The advocate and Topeka tribune. [volume], October 19, 1892, Page 14, Image 14

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CMnth aonlTsmry or ins uwiurmuam
J v.- D-.U'. rmrt-m nf Amarlda. Is 1U
first national oonTenUon, CiTokin W.f
actum tfc blsasin of AlmlghtT God, pats forth,
Jo the mam and on behalf of ths pppl of this
country, the following nreamDie muuwi.
- i Tk Mnrf t nu whldh surround
oa Ut iastify our oo-oprtlon; we meet in the
midst ol a nation Drongm w , v
political and material rain; eorniptlon domi.
.,i.. the m-nune of the bench. ins
people are demoralised; most of the states hate
K compelled to laolate toter. t poUlng
places to prerent anitersal intimidation or
bribery. Newspapers are largely sutaidised
ormuzalea; pa dug opuuoa juiwwju,
Eoetrated; onr homee ooTerod with mortgagee;
bor impoYerished and the Umd concentrating
the hands of the capitalists. Urban workmen
are denied the right of organisation for elf-pro
tection; importeu, pauperised i&imr w uuwu
their wages; a nireiing, lanumi miuxj uu;,-
j i u ..... i . I. ..ahlinhH tn ahnnt than
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down, and they are rapidly degenerating into
European conditions; the fruits of the toil of
millions are Dooiiy suoien wj uuuu ui wu..
fortunee for the few, unprecedented in the hie.
tory of mankind, and the possessors of these. in
torn despise the republic and endanger liberty:
from the tame prolific womb of goTornraoBtal
Injustice, we breed two great classes -tramps
and miluonairee; the national power to creaU
money ia appropriated to enrich bondholdera;
the Tart public debt, payable In lgal tender cur
rency, hae ben funded into gold-bearlnjr bonds,
thereby adding millions to the burdens of the
people; sil?er, which has been accepted as ooia
since the dawn of history, has been demonetised
to add to the purchasing power of gold by a,
creasing the ralue of all forms of property as
well as human labor, and the supply of currency
Is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bank
rupt enterprise and enslaTe industry; a rast
tonspiraoy against mankind ha (Men organised
on the two continents and is rapidly taking pos
session of the world; if not met and oTerthrown
at onoe it forebodes a terrible sooial oonrulsion,
the destruction of capitalization or the establish,
ment of absolute despotism ;, we have witnessed
for more than a Quarter of a century the strug
gles of the two great political parties for power
and plunder, while grievous wrongs ha?e been
Inflioted upon the people; we charge that the
controlling influences dominating both these
parties have permitted the existing dreadful
conditions to deTelop without serious effort to
prr ent or restrain them; neither do they now
promise us any substantial reform; they hart
agreed together in the oomlnj campaign to Ig
nore erery issue but one; they propose to drown
the cries of the plundered people with the p
roar of a sham battle over tariff, so that capital,
corporations, national banks, trusts, watered
stocks, demonetization of silver aad the opprss.
sion of usurers may be lost sight of; they pro
pose to sacrifice our homes, lives and children
nthe altar of mammonjtodestroy the multitude
jn order to secure corruption funds from mil
lionaires. Assembled on the anniversary of the
birthday of the nation, and filled with the spirit
et the grand generation who established ear in
dependence, we seik to restore the government
to the hands of the" plain people," with whioh
class it originated; we assert our purposes to
identical with the purposes of the national
constitution; to form a more perfect union, es
tablish Justice, insure domestio tranquil
ity, provide for common defense, promote
general welfare and secure the blessings
i liberty for ourselves and oar posterity;
we declare that this government can only
endure as a free government while built
pon the love of the whole people for eaoh
ther and for the nation; that it cannot be
pinned together by a bayonet; that the civil war
Is over ana that every passion and resentment
which grew out of the war must die with it, and
that we must in fact as well as in name become
a united brotherhood of free men; our oountry
finds itself confronted by conditions for whioh
there is no precedent in the world; our annual
agricultural productions amount to a billion of
dollars in valuo. which must in a few weeeks or
aaonths be exchanged for billions of dollars
worth of commodities of other productions; the
tvrrenoy supply is wholly inadequate to make
this exchange, and the results are falling of
prices, the formation of combines and rings
and the Impoverishment of the prodaoing class;
we pledge ourselves that, if given the power, we
will labor to correct these eviie by wise and
reasonable legislation, in accordance with the
terms of our platform; we believe that the pow
ers of government, in other words, of the people,
should be expanded (as In case of the postal
servioe) as rapidly and as far as the good sense
f as Vntelllxent people axd the teachings of ex
perience shall justify, to the end that oppres
sion, injustice and poverty shall eventually
sease In this land. While onr sympathies, as
the party of reform, are naturally upon the aide
f every proposition which will tend to make
Men intelligent, virtuous and temperate, we
nevertheless regard these questions, Important
as they are, as secondary to the great issues now
pressing for solution, and upon which not only
at individual prosperity, but the very existence
f eur free institutions depend; and ws ask all
Cea to help n first determine whether we are to
ive the republic to administer before ws differ
as to the conditions upon whioh it is to be ad
ministered; believing that the forces of reform
this day organised will never ease to move for
ward nntil every wrong la remedied and lawful
rights and equal privileges etourely established
lot all men and woman ia this oountry, we de
als rs therefore;
hirst That the anion of the labor forces of
fte United States, this day consummated, shall
he permanent and perpetual: may its spirit com
Into all hearts for the salvation of mankind.
