The representative., 1900-05-10

cease the agitation until this eighth fnancia
| the Lincoln greenback restored, the bonds al
paid, and all corporation money forever retired
| the mints Of the United States to the free ant
| unlimited coinage Of silver and gold at tn
crease in the volume Of silver r. coins and GER s
tihcates thus created to be substituted, dollar
corporations under special privilege granted b,
law Of March IA, 1900. and prior national bank
to ns W eRa q the Gl
ernment paper money. and its volume so con
troilsd as to maintain at all times stable none,
We demand q graduated income and inherit
tax t to the end that asgresated wealth shall
We demand that postal savings banks be es.
tabiished m by the government for the safe deposit
OF the savings OF the people, and to facilitate
With Thomas Jefferson. we declare the land,
inalienable heritage Of the people: The govern
ment should SO act as to secure homes for the
homestead policy should be enforced and future
settlers settlers upon the public domain should b
under existing laws should have their homestead
Transportation being a means Of exchange
and public necessity, the government should
Of the people and on non-partisan basis, to the
end that all may be accorded the same treatment
and political power now exercised by the great
railroad corporations, which result in the I'm
rights and personal liberties OF the citizen, may
be destroyed Such ownership is to be accom-
plished in manner consistent with sound public
policy.
Trusts, the overshadowing evil of the age are
ship and control Of the three great instruments
Of commerce-mOney transportation and the
OF az OF IN i Which
and which our forefathers declared in the con-
stitution should be controlled by, the people
The one remedy for the trusts is that the owner
ship and control @ be, be assumed and exercised BY
on goods controlled by trust shall be abolished.
To cope. with the trust evil the. people must
act directly without the Intervention Of repre-
sentatives who may be controlled or influenced.
We therefore demand direct legislation, giving
the people the law-making and veto power un-
der the initiative and referendum. majority
of the people can never be corruptly Influenced.
Applauding the valor of our army and navy
in the Spanish war, denounce the conduct
OF the administration in changing a for
Of the administration in the Philippines is in
conflict with all the precedents OF our national
ence, the constitution and the plain precepts OF
humanity. Murder and arson have been our
only to establish a free government in their own
land. We demand a stoppage Of this war OF ex-
Of indenendence under a stable @ rovernment -
The declaration Of Independence, the constitu-
tion and the American flag are one and in
81 ire Isia nd of RQEtQ Rico is naF
1evying special and extraordinary customs duties
tration has violated the constitution. abandoned
the fundamental principles OF American liberty
Of eur that there should be no
tion without representation.
Out of the imperialism which would force an
undesired domination on the people of the Phil
ppines springs the un-American cry for a large
standing army Nothing in the character "a or
the plain lesson of history and putting our
liberties in jeopardy by assuming the burden Of
mitarism, which is crushing the people of the
old world We denounce the administration for
its sinister efforts to substitute standing army
for the citizen soldiery, which is the best safe
guard of the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers OF South Africa
otic struggle for the right Of self-government,
and we are unalterably opposed to any alliance.
any other nation that will tend to the destruc-
tion Of human liberty:
And further manifestation Of imperialism
is to be found in the mining districts Of Idaho.
In the Occur DAlene soldiers have been used
sure ef industrai ndependenee And We de-
nounce the state government Of Idaho and the
Of e to The civil ss
of the people, and to enforce an Infamous per-
init system which denies to r. their In
their manhood and their right before being per-
mitted to seek employment. :
is notoreus and violation Of
federal government shall take cognizance OF this
menacing evil and repress it under existing laws.
We further pledge ourselves to strive for the
enactment of more stringent laws for the ex-
clusion OF Mongolian and Malayan immigration.
utilities and declare that the advantages which
have accrued to the people under that system
extension to natural interstate monopolies
We denounce the practice Of issuing injunc-
lions which not criminal when performed by
individuals and demand legislation to restrain
We demand that United States senator's and
~ direct vote Of the people
Believing that the elective franchise and un-
If, for and by the people the Peoples party
condemns the wholesale system OF disfranchise-
'ome 1 states Il as SUI unrepubican and undemocratic.
And we declare 1t to be the duty Of the several
fu free and fair ballot and an a
count.
District Of Columbia, and the early admission Of
he territories states
We denouncs the expensive a red tape system
ay and criminal evasion Of the statutes, in
t q and dne oe and % de-
aw, and the ful1llment by the nation OF its
veterans.
The Coming Nation.
Is a 28-column weekly family Social
st newspaper, containing the follow
ng departments: Weekly News Rec
)rd, Editorial, Woman's Department |
by the Women OF Ruskin), Industrial |
Childrens Department, |
Articles from the bright |
st reformers of the U. S., and last
,ut not least-The Colony Notes. This |
,aper is printed by the people who
,wn 1.-THE famous Ruskin Colony, Of |
2uskin, Ware county, Ga. The town |
Il Ruskin. its factories, immense
printing Office, store, schools, library,
lwellings, hotel, farm, garden, steam
aundry. ETC., are all owned collectively |
" the people who built, operate,
,leared and occupy them. Usually |
aboring men produce these things and
he other fellow owns them. Do you |
want to read the paper they have been
printing for the past six years? II so.
lere's your chance. We will send
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