Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-10
POpULIsT NOMINATIONS.

Thomas K. Watson, Of Georgia, was nom
mattel for President, and Samuel Williams,
of Indiana, for Vice President, by the Peo-
pies party convention last Friday, after two
stormy sessions. The Nebraska and MIN
nesota delegates bolted because they could
not procure postponement Of the conVen
ton until after the Democratic National
Convention, 80 that the Peoples party
might nominate w. ]. Bryan If he was de-
feated al Denver.
The Nebraska men fought desperately to
the last, and when Jay w. Forrest, oil Al
bAny, N. Y, mounted the platform To place
Watson in nomination, they withdrew, fol-
lowed by the Minnesota delegation which
consisted OF one man, r. J. Weighan. II
R,van ia nominated at Denver the men who
walked ont OF the convention say they and
the Populisis OF Nebraska will support him
" q man.
After adopting platform the convention
finally adjourned.
The platform contains these planks;
"The Government has been controlled 60
a, TO place the rights Of properly above the
rights of humanity and has brought the
country to q condition .bai Is iull OF dan
Ger 10 our national v l-being. finarclai
combinations have ht 10 much power
over Congress and too p nhaeace Win
the administrative dep NJ o. tbe GOV
eminent.
1.-THE issuing Of money IL q Junction d
government and should mol be delegated 20
corporation or individual. We demand
that all money shall be issued by the Gov
eminent direct TO the people without the IN
teryentIon Of banks and be foil legal ten
der for all debts, public and private, and 10
quantities to supply the necessities Of the
country. We demand that postal savings
banks be instituted for the savings Of the
people.
"To prevent unjust discrimination and
monopoly the Government should own and
control the railroads and those public utili'
ties which in their nature are monopolies.
To perfect the postal service the Govern
ment should own and operate the general
telegraph and telephone systems and pro-
vide parcels post.
GAS TO those trusts and monopoles which
are not public utilities or natural monopo
lies we demand that those special privileges
which they now enjoy and which alone en-
able them 10 ezis. should be Immediately
Withdrawn. We demand the taxation Of
monopoly privileges. while they remain in
private hands, to the extent Of the value Of
the privilege granted.
"As means OF placing all public qnes-
tions directly under the control Of the PEG
pie we demand that legal provision DO made
under which the people may expect the in
iliative, referendum and proportional repre-
sentAton and direct vote for all public off,
GERS, with the right OF recall.
ave demand the abolition Of child labor
In factories and mines and the suppressing |
OF sweatshops. We oppose the use oil con
vict labor 10 competition with free labor.
We demand the exclusion from American |
shores OF foreign pauper labor imported to |
beat down the wages OF intelligent Amer.
can workingmen We favor the eight hour
workday and legislation protecting the lives
and limbs of workmen through the use OF
safety appliances.
awe demand the enactment of an en-
ployers' liability bill within constitutional
bounds.
ave declare against a continuation Of the
criminal carelessness OF the operation oil
mines through which thousands Of miners
have lost their lives to increase the dividends |
Of stockholders and demand the immediate
adoption of precautionary measures to pre-
vent repetition of such horrible catastro,
Plies.
ave declare that in times OF depression |
when workingmen are thrown into enforced |
ideness works OF public improvements
should be at once inaugurated and work |
provided for those who cannot otherwise |
SECURE employment.
ave are opposed TO gambling In futures"