gecond- Wealth belongs to him who creates It,
and every dollar taken from industry without
equivalent is robbery. "If any will not work,
neither shall he eat." The interests of rural and
a vie laborers are the same; thsir enemies arc
eaticaL
rbird-We believe that the time has come
when railroad corporations will either own the
people or the people will own the railroads, and
sacald the government enter upon the work of
wainf and managing any and all railroads, we
ahoeid favor an amendment to the constitution
fcjr which all persons engaged in govsrnrasnt
service should be placed under civil service reg.
iations so as to prevent an increase of the
power of the national administration by the use
Si each additional government employee.
If earth We demand a national onrrancy, sals,
scud aad lexible. Issued by the general govena.
reai.sksal tmUrn ft aUeUata, pai-C
and private, and that without the vac of bank
ing corporations; a inat, equitable, efficient
means of distribution direct to the people at a
tax not to exceed 2 per cent, per annum to be
provided as set forth in the sub-treasury plan of
the Farmers' Alliance, or some better system ydno
by payments in the discharge of its obligations
for tinhlia imnrovements.
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the legal ratio ot 10 to l.
We demand that the amount of circulating
medium bo speedily increased to not less thai
50 per capita.
We demand a graduated lnoome tax.
We believe that the money of the country
should be kept as much as possible in the hands
of the people, and hence we demand that all
state and national revenues should be limited
to the necessary expenses of the government,
economically and honestly administered.
We demand that postal savings banks be es
tablished by the government for the safe deposit
of the earnings of the people and to facilitate
exchange.
Transportation Transportation being a meth
od of exchange and a pnblio necessity, the
government should own and operate the rail
roads in the interest of the people.
The telegraph and telephone, like the post,
office system, being a necessity for the transpor
tation of nsws, should be owned and operated
by the government in the Interest of the
people.
Land Land, Including all natural sources of
wealth, is the heritage of the people, and should
not be monopolized for speculative purposes,
and the alien ownership of land should be pro
hibited. Ill land now held by railroad and other
corporations in excess of their actual naeds
should be reclaimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
UFFFLXHXKTABT JBISOLtmOirg.
Whereas, Other questions having been pre
sen ted for our consideration, we hereby sub
mit the following, not as a part of our plat
form, bat as resolutions expressive of the senti
ment of this convention:
liesolved. That we demand a free ballot and a
fair count in all elections and pledge ourselves
to secure it to every voter, without federal inter
vention, through the adoption br states of the
Australian or secret ballot system.
Keeolved, That the menus received frea
graduated lnoome tax should be applied to
the reduction of the burden of taxation now
resting upon the domestio Udostrias of the
Country.
liesolved. That we cledm onr sunnort to fair
and liberal pensions to ex-Union soldiers and
sailors.
liesolved. That we condemn the fsii&cv ct
protecting American labor under the present
system which opens our ports to the pauper ana
criminal classes ot the world and crowds out our
own wage-earners, and we denounce the ineffec
tive laws In regard to eontraot labor and demand
the further restriction of undesirable Immigra
tion.
liesolved. That we eordiallj sympathise with
the efforts of organized workin r men to shorten
the hours of labor, and demand a rigid enforce
ment of the existing eight-hour law en govern
ment work, and ask that a penalty clause be
added to the said law.
liesolved. That we retard the mutnnoe ef
the lanre standing arm v of mercenaries known as
the Pinkcrtoa system, as a meaaoe to oar liber
ties, and wc demand its abolition, ami we con
demn the recent invasion ef the territory of
Wyoming by the hired assassins of plntocraoy,
assisted by federal officials.
Besolved, That we commend to the favorable
consideration of the people and the reform press
the legislative eysteaa known as the UltlaUvs
and referendum.
Becoived. That wc f aver a oo Mutational re
vision, limiting the tenure of oflioe of Dresidsat
and vice president to one term, and providing
(or the election of senators of the United Btntes
by direot vote of the people.
