Cravva Cooty Tp. Party Coovanlloa. ,
Tbe Poplf Party contention of!
Oaten countj, ws raiiea to orot-r dj
W. 11. hmith, chairman.
The followinsr resolution wcie pre
fntrd by HnrOj II. Perry, and uu n i -inonslj
adopted :
Whirk, An important election U
upon n intoltiujc tl intr-tii
which ronrernn every voter in the
Mtste, whether he be a J'opnlit or He
publican, it i neceMary that harmony
nhould prevail.
We ro-opersted in l0i, with ti e ICe
pubiicati party to secure a fair and
tionent elrrtion law; and f 1 that to
preaerve II liberty, urfd by our
victory two year a'), it become nec
eMHflry for u to co-operate in tbia elec
tion. Knowing that if the Iierno
rrata win the next legislature, one of
tbHr flrnt acta will be to repeal the
law that insures to every voter the
guarantee of a free ballot. Realizing
the abov facts, a proposition was
mad by the J'opulint Kxecutive Com
mittee of Craven county to the Repub
lican Executive Comtrittee in tegHion
at New Heme, August JiOth, to co-operate
with them on the terms of 1804,
and asked that we have the Represent
ative and Commissiontr. The propo
sition was llatly turned down, witli
th information that they did not need
tbe 1'opulist votes in Craven c ounty,
(a fact which we already realized; but
in view of the Populist aid in Is'Jl, to
place the voters of every party in a po
rtion to govern themselves; we feel it
is the duty of the Republican party to
recognize us when it comes to the gov
erning of county offices even though
they have tbe majority and do not need
us.
Having the above situation con
fronting us, we feel it our duty to do
all in our power to help elect men to
olllce who are competent and are wil
ling to recognize and appreciate our
services. Therefore be It
liri,ltl 1st, That we, the l'eoples
Tarty, of Craven county, in conven
tion assembled, this 2.' rid day of Au
gust, Ih:h;, resolve that we will sup
port the State ticket on fusion lines
as put out by our late State conven
tion and endorsed by the Republican
State Executive Committee.
A'.Wrf' i!nd. That in view of the
fact that fusion was necessary in tbe
State to sustain fair elections, we deem
it just as necessary in Graven county
to fuse to help manage the county af
fairs, and have a good clean county
government that we, as fusioni.sts
could look upon with pride.
Jimolit'l :rd, That considering the
decision of tbe Republican Executive
Committee that we are not needed,
it became the duty of this convention
to place in nomination a non-partisan
ticket that can be acceptable to all
parties, men who if elected will ap
preciate the services of tbe l'eoples
Tarty, as well as the services of the
Republicans or Democrats.
AVWrri,4th, That the voters, regard
less of the paH party atlliations, are
requested to consider the sincerity of
our purpose and help us elect our
ticket.
The chairman declared nomination
for Representative and county olllcers
in order. II. II. Terry placed in nomi
nation John Allen .lackson, of Vancp
boro for Representative, his nomina
tion was unanimous.
James W. T.iddle, of New Iter tie, was
nominated and endorsed by every
delegate, for sherilF.
James F. Clark was nominated for
Treasurer by W. 'A. Iloyd and unanim
ously endorsed.
II. II. Terry received the full endorse
ment for Register of I)eed.
Ir. Leinster Imily was nominated
for Coroner.
Daniel Lane, was the unanimous
choice of the convention for Surveyor.
On motion of Mr. Terry the three
Commissioners were nominated on one
ballot.
Air. Terry put in nomination for
Commissioners :
J. A. Meadows, J. S. RasnigLf, W. IT.
Smith.
On motion Mr. Adams, the selection
of Justice of the Teace for each town
ship, was left to the Executive com
mittee of the different townships.
On motion of C L. Hurdison the
Executive committee of Craven coun
ty, are empowered to till any vacancies
that may occur as to the above nomi
nees. On motion of Mr. !. A. Connor,the
convention adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman.
Klghth lllntrlct Congrrtmlonal Conven
, llou.
