Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-09-12
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in Convention assembled, ongratuiating tto
supporters ON the wide extension OF its prin-
ciples 10 all directions. does hereby reahirm
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 aud
imperialistic powers 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 assurance
of its loyal 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 az the express
sion of our unalterable convictions.
Resolved, That we denouuce the act OF
March IA. 1900. as the elimination of q long
series OF conspiractes 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, frat,
for making all money obligations. domestic
and foreign, payable in gold coin or it's
equivalent. thus enormously increasing the
burdens OF the debtors and enr1ching 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 $5O,0O0OOO I'm q
q time of war and presenting IL at q pre- MUM
to bondholders to accomplish the re funding
of bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital of bankers by returning to them the
face value of tnelr bonus in current money
from the government and another from the
people; fifth, for allowing banks to expand
thus controlling prices or ali products: sixih.
for authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to issue new gold bonds to an unlimited
amount whenever he deems IL necessary to re-
plenish the gold hoard, thus enabling usurers
to secure moro bonds and mOre bank curren-
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, there
by creating an"cndless chain, ''Or perpetually
adding to perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenback in order to force
banks, at an annual cost of over 600.
While barring out the money of the oOnstitu-
treasury to the free coinage of bank paper
money, TO enrich the few and i'm poverish tho
many. We pledge anew the, Peoples party.
never to cease the agitation Until this eighth
financial conspiracy is blotted from the stat
ute books. and Lincoln eenback restored.
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
| forever retired.
We reafirm the demand for the reopen.
| ing of the mints of the United States to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of l6 to 1, the i'm.
mediate increase i'm the volume of silver coins
| ed, dollar for dollar, for the bank notes
issued by the private corporations under
and pror SS E aw sa tSe .
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 a stable money market
| and stable price level.
We demand a graduated income and in
| wealth shall bear its just proportion OF taxa
ton.
|. We demand that postal saving banks be
| established by the government for the safe de-
| post of the savings of the people and to ia
| ciIitate exchange.
With Thomas Jefferson, we declare the
| 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 a free homestead.
| while all who have paid an acreage price to
the government under existing laws should
| have their homestead rights restored.
and pube necessifv the po ON Guasgs
| should own and operate the railroads i'm the
interest of the people and on a nOn-partisan
| basis to the end that all may be accorded the
| same treatment In transportation and that
| the extortion, tyranny. and political power
| tons, which result in the Impairment, IL not
| the destruction of the political rights and PER
| soual liberties of the citizen, may be destroy
| ed. Such ownership is to be accomplished i'm
| a manner consistent with sound public policy
Trusts. the overshadowing evil of the age.
| are 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 instruments of commerce arc
public functions and which our fOrefathers
| declared in the constitution should be con-
| trolied by the people through their congress.
| the trusts is that the ownership and control
| be assumed and exercised by the people. We
further demand that al tariffs on goods con-
| To cope with the trust evil, the peopfe
| must act directly. without the inferyention of
| f1uenced. We therefore, demand direct leeis-
lation, giving the people the law-making and
| veto power under the initiative aud referen-
dunn. majority of the people can never be
| corruptly influenced.
Applauding the valor of our army and
| navy in the Spanish war, we denOunce the
| conduct of the Administered ton in changing q
| war FOR humanity into war for conquest.
| pines is in conflict with all the presidents of
our national life, at war with the declaration
| of Independence. the constitution and the
plain precelts of humanity. Muir Ter and ar
| son have been our response to the appeals OF
| the people, Who asked only to establish a free
g3v nn f mi IN tne,r own land We demand
assurance to the Philippines of Independence
| and protection under stable government of
| their own creation.
The declaration of Independence the con-
| stitutiun and the American flag are one and
| inseparabIe. The Island of Porto Rico Is q
part OF the territory of the United States and
| by leyying special and extraordinary customs
dues on the commerce OF that island, the ad-
| minIstration has violated the constitution
| abandoned the fundamental principles of
American liberty and has striven to live the
| lie to the contention OF our forefatheFs 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 cry
for a large standing army. Nothing I'm the
character or purposes of our people justifics
| us in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties in jeopardy by a.
Stunning the burden OF miliiarism. which
/ Is crushing the people Of the old world We
| denounce the administration for it's sjuie-
| ter efforts to substitute standing army
| for the citizen soldiery which is the best
| safeguard for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers of South Az
| RIGA our sympathy and moral support in their
patriotic struggle Tor the right Of self govern
ment. We are unalterably opposed to aIIianc-
es, open or covert, between the United
States and any other nation. that tend to the
destruction OF human liberty.
And further manifestation OF imperiat-
ism is to be found in the mining districts Of
Idaho. In the Occur d Alene district soldiers
nave been used 70 Oyerawe miners striving
Tor measure OF industrial Independence and
we denounce the state government of Idaho
and the federal government to abridee
the civil rights OF the people and to enforce
an Infamous permit system which denies to
Iaborers their nherent liberty and compela
them 10 fOrswear their manhood and their
right before being permitted to seek employ
mcnt.
The Importation of Japaneee and other la
Oorere under contract TO serve mOnopoItsti.