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About The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1892)
THE A L L I A HO B-INDBPBHDBHT. THE PLATFORM. ' Assembled upon the one hundred and sixteenth anniversary of the Declaration I Independence, the People s Party o' America, in t heir first national conven- tion, invoking upon their action the blessing of Almighty God, puts forth in insuamo ruu on oen.iu 01 mo people ot this country, the following preamblo and declaration of principles: y Tho conditions which surround us best jusiuy uur uo-opunuion. w o meet in me midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin. Cor ruption dominates tho ballot bo, the leg islatures, the contcress. and touches even the ermine of tho bench. The people are fiumoraiizea. most or tne Mates nave been compelled to isolate the voters at t ho foiling places to prevent universal in Imidatlon or bribery. The news- t i . liners are largely suusidizeu or muzzled, puono opinion silenced, business pron- iratcu, our ncmes coverea with mort Rflges, labor impoverished, and the land concentrating in the bands of tho capital 1st. The urban workmen are denied the tight of organization for self protection; imported pauperized labor beats down their wages; n hireling standing army, un recognized bj our laws, is established to shoot them down, and they are rapidly degenerating into European conditions. The. fruits of tho toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up collosal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind, and the possessors of these, in turn, despise the republic and endanger liberty. From tho same prolific womb of governmental injustice wo breed the two front classes tramps and millionaires. . he national power to create money i.i appropriated to enrich bondholders. A vast public debt payable in legal tender currency has been funded into gold bear ing bonds, thereby adding millions to tho burdens of tho people. Silver, which has been accepted as coin eince the dawn of history, has been demonetized to add to tho purchasing power of gold by decreasing thcvaluoof ail lorms ot property, as wellashuman labor, and the supply of currency is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bankrupt enterprise and enslave industry. A vast conspiracy against mankind has been or ganized on two continents and is rapidly taking possession of the world. If not met and overthrown at once it forebodes terrible social convulsions, tho destruc tion of civilization, or tho establishment of an absolute despotism. Wo have witnessed for more than a quarter of a century tho struggles of tho two great political parties for power and plunder, while grievous wrongs have been indicted Iinon R sn florin a r.rr.nla W'nnlini. that the controlling influences dominating uutu mese parties nave permitted the exist ing dreadful conditions to develop without rerious efforts to prevent or restrain them. Neither do they now promise us r.uy substantial reform. Thcv have- agreed to gether to iynoic in the coming campaign every issue hut tne. Thcv propose to drown the outcries of n, plundered peoplo with the. uproar of a sham battle over tho tariff, so that capitalists, corporations, national backs, rings, trusts, watered i lock, tho demonetization of silver, and t he oppressions of t ho usurers mav all be last sight of. They propose to sacrifice our homes, lives and children on the al'nr c rrwmmon; to destroy the multitude in order to secure corruption fr.uds from tho millionaire. Assam bie 1 on tho anniversary of the birthday of I he natioi, sva filled with tho spirit t tho grnnd generation who es tablished our independence, wo seek our independence; wo neck to restore tho gov ernment of the republic to tho hands of "tho plain people' with whose class it originated. Wj assert cur purposes to bo identical with the purpose ,-, 0f tiio rat iooal Con stitution "reform a more porfoct union, tstablUh justice, insure domestic tran quillity, prc.