Nevada County picayune., 1888-05-30
NATIONAL WHEEL DEMANDS.

We, thc members of the National hgriultural heel. in cnnvc cntinn assembled at Mckenzie Tenn, November, l>S1, do hereby demand of our National Government such legislation n. shall SC cure to our people freedom from the shameful nhu- scs that the farmers and mechanics are now suffer ing at the hands of arrogant capitalists, powerful corporations and the seemingly unsuitable greed of shKlnck,. We demand
 1. That thc public land. thc heritage of thc pco. pie be reserved for actual settler, onlynot anoth CT acre tu railroads or spccuaurS and that all lands now held for speculative purposes shall b, taxed al their full value,
 ?. That measures be taken tn prevent alien, from acquiring title, tu lands in the nitcd states and Territories of America and tn force titles al ready acquired hy aliens be rrliuuuishcd to the National oo' ernment by purchase and retain said right eminent domain for the of actual .c;tl.r, and citizens of the National states. and that the law he rigidly enforced against all railroad curpu. rnti"ns which have not complied with the tcrIh> of lher contract hy which they have received large grants of hand.
 That We demand thc rapid payment of the public dct ofthc uiicd Statc~ by operating the wnt- ot the government To their full capacity In coming gold and silver and tir rendering the same without discrimination to the public creditors of the nation, according tu contract thus saving inc interest on the public debt 10 the industrial
 [ Thai we demand the abolition of the Nation. al hankS. the substitution uf legal tender treasury notes in lien of National bank notes, issued in sufficient volume tp do the business of the couu- try on a cash system; regulating the amount need. eel per capita ba a>i, as The hu,inrS, interests of the country expand and that all money issued hy the government shall he legal tender in pnv. mont of all debts. huth public and private,
 i That We demand that Congress shall pas. laws n, shall efectuallv prevent the dealing in fu- ture of all agricultural and mechanical productions preserving stringent system of procedure in tral a> shall secure prompt conviction and irilpns- ing such penalties shall secure the most perfect compliance with the law.
 G. That we demand graduated income ta>, as We believe il is the most equitable system ot taxa iion, placing thc burden of the government on those who can best afford, instead of laying it uu tle farmers and mochane~ cNciuptiug million aires, hondhadcrs and corporations. :, That We demand the strict. enforcement of all laws prohibiting tl" Importation of foreign la- hor under the contract sr,trn and that all con vcts be confined within the prison walls and that all contract systems be abolished.
 1 That we demand the election ot all officers of National Government by direct vote of the pco.
 pie, and that all wtltuI violations of the election laws be declared a felony and part of the punish ment bethe prohibition ot the party convicted from voting in all future elections.
 9. That we demand the repeal uf all laws that do not bear equally upon capital and labor, the strict enforcement of all laws the removal of all unjust t"chncalitj"-, delays and di~crimimatiom> of justice.
 l0 That we demand ih" iariH laws be >o amen dei las to remove all rapport dutics on articles en- toring into our manufacturers and that the duties be levied upon articles oi mNuric, moi ahov" ihc importing point.
 IT, That We demand that inc government shall protect inc Chicka,aWs and ch0ctuwS and other civilized ndiads of the Indian Territory in all nf their inalcnahle rights and shall prevent railroads and other wealthy sNudicate> from overriding the law and treatic> now in existence for their protcc- tiun,
 F. That we are uupualitirdly in favor of the education of the masses hy well regulated sys- tam of free schools.
 l3. That we demand that no patents be renewed after the expiration of the tiS' for which they were originally patented.
 l4 Resolved, That this body will moi support any man for Congress of any political party who will not pledge himself in writing to use all his in. hucncc for the formation of these demands into