The Populist convention for the
8th Congressional district met in
Lenoir, on Thursday, the 'JOih clay
of August, 189(5. AH the counties
were represented except Wilkes and
Surry. After caucuesing for some
time a programme was laid out
which was perfectly satisfactory to
nil the members, and at 2:30 o'clock
It. A. Cobb, chairman, called the
convention to order, and requeste d
W. W. Teague, of Alexander, to act
as temporary chairman. The com
mittee on permanent organization
recommended It. A. Cobb, of Burke,
as permanent chairman, and li. S.
Sherrill, of Caldwell, as secretary,
who were elected. The committee
on resolutions offered the following,
and with tbe amendment annexed,
was adopted:
We, your committee on resolu
tions, beg leave to submit tho fol
lowing: We, tbe representative
Populists of the 8th Congressional
district congratulate the members of
the 1'opulist party in this district
for the well preserved organization
that has been maintained duriDg
the firy trials that the party has
passed through and to-day we stand
ready to pledge ourselves to even
greater efforts for its success in the
future, therefore be it
Risolvkd, That we stand to-.Uy
as we did wben onr party was first
organized, viz.: For the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 10 to 1 and to show our faith
by our works we pledge our support
to the eandidatf 8 nominated by the
national Populist convention re
cently held at St. Louis, JIo , viz.:
Wm. J. Bryan and Thos. E. Watson
for President and Vice-President.
Rmolvid, Further, That we
pledge our support to the candidates
nominated by the Populist State
convention which met in iUleigh.
August 13, 1895.
The followir-g amendment was of
fered by W. W. Teague and accept
ed by the committee and adopttc!:
Resolved, That we heartily in
dorse the course taken bv our pres
ent member of Congress, Hon. li. Z.
Linoey, on the quastion of free sil
ver, and also tbe noble stand he
took in the contested election cases,
when mostly through his efforts lion.
C. II. Martin, of the 6;h district, ob
tained his seat in Congress together
with two members from Alabama,
all Populists. The committee's re
port was adopted.' Tbe chair then
announced that nominations for
Congressman were in order. Hon.
W. E. White, of Alexander, placed
before the convention the name of
Hon. R. Z. Linney and asked that
this convention endorse the nominee
of the Wilkesboro Republican con
vention for Congressman (which was
Linney, the present Congressman).
This wm aecorded by Mr. R. L
Buerrill, of Caldwell county, and a
number of other delegates. There
being no other names before the
convention, Mr. Linney was unani
mously endorsed.
Messrs. Wakefield, of Caldwell,
and White, cf Alexander, were ap
pointed by tbe chair to notify Mr.
Linney of the action of tbe conven
tion. 3Ir. Linney appeared before
tli convention amid irre&t a.Dl!ane
and after thanking the delegates for
the confidence reposed in him, made
aa atront? a. fie silrer and anti-bond
bill speech as could have ben ex
pected from Mr. Butler himself, and
to tha entire satisfaction of every
ropunst present.
Mr. W. W. Teazue. of Alexander
county, was tbe unanimous choice
of the delegates for elector for tbe
bth district and he was elected.
ThA chairman made soma nttincr
remarks congratulating the Popu
list." of the 8th Congressional dis
trict for the wonderful success that
thev have achieved for the past two
years, and urging them to still
greater efforts to advance tbe great
cause they have espoused. The
Populist party being tho only true
friend of the free and unlimited
rr. in io of silver, and tha true friend
of the down-trodden laboring class.
it. A. Cobb, Chm a.
It. L. Sherbill, Sec'ty.
Ke.olutlona Adapted.
Al.BEMARLK, N. C, Aug. 21, '90.
The Peoples Party of Stanley county
in convention assembled adopt the
following resolutions:
Resolved 1st, That we endorse
the Peoples Party platform adopted
at St. Louis, the 22nd of July, 1890,
and we alto endorse the action of
the Peoples Party national conven
tion and congratulate the national
convention in its patriotism in
placing tho true interest of our coun
try above party.
