Nevada County picayune., 1888-07-18
NATIONAL WHEEL DEMANDS.

We, the members of the National Agruiural Wheel in convention assembled al Mckenzie, Tenn. November, lss7, do hereby demand of our National Government such legislation a- shall s,- cure to our people freedom from the shameful abu. Ses that the farmers and mechanics are now suffer Ing at the hands of arrogant capitalists, powerful corporations, and the seemingly unsuitable greed of shylocks. Wedemuud
 1. That the public land, the heritage of th. peo pie be reserved for actual settlers only-not anoth er acre to railroads or Specuators and that all lands now held for speculative purposes shnl1 b, taxed al their full value.
 ,. That measures be taken to prevent alien, from acquiring titles to lands in the United Statc. and Territories of America and to force titles al ready acquired by aliens to be reIiuquishcd to th, National Government by purchase and retain saia right eminent domain for the of actual srtlcr and citizens of the National states, and Ina, tn, law be rigidly enforced against all railroad corpo ration> which have moi complied with th. terms o their contract by which they have received larg, grants of land.
 '. That we demand the rapid payment of th, public deb, ufthe United states hy operating th, hints of the government to their full capacity h cOining gold and silver and the rendering the sam, without discrimination to the public creditors o the nation according to contract, thu. saving th, interest on the public debt to the industrial mas
 | That we demand the abolition of the Nation al banks, the substitution of legal tender rea ,ury
 notes in lieu of National bank notes, issued ir
 sufficient volume to do the business of the eauu try on a cash system, regulating the amount need cd on a per capita basis as the business interests
 
 by the government shall he legal tender in pay ment oful debts, both public and private. j. That we demand that Congress shall pa-' laws aS shall cfcctualy prevent the dealing in fu turc ot all agricultural and mechanical product ion. preserving stringent system of procedure ii
 trial us shall secure prompt conviction and impos ing such penalties shall secure the most perfect compliance with the law.
 6. That we demand graduated income tax, a' we believe i Is the most equitable system of taxa ton, placing the burden of the government or those who can best afford, instead of laying it oi
 the farmers and mechanics, exempting million aires, bondholders and corporations. :. That we demand the strict enforcement of all laws prohibiting the importation of foreign la bor under the contract system, and that all con victs he confined within the prison walls an' that all contract systems be abolished. :. That we demand the election of all officers o National Government by direct vote of th. peo pie, and that all wful violation. of the election law he declared felony and part of the punish ment be the prohibition of the party convicted from voting in all future elections 9. That We demand the repeal of all laws tha do not bear equally upon capital and labor, th' strict enforcement of all laws, the removal of all
 unjust tcclnicalitics, delays and discrimination
 of justice.
 10. That we demand the taria laws be amen
 ded as to remove all import duties on articles cn
 tarmg into nur manufacturers and that the dutic
 be levied upon articles of uxuries not above tn, importing point.
 II. That we demand that the government -lial protect the thickasaw. and thoc.aw. and otht civilized Indiads of the Indian Territory in all o | tn'lI Tigiits anu SHhH prevent and other wealthy syndicate. from overriding th'
 law and troatic. now in existence for their protec ton
 l2. That we are unqualihedly in favor of th' education of inc mas>e. bv we'll regulated .ys tam of free schools.
 la. That we demand that no patents be rcnewe,
 after the expiration of the time for which the, were originally patented
 n. Resolved That this body will moi supper
 any man for Congress of any political party wh'
 will not pledge himself in writing to usc all his in | ilucucc for the formation of these demands int, laws