Nevada County picayune., 1888-09-12
NATIONAL WHEEL Dt HANDS.

We, the members of the National Agriultural Wheel, in convention assembled at Mckenzie lcnn., November, lSS1, do hereby demand of our National Government such legislation as shall .,. cure to our people freedom from the shameful abu sc' that the farmers and mechanics are HOW suffer ing at the hands of arrogant capitalists. powerful corporations and the seemingly unsuitable greed l ot Shylocks. We demand
 l, That the public land the heritage of the pco pie be reserved for actual settlers only-not anofh CT acre to railroads or spcculators, and that all lands now held for speculative purposes shall b, taxed at their full value.
 ,. That measures be taken to prevent alien.
 from acquiring titles to lands in the United Ntsic. and Territories of America, and To force titles al ready acquired by aliens be rclinauiShed o th, National Government by purchase and retain said rght eminent domain for the use of actual settler.
 and citizens of the National states, and tha. tlt, law be rigdy enforced against all railroad enrio ratonS which have moi complied with the terms o th"lr contract by which they have receive large grants of land.
 a That we demand the rapid payment of th, public debt ofthe United states by operating in, hints of the government to their full capacity il coinng gold and silver and the rendering the sam, without discrimination to the public creditors oi
 the nation, according tu contract, thus saving th,
 interest on The public debt to th" industrial mass cs.
 r Thai we demand the abolition of the Nation,
 al banks, the substitution of legal tender treasury notes ih lien or National bank notes, issued in sufficient volume to do the business. of the cOun. try on cash system regulating the amount need, cd on per capita basis as the business interests
  by the government shall be legal tender in pay. | meut ufa debts, both public and private. 1. That we demand that Congress shall pass laws as shall etectuay prevent the dealing in fit ture of all agricultural and mechanical productions preserving stringent system of proccc,lurc in trial as shall secure promp, conviction and impos ing such penalties shah secure the most perfect compliance with inc law,
 6. That We demand graduated income tax, a. we believe II Is the most equitable system of taxa l ton, placing the burden nf the government on pI the farmers and mechanics, eNcmpting million aires, hondholdcrs and corporations. :. That we demand the strict enforcement oi all laws prohibiting the importation of foreign la | bor under the contract ,ystcm and that all con
 NictS be confined within the prison walls and | that all contract systems be abolished /. That we demand the election of all officers o | National Government by direct vote of the pco
 pie, and that all wilfnl violations of the election laws be declared felony and part of the punish lneht be the prohibition of the party convicted l from voting in all future elections | 9. That we demand the repeal of all laws tha | do not bear equally upon capital and labor, in,
 strict enforcement of all laws, the removal of all ! u1u'i icchnicaliti"s' delays and discrimination 1 of justice.
 | l0. That We demand the tariff law. bc so snl.n 1 lel as to remove all import duties on articles en ! taring into our manufacturers and that the dutic be levied upon articles of luNurcs not above th, importing point.
 | II. That we demand that the government shnl protect inc ChckasHws and Choc,aws and othc
 civilized lndiads of the Indian Territory iu all o l their inalienabc rights and shall prevent raroad and other wealthy syndicatcs from overriding th,
 law and treaties now in existence for their prOiec | ton.
 r.. That We are unquadcdly in favor of ih,
 education of the masses by well regulated sys | tam of free schools.
 l l3. That we demand that no patent. be renew Q,
 after the expiration of the time for which the, l were originally patented.
 i If. Resolved, That thi, body will not supper | any man for Congress of any political party wh' | will not pledge himself in writing to use all hi. in ! furucc for the formation of these demands int