Bryan Our Ctaest.
iContinnwl from first pj?e )
an! permanently, anI tli reason 1 b
liv if, ii that the men v?h put
that In never ma!? an -fiort to l.ave
tbt? jf'ihl utatulard abandoned. Th.fe
who framed that platfcrrn ha? e been
a'Uoratin tbe gold Mandard m the
standard civilization and tellinjr jou
that w had out jrowrn the life of
er. If the gold olariJard in the utanri
ard of civilization, wlij abandon it?
Thone who prate moot about interna
tional bimetallism are tbe ones who do
not want it. The are in the position of
a defendant in a law nit who ii alwa
readj for a continuance or a l unj?
jury." ( Applame.)
.M r. JSryan then went oer Mime of
the argument ii'ed by him before and
continued ai follow ;"I denounce the
idea itonie oeeiu to have that the gov
ernment ba a ritfht to Jenen the
volume of money, but, no riijht to in
crease if. I denounce a false and in
famous the doctrine that tbe govern-
ment ha a rigbt to etarve the peopled
by taking their money from them, hut
ha no power to feed tliern by in re
inx their Mipphe. AVhen they Jell
you that you oiigbt to invoke legi!a
liou'for th purpose of iio re&nltjsf the
volume of currency, tell them you are
following t.V example net in ll.i
when tbe money owning -lai-n in
voke the power of legi-bu ion to utrike
down a portion of the nation's money,
in rdrr to raise ihe value f the other
portion, ((treat applause.;
"11 they can a;p-ni to the Jaw to
take away some of ihe money ymi had,
why can y u not a peal to the law to
place you li.ii k where jou VTerei" ( .p-plau.-e.)
"They nty cheap i!v'r dollar will
com in and run the gold dollar out
and then money will become o arce
the nilver dollar will be worth more
than the gold dollar. .IiM think of it.
Oon't you know if the cheap silver
dollars run the dear gold dollar out,
the very moment the mlvt-r dollars
btcome iiear-r t ban the gold n.nie of
the cheap gold dollars will come hack
and run t lie dear nilver dollars out.
(Applause.; They think we are going
to r.(eal I lie (iresham law. (Laugh
ter.) But I iiiust close. Jt is a great
tempt at iou to talk a long whit'' w hen 1
llnd as enthusiastic an audience as
this aod ll.nt m the reason I have been
talking a long whilcnll along the line.
(AppUuse and n voice: Stay all
night.")
M r. Jlry an cpoke to them for more
than an hour without exertion, and
bin voice went easily over t he va.-t mul
titude. On the platform hat ( y.
V atiMn and 11 r. I uthrie, who, by the
lye, rode down together in tlie proces
nion; Hal. W. Ayer,.ludge Spier Whit-
aker, and hmrinan Manly. He would
have ppoken longer bad not the time
tor leaving arrived. II- was as fresh
as a boy at the finish, and was at orr
rustied through to his carriage and to
the station
.Mr. Kryan was now enjoying every
moment of his ovation. I or he had
been i ii t on t he I'u 1 1 man car perfectly
equipped by Col. Carr with every com
fort, and no longer had to take chances
for food arid rest, lie reined to ta'tt
much pleasure in his new Mirrouiul
ings. 't here are three forward special
coaches besides t li. rullman.
MIJ Miort linecIlfM.
Iletween Ashville and Statesville Mr,
llrtan pke at Mack .Mountain, Old
Fort, Marion, Morganton ami Hickory.
J here were Inrge and enthusiastic
crowds at Marion and Morganton, the
former place being ablaze with bun
fires of tar-barrels.
At Hickory there was another ova
tion. Here -Mr. r.ryan cpoke lroin the
"tand judt above Hickory Inn and the
crowd was densly packed. 1 he ground
was iirilliantly illuminated to the
rails of the stand. Conservative esti
mates put the crowd there at ten tbou-
and at least. A tempting banquet
nan t.een npreau ry rue noble womei
oi me town wno are sam tone unani
mous for l'.ryAn.
A tine band was on the f-tand and
the speech was received with cheers
and wrapt attention.
.Mr. liryan spoke over half an hour
and wnnld have spoken longer tn u was
cut otf by three iharp whi-lles from
the engine, wbkh was running behind
schedule time.'
