.
while barring out the money of the
Constitution. this law opens the printing
minis of the treasury TO the free coinage or
bank paper money, to enrich the lew ana
impoverish the many.
1--WE pledge anew the Peoples party,
never to cease the agitation until this
financial conspiracy is blotted from the
statute bools the Lincoln greenback re-
stored the bonds all paid and all corpora
ton money forever retired.
1s-TO-1 RATIO DEMANDED.
1--WE reaffirm 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 1.
the immediate increase in the volume of
silver coins and certificates thus created
to be substituted. dollar for dollar, for the
bank notes issued by private corporations
under special privilege granted by law of
March IA. 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 controlled as to maintain at all times a
stable money market and stable price
level.
heritance tax, to the end that aggregated
wealth shall bear its just proportion of
taxation.
1--WE demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the
safe deposit of the savings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
with Thomas jefferson, we declare the
land including all natural sources of
wealth. the inalienable heritage of the peo-
pie. Government should so act as to Sc
cure homes for the people and prevent land
monopoly. The original homestead policy
should be enforced and future settlers upon
the public domain should be entitled 10 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 a means of ex-
change and public necessity. the govern
ment should own and operate the railroads
in the interest of the people and on nom
partisan basis to the end that all may he
accorded the same treatment in transpor-
tation. and that the extortion, tyranny and
political power now exercised by the great
railroad corporations. which result in the
impairment, IL not the destruction OF the
political rights and personal liberties OF
the citizen, may be destroyed. Such owner
ship is to be accomplished in manner
consistent with sound public policy.
Trusts, the overshadowing evil of the
age, are the result of elimination of the
private ownership and control of the three
great instruments OF commerce-money
TRANSFORMATION and the means of transmits
sion of information; which instruments OF
commerce are public functions and which
our forefathers declared in the Constitu-
ton should be controlled by the people
through their Congress for the public well
fare The one remedy for the trusts is that
the ownership and control be assumed and
exercised by the people.
1--WE further demand that all tariffs OF
goods controlled by trust shall be abol-
ished.
ITO cope with the trust evil the people
must act directly without the intervention
of representatives, who may be controlled
or Influenced. We. therefore. demand direct
legislation. giving the people the lawmak-
ing and veto power under the initiative and
referendum. A majority of the people car
never be corruptly Influenced.
WAR OF CONQUEST DENOUNCED.
"Applauding the valor of our army and
navy in the Spanish war, we denounce
the conduct of the administration ir
changing a war for humanity into a wal
of conquest. The action of the admins
tration in the Philippines is in conflict witt
all the precedents of our national life; al
war with the Declaration of Independence
the Constitution and the plain precepts Of
humanity. Murder and arson have beer
our response to the appeals of the people
| who asked only to establish a free govern
ment in their own land. We demand
stoppage of this war of determination by
| the assurance to the Philippines of indie
pendence and protection under stable
government of their own creation.
THE Declaration of Independence, the
| Constitution and the American flag are
| one and inseparable. The Island OF Porte
| Rico is a part of the territory of the
| United States and by levying special ant
extraordinary customs duties on the com
| has violated the Constitution. abandoned
| the fundamental principles of American
| liberty and has strived to give the lie t.
| the contention of our forefathers tina
| there should be no taxation without repre-
sentation.
"Out of the Imperialism which would
| force an undesired domination on the peo
| pie of the Philippines. springs the un-Amer
| lean cry for a large standing army Moth
| ing I'm the character or purposes of oul
| people justifies in ignoring the plair
| lesson of history and putting our liberties
militarism. which is crushing the peopl'
| of the old world. We denounce the admin
| istration for its sinister efforts to substi
| tute a standing army for the citizen sol
diery. which is the best safeguard of tn
| Republic.
1--WE extend to the brave Beers of Soutl
/ in their patriotic struggle for the RICH
| of self-government. and we are unalterabl,
/ opposed to any alliance, open or covert
between the United States and any othe
| nation that will tend to the destruction o
/ human liberty.
| And a further manifestation of imper
| of Idaho. In the Occur d Alene soldier
| have been used to overawe miners striv
/ ing for a greater measure of industrial
| government of Idaho and the federal gov
| eminent for employing the military arm
| OF the government to abridge the civi
| rights of the people and to enforce an in
/ famous permit system which denies L
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