People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1894 — People's Party State Platform. [ARTICLE]

People's Party State Platform.

hi g<-m-ral term.-. we e«Hl<M>e <he prim-ipk-s and <!«-.-| a nil ions of the Om.-tli.-i platfi.j . ami hi-iewUh sulnnit the piriform pit pand by yiHtr i-oiimihtoevn M-solut-ous. Tilt: fIXAXCIAI. I-SIE. We demand a nalional curreii.-y of pt-r Capiia x fn-hiding tue free coinage of silver atlheratioofl.it., I. is,u-.l by th • gen r:il trovi-nn.jem oply. a lull legul r .-n.hr for alt debts ho; h public ami prh ate dlstributi-d-io Illi- |M <>;ii. <iirei-i without the int.-rv-.-ri! ion of banking corporation- in p.iymeni of all obligations of tin- govt-rnmi-ii*. and d-tnami the issue of iion-itite;-. >t bearing tna.-ury mmof small 'ic-nominathms. Ve declare our unalterable opp-ishiim. as a party, to banssof issue, state or nation.;! W e al'o dt-nounthe past am! ci.n.inui >1 tixe.Oftbe government fiat by congress to create iaterest-ta-a ing bonds. IVe charge that the crime of th-monctizitis filter in «.J. by the Republican party, further Consummated by the joint action of both t he olti piirttcsat lilt* vxtrii sc.s»io*i ot congress in S 3, has fully accomplished the purpose of the, monied aristocracy of the United States anil England. ;n placing American prodin--ers of our great staple crops on a level with the poorest paid pauper lalior of the world under English control, by changing through thi.'erime against American produce) s and laborers, the pricing instrument for all products and wages to the single standard of gold only.

We demand a national graduate income tux on salaries or incomes in excess of reasonable expenditures for the comforts and necessities of life. >W t* pledge the People’s party, when given control of tho government. that the gunholders, who put up life to save the Union front secession, shall be equalized with the bondholders, who speculated in human life and the blood of our people, and their pensions shall be treated us 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 s.Blf-gdvernment and home rille. and demand Ilf tiie iiext leg!-Idthre tile repeal of the hietropolitan 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 tiie 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 si ;.t-> const it. iition and include therein refor.ni in the methou.v svntion and the initiative and referendum systemc legislation, with the veto power of all the important laws in the hands of tiie people. We demand such equitable adjustment, of the statute for the listing of property for taxation that will permit the deduction of ail bona tide 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 Inheritance' coming to citizens of Indiana, both direct and collate vai. at 5 per cent, above $2,000, for tiie benefit of the state sinking fund. We demand that most liberal educat ion al facilities for the masses witbin the power of the state to,provide, and a more efficient ad ministration of the public school fund We demand that convict labor shall be taken as far as possible away from competition with honest, free labor in conduct of the state prisons, recommending that counties work their can vitts building and improving public roads. We demand a law at the hands of the next legislature that will make it optional with debtors in this state, to pay any legal obligation in gold, silver Qj' other lawful money of the United States. We demand that our state naturalization laws conform to our national laws upon tiie subject. We view with alarm the evil influence of the liquor traffic. We heartily endorse the initiative and refetendum system of legislation, believing by this means the people can suppress this and other evils more effectually than by any other mode. W e demand an effectiveenforcement of the law prohibiting the employment of child labor.

U e demand that a system of arbitration be established, whereby serious difficulties between employer and employes m.ay be speedily and impartial]}- adjusted, before either party resort to measures- detrimental to one and to both. We favor a reduction of the working hoursby 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 to 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 lowest bidder, state and the communities should carry out. such work themselves under the supervision of experienced officers. We favor.-tn efficient employer's liabHit y law and the inspection of mines and factories for the protection of life and limb of the workingnjen. The right to vote is inherent in citizenship irrespective of sex. Lakey and Sayler, the new bakers, are prepared to do all kinds of fancy baking. Give them a call if you are needing anything in this line.