Resolved. That we oppose any subsidy or na
tional aid to any private icsjwv.t.lesi Ut say
purpose,
The Advocate and Tribunk and the
Kansas Farmer can still be had at $1.75
for a year. Every farmer needs them
both.
niGQS cormissM co.,
F
413 Exchange ltnlldlnsr,
KANSAS CITY. MO.
Only authorized Grain Agents of Kmsas Alii
ancfl Association. Liberal advancements made
on all consignments. Market reports furnished
on application, Vree,
IF YOU WANT ANYTHING
IN THE LINE Of
PRINTING,
BINDING,
STATIONERY,
BLANKS,
Toinshlp, Scijol District ir Ciij Sa??!!:s,
KANSAS LAW SOOKS, ITO.,
WRIT! T
Geo, W. Crane & Go.
812 Um An., Tc?:ii, Km.
Sad for OataUoffDo it la tare ted.
NOTICE
WHY fPL! VfltJi? PnOniJCF "t bne it T"a can utrike a better tnarketf WHY
aVsl leaf A m Waft M lyf 4V bWuL.eJ ssi till
oetter joar condition by making year shipments direct to asT n are tna only commiation neuiw narv to
solicit tha farmer' trade direct. We receive and sell
CUTTER, ECC3, POULTRY, VEAL, BEANS, SEEDS, DROOM CORN,
POTATOES. HIDES, PELTS, WOOL, HAY, GRAIN, CREEtt AND
' DRIED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,
Or anything yon msy have to ship. We always make prompt sales at the highest market price and send qalok
retnrna. We arc handling ahiuments from hundred of farmers. WAX can't we handle yours t Write oa
foi prices, testimonials, or any information yon may want.
GUr.ir.lER8, r.lORKISON & CO., Commission Herchants,
reference Hmmun t0u' B 1 74 SOUTH WATER ST., CH ICAGO, ILL
Of Pure bred and Registered
Wednesday, November 2, 1892, at Alexis, Illinois.
SO HEAD SO. Twenty Mares and Fillies. Also ten Stallions of onstandlng merit
aud choicest breeding. Sale without reserve. Send for catalogue
KOBT. HOLLOWAY, ALEXIS, ILL.
f Q O;
ir
'1?5T IHJCrX Can get the market value of their horses and save the
,JiUiiiuW profits of middlemen by shipping direct to
U. O. wwUrun union stock yards, CHICAGO.
Established 27 ears. References: National Live Stock Bank. Chicago National Bank.
SPECIAL SALES OF "WESTERN RANGE MORSES
m
HOLCOMB, SNYDER & CO.,
onifw nnMinooTfirj
OlUUft UUllildlOOlUll II.
Room 105 Exchange Building, Kansas City Stock Yards.
MPDPimTrnc1
IMlUfliil 1 1)
Correspondence Solicited.
Market Reports Furnished Free.
REFERENCES i Commercial National Bank. Denver. Colo. : Interstate National Bank. Kan
sas City ; Merchants' National Bank, 1 Dorado, Kas. ; Farmers' National Bank, Arkansas City, Ka.
Please mention Ths Advocatb.
SHIP YOUR HOGS, SHEEP and CATTLE
TO
PETERS BROS.
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
ROOMS 119, 120 MD 121, KANSAS CITY.
We guarantee you the highest market price
Money furnished at reasonable rates to feeders.
Reference: Metropolitan Nat'! Bank, Kansas City.
GEO. R. BAR3HL Preit
J. 1L WAITS, SecT and Treas.
G20. HOLMES. Vice Prest
Late of White & Holmes.
BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1871. OAPITAL STOOK $250,000.00 PAID UP.
THE GEO. E. BAESE
Live Stock Oommission Co.
Bsoas 90, 91, 92, First FIssr, Lb) Stack Eicbsagt EBlHIig.
KANSAS CITY, - - - niSSOUEI.
Consignments of stock reoeire the personal attention of some member of the compa
ny. Parties wanting assistance in feeding accommodated on reasonable terms.
OF
Yoa need Letter and Bill Heidi,
Envelopes, Business Cardi.Clr
culars. etc. well sxeculsd and
mmm... ai rair prices.
We also Want Your Order for
CAMPAIGN PRINTING!
Posters (In one or more colors, or chromatin col
ors), hand bUls, dodgers, tickets, candidate cards,
done quick; and promptly shipped. Call, write
or telephone at.
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BICYCLES 915
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whr. Bfbr yon tmj.
ThePoweil4Cifiie)itCo.
is uu aw, UMUH,U
H. TAYLOR, PearL Dickinson Co., Ki., 8hort
, horns, Poland-China Dogs, Bronze Turkeys.
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