2J, That we believe it is tbe duty
of all true silver advocates to vote
for W. J. Bryan and Thos. E. Wat
son for President and Vice-President
regardless of past party affilia
tions. 3rd, We fully endorse the plat
form adopted by our State conven
tion and also the nominees.
4th, That wo pledge ourselves to
stand firm by our system of county
government as was enacted by our
laft legislature, a county govern
ment by the people and for the peo
ple. fth, That we do appreciate the
patriotism of our United States Sen
ator from North Carolina, the Hon.
Marion Butler, in his efforts fur re
form in the United States govern
ment. 0th, That we do appreciate the
manly efforts of our Representative,
lion. A. C. Shuford, in tbe interest
of reform in Congress and hereby
endorse him for re-election.
Aaron Furr, Sec'ty.
THE YOUNG MAN AS A CITIZEN.
A Citizen Ha No night to be Neglectful of
the Community's Welfare.
Tbe Rev. Charles H. Parkhur&t,
D. 1)., treats of "The Young Man as
a Citizen" in his article in September
Ladies' Home Journal. In defining
the duties of citizenship he says: 'A
citizen has no more right to be neg
lectful cf the interests of the civic
whole in which he is a member than
a parent or child has to be neglect
ful of the interests of the domestic
whole in which he is a member.
There id tho same quality of un
christian disregard luvolved in both
cases, and whether a man lets his
State or city shift for itself or
whether he lets his family shift for
itself, in the one instance, as well as
in the other, he is false to his corpo
rate duty and is a despicable shirk.
"Tbe doctrine just enunciated
needs to be preached and pushed. A
great deal of our political misery is
due to the fact that men, who are
fairly faithful in most of the rela
tions ia which they ar? pJaced, do
not hesitate, and are not ashamed,
to be drones and renegades in their
relations to the town or nation that
they belong to. They would consider
themselves reprobates were they to
allow a neighbor to suffer abuse
without an attempt at intervention,
but would see their entire city with
all its machinery of govern
ment go the dogs and the har
pies without one definite effort at
rescue or one distinct thought that
such inaction was wicked and in
human. Nothing will correct this
evil but the creation of a sentiment
so energetic and pervasive that de
cent people will not have the coward
ly audacity to neglect the primary
duties that peitain to them in their
civic capacity. Citizens will attend
the primaries, register and vote
when the prevalent sentiment of at
tachment to our institutions is so
pronounced and compelling, that
failure to discbarge the functions of
a citizen will be branded as con
temptible. Patriotism has come
rather generally to be interpreted as
a willingness to fight and die for
one's country and its institutions.
That answers very well foi a defini
tion of natriotism during " iimoa nf
war, but i? generally deficient in that
n ...
u auows no room tor patriotism in
times of peace. We should consider
that a very cheap specimen of on
jugal fidelity which put a man upon
caring for his wife and devoting
himself to her necessities only on
occasions when she was threatened
by ruffians. A . husband's love has
its sphere of service at all times and
in all situations. So has patriotism.
Shooting our national enemies is
only a small and accidental part of
the matter. What our country needs
most is men who will love her and
not die for her, but live for hr
while there is no shooting going
on."
Literary Notes.
Believing that much of the increas
ing neglect of family worship is due to
th-dilliculty encountered in hastily
selecting passages of Scripture of a
suitable devotional character, Sylvan
us Stall, D. !., a careful Bible student
and the author of several valuable
books, has prepared a volume of 3G5
selections from the Bible for daily de
votions, and the Funk & Wagoalls
Company of Xew York will publish
the same in a few days in a neat dollar
volume. The selections are also for
use in the cbapel services of colleges,
the opening devotions in the public
schools, and for the daily use of Chris
tian Endeavorers and members of other
societies of young people.
Henry T. Lloyd, the brilliant author
of "Wealth against Commonwealth"
and other well-known attacks on
monopoly, writes for the Review of Re
views a sympathetic account . of the
doings of the St. Louis convention, of
which be was a member. As may read
ily be imagined, Mr. Lloyd's account
differs in various points from the story
of the convention published at tbe time
by the daily press. It is a distinguish
ed Populist's interpretation of tbe col
lective action of the People's party.
