People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1894 — People's Party State Platform. [ARTICLE]

People's Party State Platform.

In general terms wo endorse the principles aad declarations of the Omaha platform, and herewith submit the platform prepared by your committee on resolutions. THE nXAKCI.U. ISSUE. We demand a national currency oft-iOpcr Capita, including the free coinage of silver at the ratio of Hi to I. issued by the general government only, a lull legal tender for all debts both public and private distributed-lp the people direct without the intervention of banking aorporaliotis in payment of all obligations of the government, and demand the issue of non-interest bearing treasury notes of small denominations. declare our unalterable opposition, as a party, to banks of issue, state or national \\ e also denounce the past and continued use of the government flat by congress to create interest-bearing bonds. U e charge that the crime of demonetizing silver in ’<3, by the Republican 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, whengiyen control of the government, that the gunholders, who put up life to save the Union from secession, shall be equalized witli the bondholders, who speculated in human life and the blood of our people, and their 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 representa-

tion on election boards or witnesses to count of ballots, as a violation of the natural rights of the people; the entering wedge to the 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 stat" constitution and include therein reform in the metlious "vsithm and the initiative and referendum system c legislation, with the veto power of alt tilt important laws in the hands of the people. We demand such equitable adjustment of the statute for the listing of property for taxation that will permit the deduction of all 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 inheritances coming to citizens of Indiana, both direct and collateral, at 5 per cem. above UJO, for the benefltof the state sinking fund. We demand that must liocral educational facilities for the masses whhin the power of the state to provide, and a more, efficient ad ministration of the public school fund. We deffiand that convict labor shall be taken as far as possible away from competition with honest, free labor in.conducv of the state prisons, recommending that counties work their convicts building and improving publip roads. We demand a lawat the hand'p of the next legislature that will makt it optional rvith debtors in this state, to pay any le;’,a! obligation in gold.silver or other lawful money of the United States. We demand that our stat e natura l at ion laws conform to cur na'. .:al laws upon ihe subject. We view with alarm t’m evil inflmmce <>f the liquor traffic. W< ; , •-rrily endoi. the, initiative and ref<jiend'.. . system gtslntion. believing by this mt ms the pt Y c. n suppress this and othei :vl’s mulct . >.;ajiy titan by any other mode. We demand an elfecttvi riforcem, >.i of the laws prohibiting the employment oi child laltor. We demand that a system of arbitration bet established, whereby serious difficulties tietween employer and employesmav be speedily and impartially adjusted, before either 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 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 an efficient employer's liability law and the inspection of mines and factories for the protection of life and limb of the workingmen. 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.