Alter the Hi.-kory adtVess the nom
inee went to Charlotte, where he is to
ppeak at It o'clock Thursday morning.
JKtOM DAY
A I lhirlft,-Thi.r.l,f
September 17. Mr. Hryan awoke in
Charlotte this morning greatly re
freshed bright as a new silver 'dollar
just fr .on the mint.
Just before Mr. Hryan reached Char
lotte last night, (VI. .lulian S. Carr,
who, as ch iirmui of the committee on
reception, is the host in charge of the
train through the State, ordered the
two la-t cars to be snitched oil", and
left in the yard for the night, lie
wi far ingonthe longest r.nd best
nigh resi lie had had for a long
time, so cart-hilly had his wishes and
romfort been looked to during the day
and o en?itlv had the arrangement
for his r t been made by Col Cirr.
One of t he press reporters, who have
bee.i with him since he left Nebraska,
f-ayb i oat ct lio place have they re
ceived slU'h cemmonsense courtesies
as those extended him in North Caro
lii.a. Toe raoi iii(.fe' hroke cloudy in Char
lotte, m J u.'tiy leered run, hut, l-r r,
thtfl.y was plumed and tinged wirh a
co I t-ine and t S ::i one of balniiesT
cfS utht?rti September mornings was
poised above the city.
Mr. liryan was upin good time get
ting to t tie srat.d even before some of
the committee and the newpap-r
men. 1 1 v s acciMnpanieJ fi,m ihe
depot, io h i-arrisge, drawn by f.n;r
liorse.-. I y bin Ex, eileiiey tiov. Carr,
Col. Julian S.Carr, and Capf. TlioniA?
S. Kobertson. The escort was the
Hornet' Xest Jiitlemeii. A handsome
ly decorated and large and strong
land had beeu erected in Vance park
and the people stood in a solid mass
all around it covering nearly the en
tire park. There are various es
timate of the crowd but 1. 1,000
would be near right. Col. Oliver I)oek
ery wa one of those on the stai;d.
Mr. Bryan showed h; night's slep
plainly and it refreshed his friends to
ee biui again in cool possession of h's
phenomenal buoyancy. He was hand
fomely introduced by his Kx ellency,
lov. Carr.
Mr. liryau spoke for nearly an hour,
but tound euough time in the midst of
bis argument, 10 throw in sme elo
quent local color. The people took up
his words with a shout when he re
ferred to Charlotte as an appropriate
pUce for the second Declaration of
Independence on the part cf the
American ptoplu; to the hornet's nest
that any foreign nation would encoun
ter which tried to shape the policy of
this country ; and, lastly, iu his clos
ing sentences, to the duty of the peo
ple whose "ears yet cautcht the echoes
of that great man, their lam r.ted
Vance." ihia sentiment wanc ivci
with huzzas, f.fter which Mr. iiry
wasdriven very rapidly to the train,
and was olf within twenty minutes,
there being thousands at the station
waviug their hats as the train pulled
out. Mention should be made of the
large proportion of ladies in the audi
ence at the Park, as there has teen at
every -place he has stopped in North
Carolina. Mr. Kryan seemed to no
tice and appreciate this very much,
and referred to it at Salisbury.
From Chirlotte the train continued
it journey towaid Haitian, stopping
at Salisbury, Concord, Lexington,
Greensboro, Durham, and several
jther station on the line. At eieh
point named Air. Bryan made brief ad
dresses and great crowds wre on
hand all along: the route to greet the
Presidential candidate. The special
Bryan train reached Kaleigb almost
on time and here a grand cTaiion
awaited It. Of the Kaleigb demon
stration and Mr. Ilryan's speech we
will give a full account elsewhere in
thi issue.
Mr. I'.ryan left Kaleigh at 3 uX p. m.,
the train bearing the Presidential
nominee and party making a h rt
f"p at Selma where Mr. Bryan spoke
for a few minute". The special ar
rived at loldboro at 11 :ZU p. ns. and
the candidate's private car was swif li
ed oirthe fain and hauled about
mile heHw Ooldsboro and remained
there for the night.