Inseparable Names In Democracy.
The Chicago Inter Ocean.
In the history of this country the
names of Thomas Jefferson and
Grover Cleveland will always go to
gether. Jefferson founded the Dem
ocratic Party and Cleveland found
ered it.
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PfOPLES PA KTT STATE PLATFORM.
The l'eoples Party platform of North
Carolina, in convention assembled at
Italeifrn, on tbe 13tb day of August,
WM, hereby reaffirms its unqualified al
legiance to the principles of tbe party,
and hereby approves the platform of
the Peoples Party adopted at its Na
tional convention held in the city of
Ht. Louis, July 22nd, 189G.
THK KLKCTIOX LAW.
We hereby reaffirm our fixed de
termination to support and maintain
a free ballot and a fair count in all
elections held in North Carolina; and
the election law passed by tbe Gen
eral Assembly of 1895 meets our hearty
endorsement and approval; and we
hereby pledge tbe Peoples Party to the
policy of upholding the principle of
free and honest elections provided for
in said election law, and warn tbe
voters of tbe State against the threats
which have been made to repeal the
same.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The act of the last General Assem
bly restoring to the right of local
self government by the election of
their county commissioners and just
ices of the peace by the vote of the peo
ple in the respective counties, and the
safe-guards therein provided, meets
with our hearty approval, and we
pledge the Peoples Party to the con
tinued support and maintenance of
that legislation, and warn the voters
of the necessity of preventing injuri
ous changes in that act, and of tbe
danger of electing members of the
General Assembly hostile thereto.
LEGAL TENDER MONET.
We favor the exercise by the State
of North Carolina of the reserved con
stitutional power to make all gold and
silver coins of the United States (in
cluding the trade dollar) a legal ten
der for the payment of debts, and that
this right be inforced by the passage
of an appropriate act by the General
Assembly.
GOLD NOTES AND MORTGAGES.
We bolieve that all money demands
should be payable in the lawful money
of the United States without preference
or discrimination, and therefore favor
the passage by the General Assembly of
a law to prohibit the taking or giving
of gold notes, bonds and mortgages in
this State, and the making of all mon
ey demands solvable in any kind of
lawful money of the United States.
INTEREST.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the
six percent, interest law enacted by
the last General Assembly.
PCBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples Party
members of the last General Assembly
has demonstrated, beyond question,
that the Peoples Party has been true
to its antecedent platform declarations
in favor of public education. We de
mand still further improving and
broadening the public school system
of the State as rapidly as a proper re
gard for the interests of the tax payers
and the resources of the State will
permit. We also favor such revision
of our present school system as may
increase the efficiency of our public
schools and insure the most compe
tent and effective supervision. We
think that the committee on Educa
tion of the next General Assembly
should invite and secure, as far as
possible, the co-operation of the lead
ing teachers and educators of the State
in framing and perfecting the school
law.
JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted above
the plane of partisan politics.
REFOMATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment of a
State institution for tbe reformation
of young criminals.
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION CON
DEMNED. We condemn the Democratic admin
istration in North Carolina for its
failure to execute the anti-trust laws
of the State now on our statute books,
and call tbe attention of the people to
the fact that official action in this re
gard is not in harmony with the ultra
anti-trust sentiment heretofore and
now being expressed by the leaders of
the Democratic party.
RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment of such
equitable and low freight rates and
charges for products shipped from
North Carolina as will enable shippers
and producers to realize at least a fair
remuneration after costs of such ship
ments have been deducted.
We call especial attention to the
possibilities of the trucking industry
in Eastern North Carolina, an indus
try which, but for the extortionate
tariffs of the common carrier, would
increase an hundred fold, carrying
with it the greatest prosperity to that
highly favored section it has ever
known.
We earnestly recommend to our
State Railroad Commission that they
use all the powers they have to bring
about such reductions; and especially
that they urge before the Inter-State
Commerce Commission all complaints
of extortion and discrimination with
such vigor and continuity that should
they fail to secure remedial action by
the Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion, all the people would know where
to place the retponsibility for exist
ing outrages; and if their facilities
for fighting the battles of the people
before the Inter-State Commerce Com
mission are inadequate for that pur
pose, that they make recommendation
to the General Assembly of amend
ments to existing laws, to the end
that low and fairer rates may be estab
lished, both in tbe State and Inter
State jurisdictions.
