Nevada County picayune., 1888-07-04
NATIONAL WHEEL DEMANDS.

We, the members of the National Agrultural Wheel in convention assembled at Mckenzie, Tenn, November, lSs9, do hereby demand of our National Government such legislation shall cure to our people freedom from the shameful abu. ses that the farmers and mechanics suffer.
 ing al the hands of arrogant capitalists, powerful corporations, and the seemingly unsuitable greed of shylockS. Wedemand
 |. That the public land, the heritage of the pco. pie be reserved for actual settlers only-not anoth- CT acre to railroads or spcculators, and that all lands now held for speculative purposes shall h. taxed at their full value.
 .. That measures be taken to prevent aliens from acquiring titles to lands in the United states and Territories of America, and to force titles al
 ready acquired by aliens to he rrlinquishcd fo the
 National Government by purchase and retain said
 right eminent domain for the of actual settlers { and citizens of the National states, and thui the
 law he rigidly enforced against all railroad corpo
 raiions which have not complied with the terms of
 their contract by which they have received large
 grants of land
 1 l. That we demand the rapid payment of the public debt ofthe United states by operating the
 mints of tllc government to their hlll capacity in
 coining gold and silver and the rendering the same
 without discrimination to the public creditors of the nation according to contract thus saving the interest on the public debt to the industrial mass & That we demand ,he abolition of the Nation.
 al banks, the substitution of legal tender treasury notes in lieu of National bank notes, issued in
 sufficient volume to do the busiucs. of the coun- try on a cash system: regulating the amount need ed on per capita basis as the business interests < of the country expand, and that all money issued by the government shall be legal tender in pay
 rncnt fall debts, both public and private. |. That We demand that Congress shall pass laws as shall cncctually prevent the dealing in fi
 ture of all agricultural and mechanical proucions preserving stringent system ot procedure in trial as shall secure prompt conviction and inpos ing such penalties as shall secure the most perfect compliance with the law.
 6. That we demand graduated income tax, ss
 we believe i Is the most equitable system of taxa lion, placing the burden of the government on
 those who can best afford, instead of laying tt on the farmers and mechanics, eNemptins million aires, bondholdcrs and corporations. :. That we demand the strict enforcement of
 all laws prohibiting theimporintion of foreign h. bor under the contract system, and that all con. l victs be confined within the prison walls and | that all contract systems he abolished. ! :. That we demand the election of all officers of l National Government by direct vote of the peo- plc, and that all wiful violations of the election
 laws be declared felony and part of the punish.
 ment he the prohibition of the party convicted
 from voting in all future elections. 9. That we demand the repeal of all laws that ! dn moi bear equally upon capital and labor, the l strict enforcement of all laws, the removal of all ! unjust technicalitirS, delays and discrnnniions | of justice.
 ! lU That demand the tarn laws he so amen
 dcd nS to remove all import duties articles en- tsring into our manufacturers and that the duties be levied upon articles of luNuricS not ahov" tn" importing point.
 : IT, That we demand that the government shall protect the thickasHws and thoc'aws and other
 civilized Imdad- of the Indian Territory in all of their nalenablc rights and shall prevent railroads and other wealthy syndicateS from overriding the
 law and treaties now in existence for their protec ! ton
 1 l2. That we are unquaifcdly in favor of the education of the masses by q well regulated sys- ! tam of free schools.
 1A. That we demand that no patents be renewed after the expiration of the time for which they were originally patented.
 II. Resolved, That this body will not support
 any man for Congress of any political party who
 will not pledge himself in writing to all his in
 tiuenec for the formation of these demands into laws,