-me for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity." We declare that this repub lic can only endure as a froo government while built upon the love ot the whole people for eacn other rui for the nation; that it cannot. i)e pinned together by bay onets; that, mo civil war is over, and that every passioa rd resentment which grew cut of it mus--die-with it, and that wo must be in foot, as wo, ftro in name, one united brot herhood of freemen. Our country linda itself confronted by conditions for which there is no precedent in the history of tho world-our annual fgricultural productions amount, to bil lions of dollars in value, which rnurt within a few weeks or months bo ex changed for billions of dollars of com modities consumed in their production: the existing currency supply is wholly in ndequato to make this exchange; tho re sults are falling prices, tho formation o combines and rings and t ho - impoverish mcnt of tee producing cla3;s. We pledge ourselves that if given power we will labor to correct t heso evils by wise and reasonable leg islation in accordance with tho term of our tlatfov:n. We lihlirn t.Knt th frs t f government in other ,rds, of t!V peonie ana tne teacnings or experience Mmujusiiiy, to uie euu mac oppression, i . . i . i . . injustice nun poverty snau eventually cease in the land. While our SVmnathiM rim A. nnrtv nf ra. form are naturally upon the side of every proposition which wdJ tend to make men intelligent, virtuous and temperate, wo nevertheless regard these questions, im portant as they are, as secondary to tho great issues now pressing for solution, and iiifku if mii ujv uuiy uur inuivmuai pros perity, but the very existence of free in- 4 4 4 i Stat c An -1 . ,1 1 1 r ucicuu: ium we asK an men to first help us to determine whether wo are to have a republic to administer, before weuiuer as ro ine condition1 upou which it is to he administered, believiug tha- tiio forces of reform this day organized will never cease to move forward until every wrong is remedied, equal rights and equal pri vilegesare securely establish ed for all the men and women of the country. Wo declare, therefore First That the union of the labor forces of the United States, this day consum mated, shall be permanent and perpetual. Mav its SOiri pntpr intn .oil honrfa f. 4 i. ealvation of the Itepublic and the uplifting creat )s it, and every dollar taken from uiuusiry wiHiom an equivalent is robberv. ii uuy win not wor-c, nether shall be eat. Tha intorpfstw of ruml nnl nivin - - - - m- V VI IV lal)or aro the same; their enemies are identical. Third We bol lfivfi tha.t tlm timA Tiia come when the railroad corporations will euner own mo peopio or the peoplo mUSt OWn tho milmlds nnrl klirtnbl the government enter nnon flip work of owning and managing ony or all railroads, we should favor an nmendment to tho Const itnti all persons engaged in the government her vice snau ue jiacea unaer a civil ser vice regulation of the most rigid charac ter, soas to prevent the increase of tho power ot tne national administration by the use of such ndditinn.il crnvpmmpnk employes. nmi in vy o uemanu in ac national cur rency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by the general irovprnmMit-, nnlv n full lml tender for all debts, public and private, auu inai, wiinouc ine use ot banking cor porations. A inv.t.. M : aJ vj vi.waw wun vtiiv.iv u v means of distribution direct to the fieople, at a tax not exceed ng 2 per cent, per annum, bo provided, as KP.t forth in RUh-t.rPA.anrv nlan rf Vnrmar'a . ... J , 111. VIL It. Jl.V- . o Alliance or so-q better system; also by payments in discharge of its obligations lor public improvements. TO'tfi 1 x-m-r -v ..... r utn vvo aemana free ana unlimited coinage of siiver pud gold at t he present legal ratio of 16 to 1. Sixth We demand that the amount of tne circulating medium be speedily in creased to not less than ?50 per capita. Seventh We demand a graduated in come tax. Eighth We believe that the money of the country should bo kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all state and na tional revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the government economically and honestly administered. Ninth We dp.mand that, nnst.nl navinora banks be established by the government for the sa,fe deposit of the earning? of the peoplo aud to facilitate exchange, Tenth