Nevada County picayune., 1888-09-05
NATIONAL WHEEL DE HANDS.

We, the members of the National AgriulturaI Wheel, nn convention assembled at Mckenzie, Tenn, November, lSS7, do hereby demand of our National Government such legislation as shah se cure to our people freedom from the shameful abu ses that the farmers and mechanics now suffer. Ing al the hands of arrogant capitalists powerful corporations, and the seemingly nsatishle greed ot rhylnckS. We demand
 1. That the public land. the heritage of the peo- pie be reserved for actual settlers onlynot suoth. CT acre to railroads or speculators, and that ali hands now held for speculative purpose. shall be taxed ut 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 hy aliens to be rclnquished 10 the National Government by purchase and retain .aid right eminent domain for the of actual settlcrs and citizens the National states and that inc law be rigidly enforced against all railroad curyo- rations which have mol complied with the terms of their contract by which they have received large grants of lnnd.
 j. That we demand the rapid payment of Ne public debt ofthe United States by operating ;the inhtN of inc oNtrnnehi to their full capacity in coming gold and silver and the rendering the same without diSerllniiia'ion to the public ctcdorr of Ite nation, according to contract thu. saving ,hr Interest on the public debt to the industrial mas.
 | That we demand the abolition of the Nafvn. al banks the substitution of legal tender tres ,ury notes in lieu of National bank notes, issued in sufficient volume to do the business of the coun. try on cash system; regulating the amount need. ed on per capita basis aS the business interests of inc country expand, and that all money issued by the government shall be legal tender In psv. mcnt ofall debts both public and private.
 D. That we demand that Congress shall pass laws as shall citrctualy prevent the dealing in flu turc of all agricultural and mechanical productions. preserving stringent system of procedure in ria! as shall secure prompt conviction and impo. ing such penalties shah secure the most perfect compliance with the law.
 6. That we demand graduated income tax, ss we believe II Is the most equitable system of taxa. ton, placing the burden of the government on those who can best afford, instead of laying il on inc farmer, and mechanics, cNemp'ing million aires, bondhodcrs and corporations.
 /. That we demand the strict enforcement of all law. prohibiting the importation of foreign la hor under the contract system and that an con. vets be confined within the prison walls and that all contract systems be abolished
 :. That we demand the election of all officers of National Government by direct vote of the peo pie, and that all wilful violations of the election laws be declared n felony and part of the punish ment be the prohibition of the party convicted from voting in all future elections
 2. That we demand ihc repeal of all laws that do moi bear equally upon capital and labor the strict enforcement of all laws the rcmo,a al of all unjust t"c'nicalit"s, delays and di.crimina'ions of justice.
 10. That we demand the taria laws be SO amen ded to remove all import duties on articles en. tlring into our manufacturers and that the duties be levied upon articles of luNuries not above thc importing point.
 II. That we demand that the government shall protect fine thickasaws and ChOciaws and other civilized indiads of tine Indian Territory in all of their inalicnHble rights and shall prevent railroads and other wealthy syndcatcs from overriding the law and treaties now in existence for their protcc ton.
 F. That we are unqualifcdly in favor of the education oi the masses by n we'll regulated sys tom of free schools
 3. Ina, we demand that no patents be renewed aiter the expiration of the time for which they were originally patented
 II. Resolved, That this body will mol support any man for Congress of any political party who will not pledge himselI in writing to all his in hnenccior the formation of these demands into laws.