Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

proclaimed in its two prior platforms, and
calls upon all who desire to avert the sub
version of free institutions by corporate and
imperialistic power. to unite with it in bring
ing the government back to the ideals of
Washington. Jefferson, jackson and Lincoln.
1t extends to its allies in the struggle for the
financial and enconomic freedom assurance
of its loyalty to the principles which ami
mate the allied forces aud the promise OF
honest and hearty corporation in every effort
for their success. To the people of The Unit
ed States we offer this platform as she exprcs-
sion of our unalterable convictions.
Resolved, That we denounce the act of
March IA. 1900, as the elimination of q long
series OF conspiracies to deprive the people
OF their constitutional rights over tho money
OF The nation and relegate to gigantic mon.
ey trust the control of the finances, and hence
of the people. We denounce this act, first,
for making all money obligations, domestic
and foreign, payable in gold coin or its
equivalent, thus enormously increasing the
burdens of the debtors and eurlching 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 900 In .
time of war and presenting it at a premium
to bondhulders TO accomplish the re fundinR
OF bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital OF bankers by returning TO them the
face value of their bOnus i'm current monay
no tes so that they may draw one in tereet
from the government and another from the
people; tftli, for allowing banks to expand
and contract their circulation at 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 re-
pleniSh the gold hoard, thus enabling usurers
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, III ere
10y creating an"endless chain, "or perpetually
adding TO perpetual debt; seventh, for
str1ki ng down the green back in order to force
the people 10 borrow S346, 100000 from the
banks at an annual cost of over 81. OO0, 600.
While barring out the money of the constitu-
ton. this law opens the printin z mints of the
treasury to the free coinage of bank paper
money, to enrich the few aud i'm poyerish the
many. Wo pledge anew the Peoples party,
never to cease the agitation until this eighth
financial conspiracy is blotted from the stat
ute books, and Lincoln greenback restored,
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
forever retired
We reafirm the demand for the reopen.
Ing of the mints of the United States TO the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of 16 to l, the i'm
mediate increase in the volume Of silver coins
and certificates thus created to be substitute
ed, dollar for dollar, for the bank notes
issued by the private corporations under
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 its volume SO controlled as to
maintain at all times Il stable money market
and stable price level
| We demand 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 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
government should SO act as to secure homes
Tor the people and prevent land monopoly.
me original homestead policy should be en-.
forced and future settlers on the public do.
main should be entitled to free homestead.
while all who have paid an acreage price to
the government under existing laws should
have their homestead rights restored.
Transportation being means of change
ana Pmnne d necessity; the governments
interest of the people and on a 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
tons, which result in the impairment. If not
the destruction of the political RICH g and per-
sonal liberties of the citizen, may be destroy.
ed. Such ownership is to be accomplished in
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 infor.
nation; which instruments of commerce ara
| public functions and which our forefathers
declared in the constitution should be con-
trolied by the people through their congress-.
| for the public welfare. The one remedy for
the trusts is that the ownership and control
be assumed and exercised by the people. We
trolled by a trust should be abolished.
To cope with the trust evil, the people
must act directly, without the Intervention OF
| representatives who may be Controlled or in
huenced. We therefore, demand direct leRis-
latlon, giving the people the law-makng and
veto power under the Initiative aud refereu-
dunn. A majority of the people can never he
corruptly influenced.
Applaudng the valor of orr army .ra
navy In the Spanish war, we denounce the
conduct of the administration in Changing =
war FOR humanity into war for CONQUEST
The action of the administration in the Philip.
pines is in conflict with all the preoedepta or
our national life, at war with the Declaration
of independence. the constitution and fhe
plain precaLts of humanity. Muir der and ar.
the people, who asked only to establish a fra
government IN their own land. We demsnd a
stoppage OF this W T of determination. by the
and protection under stable government Of
their own creation.
The declaration of independence the CON.
stitution and the American flag are one ana
inseparable. The Island of Porto Rico IN =
part of the territory of the United States and
by ievying special and extraordinary customs
dues on the commerce of that island the ad.
minlstration has violated the cOnstifI,tto,,
aodhuoneu tne fundamental PRINCIPLES OF
American liberty and has striven to dive the
lie to the contention of our forefathere that
there should be no taxation without rem
resentation.
Out of the imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination on the people of
the Philippines, springs the un American CIV
Tor large standing army. Nothing in fhs
character or purposes of our people fueffffca
us in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties in jeopardy 6y as
Stunning the burden of militariem wbicI,
| Ia nrla 0f <~gl
oenounce the administration tor its sinfs
ter efforts to substitute Il standing army
Tor the citizen sOldiery which is the bost
safeguard for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers of South A.
r1ca our sympathy and moral support in their
patriotic struggle tor the right of If-goyern.
ment. We are unalterably opposed to alIian mo-
States and any other nation, that tend to fhe
destruction OF human liberty.
AND further manifestation of imperial.
ism IS TO be found in the mining districts ~
Idaho In the Occur d. Alene district soidje =
nave been used TO oyerawe miners strivinc-
Ior measure OF industrial independence and
we denounce the state government of idaho
and the federal government TO aeridpe
tue civil rights OF the people and In enforce.
an infamous permit system which denies ~
laborers their inherent liberty and compelS
them 10 forswear their manhood and fSe..
right before being permitted To seek emryH
ment. S-os-
The importation Of Japanese and oth =. 4,
borers under contract to serve monono,,.ta.
corporations 10 q notorious and fa0yanf y-;cia
tion OF tie immigration laws. We dom ma
that the feierai government shot, take cogns
1ance oil rms menAcing evil api repress n mn,
DER EXISTING laws We further pledge our.