The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Peoples Platform.

held at Huron, ;. ". 'uuc -,
The peoples partyof South DAKOTA
in convention assembled reafirm the
principles Of the peoples party as ex-
messed in the national platform adopt-
ed at Sioux Falls in 1860, and express
our faith in the matches leadership
of Americas greatest living states
man. the Hon. VIM. j. Brayn.
We congratulate the peoples party
on the splendid campaigno OF education
conducted by them in the past, ana
we point To The result of their Work
in the adoption Of a large part OF our
principles by the democratic party
and the forcingsaf a part oflhem into
the republican PLATFORMS; and declire
our belief that our principles are
stronger to day than ever before, ana
that our triumphis sure in the near
future.
We denounce the national admins
tration inits refusalt to extend sympa-
thy to the South African republics IN
their strusg gle for independence, ana
we deplore the fact that special en-
yoy has been sent to the cornation OF
the English monarch: we are opposed
toall recognition of claims OF ROYALTY
other than those imposed by inter
national comfy.
We deplore the assassination OF
President Mckinley, and express our
adherence of anarchy or violence IN.
any form as opposed to the tenets OF
morality and the interests Of ciylll-
zation.
We are unalterably opposed to a
war of conquest and we demand that
an independant government be given
to the Philippine people as has already
been given to Cuba.
We are in favor of the election OF
our United States senators by direct
vote of the people.
We denounce the Efforts made by
the p%lutocracy to pass the ship SUBJ
sidy bill for the purpose of robbing
the people of the United States Of
one hundred and eighty million dollars
to enrich the wealthy ship owners,
and we express our condemnation OF
the policy of the senators Of South
Dakota who voted in favor Of the
measure, thus disappearing the
people of South Dakota.
We endorse the policy Of reciprocity
for the relief of Cuba is pledged by
President Mckinley, and advocated
by PresidentSR~ Roosevelt, and we point
with shame to the fact that our ma
tional representatives in the United
Estates senate have made the violation
Of our sacred promices possible,
We condem the Fowler bill the pur-
pose Of which is to retire all govern
ment money, redeem silver and god
and. make for the United States 9 ma
tional bank asset currency.
We declare that the greatest issues
before the American people today is
the control of all our industries, our
courts and the government itself by
trusts, and we point to the absolute
inability of the republican party to
cope with this question, and we ad.
vocate the placing Of all articles pro
duced or controlled by trusts for the
purpose of enhancing the price, on tie
free list, and we demand the enforce
ment of all laws, both civil and Grim
inal, against trusts.
We condem the ex ravagance of the
state administration which has added
J for hundred thousand dollars of inter
!, est-bearing state debt during the pas
year and a half, and we advocate thu
return to economy and lower taxes.
The right of every citizen to cas-
his vote as his conscience dictates, an,
to have his vote honestly counted, j
j one or the most sacred rights Of citi
zenship, and we denounce the lay
! passed by a republican legislature AM
and approved by a republican COVER
nor prohibiting the name Of a CAM
date to appear more than once on
ballot as an attempt to abridge suc1
rights for partisan purposes.
We denounce the republican part,
of the state for passing the law pro
yiding for the election OF. county com
missioners by the county at large, thu
denying the minority party in eac1
; county from any representation what
ever andgiving unlimitedopportunit
for partisan jobbery.
We denounce the action OF the 81
preme court of this state for its par
tisan decisions whereby it arbitraril;
nulifies the plain provisions of on
state constitution relative to the in