Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-01
poruI1sr NATIONAL pLArToHn.

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its adherence to the fundamental principles
proclaimed In It's two prior platforms, and
calls upon all who desire to avert The sub
version of free institutions by corporate sud
imperialistic power. to unite with IL In bring
ing the government back to the ideals OF
Washington. Jefferson. jackson and Lincoln.
1t extends to its allies ia the struggle for tho
financial and enconomic freedom assurance
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 unaiterable convictions.
Resolved, That we denounce the act OF
March IA, 1900, as the culmination of a long
series of conspiractes 10 deprive the people
of their constitutional rights over the money
OF the nation and relegate TO n gigantic mon-
ey trust the control OF the finances and, hence
OF the people. We denounce this act, nrst,
for making all money obligations. domestic
and foreign, payable in gold coin or, its
equivalent, thus enormously increasing the
burdens of the debtors and enrlching 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 $j0.OO0,OOO In q
time OF war and presenting IL at q premium
to bondhulderS to accomplish the re funding
of bonds NOT due; fourth, for doubling the
capital of bankers by returning to them the
face value of tneir bonus in current money
notes, so that they may draw one In tereet
from the government and another from the
people; hfth, for allowing banks to expand
thus controlling prices OF all products; ak III.
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 more bonds and more bank curren-
ey by drawing gold from the treasury. there
by creating an endless hahn, )" or perpetually
adding to perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenbsck in order to force
the people to borrow 1916, 100000 from the
banks at an annual cost of over 80, 1000 OOO
While barring out the money of the constitu-
ton, this law opens the printing mints of the
money, to enrich the few and i'm poverish the
many. Wc pledge anew the Peoples party.
never to cease the agitation until this eighth
financial onspiracy is blOtted from the stat
ute books, and Lincoln green back restored.
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
We reafIirm the demand for the reopen.
| Ing of the mints of the United States to the
] free and unlimited coiuagc of silver and gold
mediate increase in the volume of silver coins
and certificates thus created to be substitute
ed, dollar for dollar, for the bank notes
| special privilege granted by law OF March IA.
| 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 it's volume so CONTROLLED as to
maintain at all times a stable money market
and a stable price level
We demand a graduated income and In
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 de-
post of the savings of the people and to ia
| cilitate exchange.
With Thomas Jefferson docloro th..
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 q 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 the
basis, to the end that ali may be accorded the
| same treatment in transportation and thst
| the extorti0n, tyranny, and political power
| tions, which result In the impairment, If not
the destruction of the political rights and per-
sonai liberties of the citizen. may be destroy
| ed. Such ownership is to be accomplished in
| 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, transporta-
| ton, and the means OF transmission Of fnfor.
nation: which instruments of commerce are
/ public functions and which our forefathers
| declared iufhe 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 aud 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 peop,e
must act directly, without the Intervention of
| representatives who may be controlled or i'm
HIlo w fhnR for. 1n~~~A u
latiOn, giving the people the law-making and
veto power under tue initiative aud refereu-
dunn. majority OF the people can never be
Appaudiug the valOr of our army and
navy in the Spanish war, we denounce the
conduct of the ADMINISTERS ton in Changing a
war FOR humanity into a war for conquest
The action of the administration i'm the Philip
pines Isl conflict with all the precedents OF
our NATIONAL life, at war with the declaration
of independence. the constitution and the
plain precslts of humanity. Muir Ter and ar
son have been our response to the appeals Of
government in their own land. We demsud a
stoppage Of this war of determination. blythe
assuraHcc ia the Philippines Of undergraduates
and protection under q stable government of
their own creation.
The declaration of independence. the con-
etitution and the American flag are one and
inseparable. The Island of Porto Rico Is q
part of the territory of the United States and
by levyinR special and extraordinary customs
dues on the commerce of that island. the nd.
min1stration has violated the constitution
abandoned the fundamental principles of
American liberty and has striven to give the
lie to the contention OF our forefathers 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 "A merean ciy
for large standing army. Nothing in the
character or purposes of our people justfncs
us in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties In jeopardy by as.
Stunning the burden Of milifarism which
Is crushing the people OF the old world. We
cenounce the administration for fts siufs.
ter efforts to substitute u standing army
for the citizen soldiery which Is the best
safeguard for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers Of South AT.
patriotic struggle Tor the right of self govern
menr. We are unalterabiy opposed to aIlianc-
es, open or covert, between the United
States and any other nation. that tend To tbe
destruction of human liberty.
And a further manifestation of imperial
ism IS to be found in the mining dietricts OF
Idaho. In the Occur d Alene district soldiers
have been used to oyerawe miners striving
for measure Of industrial Independence ana
and the federal government to abrfdRe
the civil rights of the peopse and TO enforce
an infamous permit system which denies TO
Iaborers their Inherent liberty and compele
them 10 forswear their manhood and their
right before being permitted to seek employ
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The importation of Japanese and other Ia
borers under contract TO serve ulOp0polistfo
corporations Is a notorious and fragrant VIOLA
that the federal government shall take cogui-
lance of this meQacfug mr. rporfaa