Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-08


from the government and another from the
people; NTH, for allowing banks 20 expand
mus controlling prices OF all products; sffih,
for authorizing the secretary of the treaeury
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 more bonds and more hank curren-
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, there
by creating an"endess chain, or perpctpAl1y
adding to a perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenback In order TO force
the people to borrow :a.s, 100000 from m the S
While barring out the money of the constftu-
tion this law opens the printing mints of the
money, to enrich the few and i'm poverish the
many. We pledge anew the Peoples party,
never to cease the agitation until this eighth
ute books. and Lincoln greenback restored.
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
forever retired.
We reaffirm the demand for the reopen.
ing of the mnts of the United States to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
mediate Ri Increase in the Volume Of silver coins
and certificates thus created to be substitute
ed. dollar for dollar, for the bank notes
special privilege grated by law OF March Il,
1900. and prior national banking laws, the re-
naming portion of the bank notes to be re-
placed with full legal tender government d.
per money and its volume SO controlled as to
maintain at all times stable money market
and stable price level.
income
heritance tax. to the end that aggregated
wealth shall bear its just proportion Of taxa
ton.
We demand that postal saving banks be-
established by the government for the safe do
post OF the savings of the people and to IA
cilitate exchange.
with Thomas Jefferson. we declare tho
land, including all natural sources OF wealth.
the 1nalienable heritage of the people. The
d SO ACT as to secure
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.
Transportation being a means of change
and a public necessity. the government
should own and operate the railroads in tho
interest of the people and on non-partisan
basis, to the end that all may be accorded the
same treatment in transportation and that
the extortiOn, tyranny, and political power
now exercised by the great railroad corpora
tions, which result in the Impairment. III not
the destruction of the political rights and per-
sonal liberties of the citizen, may be destroy
a manner consistent with sound public policy.
Trusts. the overshadowing evil OF the age.
are the result and culminatiOn 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 are
public functions and which our forefathers
declared in the constitution should be con-
trolled by the people through their congress-.
for the public welfare. The one remedy for
be assumed and exercised by the people. We
hersdeman6th that all tariffs on goods con-
trust Ds eU sse p.o.,
must act Directly. without the Intervention OF
representatives who may be controlled or in
1uenced WetherefOre, demand direct IeRfs-
lation, giving the people the law-making and
veto power Under the initiative aud refereu-
dunn: a y ,nssolity Of the people can never be
Applauding the valor Of our army and
navy in the Spanish war, we denounce the
conduct of tho administra ton in chauQiur 4
war gor humanity into q war for conquest.
The action Of the administration I'm the Philip
pines is ip cQnHict with all the preoedents OF
of undergraduates. the constitution and tho
plain preceLts of humanity. Muir der and ar
son have been our response to the appeal. Of
government In their own land. We demsnd
stoppage of this war Of extermination, by the
assurance to the Philippines Of Independence
their own creation.
The declaration OF independence. the con-
inseparable. The Island of Porto Rico q a
part of the territory OF the United States and
by levying special and eItraordinaIy cuseoms
ministration has violated the constitution.
abandoned the fundamental prfnoiplos OF
American liberty and has striven to give the
lie to the contention OF our forefafhePs that
there should be no taxation without rep-
reeentation.
Out of the Imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination on the people Of
the Philippines, springs the un. American cry
for large standing army. Nothing in the
us in ignoring the plain lesson of history ana
putting our liberties In jeopardy by as
suming the burden Of miiitarism. which
denounce the administration for its SIMS
ter efforts to substitute a standing army
for the citizen t sodiesy which is the best
We extend to the brave Beers of South Az.
rica our sympathy and moral support In their
menr. We are unalteraby opposed to allianc-
es. open or covert, between the United
States and any other nation. that tend to the
destruction of human liberty.
And further manifestation of imperial.
ism is to be found in the mining districts of
Idaho. In the Occur d. Aiene district soldiers
have been used to oyerawe miners striving
for a measure of industrial iudependeuce and
we denounce the state government of Idaho
and the federal government to abrfdGe
the civil rights OF the peop.c and to enforce
an infamous permit system which denies to
aborcrs their inherent liberty and cempeIa
right before being permitted to seek employ
ment.
bOrers under contract 70 serve monopoiistic
co, porations 10 q notorious and fragrant vfoia-
ton of the immigration laws. We demand
zance Of this menaeing evil and repress it un-
der existing laws. We further pledge our
selves to strive for the enactment of moro
and Malayan imuigra ton.
We endorse munic ipal ownership of pub
lie utilities and declare that the ADVANTAGES
which have accrued to the public under that
system would be multiplied an hundred
fold by its extension to natural interstate
rn0nopolies.
We denounce the practice of issuing in.
functions In the cases OF dispute between en-
ployers ard employees making crimfnai. scts
By organizations which are not criminal when
performed by individuals, and demand Ris-
iatIon to restrain the evil.
We demaud that United States senators
and all other officials as faras practicable be
elected by direct vote on the people. Beiiey-
ing that the elective franchise and an unit am
melled ballot are essential to a governn emit
of, for and By the people, the Peoples party
condemns this wholesale system OF disfran-
chisement by coercion and intimidation adopt-
ed In some states, as un-Repubiican aud uu-
Democratic And we declare IL to be the du-
ty of the several state legislatures to take
such action as will secure full. free and fair,
ballot and an honest count. =
We favor home rule in the territories and
the District of Columbia. and the early admfe-
sion OF the territories states. We de0ounce
the expensive red tape system. political fav-
.oritism. cruel and unnecessary delay and cril,.s
inal evasion Of the statutes In the man6ee-
ment of persion oflces and demand fhe- S3I5-8