Col. Julian y. t'arr, who ha been
looking after the physical comfort of
Mr. Bryan during his progre-s through
the Mate regretted very much that
the plans of the good Oddsboro peo
ple had to bear ail interfered with, for
on the sr-aking-stand, there were
many of the beautiful women and
young girls of the town in gay colors.
But Mr. l'.ryAn heard all the demon
strations of cordial greeting despite
the fact that e retired for the night
to his state-room just alter having
elrna. And following his desire not
to disappoint the people altogether he
did come out on the rear platforoi for
a few minutes.
TIIlHiJ UAY.
At ii!)oro I rjilitj.
Mr. Bryan awoke this norning after
the ionge-t night'rf rest hr? had had in
'he Mate. '1 hose who remained 1 n
the sleeper with him were Ser retar
John V. Thompson, of the Democratic
Mate committee '(,. Julian S.Carr
I lieo. K. Klottz. Coi. Benehan Camer
on, Maj. K. J. Hale, Col. John s. Cun
ningham, Master Claiborne Carr,
origressman I'. A. Woodard, Dr. Ch.ts
D. Mclver.Capt. W. II. Kitchin. Judge
-j ier Whitaker and th reporters.
Mr. ( . 1. Av'ock introdu -eij ..jr.
Bryan to his Ooldsboro audience in a
lew brief eloquent words. 'Ihecrond
was estimuted at , ,.W and M r. Bry at
poKe lor one nour, arousing great en
Lhiisiam and winning much app!au-e.
A ra'her interesting incident occur
red just after tlni speaking, during a
oriel reception which. Mr. Bryan !.i-l!
in the hotel, lie was presented with a
b-autilul tloral emblem cu.'it.uiiiny:
sixteen while tuberoses around a cen
tre of one yellow dahlia. In prc.-ei.t-
ing it, tr. illiatn H. Oliver, of New-
bern, said : "J11 tlie name of M:.s (ier
trude Bagby, of Newbern, who. while a
school girl at Oreen-horo, North (.'an.
lina, several years ago. predicted t hat
William J. Bryan would be the nomi
nee for President of the Democratic
party,- I take pleasure in present ir y.
this emblem." A word more about
this: This Miss Hagby, so President
Charles D. Mclver says, was two
years ago, when Mr. Bryan spoke at
Oreensboro Normal school, "class
prophet" of that institution. It was
then that she read out the name of Mr.
Bryan as her predicted Democratic
nominee lor the Presidency this year.
From here the "special" wont on to
Wilson, where Congressman V. A
Woodard introduced Mr. Bryan, who
spoke toan audience of ,0CU Thence on
toliocky Mount. Here there was a tre
mendous turnout from a dozen coun
ties, estimated at ir,iMi't. .Mr. Bryan
and party were met by Mr. Thomas
11. Battle, chairman of the citizen
committe;', and Hon. B. H. Bonn,
chairman of the reception committee,
and .Mai. S. D. Hart, chief marshal. A
delegation composed of J 5. 11. Burin,
oossey j;attle and J. II. Thorpe had
gone down to Coldsboro to meet the
candidate.
The speaking was at the rair ground.-
and Mr. Bryan was gracefully intro
duced tiy ilon. B. H. Buun, with whom
.Mr. Bryan served in Congress.
Alter the speaking the party was
uriven tome train, which lelt immedi
ately. An elegant luncheon which
was served by Mrs. G. L. WimberW
Jr., was served on the special Pullman
car, which the thoughtfulness of the
Kneky Mount committee furnished
l'he train stopped at AVhirakerV,
Battleboro, KufieJd and Halifax, and
.nr. Bryan appeared on the rear plat
form and bowed.
At VeJdon y.OoO people had iraiher-
ed. Solicitor Walter Daniel introduc
ed the. candidate at Weldon.
As Col. Julian S. Carr, chairman of
the reception committee, left the nartv.
the newspaper correspondents pro-
postu uiree cm-ers lor Col. Carr. They
were given with a will by the party
in the special carr, and echoed bv the
concourse of people that had as'seni-
bled.
Hon. F. A. Woodard, Col. P.nelian
Cameron, Col. John s. I'unninghani,
Thomas II. Battle, Y.K. Fountain,
and T. I.. Emory accompanied Mr. I'.ry
an to BLhmond.