Jiesolcedj That we recommend a con
stitutional prohibition of the pur
chase, lease or rental of parallel or
competing railway lines.
FREE PASSES.
We favor a law forbidding the giv
ing of free passes to public officials,
and forbidding their receiving tbe
same.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
We condemn the lease of the North
Carolina Railroad to the Southern
Railway Company for ninety-nine
years, not only as a bad business
transaction in which the interests of
the State amounting to the large sum
of $3,000,000 invested in good paying
property yielding an income, were
sacrificed; but we also, in most em
phatic terms condemn tbe hasty and
secret manner in which it was done
several years before the former thirty
years' lease, by its terms, would have
expired. We call the attention of the
people of tbe State to the fact that
some mysterious power has prevented
an investigation . through ' the
' proper legal channels, of this transac
to
suit el Cm
Inn I a etrtetty
muw i
bemlnal Weakness and Sexual Debinty
mni t paptm ana trfotcto oa tfc fas.
oi mom to im (fwi. pains la Lbe tore, contxed ideas ad lofntmi.
acaa, bitt aliwaa, aemop to society, loss of wiial powt.iomot sasa
feood. ac cared Cot lift. We caa aicM leases, restore lost etzsai
ana orwn powcz. Cttaiga aad SUesrOea
fit lot Barriaca.
life. EloodPuisfmin fcki. ru r-i ,
n nxa, Sores, Oooerrbcn A Gleet aa4 aiUoraw of PmaieDtseasracwed.
Strirf'f irppe"anij'c,ire4 l'JocsoUeorctrum. No seta.
OWWUreM exposure. Pattest can neYtbe eealoeat at falosse.
f tf1 !a CVTt vbm U-aM tfbeasea peculiar to yoar sea, at
the Ltmtma m sa
tion, which was so universally con
demned by the press of tbe State and
all classes of our citizens, when it first
became known. We therefore demand
that the next General Assembly fully
investigate this transaction, and to
the end that the interests of the State
may be fully protected as far as it can
be done, such legislative action shall
be taken as to counteract, as far as
possible, this unwise and secret trans
action. REMOVAL OF CASES.
The removal of cases from the State
courts to the Federal courts for trial
wherein the plaintiffs are poor per
sons and defendants rich foreign cor
porations, on application of defend
ants, is a growing evil in North Caro
lina, and in its practical operation
frequently amounts to a denial of jus
tice to poor suitors, and therefore
should be condemned. We demand,
therefore, that the next General As
sembly shall pass such a general stat
ute on this subject as to take from
such corporations doing business in
this State the privilege of carrying on
business in North Carolina, and with
drawing the protection of the State
extended to their business, if they
persist in escaping the jurisdiction of
our courts when claims are sought to
be enforced against them therein.
We advocate such legislation as will
insure a just listing and taxation of
all evidences of debt, and make an
equitable adjustment of the burden of
taxation between the debtor and a
creditor.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
In order to keep our public servants
in thorough touch and sympathy with
the oppressed masses, and to check to
some extent the scramble for office,
we demand a reduction of salaries un
til such time as through an increase
of the currency the price of property
and products wilj justify the present
rates.
The Peoples Party National Platform.
Following is the Populist platform as
adopted:
'The Peoples Party assembled in Na
tional convention, reaffirms its allegiance
to the principles declared by the founders
of the Republic and also tlMbe fundament
al principles of just govertjpt as enunci
ated in the platform of thaHBty in 1S92.
We recognize that through the connivance
of the present and preceding administra
tions, the country has reached a crisis in its
National life as predicted in our declaration
four years ago, and that prompt and patri
otic action is the supreme duty of the hour.