Transportation being a mean3 of exchange and a public necessity the trOVemmP.nt should own nnrl nnopnfn the railroads in the interest of the people. Jiieventu rno telegraph and the tele phone likft thn nost.offipo avstem hoinor a. necessity for the transmission of news, should te owned and operated by the gov ernment in the interest of tha people. Twelfth The land, including all the natural sources of wealth, is the heritage Of all t.hfl nnnnlr nnrl thnnlrl nrf ha mnn. . f j . v .... V IV. ..VJ AXXVAA opolized for speculative purposes, and uiicu u uf imp or ianu snouia oe pro hibited. All land now held bv railroads and Othpr nnrnnwit inne in f.vOQsa nf tliuin " - - . . v.'. . ... 1. 1 LA V- ' I'l lv . L actual needs, and all lands now owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the govern ment and held for actual settlers only. The foil owinc resolutions wp.ro also adopted: WllprPflflnflior nnacf mna liai-a Kaayi sen ted for our consideration, we hereby Submit thft fnllnwinrr nnf son napf. nf ,lia platform of the People's Party, but as ii-Muuuuns expressive oi tne sentiment ol this convention. First. T?PnlvP That, nra ilamond n - . v. . uw no tiuiuauu ia free ballot and a fair count in all elections and pledge ourselves to secure it to every legal voter without federal intervention through the adoption by the states of the unperverted Australian or spnret. hallnt. system. Second RpRnlvPfl. Thnf. fha flPriVftrt tvrrr n A'n.l.J , - should be applied to the reduction of the burden of taxation now resting upon the domestic industries of this country. Third Resolved, That wo pledge our support to fair and liberal pensions to ex- .vuiuiisuiurers ana sailors. classes of the world, and - crowds out our wage earners; and we denounce the pres ent ineffective laws against contract la- Dor, and demand the further restriction of undesirable immigration. Fifth Resolved, That we cordially sympathize with the efforts of organized workingmen to shorten the hours of labor. and demand a rigid enforcement of the existing eight-hour law on government work, and ask that a penalty clause be auueu 10 tne said law. Sixth Resolved, That wo regard the maintenance of a large standing army of nifrceuaries, Known as tho 1'infcerton system, as a menace to cur liberties, and we demand its abolition; and we con demn the recent invasion of the territory of Wyoming by the hired assassins of plutocracy, assisted by federal officials. Seventh Resolved. That we commend to the favorable consideration of the peo pie and tin reform press the legislative Kysiem Known as tne initiative and re ferendum. Eighth Resolved. That we favor a constitutional provision limiting the office of president and vice president to one term, and providing for the election of senators of ;he United States by a di rect voto of tho peoplo. Ninth Resolved. That we oppose any subsidy or national aid to any private cor poration for any purpose. Resolved, That this con vention sympa thizes with the Knights of Labor in their righteous contest with the tyrannies! com bine of clothing manufacturers of Roches ter and declares it to be the duty of all who hate tyranny and oppression to rcf us( to purchase the goods made by said man ufacturers or to patronize any merchants who sell such goods. "The People's Party at the outset to secure permaueut control of the party organization unaffected by tho interests of those in public servi je does Iwreby in national convention assembled at Omaha, on this 4th day of July, 1892, establish this ordinance as fundamental law of party organization, vi ,;:No person uoldingany of fice or posit on of profit.trust oremolument under the federal or any state or munici pal government, .including senators, con gressmen and members of the legislature, state and local, shall be eligible to sit or vote in any convention of this party, and a copy of this ordinance shall he annexed to eveiy call for any future convention of the party. CAVE TEMPLES, Excavations In tho Solid Rock Containing Great Stone Idols. The cave temples of India are no longer places of worship; neither a?o the gigantic stone images they con tain objects of adoration. Tho whole remains