The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-03-11
POPULISTS ISSUE A CALL.
The National Convention in Spring.
field, ILL.,, July 4.

field, ILL.,, July 4.
st. Louis. Feb. "a = The offici al call
for n national convention of the pe"-.
ple's party in Springfield, H., July
4. 1903, at noon, to nominate candi1,
dates for president and vice-president
of the United States, and for the
formulation of national platform,
was issued to-day.
Prior to the joint conference of the
fusion and middle-of-the-road commit
tees the following resolution from the
fusion committee, in the nature of a
pledge to the middle of-the-road com
mittee, was presented:
Resolved. That the peoples party
in it's national committee meeting held
ut ST. Louis. Mo-. February % aud
%. 1904, does hereby set ont and state
that we do fix the Fourth day of July
as the date of holding the national
convention OF the peoples party. and
we further declare ourselves deter
mined to name as candidates Tor pres
ident and vice president only members
of the peoples parry: and further re-
solved. that we shall give the same
our undivided support.
Resolved.-It il our most earnest
and sincere desire that all persons
who are in favor of the principles OF
populism will jointly assist this com
mittee in its efforts to perform the
duties above outlined.
J. a. EDMISTEN, Chairman.
CHAS. Q. DEFRANCE,
Secretary. pro TEN.
This pledge effectually eradicated
all existing differences and united the
two factions tremendously. Work
was Immediately begun ON the official
call by the joint committees. The
basis of representation is to be one
delegate from each congressional dis
trict in each state, with an additional
delegate at-laree for each state for
each 1000 votes. or majority fraction
thereof, cast for General James b.
Weaver for president in 1892; Indian
territory and Oklahoma territory to
have five delegates each, and three
delegates to represent each OF lhe
other territories.
The declaration of principles reiter-
ates declarations formerly made ana
adds:
In both of the great political parties
of the nation are to be fOunG two
irreconcilable factions. one in favor OF
governmental usurpation, tending to
the establishment of n new feudalism.
aud the other standing for industrial
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party of the nation lies the only hope
of the perpetuation of popular institu
lions. We ratify and reatfirm the
fundamental principles of the peoples
party adopted at its national cOnven-
ton in Omaha i'll 1892.
The platform of the peoples party
made at Omaha in 1892 was originally
made in conference called and held
by the labor organizations February
%, 1902. We, therefore, invite the
wealth producers to take part in the
primaries that shall choose delegates
to our convention, guaranteeing that
the influence Of this party shall be
given to advance the interests of or
gauiZed labor by the recognition of
the union label on manufactured pro
ducts. as we'll as in legislation, which
at last is the oaly hope of just con
ditiOnS of labor.
We criticise as unfair illegal and
unjust those decisions Of the courts
declaring labor laws unconstitutional,
aud we demand constitutional amend
IN. nts authorizing legislation. requir-
ing the states, municipalities and pub
lie franchise-owing corporations, their
contractors and subcontractor to pay
workmen the prevailing rates of
wages, and that upon public works
eight hours shall constitute u day
work, and we demand The abolition OF
the contract system upon public work.
Weinvite the cooperation of all
reform and labor forces believing in
the above principles.