Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-23

10 aonefoncc Uo tho fundamental principles
in its two prior platforms. and
calls upon all who desire to avert the sub
version OF free institutions by corporate and
lmperialistic power. to unite with II in bring
ing the government back to the ideals Of
Jefferson, jackson and Lincoln.
lt extends to It's 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 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 II, 1900. as the elimination of q long
series of conspiracies to deprive the people
OF their constitutional rights over the money
OF the nation and relegate to a gigantic mon
ey trust the control OF the finances, and, hence
Oh the people. We denounce this act, first,
Tor 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 600 in q
time of war and presenting it at q premium
to bondholders to accomplish the refundinr
of bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital OF bankers by returning to them the
notes. so that they may draw one in teresr
from the government and another from the
people; NTH, for allowing banks to expand
and contract their circulation at pleasurr
thus controlling prices OF ali products: sirth
for authorizing the secretary of the treasury
TO issue new gold bonds to an unlimited
amount whenever he deems il necessary to re-
plentsh the gold hoard, thus enabling Insurers
to secure more bonds and more hank curren.
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, III ere
by creating an"endless chain, 'or perpetualIy
adding to a perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenback in order to force
the people to borrow S346, 100000 from the
tW.i at an annual cost OF over s20.0O000O.
While barring out the money of the coustitu.
ton, this law opens the printin mints of the
treasury to the free coinage of bank paper
money, to enrich the few and i'm poyerish the
many We pledge anew the Peoples party,
never to cease the agitation until this eighth
financial conspiracy is blotted from the stat
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
forever retired.
We reaffirm 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 /, the i'm.
mediate increase in the volume of silver coins
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.
manning 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 a stable money market
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 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 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
and public necessity, the governments
should own and operate the railroads in the
interest of the people and on q 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-
tions, which result in the impairment, II not
the destruction of the political rights and per
sonal liberties of the citizen, may be destroy
ed. Such ownership is to be accom- pliShed 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 infor-
nation; which instruments of commerce are
public functions and which our forefathers
declared in the constitution should be con-
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-
lQd nv q frI1S al ntrld ho abalS
To cope with the trust evil, the peopIe
must act directly, without the Intervention of
representatives who may be controlled or iu-
fuenced. We therefore, demand direct leRts-
latiOn, giving the people the law-making and
veto power under the Initiative aud referep-
dunn. a majority of the people can never h
corruptly influenced.
Applauding the valor of our army and
navy in the Spanish war, we denouDra the
conduct of the administra ton in che ooi,s =
TSe ,0 ctian s 1h unto war for
pines is in conflict with all the Or ecedents ~
our national life, at war with tb q decIe 70 t,on
OF iindependence' the constit ution and the
son have been our response to the Appeals of
the people. who asked only to establisb a free
government In their own land. We demand .
stoppage OF this war OF determination. by the
assurance to the Philippines of indencndencs
and protection under stable goycrnment of
their own creation. "
The declaration of independence. the con.
stitution and the American flag are one and
inseparable. The Island of Porto Riro "a
part OF the territory of the United States and
by levy1Dg special and extraordinary custOms
dues on the commerce OF that island. the ad-
minIstration has violated the consfifntion
abandoned the fundamental principles of
American liberty and has striyen to five fhs
lie to the contention of our forefathers that
there should be no taxation without rem
resentatiOn.
Out OF the Imperialism which would force.
an undesirable domination on the people OF
M A
for large standing army. Nothing fn the.
or purposes of our people jIIsfffIos
US In ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties In jeopardy nv a.
Stunning the burden OF militarisin. Which
Is crushing the people Of the old world. Wa
aenounce the administration for it's SIMS
t se EFFORTS enc 80 10 substitute standing army
for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers OF Sout,o 40
rlca our sympathy and moral support ia their
struggle TOR the right Of self-royern.
nent. We are unalterably opposed 70 aIIisnc.
es, open or covert. between the IJnited
states and any other nation. that tend to the
destruction OF human liberty.
AND further manifestation Of fnn.~,,
sm is to be found in the mining districc ia ~
IDAHO. In the Occur d. Alene district ~ idieps
Tor q measure of Industrial indeDend... seisins
We denounce the state government 81 ah
ind the FEDERAL government To abrtdee
me , Gisl1 fgnts OF inc people and to enforce
aborers their inherent liberty ana conr.Io
hem 10 forswear their manb ood ard tSss.
.ignt before being permitted TO seek emnIoy.-
The importation OF Japanese and otbar Ia
sorTratinn ., contract TO serve monopoistlc
,o OF OF i is notorious and fiagrant Viola
ION oi tne immigration laws We demand
nat the FEDERAL government shall raj rcs..,s
,ance OF TINS menacing evil and repress n nm.
,eT EXISTING ~ Laws We further pledge our
stringent laws for tho Yol,,.s< - ~ INTO