The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-04
REFORMERS ADOPT NAME
CALL THEMSELVES THE CALLED
PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES"
New Political Organization, with Old
Time Populists i'm the ID
Declaration of Principles.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 3.-Under the
name of the Allied Peoples Party of the
United States a new political organization
was formed here to-day, composed OF re-
form elements opposed to the Democratic
and Republican parties. The platform OF
the new organization embodies the platform
adopted at the conference held in Kansas
City last September, when a call for a
convention was issued Ito unite reform
forces against plutocracy." 1t reafiirms
the spirit of the declaration of principles
adopted at the national conventions of the
Peoples party in St. Louis, Omaha and
Cincinnati, and the demand for the initia-
tive and referendum and the government
ownership of all public utilities are its
principal planks. 1t demands that land
including all natural resources, the her
itage of the people, shall not be monopo-
lized for speculative purposes, and that
alien ownership shall be prohibited; that
all lands now held by railroads and other
corporations, with excess of their needs,
or by aliens, shall be reclaimed and held
for actual settlers only; that money shall
be based upon the entire wealth of the
people of the Nation, and not redeemable
in any specific commodity, but shall be full
GcSdl LtHQST IOT All QGDlS, private III pun
lie, to be issued by the government only,
and without the Intervention of individuals
and corporations, sufficient in quantity TO
meet the requirements of commerce.; that
taxation be just and natural; that the Pres
ident, Vice President, federal judges and
senator's be elected by the people; that a
Cabinet office of the Department of Labor
and Equitable Arbitration be established;
that postal savings banks be established,
and that such constitutional amendments
be passed as may put the above laws In
effect.
While the Peoples party, the Fusion
Populists, the Socialists, the Referendum
League, the Union Labor party, Public
Ownership Party of st. Louis, the Prohibi-
ton party and the United Christian party
were represented on the floor of the con-
vention by accredited or by volunteer dele
gates, only two national organizations, the
Peoples party and the Public Ownership
party, had given their delegates any au-
thority to form an alliance. 1t is the hope,
however, of the Allied Peoples party that
other reform forces Will later decide TO
unite with the new organization.
The convention was practically domin-
ated by the Peoples party. AT times dis
cussions of a lively nature took place
alAQ III q I'LL IL S0DA0 as NACae NlS
movement was about to fail owing TO un-
Willingness of a number of the Peoples
party delegates to make any concessions
to the other reform forces present Under
the plan of organization adopted the ma
tional committee of the Peoples party,
with 10 A. Parker as its chairman, will
remain intact with the addition of three
more members from Missouri, who will
have one-half a vote apiece until the
next national convention, this being a con-
cession to the reform forces of that State.
| This committee will have mower TO call a
national convention and its headquarters
will be situated wherever the chairman
desires, except three months before an
election, when they will be in st. Louis.
The national will be composed
of three members from each State and
Territory and an executive of
seven will be selected from the country at
large every four years at a national con-
vention. The basis of representation will
be five delegates at large from every State
and Territory and one additional dele
gate for every 1000 voters, based on the
vote at the preceding national election.
Delegate Walters, of indianapolis, offered
a resolution condemning third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden for his alleged
discrimination against the reform papers.
This was sidetracked.
An attempt was then made to change the
phraseology of the financial plank and a
substitute was offered for the entire plat
form by s. w. Williams, of Indiana, to
the effect that the convention had no au-
thority or disposition to change or amend
the national Peoples party platform, as
no natlOnai organizations except IndJ DOuy
were represented. The substitute further
suggested that the platform of the Peo-
pies party adopted at Cincinnati in 1900
be reaffirmed and that the convention adj
here to this platform until the next ma
tional Peoples party convention In 1904.
This substitute caused considerable discus
sion and created much excitement.
A recess was then taken to allow those
delegates who were opposed TO the original
platform and who favored the substitute
proposed by L. b. Williams, of Indiana, to
| confer in order that an 2QrpQmanf might
be reached. When those delegates returned
to the hall Mr. Williams, acting as spokes-
man for MS SIDE, presented a substitute Tor
the report of the platform committee, as
well az for his former resolution, advo-
eating the adoption of the preamble OF the
original platform, together will the plat
form of the allied forces adopted at Kan
sas City, which is practically the same as
that originally recommended by the plat
form committee, and further recommending
the reaf1rmation OF the spirit OF the st.
Louis, Omaha and Cincinnati platforms Of
the Peoples party. After a lively discus
sion this substitute was accepted and was
then adopted by an overwhelming vote as
the platform of the new party. Mr.. VIII
liams then recommended that the new or
ganization be called the Allied Peoples
party; that the present national committee
of the Peoples party with it's present Off
GERS should continue and should have sole
power to call the national nominating con-
vention in 1904; that three members should
be appointed Immediately by Chairman
Parker from the State of Missouri, making
a total of six members from Missouri, each
member having half a vote. This report
was also adopted by a big majority.
A resolution was passed condemning the
action of Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Madden for alleged discrimination
against reform papers and asking for his
dismissal. Another resolution adopted
urged that the member of the Allied Peo-
pies party demand the union label on all
goods purchased by them.
The report of the committee on party or
ganization providing for a national and
an executive committee and representation
at national conventions was then adopted.
and the convention adjourned sine die after
resolutions of regret at the death of former
Governor Waite, of Colorado. had been
adopted.
The differences between the platform
adopted by the convention and that recon-
mended by the platform committee are
very slight In the platform adopted the
demand for the initiative and referendum is
found in both the preamble and platform.
In the plank on money the platform
adopted favors scientific money based upon
the entire wealth of the people of the Ma
ton and not redeemable in any specific
commodity, but TO be legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and 10 be issued
by the government only and without the
Intervention of banks, sufficient I'm quantity
to meet the requirements Of commerce.
There are no other differences.
REAL MEAN STUDENTS.