Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16
roPUL1sr NATIONAL pLATronr.

ciples in all directions, does hereby reafnrm
its adherence to the fundamental principle.
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 tho 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 and the promise of
honest and hearty cooperation in every EFFORT
Tor their success. To the people ofthe Unit
ed States We offer this platform as the express
sion OF our unalterabie convictions.
Resolved. That we denounce the act of
March IA. 1900. as the elimination of a long
series OF conspiracies to deprive the people
OF their constitutional rights over tho money
or the nation and relegate to a gigantic mon
ey trust the control OF the finances and, hence
OF the people. We denounce this act, first,
for making ali money obligations, domestic
and foreign, payable in gold coin or Its
equivalent, thu. enormously increasing the
burdens or 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 inprob
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ing from the treasury over $5O,OOO.OOo In 4
time of war and presenting it Mt a pre MUM
to bondholders to accomplish the re funding
OF bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital OF bankers by returning to them the
face value OF their bonds in current money
notes. so that they may draw one I'm terces
from the government and another from the
people; hftlI, for allowing banks to CT pana
and contract their circulatioa at pfecsure
thus controlling prices OF all products; sixth
Tor authorizing the secretary of the treasury
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amount whenever he deems it necessary tn re-.
penisn the goiii hoard, thus enabling Insurers
to secure more bonds and more bank curren-
cy Dy drawing goi1 from the treasury, III ere-
by creating an'endless chain or perpetually
adding TO perpetual debt; seventh for
striking down the-greenbnck in order TO force
the people To borrow $346, 100000 from the
banks, at an annual cost of over 10000, OOO
Wnile barring out the money of the cOuStitu-
tion. this law opens the printing mints of the
treasury to the free coinage of bank paper
money, TO enrich the few and impoverish The
many. We pledge anew the Peoples party,
never to cease the agitation until this eighth
financial Cons piracy is blotted from the stat
ute books, and Lincoln greenback restored,
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
forever retired.
We reaffirm the demand for the reopeu-
ing of the mints of the United States TO the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of Is TO l, the i'm
mediate increase in the volume OF silver coins
and certificates thus created to be substitute
ed, dollar for dollar, fer the bank notes
issued by the private corporations under
special privilege granted by law OF March IA,
1909. 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 controlled as to
maintain at all times stable money market
and stable price level.
We demand graduated income and in
her1tance 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 the
land. including all natural sources of wealth,
the inalienable heritage OF the people The
government should so act as to secure homes
Tor 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 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 u means of change
and a public necessity. the government
should own and operate the railroads in the
interest OF the people and on non-partisan
basis, TO the end that all may be accorded tho
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 Is 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 cuiElination OF the private
ownership and control of the three great i'm
strumentS or commerce-money, tranSporta.
ton, and the means of Transmission of infor-
nation; which instruments of commerce ara
public functions and which our forefatbers
declared in the constitution should he com
trolled 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
further demand that all tariffs on goods con-
troiled by trust should be abolished
To cope with the trust evil, the peoplo
must act directly. without the Intervention of
representatives who may be controlled or in
Huenced. We therefore, demand direct legis-
lGtion, giving the people the aw-making and
veto power under the Initiative and referen-
dunn. A majority of the people can never bo
corruptly influenced.
Appauding the vaor OF our army and
navy in the.Spanish war; we denounca fbe
conduct of the administration in Changing n
war for hum nifty into q war for conouest
The action OF the administration in the Philip
pines is In conflict with all the precedents or
our national life, at war with the declaration
OF independence. the constitution and the
plain prece, Il NJ humanity. Muir Ter and ar
son nave been cur response to the appeals Of
the people. Dho asked only to establish a free
government in their own land. We demand q
stoppage OF tils War OF determination, by the
assurance u The Philippines OF Independence
and protection under stable government of
their own creation.
The declaration OF independence the com
stitution and the American flag are one and
inscparable The Island of Porto Rico "a =
part OF the territory OF the United States and
by levyiD2 special and extraordinary customs
dues on the commerce of that island the AL
n1nlstration has violated the constitution
abandoned the fundamental PRINCIPLES of
American liberty and has striven to give the
lie to the contention OF our forefatleYs that
there should be no taxation without rem
resentation.
Ont of the imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination on the people of
the philippines, springs the un.AmerIcau ctv
Tor large standing army. Nothing i'm tbe
character or purposes of our people justif1eS
us IN ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties il jeopardy by as
Stunning The burden of milifariem which
Is crushing the people OF the old world We
cenounce the administration for its SIMS
for the citizen sodiery which is the hest
safeguard for the republic.
We extend TO the brave Beers of South A.
ricti our sympathy and moral support i'm their
menl- We are unalterably opposed to ALLIANCE
es, open or covert, Between the limited
states ana any other nation, thattend to tho
destruction Of human liberty.
AND further manifestation of frnneriaI.
Ism is TO be found in the mining districts of
Idaho. IL the Occur d. Alene district soldiers
nave becn used 10 oycrawe miners striyiog
Tor measure CT industrial Independence eud
we denounce toe state government of Idaho
ana the federal government to abridpe
toe CYL rights OF the people aud to enforce
an infamous permit system which denies TO
laDorers fneir inherent liberty and compeIs
lHem 10 Iprswear their manhood and their
right before being permitted to seek EMPLOY
nent Pio'
The importation of Japanese and other Ia
oofers under contract 10 serve monopoIIstic
cDrpoTaaipns Is notorious and fragrant VIOLA
ton OF the immigration laws We demand
mat the federai government shall take copni-
lance OF TINS iIlenacin2 evil and repress il nm
Ger existing laws. We further pledge our