Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
roru11sr NATIONAL PLATFORM.

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 It 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 assurances
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 unalterable convictions.
Resolved, That we denounce the act Of
March IA. 1900, as the elimination of . long
series OF conspiraciesto deprive the people
of their constitutional rights over the money
OF the nation and relegate to q gigantic mon
ey trust the control OF the finances, land, hence
Of the people. We denounce this act, first.
for making all money obligations, domestic
and foreign, payable in gold coin or ito
equivalent, thus enormously increasing the
burdens of the debtors and enrlching tho
creditors; second, for refunding "cotn'' bonds
not to mature for years, into longtime gold
bonds, so as to make their payment improb
able aud our debt perpetual; third. for TAX
ing from the treasury over $50. 900 In .
time of war and presenting it at a premium
to bondholders to accomplish the re funding
or bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital of bankers by returning to them the
face value of their bonus in current money
from the government and another from the
people; fifth, for allowing banks to expand
thus controlling prices or all products; sixth,
for authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to issue new gold bonds to an unlimited.
amount whenever he deems 1t necessary to re-
plenish the gold hoard, thus enabling Insurers
to secure more bonds and more bank curren-
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, III ere
by creating an"endless chain, ''or perpetualiy
adding to perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenback in order to force
the people to borrow $346 100000 from the
banks, at an annual cost of over &20, GOO 600.
While barring out the money of the constitu-
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,
financial conspiracy is blotted from the stat
ute books and Lincoln green back restored.
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
forever retired.
We reaffirm the demand for the reopen
ing of the mipts of the United States to the
at the present legal ratio of 16 to !, 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 AZ
| 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 market
| and stable price level.
We'demand q graduated income and in
her1tance tax. to the end that aggregated
| wealth shall bear its lust proportion of tara.
| ton.
| We demand that postal saving banks be
| 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.
main should be entitled to 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
| should own and operate the railroads in the
interest OF the people and on q nOn-partisan
basis, to the end that all may be accorded thu
the extortion. tyranny, and political power
now exercised by the great railroad rsorpora-
the destruction of the political RICH q and nor
S0nal liberties OF the citizen, may be DESTROY
1 ed. Such ownership lie to be accomplished in
| a manner consistent with sound public policy
Trusts. the oyershadowing evil of the age.
| are the result and elimination OF tho private
I, 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 forefathere
declared in the constitution should be con-
| troled 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 In
fuenced. We therefore, demand direct legis-
4 IAf n fho In lawx III
| veto power under the initiative aud refereu-
DUN. majority of the people can never be
corruptly influenced
Applauding the valor OF our army and
navy in the Spanish war, we denounce fhe
| conduct of the administration in changing 4
war FOR humsnity into war for conquest.
pines is in conflict with all the precedents OF
our national life, at war with the declaration
plain preceLts of humanity. Muir 1er and ar
| son have been our response to the appeals az
| the people. who asked only to establish free
government in their own land. We demand q
stoppage OF this war of determination, by the
| assurance to the Philippines of Independence
and protection under stable government Of
The declaration of Independence tho con-
| stitution and the American flag are ono and
| nseparable. The Island of Porto Rico A 4
| part of the territory of the United States and
by levyfng special and extraordinary customs
dues on the commerce of that island, the ad-
mfn1stration has violated the constitution.
abandoned the fundamental PRINCIPLES Of
American liberty and has striven to Five the
| lie to the contention of our forefafhcfe that
there should be no taxation without rep
resentation.
Out of the Imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination on the people OF
the philippines, springs the un American cfy
for large standing army. Nothing ia the
character or purposes of our people juetifics
US in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties In jeopardy by AZ.
Stunning the burden of militarism, which
is crushing the people of the old world We
denounce the administration Tor its sjuis-
ter efforts to substitute standing army
for the citizen soIdiery which is the beat
safeguard for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers of South Az
RIGA our sympathy and moral support in their
patriotic struggle for the right of self govern
ment. We are unalferably opposed to aliiano-
es. open or covert, between the Unifesi
States and any other nation, that tend to Tire
destruction of human liberty.
And further manifestation of fmperfal-
ism is to be found in the mining districts az
Idaho. In the Occur d. Aiene district eoldIere
nave been used to oyerawe miners striving
for a measure of Industrial independeu ce ana
we denounce the state government Of Idaho
the civil rights of the people and to enf0rce
an infamous permit system which denies 70
1abOrers their inherent liberty and compeIs
them 10 forsweer their manhood and fs,efr
right before being permitted to seek employ.
ment. =.
The importation of Japanese and other La
borers under contract to serve monopolref5o
ton OF the immigration laws. We demarEd
that the federal government shall take cord
zance of this rDenaciDg evil and repress ft nm
der existing laws. We further nledOe r,lr.-