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Its adherence TO the fundamental priucfpX
proclaimed in It's two prior platforms. al
calls upon all who desire to avert the 81
version OF free institutions by corporate 4
imperiaiistic power. TO unite with it In brir<
ing the government back the ideals q
washington. Jefferson, jackson and LincoIH
ltextends to its allies in the struggle for ~
financial and enconomic freedom assuraf 4 :
of its loyalty to the principles which ali
mate the allied forces and the promise
honest and hearty cooperation In every Gu d.
for their success. To the people of the Until
ed States we offer this platform as the express
sionof our unaiterable convictions.
Resolved, That we denouuce the act OF
March IA. 1900, as the elimination of long
series Of conspiracies to deprive the people
OF their constitutional rights over the money
OF the nation and relegate to gigantic mon8
ey trust the control OF the finances and, hence
of the people. We denounce this act, frst,z4
for making all money obligations, domestio4
and foreign, payable in gold coin or lite
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
a time of war and presenting 1t at pre- mium
TO Dondhulders 10 accomplish the re funding
OF bonds not due: fourth, for doubling the
capital OF bankers by returning to thcm the
face value OF tneir bonus in current money
notes. so thar they may draw one interest
from the government and another from the
people; NTH, for allowing banks to expand
and contract their circulation at pleasure,
thus controlling prices or all products; sixth,
for authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to issue new gold bonds TO an unlimited
AmDllnt whenever n
plenlsh the gold hoSrd, thus enabling Insurers
to secure more bonds and more hank curren-
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, tn ere
by creating an'endloss ch ain, "or perpetualiy
adding to perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenback In order to force
the people to borrow $346,o0o,000 from the
banks, at an annual cost of over $1,000 600.
While barring out the money OF the conStitu-
ton, this law opens the printin g nints of the
money, to enrichthe few and i'm poverish the
many. Wc pledge anew the Peoples party,
financial conspiracy is blotted from The stat
ute books. and Lincoln greenback restored,
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
We reaffrm the demand for the reopen
ing OF the mints of the United States to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
mt the present legal ratio of 10 to l, the Inn
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-
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 stable money market
and stable price level.
We demand a graduated income anohin-
heritance tax. to the end that appregated
wealth shall bear its just proportion or taxa
ton.
established by the government for the safe do
post OF the savings of the people and to ia
ciiitate exchange.
With Thomas Jefferson. we declare tho
land, including all natural sources of wealth,
the fnalieuable 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 ali who have paid an acreage price to
the government under existing laws should
have their homestead rights restored.
Transportation being q means OF change
should own and operate the railroads in the
interest of the people and on non-partisau
basis, to the end that all may be accorded the
| same treatment IN transportation and that
the extortioD, tyranny, and political power
now exercised by the great railroad GOrpOra-
tons, 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 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, Transports
| ton, and the means of transmission of fnfor
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 or, goods con
| trolled by q 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
| fuenced. We therefore, demand direct legis
| lation. giving the people the law-making and
veto power under the Initiative aud referen.
dunn. majority of the people can never be
corruptly influenced.
Appauding the yalor of our army and
| navy in the Spanish war. we dcnounce thF
conduct of the administration in changing 4
war ;or humanity into a war for conquest
The action of the administration in the Philip
pines is in conflict with all the precedeute of
our national life. at war with the declaration
of independence. the constitution and the
plain prece; IS of humanity. Muir 1er and ar
son have been our response to the appeals a
the people, w.ho usked only to establish a free
government fh their own land. We demand q
stoppage Of this war OF DETERMINATION. by the
assure ace II HE Philippines of Independence
and protection under stable government OF
| their own creation.
The declaration OF Independence the con
stitutioD and the American flag are one and
inscparable. The Island of Porto Rico Is 4
part OF the territory of the United Suites and
Gu4fQmr
dues on the commerce OF that island, the ad
TDinistration has violated the constitution
abandoned the fundamental principles oil
American liberty and has striyen to give the
lie to the contention Of our forefathcrs thai
there should be no taxation without rep
reeentatiOn.
Out of the imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination ON the people OF
the philippines. springs the un- American cir
for a large standing army. Nothing in the
character or purposes OF our people jusfines
us in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
Stunning the burden Of miliiarism, which
Is crushing the people of the old world. We
denounce the administration for its sinis
ter efforts to substitute standing army
for the citizen soIdiery which is the besi
safeguard for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers of South Al
rfca our sy mpathy and moral support in thes,
patriotic struggle for the right of self govern
mcnt. We are unelterebly opposed to aIiiaDc
es open or covert, between the United
States and any other nation, that tend to tho
destruction of human liberty.
And q further manifestation of imperini.
ism IS to be found in the mining districts of
Idaho. In the Occur d AIene district soldiers
for measure OF Industrial Independence and
we denounce the state government OF Idaho
and the federal government TO abridRe
the civil rights OF the people and to enforce
an infamous permit system which denies to
inDOrcrs their inherent liberty and compeIe
them TO forswear their manhood and their
right before being permitted to seek empioy-
ment.
The importation of Japanese and other In
borers under contract to serve .monopoisstic
corporations is a notorious and fragrant viola
lion OF the immiRI laws. We demand
that the feleral government shall take coxni-
zance OF this rDenacing evil and reprcss IL ufi-
der existing laws We further pledge our