Illad- n Coucty C n vent lun.
The? Pe0l';lc3 Parfy ronr'natin
convention of Eladen county v.a?
acM in EUzalotbtcvra, on Septem
ber llth, and tLo following tket
vras named, to-wit:
For County ConiTuLsioacis, J. F.
Croon) and Z. G. Thonpjon. For
Register of De-wds, J. 11. Dunbani.
For Surveyor, J. D. IMcKuthan.
For Coroner, A. J. Perry E. XT.
Uob. ? n was endorsed for'tLo Stae
Senate.
A fcuTiiitiee on platfomiwas an
nouneed and reported Uk f.-Iiowing.
which was nctt imoiisly tcdored by
too convention:
Kt.-OLVED lit, That we o;:uovse
the pla't'orm nc.d n ooinees of Tc
National Peoples Party. 2d, That
v,o endorse the S ate ticket and
ijlattorm put forth, by our la'e Slate
ci.vtoitiou cf the Peoples P.irty.
or A, Thnt we eudore oar noHfrt Sec
hT( r, llv. Miri-.-n Batle.r, and point
wiii pride to the record of our ep-ie.-ettuves
in Congress. 4'b, That
we pi. dge the Peoples Party to stai-d
by the reforms already received; and
advocate the free coinage of silver
at 1G to 1, and the issue of all ino-jev
by the gov eL ment and that shall
be f equal value one dollar redeem
able iu another, oth, That we de
nounce the issue of mtTest-yiM.rir-
bouds in time of peace as uncalled
foi Hhd fn outrage on the poop1,.-'.
(Sigmd) C. McG. Dux.v, Cbm'n,
J. K. Dunham,
R. H. Marsh burv,
Z. G Thompsox,
W. II. Disox.
Comrrdttee.
Ordtr'-d that the foregoirjir oe
seLt to The Caucasian for publica
tion. Progressive Farmer please
copy.
D. T. Perkv, S .Vty. '
One Honest Man,
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but thank heaven, I am now well,
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HON ELS TY
PKOPLtS PAKTT STATE PHIFOKM,
Tlie Peoples Party platform of Xorth
Carolina, in convention assembled at
Kaleigb, on the 13th day of August,
IH'M, hereby realfirms its unqualified al-
lejfiance to the principles of the party,
and hereby approves the platform of
the Peoples Party adopted at it Na
tional convention held in the city of
St.. Louis, July 22nd, ,;.
THE ELECTION 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
tlie election law passed by the Cen
eral Ai.e:nbly of 'J7 meets our hearty
endorsement and approval; and we
hereby pledge the Peoples Party to the
policy of upholding the principle of
tree and honest elections provided for
in fax: election law, and warn the
voters of the State against the threats
which have been made to repeal the
(ame.
COUNTY GOVE K N M EXT.
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
witli our hearty approval, and we
pledge the Peoples l'arty to the con
tinued support and maintenance of
that legislation, and warn the voters
of the necessity of preyenting injuri
ous changes in that act, and of the
danger of electing members of the
General Assembly hostile thereto.
I.KGAL TENDER MONEY.
We favor the exercise by the State
of Xorth Carolina of the reserved con
st itutional 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 in forced by the passage
of an appropriate act by tlie General
A Sfeillbl J".
iOLJ XoiKS AXDJlOKTOAOKS.
We believe that all money demands
should be payable m the lawful money
of the United States without preference
or discrimination, and therefore favor
the passage by tlieGeneral Assembly of
a law to prohibit the taking or giving
of g')ld 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 per ceut. interest law enacted by
the last General Assembly.
public schools. .
The action of the Peoples Party
members of the last General . .ssembly
has demonstrated, beyond question,
that the Peoples Party has been true
to its antecedent, platform declarations
in favor of public education. We de-
raami fuu luriner improving anu
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 sjstem 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 seeure, as l ar as
possible, the co-operation of the lead
ing teachers and educators of the State
in training and perfecting the school
law.
JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted above
the plane of partisan politics.
REFOMATORT FOE YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment of a
Stale iiii-tkution for tbe reformation
of young criminals.
