Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
ANTI-FUSION POPULISTS.
Proceedings Of the National Conven-
tlon at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, May 10.-The anti-fusion
| populist convention was called to order
| by National Chairman Deaver OF Ne
braslsa. Occupying the delegates
seats were 40 men and women. After
Chairman beavers address Former
Congressman Howard of Alabama,
temporary chairman, delivered his adj.
dress. Col. Peck of Georgia was made
permanent chairman and Ex-Governor
Waite of Colorado vice chairman.
CINCINNATI, May 1l.-At yesterday S
session of the anti-fusion populist
national convention the following
| platform was adopted:
The peoples party of the United States, as.
scmblcd In national convention, this 10Th day
| OF Nav, 1900 Affirming our unsbaken belief In
the cardinal tenetS OF the peoples party as set
| forth in the Omaha platform, and pledging our
selves anew TO continued advocacy OF these
grand principles OF human liberty until right
shall triumph over might and love over greed,
do adopt and proclaim this declaration OF faith:
We demand an initiative and referendum and
imperative mandate for such changes OF exist
ing fundamental and statute law aS Will enable
the people in their sovereign capacity to pro.
pose and compel enactment OF such laws NJ
they desire: 10 reject such as they deem iniur.
ious To their interests and to recall unfaithful
public servants.
We demand public ownership and operation
| OF those means OF communication. Transports.
| ton and production which people may EJECT,
such as railroads, telegraph and telephone,
| coal mines etc.
Land including all natural sources OF wealth,
| Is the heritage of the people and should not be
monopoliZed for speculative purposes, ana allen
| ownership OF land should be prohibited. All
! land now held by railroads and other corpora
| tionS In excess Of their 'tua needs, and all
| lands now owned by aliens should be reclaime l
! b. the COVE nment and held for actual settlers
| only.
Scientific and absolute paper money, based up
on the entire wealth and population OF the ma
| ton, not redeemable In any specific commCd ~
but made full legal tender for all debts, and re
! ceivable for all taxes and public dues and i
| sued by the government only, without inter,
yention OF banks. and in sufficient quantity &c
meet the demands OF commerce IL the best
| currency that can he devised; but until such
| financial system Is secured. which We shall
press for adoption, We favor free and unlimited
coinage OF both silver and gold at the legal
| ratio OF l6 OIL We demand the levy and col.
| lection OF q graduated tax on incomes and in
heritanceS and.a constitutional amendment 10
secure the same II necessary We demand the
election OF the president, vice president fedora
Judges aud United States senators by direct
vote OF the people.
contention between the old parties on the mo.
nopoly question sham battle and no solution
| OF this mighty problem is possible without the
| adoption OF the principles OF public ownership
| OF public utilities.
Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania,
was nominated for president and
| Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, was
nominated for vice president.