Show MIDDIE or OF THE ROAD POPS after prolonged meeting national I 1 committee issues art an address st louis nov 21 24 tho the middle of the road faction of the populists lists have issued an adar s to tho the peoples party as a s follows feeling it due date to tho the members ot of tho peoples party to lo outline tile the objects of this hill call we I 1 submit the to following wo we recommend the holding of oc 16 national Nation sd nominating convention on tile first wednesday la in april 1898 we VC le it commend the holding of conventi conventions cami at which dica to tho the national convention shall bo be chosen on the third wednesday in fit march 1898 we recommend that the nominations of congressmen bo be delayed until after the holding of 0 the national convention we recommend that the platform on an w n hidi the contest of and 1900 be waged should embody the following propositions first absolute paper money based upon ev every e ry commodity and resource of tho the nation a a fell legal inal tender and receivable cei ael vable tor for all dues to the that united states second rree freo coinage of 0 gold cold an and 11 silver tit at tile the present ratio the coin debts of 0 tho the united states payable in either at tha option of the government men t third all money to be issued by the government and paid out directly to the people for services rendered or to be loaned to them at a lower rate of interest on sate safe security and without w thou t tile the intervention of private blanks provided that the volume of currency not exceed 50 per capita fourth government operation of oc rall railways ways telegraph and telephone I 1 I 1 no fifth opposition to allen alien ownership and holding of 0 land tor for purpose pur posca sixth opposition to court made law a Ste opposition lon to trusts eighth we y recommend the initiative and referendum and the imperative mandate |