The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-11

Then toward the close of the afternoon
session began the real contest Of the
convention. This was the fight over
the vice presidency, or rather over the
proposition not to make a nomination,
but to refer the entire matter to COM
mittee to be appointed to confer with
the Democrats and Silver Republicans
in their convention to be held at Kansas
City. Both propositions to nominate
and also various compromise suggestions
quite a memorable debate, which
not only developed a great deal of ora
tory, but came near eliminating in a
fisticuff. Speeches were made by E.
. Gerry Brown and George F. Washburn,
who, both from the state of Massachu-
setts, differed on this proposition; by
Senators Butler and Allen, who also
differed; by General Weaver and Jerry
Simpson, DR.. Taylor of Chicago, who
spoke warmly for Charles "A. Towne,
and by Others. They presented all
sides and shades of the controversy, the
debate lasting far into the night before
the close was reached.
The exciting event of the convention
was reached when ex-Congressman
Kelly of South Dakota, becoming ex-
cited, denounced the occupant of the
chair as 'sbunco steerer." To this
Chairman Patterson responded spirit
edly. There We're cries of 'sput him
out" and number of delegates gath
cred about Kelly. Quiet was, however,
soon restored and the convention pro-
ceeded as if nothing unusual had oc-
CURED.
Text of the Platform.
The Populist party of the United States,
IN convention assembled, congratulating
its supporters on the wide extension of
its principles in all directions, does hereby
reaffirm its adherence to the fundamental
principles proclaimed in it's two prior
platforms and calls upon all who desire to
avert the subyersion of free institutions
by corporate and imperialistic power to
unite with it in bringing the government
back to the ideals of Washington, Jeffer-
son, jackson and Lincoln.
1t extends to its allies in the struggle
for financial and economic freedom as
snranccs OF its loyalty to the principles
which animate the allied forces, and the
promise of honest and hearty co-opera-
tion in every effort for their success.
To the people of the United States we
offer the present platform as the express
sion of our unalterable convictions:
Resolved, That we denounce the ACT of
March II, 1900, ;ls the elimination of q
long seyisa of conspiracies to deprive the
people OF rheir constitutional rights over
the money OF The nation and releg,ite to a
gigantic money trust the control of the
purse, and hence of the people.
Wedenounce this act, first, for making
all money obligations. domestic and for
eign, payable in gold coin or it's equivalent,
enormously increasing The burdens of the
debtors and e1rlchimg the creditors.
Second, for refunding "coin bonds' not
to mature for years into long time gold
/ bonds SO as TO make their payment i'm
probable and our debt perpetual.
X Third, for faking from the treasury over
$4,000 600 in time OF warand presenting it
at 1t premium to bondholders to accom-
plish the refunding OF ponds not due.
Fourth, for doubling the capital of
bankers by returning to them the face
value of their bonds in current money
notes. so thar they may draw one interest
from the government and another from
the people.
Fifth, for allowing banks toexpand and
contract their circulation ut pleasure,
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 it
necessary to replenish the gold hoard,
thus enabling usurers to secure more
bonds and more bank currency by draw
ing gold from the treasury, thereby Great
ing an ''endless chain" for perpetually
adding to II perpetual debt
Seventh, for striking down the green
back in order to force the people to borrow
| S346, 900 more from the banks, at an
annual cost of over $20,000000.
| While barring out the money of the con-
stitution, this law opens the printing
mints of the treasury to the free coinage
| OF bank paper money, to enrich the few
| and impoverish the many.
We pledge anew the Peoples Party
never to cease the agitation until this
| financial conspiracy is blotted from the
statute books, the Lincoln greenback re
| stored, the bonds all paid and all corpora
ton money for ever retired.
Reaffirm Demand for Free Coinage.
We reaffirm the demand for the reopen
ing of the mints of the United States tc
and gold at the present legal ratio of II
| to 1, the immediate increase in the vol
ume of silver coins. and certificates thu:
| created to be substituted, dollar for dol
lar, for the bank notes issued by private
corporations under special privilege.
/ ErftuUetl ny CIlo INV OIL Ndfcn IL, lSUU, anC
prior national banking laws, the remain
I! ing portion Of the bank notes to be re
placed with full legal tender government
/ paper money and its volume so controlled
as to maintain at all times stable money
market and stable price level.
We demand a graduated income and in
heritance tax, to the end that wealth shall
bear it's just proportion of taxation.
We demand that postal savings banks
I be established by the government for tht
safe deposit of the savings of the peopl,
4 and to facilitate exchange.
i With Thomas Jefferson we declare tn,
land, including all natural sources o
wealth, the inalienable heritage of tn,
people. The government should so act a.
to secure homes for the people and pre-
vent land monopoly. The original home
stead policy should be enforced and futur,
settlers upon the public domain should
be entitled to . free homestead while al
who have paid an acreage price to th
government under existing laws shoult