The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-31
Peoples Platform.

:, convention assembled reatfirm the :
@nrinciples Of tue peoples partyas e1-
messed in the national platform adopt- .
"a Al, Sioux Falls in 1900. and express
.onr faith in the matches leadership
Of Americas greatest living states
man the Hon. Wm. j. Brayn.
We congratulate the peoples party
ON the splendid campaignof education
conducted by them in the past. ana
wc point to the result of their WORK
in the adoption of Il large part OF our
principles by the democratic party
and the forcing OF a part of them INTO
the republican platforms: and decl ire
our belief that our principles are
stronger to day than eyer before, ana
that u triumph is sure in the near
future.
We denounce the national admins
tration in its refusal to extend sympa-
thy to the South African republics IN
their struggle for independence, and
we deplore the fact that a special en-
yoy has been sent to the cornation OF
the English monarch: we are opposed
to all recognition of claims of ROYALTY
other than these imposed by inter
national comfy.
We deplore the assassination OF
President Mckinley, and express u
adherence of anarchy or violence In
any form astopposcd to the tenets OF
morality and the interests of civili-
zation.
We r unalterably opposed to a
war of conquest and we demand that
an independent government be given
tothe Philippine people as has already
been given to Cuba.
We arein favor of the election of
our United States senators ty direct
vote Of the people.
We denounce the efforts made by
the p~lntocracy to pass the ship sub
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 misrepresenting the
people of South Dakota.
We endorse the policy of reciprocity
for the relief of Cuba as pledged by
President Mckinley, and advocated
by President Roosevelt. andsWe point
with shame to the fact that U 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 a 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 y
cope with this question, and vi ad
yocate the placing Of all articles pro
duced or controlled by trusts for tn
purpose of enhancing the price, nth'
!. free list, and we demand the enforce
ment of all laws, both civil and Grim
!, inal, against trusts.
. We condem the e1 rayagance OF TIL
: state administration which has adde
d for hundred thousand dollars of intel
n est-bearing state debt during the pas
? year andsa half, and we advocate til
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.
one OF the most sacred rights of cit
zenship, and we denonnce the la,
passed by a republican legislature an
and approved by a republican COVE
nor prohibiting the name of a can
date to appear more than once on
ballot as an attempt to abridge sue
rights for partisan purposes.
We denounce the republican part
Of the state for passing the law pr,
g viding for the election ofcOunty con
missioners by the county atlarge, thu
!, denying the minority party in eac
county from any representation wha'
ever and giving neutrality-suspicious.
g for partisan jobbery.
= We denounce the action OF the {
8 preme court Of this state for it's 20
4 4 tisan decisions whereby 1t arbitraril
8 nulifies the plain provisions Of OF
!. state constitution relative to the j,
:. itiatiye and referendum.
The peoples party IN South Dakot
a has both q past and a future. IFS 4 4