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION CON
DEMNED. We condemn the Democratic admin
istration in Xorth Carolina for its
failure to execute the anti-trust laws
of the State now on our statute books,
and call the attention of the people to
the fact that official action in this re
gard is not in harmony with the ultra
ami-trust sentiment heretofore and
now being expressed by the leaders of
the Democratic party.
RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment of sach
equitable and low freight rates and
charges fs.r products shipped from
North Carolina as will enable shippers
aud producers to realize at least a fair
remuneration after corts of such ship
ments have been deducted.
We call especial attention to the
possibilities i the trucking industry
in Eastern Xorth Carolina, an indus
try which, but- for the extortionate
t.-rii-'s 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
Sate liailroad 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 recponHbi'iry for exist
ing outrages; and if tli-"ir iacilities
f.jr fighting the battle.-, .f the people
uen reuie iruer-state Commerce Com
mission are inadequate for that pur
pose, n-ai iney make recommendation
to the General Assembly of anieiid
nients to existing laws, to the end
that low and fairer rates may be estab-
Hj.ue-1, ooiu in me Mate and inter
State juris-dictions.
lis'noivc'J, That we recommend a con
stitutional prohibition of the pur
chase, lease t rental of parallel or
competing rauway lines.
FREE TASSES.
We favor a law forbidding the giv
ing of free passes to public officials,
and forbidding their receiving the
same.
NOKTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
We condemn the lease of the Xorth
Caroliua Kailroad to the Southern
Railway Company for ninety-nine
years, not only as a bad business
transaction in which the interests of
the State amounti ntr tn i-h Uma nn
of $3,000,000 invested in good paying
yioyenj yielding an income, were
sacrificed; but we also, in most em
phatic terms condemn the hasty and
secret manuer in which it was done
several years before tke former thirty
years' lease, by its terms, would have
expsrtd. We call the attention of the
people of the State to the fact that
some mysterious power has prevented
an investigation through the
proper legal channels, of this transac-
mmuI. i
Seminal Weakness and Sexual Debility
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tion, which was go universally con
demned by the press of the State and
all classes of our citizens, when it lirst
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 thall
be taken as to counteract, as far as
possible, this unwise and secret trans
action. REMOVAL OK CASlfS.
The removal of cases from the State
courts to tbe Federal courts for trial
wherein the plaintilfs are poor per
sons and defendants rich foreign cor
porations, on application of defend
ants, is a growing evil in Xorth 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
each corporations doing business in
this State the privilege of carrying on
business in Xorth 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
inure a just listing and taxation of
all evidences of deot, 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
tre 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 will justify the present
rates.
Thercpi4 rrlr National Platform.
Following is the Populist platform as
adopted:
"The Peoples Tarty assembled in Na
tional convention, reaffirms ita allegiance
to the principles declared by the founders
of the Republic and also to the fundament
al I'lim-ipies oi jusi government as enuaci
ated in the platform of the party in 1SU2.
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 tinancial and industrial inde
pendence is yet to be attained by restoring
to our country the constitutional control
and 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 buen
more potent in shaping legislation than the
voice of the American ec:.ile. Executive
power and patronage have been used to cor
rupt our legislatures to defeat the will of
the people and plutocracy has beea en
throned upon the ruins of Democracy. To
restore the government intended by the
fathers and for the welfare and prosperity
of this and future generations, we demand
the establishment of an economic and ti
nancial system which shall make us mas
ters of our own affairs, and independent of
European control by the adoption of the
following:
DECLARATION OP PF.INCIPL7S.
1. We demand a National nieney, 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, pnDlic and private, so that a just,
equitable and efficient means of distribution
may be made direct to the people and
through the lawful disbursement of the gov
ernment. 2. We demand the free and unrestricted
coiD-atre of silver and fnM at. tho xrn w
gal ratio of 10 to 1 without waiting for the
3. We demand the volume of circulating
mediani be speedily increased to an amount
snuiaeui mj meet uie aumanos ot the busi
ness people of this, country and to restore
the just tevel 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 hv th nrpaiTif annWt;n
unnecessary and without authority of law
auu uiai, uu more Donas te issued except
by specific ect of Congress.'