We realize that while we have political inde
pendence our financial and industrial inde
pendence is yet to be attained by restoring
to our country the constitutional control
und exercise of the functions necessary to a
people's government, which functions have
been basely surrendered by our public ser
vants to corporate monopolies. The influ
ence of European money changers has been
more potent in shaping legislation than the
voice of the American people. Executive
power and patronage have been used to cor
rupt our legislatures to defeat the will of
the people and plutocracy has been en
throned upon the ruins of Democracy. To
restore the government intended by the
fathers and for tne welfare and prosperity
of this and future generations, we demand
the establishment of an economic and fi
nancial system which shall make us mas
ters of our own affairs, and independent of
European control by the adoption of the
following:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
1. We demand a National meney, safe
and sound issued by the general govern
ment only without the intervention of
banks of issue, to be a full legal tender for
all debts, public and private, so that a just,
equitable and efficient means of distribution
nmv ha? maTA Hironf . i i
uuuugu me lawiui uisuursement oi tne gov
ernment.
2. We demand the free and unrestricted
coinage of silver and enVl r tho n?oaanr 1a
gal ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the
3. We demand r.h vnlnmn nt
medium be speedily increased to an amount
nuiiiuieufc io meet tne a'jmanus of the busi
ness people of this country and to restore
the just level of prices of labor and pro
duction. 4. We denounce the sale of bonds and the
increase of the public interest-bearing bond
debt made by the present administration as
unnecessary and without authority of law
and that no more bonds be issued except
by specific act of Congress.
5. We demand such legal legislation as
" picYcuL iuc uemuueuzauon ot tne law
ful money of the United States by private
contract.
6. We demand that the government in
Wu:ui ui us uuugauuussuaii use its op
tions as to the kind rf 1
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which they are to be paid and we denounce
iuc yrcseub auu preceding administration
f r surrendering this option to the holders
of erovernmerit nnlitrationa
7. We demand a graduated income tax to
me euu mai aggregated wealth shall bear
ItS lUSt DrODOrtion of tnit.inn onrl rA J
m ( U4JA S
nounce the Supreme court, relative to the
illume mi law, as a misinterpretation of
the constitution and an invasion of the
rightful powers of Congress over the sub
ject of taxation.
8. We demand that postal sayings banks
be established by the government for the
safe deposit of the savings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
RAILROADS.
1. Transportation being a means of ex
change and a public necessity, the govern
ment should own and operate the railroads
in the interest of the people on a non-partisan
basis; to the end that all may be ac
corded the mme treatment in transporta
tion, and that the tyranny and political
power now exercised by the great railroad
corporations, which results in the impair
ment if not the destruction of the political
rights and personal liberties of the citizens
may be destroyed. Such ownership is to be
accomplished gradually in a manner con
sistent with sound policy.
2- Ae.i?tere8t ?f the United States in the
public highways built with public moneys
and the proceed, of extensive grants of land
to the Pacific railroad should never be alien
ated, mortgaged or sold, but guarded and
protected for the general welfare, as provid
ed by the laws of organizing such railroads.
The foreclosure of existing lines of the Uni
ted States on these roads should at once fol
low default in the payment thereof of the
debt of companies, and at the foreclosure
sales of said roads the government shall
purchase the same if it becomes necessary
to protect its interest therein or if thev can
be purchased at a reasonable price; and the
government shall operate said railroads as
public highways for the benefit of the
whole people and not in the interest of the
few, under suitable provisions for protec
tion of life and property; giving to all trans
portation interests and privileges and equal
rates for fares and freight.
3- We denounce the present infamous
schemes for refunding these debts and de
mand that the laws now applicable thereto
be executed and administered according to
their true intent and spirit.
4. The telegraph, like the postofflce ss
tem, being a necessity for the transmission
of news snould be owned and operated by
the government in the interest of people.
LAND.
1. The true policy demands that the na
tional and 8tate legislation shall be such as
will ultimately enable every prudent and
industrious citizen to secure a home, and
therefore the land should not be monopo
lized for speculative purposes.
