The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

State and inter State commer..
through these and all other allied
transportation companies. And.
failing in this, we favor as A. las,
resort, Federal and State laws for
the total adjustment of 'alitsncb
hurttul and rebellious corporations
While we do not disapprove such
government reservations of limited
extent, with practical and r,ef,,l
purposes, for the benefit of the
general public, or for the protection
OF Indian tribe , or other natural
features of our domain. we ,,fterlv
/ oppose all. reservations or donation
: OF lands that will deprive orr PEG
pie OF homes or of necessary means
Tor their industrial pursuits a VI
wants, as, for instance, orr ,umhar
mining and agricultural interests
Hence we condemn the Park bill
now before Congress, which PLAYS
into the hands of lumber. railroad
and other monopolies by reserving
ana withdrawing from the use of
our people vast supplies of timber
and extensive mining districts in
Iulare and Fresno counties: and
we can approve this reservation
only with such restrictions as will
limit 1t to our highest mountain
districts where no lumber or mining
interests exist, ard as will forever
leave the use of it's natural features
tree to all classes of our citizens
alike, forbid1ing any monopoly to
exist thei eater, except general
government protection.
We recognize the truth that : 49,,
| THE RAILROAD COMMISSION
OF California has such powers and
duties as, will eff ctively protect our
people from the extortions and
determinations of our State rail
roads and other transportation COM
panies if the sthree Commissioners.
CHOSEN to serve the people, are
faithful to their trust While we
emphatically condemn the corrup
ton and faithfulness of a majority
ofour Railroad Commissioners, and
hold that they should be i'm
peached and severely punished, we
deem worthy of all praise and of
the gratitude of our people, the
manhood and fidelity of the Com
missioner of our district. We ear
nestly appeal to the voters of each
district to place men in that posi-
ton who will boldly and incorrup-
tibly obey the well known will of
the people in the performance of
their vital duties. aes
We heartily indorse the Reagan
Interstate commerce bill, now be-
fore congress, intended to regulate
freights and fares on railroads ply
ing their business as common car
ries across State lines.
CHINESE Question:
We demand that Congress shall
enact the laws nescessary to speed
lily enforce the existing treaty with
China, that the Importation of Chi
nese may at once be restricted to
such numbers as will no longer
threaten, as they now do, the in
dustrial interests and we'll being eff
our Republic. This Chinese evil
is one of the strongest grudges the
American people have against our
railroad monopolies. These and
allied corporations have especially
fostered this unlimited introduction
into the United States of one of the
worst forms of slave labor, which is
forbidden by our F ederal and State
laws, and by its use in the construc-
ton of their roads or in other en-
terprises, they have the more sue
cessfully fastened upon our free cit
liens the shackles of their CALLING
tyranny t-g Cd. ~ r-+
NATIONAL BANKS AND BONDS.
We recognize our present bank
ing system by which the paper
money of our Federal Govern.
ment is now issued through the
agency of corporations, and our
bonded debt, which enslaves our
people to foreign bond holders, as
two of the most powerful, burden
some and dangerous monopolies,
that override US. We desire at the
earliest possible date, such legal
changes in the management of
these National interests, as will re-
move the exils resulting from these
systems, and will do awayas speed
lily as possible, with our bonded
indebtedness.
In the nomination and election
of officials, and the passage of all
laws, we deem it a paramount OBJ
-iect to ascertain the will of the peo
pie, and we propose to employ
new as we'll as old methods-the
most direct and certain possible
to ascertain, declare and execute
such will.
SPECIAL WRONGS. ~
While the above are some of the
general grievances of our people,
the evils of which we complain,
are especially brought home to Tu
lare county bys the following
wrongs of land monopoly, timber
monopoly and railroad monopoly:
Our Representatives. in Congress
have given to railroads about one
million and a quarter acres OF our
richest agricultural lands, or about
one-third of. the entire county.
This has resulted in withdrawing