5. V( demand surh loo-ai
will prevent the demonetization of the law-
luimuney oi me Lnitea btates by private
contract.
. W e demand that the government in
payment of its obligations shall use its op
tions aa to the kind of lawful money in
which they are to be paid and we denounce
the present and preceding administration
f r surrendering this option to the holders
of government ODligations.
7. We demand a graduated income tax to
the end that aggregated wealth shail bear
its just proportion of taxation and we de
nounce the Supreme court, relative to the
income tax law, as a misinterpretation of
the constitution and an invasion of the
rightful powers of Congress over the sub
ject of taxation.
. K. We demand that postal sayings hanks
be established by the government for the
safe deost of the savings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
BULHOADS.
1. Transportation being a means of ex
change and a public necessity, the govern
ment should own and operaie the railroads
in the interest of the peopie on a non-par-tiaan
basis; to the end that all may be ac
corded the ascie 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 tha citizens
may be destroyed. Such ownership is to be
accomplished gradually in a manner con
sistent with sound pohev.
2 The interest of the United States in the
public highways built with public monev
and the proceeds of extensive grants of land
to the Pacific railroad should never be al'en
ated, mortgaged or sold, but guarded and
protected for the general welfare, as provid
ed bv 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 m the payment thereof of the
debt of companies, and at the foreclosure
saies of said roads the government shall
purchase the same if it becomes necessary
to protect its interest therein or if they can
be purchased at a reasonable price; and the
government shall operate said railroads as
public highways for the benefit of the
whOie people and not in the interest of the
tew, under suitable provisions for protec
tion otlife 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
executed and administered according to
their true intent and spirit.
4. The telegraph, like the postofSce sys
tem, being a necessity for the transmission
of news should be owned and operate,! by
the government in the interest of people,
LkND.
1. The true policy demands that the na
tional and Bute legislation shall be such as
will ultimately enable every prudent and
industrious citizen to secure a home, and
therefore tne land should not be monopo
lized for speculative purposes.
"All lands now held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of their actual
needs, should by lawful means be reclaim
ed by the government and held for actual
settlers only, and private land monopoly as
weU as alien ownership should be prohib-
2. We condemn the frauds by which the
land irraata to tbe Pacific EilroJ cotspan
km have. Uuoojrh cooainoet of the Interior
departzaeat, robbed moiutodca of actual
bonafid vettlcrs of their borne aad tainert
of their clauaa. that e demand leialatioa
by CocfreaB which will enforce tbe exemp
tion of mineral land from aucb grant after,
as well a bef or patent.
S. We demand thl bonafide vettler on
all public land t provided free borne and
be provided for in the national Homestead
Law. and that no exception be mad in the
case of Indian reMTTaltosx when opened
for settlement, aod that all land not now
patented come coder this demand.
PTIICT LKtiXttATlOS.
. We farcr a system of direct lejltioa
through the initiative aod referendum un
der proper constitutional ml eguardi.
oesikal rkoromos.
1. W demand the election of I'resident
and Vice-President and United Slates Sena
tor by a direct voU ot the people.
2. We tender to the patriotic people o
Cuba our deepest sympathy in their heroic
struggle for political freedom and indepen
dence, aod we believe the time has come
when the United States, the great Kenubltc
of the world, should recognize that (iiba is
and of right ought to be a free and inde
pendent State.
3. We favor home rule io the Territories
and the District of Columbia, and the early
admission of Territories a States.
4. All public salaries should be made to
correspond to the pnee of labor and ita pro
ducts. 5. In times of ereat industrial depression,
idle labor should be employed on pubhc
works as far as practicable.
6. The arbitrary course of the courts in
assuming to imprison citizens for indirect
contempt and ruling by injunction, should
be prevented by proper legislation.
7. We favor jut pensions for our disabled
Union soldiers.
S. Deheving that the election franchise
and untrammeled ballot are essential to a
government of. for, and by the jeople, the
Peoples Party condemns the wholesale sys
tem of disfranchisement adopted in some
States as un-Republican and un-Democratic,
And we declare it to be the duty of the sev
eral State legislatures to take such action as
will secure a full, free and fair ballot and
an honest count.