"All lands now held by railroads and
other corporations m excess of their actual
needs. Should hv Inwfnl mo.n. u i-r
, J - wvaua w nuum
ed by tne mnmiiwrt mnA .
settlers only, and private land monopoly as
' wwucraup aoouia De prohib-
2. We condemn the frauds by which the
land grants to the FadSc Baflroad compan
ies faav. throctrh caoniraocc of tbe Interior
department, rootwd mnmmrt or actual
bonafide aettkrs of tadr homes aad miner
of Uhu claim, that w demand iarialatioa
by Coogresi which will enforce the exerop-
uoa n mineral tana irom raca grant ailrr.
as wen as oei or parent.
3. We demand that bonafide aetllen on
all public land be provided free home and
be provided for ia the national HotueaJ
law, and tnat no exception be made in Lb
caae of Indian reaerrations when opened
tor aeiuemeni, ana mac ail Lands not now
patented come under Uus demand.
MXKCT LEODLATtO.
A Wj flVA m ...I.IH . T- f ml t
through tbe initiative and referendum un-
uer proper conauiuuonai aazegnarus.
6 sk kajl l nornunoxL
1. We demand the election of President
and Vice-President and United Stale Sena
ton by a direct rote ot the people.
Cuba our deepen sympathy in their heroic
we or poiiucai ireeoom ana indepen
dence, and Vi hrtxmwm th. tirvu. V a Mm.
of the world, should raoognize that Cuba ia
uu wi ngn. uugni to oe a iree ana inde
pendent State,
3. Wl fm.r nr Knm. tri m in tk. Tmwam
- - . " aw.. .iui
and the District of Colombia, and the early
auuusBion oi l em lories as Mates.
4. All ttnblie aalan ahnnM K- nm,. tn
correspond to the price of labor and its pro-
UUI.U.
5. In timM nf irrMt n.rTiisrtt ,
idle labor should be employed on public
wuiib oa iv as pracuc&Die.
J vwa6-v va ajv WU1 19 111
assuming to imprison citizens for indirect
contempt and ruling by injunction, should
w ic,cuicu uy prvper legislation.
7. We favor just pensions for our disabled
Union aoldierv
8. Believing that the election franchise
auu uuuaiuuicuu uaiioi are essential to a
fovernment of, for, and by the people, the
'eODlea Partv rnndomna tha vknl.u...
tem of disfranchisement adopted in some
a uu-ikPMiujicaii ma un-uemocranc,
and wo Honiara it n ka tk. An.r w.
. - . V w UUl, VI IUC B-
ersl State legislatures to take such action as
will secure a full, free and fair ballot and
an honest count.
9. While the foregoing propositions con-
stands and for the vindication of which its
organization win maintain, we recognize
that the great and pressing issue of the
pending campaign upon which the present
iraiucuuu uixuwi wm i urn is me nnan
cial question, and upon this great and spe
cific issue between the parties, we cordially
invite the aid and co-operation of all organ
izations and citizens agreeing with us upon
Vl i vital nliastinrj
k V A M4A V UVOtlV IA a
THE ALLIANCE DEMANDS.
Whereas, The declaration of inde
pendence, as a basis for a republican
form of government that might be
progressive anu perpetual, slates :
"That all men are created eo. ual. that
they are endowed with certain inalien
able rights, that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
mat to secure mese rights govern
ments are instituted among men, de
riving their just powers from the con
sent of the governed."
We hold, therefore, that to restore
and preserve these rights under a re
publican form of government, private
monopolies of public necessities for
speculatives purposes, whether of the
means of production, distribution or
exenange, snouia be prohibited, and
wiieueyer any sucn public necessity
ur utiniy uccomes a monopoly in pri
vate bands, the people of the munici
pality, state or union, as the case mav
be, shall appropriate the same by right
of eminent domain, navinsr a iust
value therefor, and operate them for.
) i aVI A. . , a . '
aim in me interest oi, une whole peo
ple.
FINANCE.
We demand a national currency,
safe, sound and flexible; issued by the
ereneral government nnlvr a full loo-ai
tender for all debts and receivable for
all'dues, and an equitable and efficient
means of distribution of this currency,
ywyic, av fcuc mini
mum of expense and without the in
tervention of hank i n C rnrnnratinna
and in sufficient volume to transact
me business or the country on a cash
basis.
