People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1894 — People’s Party state Platform. [ARTICLE]

People’s Party state Platform.

In general terms we endorse the prinolples and declarations of the Omaha platform, and herewith submit the platform prepared by your committee on resolutions. THE FINANCIAL ISSUE. We demand a national currency of 150 per capita, including the free silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, Issued by the general government only, a full legal tender for all debts both public and private distributed-to the people direct without the Intervention of banking corporations in payment of all obligations of the government, and demand the issue of non-interest bearing treasury note 6 of small denominations. We declare our unalterable opposition, as a party, to banks of issue, state or national> We also denounce the past and continued use of the government fiat by congress to create Interest-bearing bonds. We charge that the crime of demonetizing silver in ’73, by the liepublican party, further consummated by the joint action of both the old parties at the extra session of congress in 93, has fully accomplished the purpose of the monied aristocracy of the United States and England, In placing American producers of our great staple crops on a level with the poorest paid pauper labor of the world under English control, by changing through this crime against American producers and laborers, the pricing instrument for all products and wages to the single standard of gold only. We demand a national graduate income tax on salaries or Incomes in excess of reasonable expenditures for the comforts and necessities of life. We pledge the People’s party, when given control of the government, that the gunholders, who put up life to save the Union from secession, shall be equalized with the bondholders, who speculated in human life and the blood of our people, and tltelr. pensions shall be treated as a vested right. We favor the election of United States senators and all postmasters by direct vote of the people.

STATE ISSUES. We believe the people are yet capable of self-government and home rule, and demand of the next legislature the repeal of the metropolitan police law applied to cities. We also denounce the present unfair and unjust law that, forbids minorities representation on election boards or witnesses to count of ballots, as a violation of the natural rights of the people; the entering wedge to die destruction of free government; the very essence of party tyranny and taxation without representation, laws that no honest man can defend. We demand a constitutional convention to revise our state constitution and Include -heroin reform in the methods of taxation and the initiative and referendum system of legislation, with the veto power of all the important laws in the hands of the people. We demand sucli equitable adjustment of the statute for the listing of property for taxation that Will permit the deduction of all ixm* dido Indebtedness from sum total listed. We demand a reasonable homestead law that no process of any court can touch. We demand a law taxing all Inheritances coming to citizens of Indiana, both direct and collateral, at 5 per cent, above BS.Ouo, for .he benelitof the state sinking fund. We demand that most liberal educational facilities for the masses within the power < f the state to provide, and a more efficient u< - ministration of the public school fund. We demand that convict labor shall lie taken us fur as possible away from compe - lion witli honest, fr.se labor in conduct ot u.e state prisons, recommending that counties work their convicts building and improving public roads. We demand a law at the hands of the next legislature Hint will mulct- 1L oplion,i with debtors in I hl's si ate, to pay any legal obligation in gold, silver or oilier lawful money of the United States. We demand that our state nut uraiiz.all. n laws conform to our national lawn upon up lubject. We view with alarm the Il inliuence of. the liquor I rn,fie. We hi an.;,y endorse Uro initiative mid lefeiendtim system of lepi.-.1.t----tion. believing by HH, menus the people cun suppress liii.,,.nd oilier evils moreell'i dually than by any other mode. Wedemaii , .... cavo-rzeenforcement of the lans prohibiting tlie employment of child labor. We demand that a system of arbitration 1 e established, whereby serious difficulties between employer and employes may be speedily and Impartially adjusted, before cither party resort to measures detrimental to one and to both. We favor a reduction of the working hours by law in mines and factories in conformity with the progress of industry. We demand that cities be specially empowered to assume ownership and control of public water, transportation and lighting plants, in such manner as lo operate wholly In the Interest of the people, without imposing burdensome taxation. We are against the giving out of public works under contract to the lowes, .adder, state and tlie communities should carry out such work themselves under the supervision of experienced officers. Wefavoran efficient employer’s liability law and tlie inspection of mines and factories for tile protection of life and limb of tlie workingmen; The right to vote is inherent in citizenship Irrespective of sex.

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