9. While the foregoing propositions cor
stitute the platform upon which our party
stands and for the vindication of which its
organization will maintain, we recognie
that the great and pressing issue of the
pending campaign upon which the present
Presidential election will turn is the finan
cial question, and upon this great and sre
cific issue between the parties, we cordially
invite the aid and co-operation of all organ
izations and citizens agreeing with us upon
this vital Question.
THE ALLIANCE DEMANDS.
Whereas, The declaration of inde
pendence, as a basis for a republican
form of government that might be
progressive and perpetual,- states :
"That all men are created equal, that
they are endowed with certain inalien
able rights, that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
tnat to secure these 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
exchange, shtiuld be prohibited, and
whenever any such public necessity
or utility becomes a monopoly in pri
vate hands, the people of the munici
pality, state or union, as the case mav
be, shall appropriate the same by right
of eminent domain, payiner a iust
value therefor, and operate them for.
aim in ine interest oi, me wiiole peo
ple.
FINANCE.
We demand a national currency,
safe, sound and flexible; issued by the
general government only; a full legal
tender for all debts and receivable for
all'dues, and an eouitable and efficient
means of distribution of this currency,
uirectiy to tne people, at the mini
mum of expense and without the in
tervention of banking corporations
and in sufficient volume to transact,
the business of the country on a cash
oasis.
(a) We demand the free and un
limited coinage of silver and gold at
the legal ratio of 16 to 1
(6) We demand a graduated income
tax.
(c) That our national lecislAtinn
shall be so framed in the future as not
to build up one industry at the expense
of another.
(d) We believe that the mnnuv nf
the country should be kept as much aa
pussioie iu me nanus oi ine people,
auu uence we aemana that all nation
al and state revenues shall b limited
to the necessary expensss of the gov-
ernuiem economically ana honestly
administered.
(e) We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern
ment for the safe deposits of the sav
ings of the people, and to facilitate
exchange.
() We are unalterably opposed to
me issue uy tne unuea states, of interest-bearing
bonds, and demand the
payment of all coin obligations of rh
United States, as provided by existing
laws, iu enner goiu or silver com, at;
the option of the government and not
at the option of the creditor.
TRANSPORTATION.
(i) The government shall purchase
or construct and operate a sufficient
mileage of railroads to etfectually
control all rates .of transportation on
a just and eouitable basis.
(6) The telegraph and telephone,
like the postoffice system, being a
necessity ior ine transmission intellig
ence, should be owned aud operated
by the government in tbe interest of
the people.
LAND.
We demand that no land shall be
held by corporations lor speculative
purposes or by railroads in excess of
their needs as carriers, and all lands
now owned by aliens should he re
claimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only.
ELKCTION OF UNITED BTATES 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
the people of the district.
DIRECT LEGISLATION.
Relying upon the good, common
sense of the American people, and be
lieving that a majority of them, when
uninfluenced by party prejudice, will
vote right on all questions submitted
to them on their merits; and further
to effectually annihilate theperniriou
lobby in legislation, we demand direct
legislation by means of the initiative
and referendum.
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Washisgtox, D. C, Sept- 2., 1SDC.
Political Club organization baa
proTea on of th most ffetiTe ad
juncts to campaign work that ba
rer Wea devised. The prevent
campaign baa brought into existence
more clubs than any other known in
the history of the conntry. The
1'eeplei Party mnt not lap rhind
the proM.sio3. There should l a
Peoples Party Club in every town
ship in Amenta and, where tb
party is strocg. in every school dis
trict. There should be one in each
village, and in each city clubs should
be organized by wards. These
clubs can b not only an important
help in the present campaign, bat
they ran also be a permanent guOil
to the party.