(a) We demand tht frp tin J un
limited coinage of silver and trold at
nue iegat ratio oi lb lo 1
(b) We demand a graduated income
tax.
(c) That our national legislation
shall be so framed in the future a nut
to build up one industry at the expense
of another.
() We believe that the money of
the country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people.
ii ... . . . " '
aim ueiice we uemana mat all nation
al and state revenues shall be limited
to the necessary expenses of the gov
ernment economically and honestly
administered.
(e) We demand that postal savings
oanas De esiaousneu pytne govern
ment for the safe deposits of the sav
ings of the people, and to facilitate
exchange.
(J) We are unalterably opposed to
i-iie issue oy me Linieu states, ot in-terest-bearinir
bonds, and demand the
payment of all coin oblitrati nna nf the
United States, as provided by existing
laws, in either gold or silver coin, at
A-1. a.? .a
me opuon oi me government and not
4. A. 1 A a.
at me onuon oi me creuitcr.
TRANSPORTATION.
(o) The government shall purchase
or construct and operate a sufficient
mileage of railroads to effectually
wurui an rates ,oi transportation on
a just and equitable basis.
(6) The telegraph and telephone,
like tbe postoffice system, being a
necessity for the transmission intellig
ence, should be owned and operated
by the government in the interest of
me people.
LAND.
We demand that no land ahull ha
held by corporations lor speculative
purposes or Dy ran roaas in excess of
their needs as carriers, and all lands
now owned by aliens should be re
claimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS.
We demand the election of United
States senators by a direct vote of the
people. That each state shall be
divided into two districts of nearly
equal voting population, and that a
senator from each shall be elected by
he people of tbe district.
DIRECT LEGISLATION.
Relying upon tbe good, common
Sense Of the American nannla mrf K
wwf.., Mil, ye"
heying that a majority of them, when
uuiMuucuceu uy party prejuaice, will
vote right on all questions submitted
to them on their merits; and further
to effectually annihilate th
. . -- "viuuo
lobby in legislation, we demand direct
irginmiiuu uj means oi itte initiative
and referendum.
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With your co-operation we will flood
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With thi avalanche of ideas we will
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forty cents worth of Populist groce
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You will then receive as a GIFT, One
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two 3 months subscription to The
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to any five of the leading Populist
papers in America or you can have
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you may desire for 3 months. You
can choose tbe books and papers your
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you.
Following is the assortment of (Gro
ceries you are to buy for $5.00:
Lowest
Retail
Prices.
Goods.
18 bars Purity Soap (the very
best) .75
10 packages Flavored Corn Starch
(a delicious dessert) - - 1.00
4 one lb cans Joan of Arc Bak
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7 one lb packages Finest Gloss
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1 half lb can KorfTs Dutch Im
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50 King Grover III Cigars (n
twofer) - l .
4 packages leaking Soda (largest
ana oest fc. package) - . .20
1 package Gloss Shoe Polish - .lu
1 box shoe blackinsr - - - .or.
2 bottles jet black ink - - .10
1 bottle mucilage - .05
Total amount paid at any gro
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All for $5.00 together with the hand
some gift of PoDiilist Literature.
ANY UODY MAY HAVE. IX
PLACE OF THE CIGAKS IX ABOVE
ASSORTMENT, $1.25 WORTH OF
SOAP, FLAVORED CORX STARCH,
BAKIXG POWDER, GLOSS STARCH
AND SODA.
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fwhicn is ininnrted from tl fil.iuat
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ut uniLiiuure, jtiarjianci, me greatest
Populist manufacturing and import
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mi wt o t .V KA v. : t. v ..
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isfaction.
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oniy oecause an tne profits or both
wholesaler and retailer are converted
into free Populist literature.
We now Call on everu trn. lrkr.iiKct
to do one of two things: either send a
money contribution, at once, direct to
the State o Ulcers of his party for cam
paign purposes, or buy five dollars
and forty cents worth of Populist gro
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Any Populist who refuses to do either
9 . V. j . ...
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