as a monument to supersti tion and as an evidence of the im mense amount of labor men will rer- form for tho purpose of appeasing angry gods and exorcising wicked devils. Gwaloir is the site of a t)rod?ous number of these temples and luols, tho former excavated in'o the solid rock sides of the mountains fmanv of these mountains being literally honey combed) and the latter fashioned from bowlders, iuttinsr crac-s and stones of every conceivable shape and iorm. in some places one will mpt. with a little row of cherubs flankino- the sides of an immense devil, whoso distorted features and great glaring eyes are frightful to behold. Tho dovil is most invariablv lnrror than either tho fmds or the angels. A great 40- foot devil weiffkinff scores of tons is usually situated at the end of an avenue of angel gods, cherubims and other winged fancies, none of which weigh more than fifty pounds or which are larger than a good-sized Pekin duck. One of tho cave temples at Gwaloir is a passage carved for 800 feet into the solid granite of the mountain sida Statues of men, beaets and monsters abound in extraordinary profusion, some of those of human beings being fully SO feet in height aud finished and polished to perfecs tion. Resides nine human 6tatue which stand in niches carved into the sides of the passage, there is one, representing a sleepiug god, which is 50 feet long and 16j feet across the shoulders, which lies prone upon its back. This work was all done, in tho thousand years pracediDg the birth of Christ tho greater , part of It having been executed about the year 800 15, CL Answered Wholesale. Sydney has a remarkably fine har bor, and tho people are proud of it No stranger can visit tho place with out being asked, again and again: "What do you think of our beautiful harbor?1' This question, repeated too often, is liat)le to become a source of amusement if not of annoyance. The author of "Homeward Round1' relates that an irate skipper, with the recollection of previous visits to the city in his mind, once sailed up the bay with a huge placard rigged at the bow of his craft: AVE HAVE ADMIRED YOUR BEAUTIFUL HARBOR. Argonaut You are hearing a good deal about 'an honest dollar." We have a soncr on that subject. A 1 people's party clubs must have it. It sweeps the held. Look it up in our li rt. Pure Brei Poultry. White Plym outh Rock, hite Games Partridge Cochins. Ton ouse Geese, White Hol land Turkc's, White Guineas, Pekin Ducks. Eggs in season. Prices low. W. A. 15ATES, JR., Fremont, Neb. 36 tf The Alliance -Independent- till after election for 25 cents. S. C. BROWN LEGHORNS CHOIGESTPEN OF Thoroughbreds IntheweBtern states. Ejrara ner set ting of 15, $1.50 Ex ore escbir s ore paid when two set tings are orde 12 chicks 4 to 6 days old litrbt cnee with he i f 2 50 W.J HICKOX, Alma.Neb Mention this paper. 4lcf J7l in! i J. M. ROBINSON KENESAW, ADAMS CO., NEB. Breeder and sbip- er of recorded Po and China hogs. Choice breeding stock fsr 6a e. Write for want. Mention Alliancb. FURNAS Co HERD BIG BERKS. Beaver Citv. - Neb inuiuufiuuiiu riuiuuiveiy, au ages, Either sex. Sows bre d. Stock guaranteed as m. wv 4- J TIJ m . . . , . icrcieuw-u. jrrieeu rig nr. xaenuffn tnis paper. H. S. Williamson, Prop'r. 46 V9& L.H. SUTER, Neligh, Neb. Creedc r of fancv Po 1 a n rl China swine aud P. K. fowls. Majority of jlimucb nt-Bt. iicmuinaer oy raaajs unip and Lytles Dandy, tree Trades Best is eired by Kroe Tradn. thn crrnt. nhmv hnir that voo an a for fSOO.OO, being the highest priced bog in existence. Had a full sister to Free Trade in my herd for 3 years and have many -flae b ?ws from hfr. I . M. Suter ROOFING OITM-Kr.ASTTr! RrHYFTTCfi T"I?r.T nneta mu 2.00 per 100 Equare feoi. Makes a gooa roof for years and any ens can put it en. GUM-ELASTIC PAINT costs only 60 cents r.er tral. in hbl. lots or f i Wl rnr fio-ni tni.. Color dark red. Will 6top leaks in tin or iron roofs that wi:l last for years. Try it. bend etan-.p forsanaplt sand full partiuclsrs. UUM JtLASTIO ttooriKQ to., 89 & 41 West Broadway, New York. 49-3m Local Agents Wanted. J. M1PAER & SONS, i'AJ.JNXJSKS, 2045 M Street, Lincoln, Neb. AH klndi ihMMt ihtn elMwhtr. B. fore ye buy, und X