11 ere is the plan: Let each State
committte recommend, through the
finblie pres and through the rc gu
ar party organization, the starting
of Populists clnbs in every preciact
in tho btate. No organizers are r.e
cesfary fr this, although State or
ganize and county organizers may
be appointed. Bat in the main the
people .iKcuid organize for them
selves. These clubs are to be open,
are to hold weekly meetings during
the campaign and after that as of
ten as they se tit. They are t re
port the names of their ofUcers
(Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer)
at once to the National Committt-e,
together with a nominal charter fee
of, tay One Dollar. Tbe National
Committee will iu turn forward a
charter and enroll the club as a
member of th National Association
of Peoples Party ClubH. The
clubs are to have public discussions,
are to distribute literature which will
bo sent to them from National and
State Headquarters, are to attend
rallies in a body, are to do quiet
work, to make converts in the neigh
borhoods in which they are organ
ized; and are in every way practica
ble to lend enthusiasm, energy and
effectiveness to tbe campaign. No
initiation fee shall be charged, and
no dues other than those volunta
rily contributed. No dues shall be
paid either to State or National
Committees other than voluntary
contributions, except the charter
fee, which is to be turned at once
into the National campaign fund.
Literature will be sent out from Na
tional Headquarters to every iub
organization, the club in turn be
coming responsible for its proper
distribution.
At present organizations, such as
legions, alhanets, Silver clubs, Pop
ulists clubs, I'.ryan clubs, and other
organizations which endorse the
principles cf the Peoples party,
should immediately send names of
ofheery, together with charter fee,
direct to these Headquarters and be
come at once enrolled in the Na
tional Organization.
The Peoples Party papers should
at oik" advocate this plan of club
organization. It has the sanction
of the National Executive committee
and will be handled directly from
National Headquarters. All reports
and correspondence concerning this
matter should be directed to J. A.
Edgertok, Secretary Populist Na
tional Committee, Wormley Hotel,
Washington, D. C.
Marion Butler, Chairman.
J. A. Edgertok, Secretary.
CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS.
PEOPLES PARTY NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
O.'tict is Wormley Hotel. Wasblnrioo. D. C.
The National Committee will furnish the
following list of C'ampai;-n Documents at
prices quoted below:
Price per
Facta About Silver $
Allen The Financial Policv.. .....
Butler Against Further Issue of
Bonds
Davi! Gold and Silver
Watson Farm Statistics
Towne On Silver
Sibley On Silver
Kem Money Question and Income ,
Tax
Simpson On Silver
Howard The Financial Situation...
Strowd Coin Kedemption Fund ...
Teller Revenue Not the Remedy...
Bryan On Income Tax
Baker On Coin Redemption Fund,
fchuford Monfv of the iwtil
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c, so
2 f.O
1 7.
i 50
50
2 50
2 25
1 75
1 75
3 75
3 75
1 75
1 75
A fr)
H 00
7 J
1 75
1 75
2 50
2 50
2 50
10 00
4 00
2 00
jOell On the Money Question
Kryan un finance
Ben Butterworth Letter of
Carter The Political Situation
Mantle On Bimetallism
Pettigrew History of Cleveland and
Bond Issues
Hartman Gold Monometallism
Against Bimetallism
Pefler On the Money Question
Stewart History of Demonetization
Fathers of Our Country on Silver..
Peoples l'arty Platform
Why the Wage-Earner Wants Free
Silver
T Price it If O
Bryan Large Portrait of 2 00 10 00
Watson Large Portrait of... 2 w 10 0u
Bryan and Watson Campaign
Button. 2 .VI 15 00
Peoples Party Omcial Button. 2 50 15 oo
All of the above are in franked envelopes
ready for mailing, except those marked
thus.
Send all orders to J. a. Edgerton, Secre
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Washington, D. C.
Reform Literature.
FOR SALE BY THE
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The following has been chosen by the
Peoples Tarty National Committee aa a op
nlar and desirable list of books on the tinan
cial question:
Peoples Tarty Campaign Book (Offi
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Handbook on Money (compi'il Lv
Kthireei5J5PerV,)- a: 2S -
Shy lock. Gordon Clark 25 "
Coin's Financial School, W. II. HaV-
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Tale of Two Nations. W. H. Harvey 25
"ver ana the Science of Monev
Wm. M. Stewart ...... in
Efc,?T of the Uold Standard. 1)7
W. H. Smith .... 23 "
The P.nrtVpr TYrcam -r t t " t " ,
The American People s Money Ie-
9v ,laiDCTal Coa'piracies, Mrs.
Z- Emery ,3
Not a Revolt ifin-.; ""!."."
Stories of Ancient Rome, "Thoa H
atson " 10 "
GJr rwifJeIacd on a Bk
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Senator Jones Great Soeech on the
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