Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-13
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n convention assembled, congratulating ftn
supporters on the wide extension of its prin-
ciples in ali directions, does hereby reafnrm
It's adherence to the fundamental principles
in its two prior platforms, and
calls upon all who desire to avert the sub
version OF free institutions by corporate and
power. to unite with it in bring.
ing the government back to tho ideals of
Washington. Jefferson. jackson and Lincoln.
IL 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
for their success. To the people of the Unit
ed States We offer this platform as the express
sion of our unalterable 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 the money
OF 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 all money obligations. domestic
ana 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 $50.0OO,O 600 In .
al time or war and presenting it at a premium
to bondholders to accomplish the refundinR
OF bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the
capital OF bankers by returning to them the
race value or tnelr BONDS in current money
notes, SO tnaf they may draw one in terest
from the government and another from the
people; hftii, for allowing banks to expand
ana contract their circulation at pleasure
mus 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 il necessary to re-
penish the gold hoard, thus enabling uSurers
to secure more bonds and more bank curren.
cy by drawing gold from the treasury, tn ere
by creating an"endless chain. or perpetually
ADDING TO perpetual debt; seventh, for
striking down the greenhack in order to force
the people To borrow $3i6,000,0O0 from the
banks, ut an annual cost of over $50 600 OOO
While barring out the money of the cOnstitu.
ton, this law opens the printing mints of the
treasury to the free coinage of bank paper
money, 10 enrich the few and i'm poveriSh the
many. We 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
Inc 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 /, 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,
1901. and prior national banking laws. the re-
naming portion of the bank notes to be re.
placed with full legal tender government mn.
per money and its volume so controlled as to
maintain at all times a 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 hanks he
by the government for the safe do
post of the savings of the people and to ia.
ciltate exchange.
With Thomas jefferson we declare tim
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 means of change
and public necessity, the governments
should own and operate the railroads in the
interest of the people and on a 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
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 infor-
nation; which instruments of commerce are
public functions and which our forefather
declared in the constitution should be con.
trolled by the people through their congress.
fhsln o..
the trusts is that the ownership and control
be assumed and exercised by the people. We
trolled by q trust should be abolished
To cope with. the trust evil, the peopIs
must act directly, without the Intervention OF
representatives who may be controlled or in
huenced We therefore, demand direct legis-
lation, giving the people the law-makiug and
veto power under the Initiative and referen-
DUN. majority of the people can nevar n.
influenced.
Applauding the valOr of our army and
navy in the Spanish war, we denouuce the
conduct of the administration in changing n
war fOr humanity into a war for CONQUEST
The action of the administration in the Philip
pines is in conflict with all the precedepts OF
our national life, at war with the declaration
of independence. the constitution and tho
plain preceLts of humanity. Muir der and Ar.
son have been our response TO the appeals Of
the people. who asked only to establish free
government in their own land. We demand n
stoppage OF this var of determination by the
assuraHce to the Philippines of Independence
and protection under q sta BILE government of
The declaration Of Independence tho ron.
sfnution and the American flag are one and
inseparabe. The Island of Porto Rico Is 4
part OF the territory of the United States and
by ievy1pR special and extraordinary custOma
dues on the commerce of that island the adj.
mlnlstration has violated the constitution
abandoned the fundamental principles of
American liberty and has striven to give the
lie to the contention of our forefathers that
there should be no taxation without rep
resentation.
Out of the Imperialism which would forca
the Philippines. springs the un "A merIcan CIV
Tor large standing army. Nothing in the
character or purposes of our people 1ustifes
us ID ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties in jeopardy By as
Stunning the burden of miIitarism, which
IS crushing the people OF the old world. We
aenounce the administration tor it's SIMS
ter efforts to substitute a standing army
for the citizen soidiery which is the best
safeguard for the republic.
We extend to the brave Beers of South Az
rlca our sympathy and moral support in their
patriotic struggle TOR the right of self. goyern-
ment. We are unalterably opposed to alliance
e.. open or covert. between the. United
of human liberty
And Il further manifestation of jmperiaI.
ism is TO be found in the mining districts OF
Idaho. In the Occur d. Alene district soldier
have been used to oyerawe miners striving
for a measure of industrial independence and
we denounce the state government of Idaho
and the federal government TO ahridge
the civil rights of the peop,e and to enforcc
an infamous permit system which depies 70
laborers their inherent liberty and compeIa
them TO forswear their manhood and their
right before being permitted to seek employ.
ment.
The importation of Japanese and other In.
oorers under contract to serve monopolIstic
corporations Is notorious and fragrant VIOLA
ton of tho immigration laws. We demand
that the federa' government shall take cogni-