The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-07-26

NUMBER 46.
be restricted and in the future pro-
hibited.
That money, mortgages and bonds
should be taxed.
That the dignity of labor must be
upheld, and that the labor of women,
when of equal value to that OF mon,
should receive an equal compensation.
That legislators who violate the
pledges given to secure their election
should be punished for felony.
That the pardoning power now vested
In the National and State Executives,
should be abolished.
That the contract system for the labor
Of criminals should be abolished, and
the labor OF criminals should be so
managed that It will not compete with
the product Of free labor.
That all public officers shall receive
a fixed salary, and that the fees shall
be accounted for as public money.
That all labor ON public works should
be performed by the day, at the current
rate Of wages, aud that eight hours ia
u sufficient days work.
That a system Of compulsory cduca-
tion for children under the age of IA
should be established.
That education In our public schools
should be free; that all books should
be procured at the expense of the State
Government, and that not less than
one lecture per week be delivered by
the principal upon the dignity OF lahor
and Its paramount importance In tho
AFFAIRS OF men In every walk OF Life.
That the President and Vice-Prcs-
ident Of the United States, and tho
Senators of the several States, should
be elected by direct vote of tho peo-
pie.
That malfeasance in public Office
should be punished rs felony.
That all criminals should be punished
by imprisonment, and that punish-
ment OF crimes by money fines should
be abolished.
That all money of the United States,
made by Congress legal tender for
tho payment Of private debts, should
be received In payment Of taxes and
all other public dues.
That Chinese labor IL curse to our
land, degrading to morals, inimical to
our liberties and to the institutions OF
our country, and should be restricted
and forever condemned, aud that the
Chinese must 60.
That the employment Of Chinese
labor by corporations, under tho laws
That interest exceeding seven per
cent. per annum for tho use Of money
should be prohibited.
That contracts for the payment by
the debtor OF tho fees OF the attorney Of
the creditor should bo prohibited.
That no person should bc taxed for
that which he does not own In other
words, every person shall have the
right, for tho purpose of assessment, to
deduct from tho value Of his property
the amount Of his just liabilities, and
that the amount Of such Indebtedness
should be assessed against the person
able.
That the property of every Tcrson to
an amount not exceeding $500 should
be exempt from taxation.
That ali farming lands Of equal pro-
ductivo capacity should bo subject to
equal taxation without reference to
improvements.
That growing crops should not be
taxed.
That the property of tho deaf and
dumb and Of the blind, to an amount
not to exceed u, goo, should be exempt
from taxation.
That there should be no special log
isiation by the State Legislatures that
the State Legislature should not meet
oftener than once In four years, and
that all laws before taking effect shall
bo submitted to the people for ratIflca-
lion.
That all lakes exceeding one mile
Ia area, and all rivers, should be de-
clared public property.
That we demand the insertion of a
clause in the new constitution forever
prohibiting lobbying In or around tho
State Capitol during the session Of the
Legislature.
A noted submarine diver In tho West
Capt. John Il. Gufre-prOposes to
walk from Cincinnati to Cairo, dis
tance of 500 miles, on the bottom OF
the Ohio river, In twenty-five days,
and his friends have SO much confidence
in his ability to perform the astonish-
ing feat that they are Willing to back
him with $4,000. He Will TIC accom-
panied by float, upon which will bc
an air-pump and other requisite ap-
paratus, and he will claim the privilege
OF coming up whenever nc thinks neccs-
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