Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-11
PEOPLES PARTY NAME
THOMAS {. WATSON
Decide to Act Independently IN
Race for Presidency.
WILLIAMS FOR VIC E
Effort to Stay Action of Conven
ton Until After Meeting at
Denver Fails-Nebraska
and Minnesota Bolt.

n watson. OF 0eoF2l@ NAa uonl4nA-
ted for President OF the United States
and samuel W. williams. 81 Indiana.
for Vice President ~ the Peoples
PasAv Convention
Two sessions we're held and we're in
tereeting chiefly through the nEht
na<ic BY the NsbrAnkE and Mirnesota
postponed until the Democratic con-
vention named TIA candidaea. 80 that
~ the Democra ala net name VII
liam J. Bryan. ne could BE made the
nominee OF tho Peoples Parry. The
discussion grew very heated and when
Jay w Forerst. OF Albany. nominated
Thomas r watson. the two delega-
tioxs withdrew from the convention.
saying that II Bryan il the NOMINEES
at Denver they and all the Populistn
OF Nebraska will vote the Democratic
tic1oot
The members st the delegations
NAME ~ers asked n they were work
Ing scr the nomination OF Bryan and
said they were not. though. in answer
ing further. they said they favored
him
The money plank in the platform
was also a subject or much discussion.
but the platform was adopted as re-
ported by the committee on resolu-
lions.
MI watson was not present. but .
M Williams was and he gave his
thanks 20 the convention for the honor
and promised 20 do ali he possibly
could for the success OF the ticket
James II Ferris. OF Illinois. was
re-olected chairman and Jay ". For
rest was made vice chairman.
Text OF the Platform.
The following is the platform
THE Peoples Party OF the United
States. with increased confidence In
its contentious. reafilrms the declars-
tons made by the national convention
At Omaha
The admonitions OF Washington
farewell, the state papers OF Jener-
son. and the words OF Lincoln are the
teachings OF our greatest apostles OF
human rights and political liberty
There has been departure from
the teachings OF those great patriots
during recent Administrations. The
Government has been controlled 80
as 10 place the rights OF property
above the rights OF humanity has
brought the country 10 a condition
that IS full OF danger 20 our nati9u--l
well being. Financial combination
have had much influence with the ad-
naiAhstratiVs departments Of the Gov
eminent PreroEatlvcs Of Govern
meD have been un~lsely and ot1eh
corruptiy surrendered % corporate
monopoly and aCgregauons OF pred
atory wealth
Demand Government Money.
The issuing of money IS function
OF government and should not be dele
gaeed TO corporation or individual.
The Constitution gives 10 Congress.
alone the power 10 Issue money and
regulate the value thereof We. theTe-
fOrc. demand that all money shall Do
Issued by the Government direct 20
tn. people. without the Intervention
OF banks. and De A full legal tender
Tor AN debts. public and private. and
IL quantities 10 supply the necessity
OF the country. We demand that pos
caI savings banks be instituted FOR the
savings Of the people
The public domains are the IN
herltance OF the people. and saoulc
be leld for hOmestcads FOR the people
Alien ownership should be forbidden
and lands now held BY aliens or ~
Porationa which have violated "a
conditions OF their grants should o.
restored 10 the public domain
70 prevent unjust discriminate OF
and monopoly. the Government Should
own ana control the railroads ant
these public utilities which in thei
nature are mOnopOlies. To perfec
the postal service. the Government
should own and operate the genera
telegraph and telephone systems an
provide "A parcels post
Oppose Special Privileges.
"As TO those trusts and monopohe
which are not public utilities or natu
raj monopoAcs. We demand that thos
special privileges which they now en
Joy and which alone enable ther
10 exist should oe immediately with
drawn. Corporations. being the crea
jected 20 such governmental regula
tion and control as will adequatel
protect the public. We demand a
taxation Of monopoly privileges viii
they remain in private hands. 20 %
extent OF the value OF the priviles
granted.
we demand that Congress sha
enact general law uniformly regula
ing the powers and duties OF all n
cOrporated companies doing intersta
business
LAS a means OF placing all publ
questions directly under the control
the people. we demand that leg
provision be made under which a
people may exercise the initlatiy
referendum. and proportional repr
seatatAon. and direct vote for all pu
lie officers. with the right OF recall
UPAoId Trade Cnions.
We believe IN the risht OF tho
protection and benefit. and encoura
the efforts OF the peoples party
preserve this right inviolate. We CO
denim the recent attempt 10 destr
she power or trade unions through Z
unjust use OF the Federal in5uncti.
substituting government by inJuncti
we favor the enactment OF legis
tion looking TO the Improvement
conditions OF the wage -earnerS-
demand the abolition or child labor
factories and mines and the suppre
Ing OF sweat shops. We oppose
use of convict labor in competition W
from American shores or foreign %
per labor imported 10 beat the was
of Intelligent American workinen
down. We favor the eight-hour We
dav and legislation protecting the ll'
and limbs of workmen through the
1--WE demand the enactment OF an q
ploFers' liability bin Wltnln constr
uonei bounds. We ceclare "sa ..a,.
ness Iva the operation or mines. throw
which thousands OF miners have