Frostburg mining journal., 1881-10-08


means to the end of more perfect
unity of purposes aud action among
the consistent advocates of financial
reform and industrial emancipation,
we submit this concise declaration of
principles for the candid consideration
of every friend of progress :"
1. We demand the immediate abolition
of all banks of issue, (State or NationaD
and the replacing of the National bank
currency with unfundable full legal tender
paper money.
2. We demand the establishment of
postof1ice repositories in all cities and
towns in tho United States, for the deposit
of all the surplus moneys of the people and
thus secure absolute safety to the indus
trial classes of the savings of their labor.
3. We demand that the money adequate
to do the business of the country, whether
coin or paper, or both, be supplied by the
general government, and be an unquali.
fled legal tender in any amount for all
debts and dues, public and private; that
the amount of circulation shall be equal to
and not exceed fifty dollars per capita un-
til the business interests of the country
demand a change.
4. We domand that the government
bonds shall be paid from any money in the
treasury as rapidly as they become due,
and that no more non-taxable or interest
bearing government bonds be refunded or
issued for any purpose whatever.
5. We demand that no more public land
shall be disposed of except for actual and
immediate settlement and cultivation.
6 We demand the passage of an act inn
posing graduated income tax on all in
comes over two thousand dollars.
z. We demand that every citizen shall
be guaranteed the equal, free, untaxed ex-
ercise of the right OF suffrage.
s. We demand that corporate greed and
personal avaiice shall be restrained by the
enactment of equitable land limitation laws.
o. We demand that the freedmen shall
be guaranteed equal opportunity under the
law in the unrestrained exercise OF every
just attribute of free citizenship.
TO- We demand the exercise by the peo.
pie oftheir just right to limit and control
by legislation, State or national, the
growth and power ofrailroadsand all other
transpor' alton companies and monopolies
in their management and rates, that divi-
dends upon fictitious capital and watered
stock, and all consultations and combina
tions detrimental to the welfare of the
people should be prohibited by law, and if
persisted in their charters should be for
feited, and their vested rights restored to
the people who gave them.
II. We demand reduction of the stand
ing army and the discharge of the super
numerary officers of the army and navy.
49, We demand practical civil service
reform by and through the popular cleo
tion of United States Senat ors, postmas.
ters and other official servants of the
people.
The following were also adopted:
Res0lced, 1. That we affirm the platform
adopted by the Chicago convention, June
9th and 10th, 1880, and pledge our undl-
vided support to the candidates of our
party here nominated
Q. The taxation of railroads, corpora
tions, and all other species Of wealth,
wherever found, at the same rate that the
persons and property are taxed
8. The abolition of useless offices.
A. The reduction of all salaries TO what
would be earned in an ordinary avocation
Of life, to secure honesty in legislation and
purity in public offices.
8. The strictest economy with the strict
est accountability to pervade every branch
OF the government; the gradual paymcot
of the public debt.
6. That excessive offlce-holding be
abated
Z. The repeal of the coal and iron police
law
Mr.. William Broderick, of Iona
coming, having announced himself an
independent candidate for the State
Senate, has retired in manly card.
1t has transpired that Mr.. Otto
Hohing, republican nominee for Sher-
iff, is not of sufficient age, as pre-
scribed by the Constitution, to hold
that Office. At his request the coun-
ty committee has withdrawn his
name from the ticket. Messrs. L. T.
Dewitt, of this place; @. M. King, OF
Ellerslie; J. W. shuck, K. H. But
Ter, Jacob Brengle and Edward
Hadra, of Cumberland; Abram
Casey, of Mt. Savage, and Robert
Matheny and Adam Thompson, of
Homecoming, are spoken Of in connec-
ton with the new nomination, which
will be made by the committee to-day.
A miner writes to the News that
considerable has been said of late
about the miners all voting for Mr.
Oder" and that this statement sis a
mistake" For his own part at least
Mr.. Oder has never assumed so much,
nor has he approved all that has been
ad for him in +b;a oo,noo,;nx