Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1892 — PEOPLE’S PARTY OF MICHIGAN. [ARTICLE]

PEOPLE’S PARTY OF MICHIGAN.

Knights, Farmers and Prohibitionist* Adopt a Platform. One hundred and eighty-five delegates from the labor organizations of Michigan met in conference at Lansing to form a political federation. The Patrons of Husbandry, National Citizens’ Alliance Industrial Party, Farmers’ Alliance. People’s Party, Patrons of Industry, Knights of Labor, and Prohibitionists were represented. It was decided to name the party the “People’s Partv,” and the following p.atform Was adopted: Abollucm of hatiunal banks as banks of issue and for the issue by the Government of full legal tender notes. Increase of the circulation not to exceed •50 per capita. Free and unlimited coinage of silver. Abolition of all monopolies, trusts and combines, and the most rigid control of all corporations, and that all telephone, railroad, telegraph and express companies that cannot be controlled be owned by the Government. Repurchase of lands held by foreign syndicates, and the reclamation by the Government of all lands granted to corporations in excess of those actually used and needed by them. That one industry should not he built up at the expense of another, and that all revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the State and nation honestly and economically administered, and that all duties on the necessities of life be abolished. That a per diem pension be given all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors. That a graduated Income tax be had. Equal suffrage, equal pay for equal service. and that all children under sixteen years of age bo removed from the treadmill to the school-room.