Nevada County picayune., 1888-09-19
NATIONAL WHEEL DE HANDS.

We. the members of the National Arriul,sval Wheel, in convention assembled al Mckenzie, rem, november, lSs7, do hereby demand of our National Government such legislation as shall ~ cure to our people freedom from the shameful afsa se' that the farmers and mechanics now sugrr Ing al The hands of arrogant capitalists, powerful corporations, and the seemingly insatablc gr,~d of shylocks. We demand
 |. That the public land, the lrritayv of t.. p.o
 pie be reserved for actual settlers oniy-not anoth CT acre to railroads or speculaiors, and that all lands now held for speculative purposes shnll h, taxed at their fnll value.
 s That measures be taken to prevent alcn. rom acquiring titles o lands in the United State, and Territories of America and to force titles al
 ready acquired by aliens to be rclina~sslsed to in. National Government by purchase and retain saiC rghf eminent domain for the of actual settler,
 and citizens of the National States, and tha; fli, law be rgdly enforced against all railroad ror,n rations which have moi complied with the terms o thcir contract by which they have received iarg, grants of land.
 s That we demand the rapid payment of ,ht public debt ofthe United states by operating the rntnts or the government tO their full capacity u coinng gold and silver and the rendering the sam, without discrimination io the public creditors ol me naion, according tn contract, thus saving th,
 interest on the public debt to the industrial mass 1 es.
 ! T. Thai we demand the abolition of the Nation,
 al banks, the substitution of legal tender treasury l notes in lieu of National bank notes, issued in sufficient volume to do the business of the coun try on cash system: regulating the amoun; need
 ed on Il per capita basis as the business interest," of the country expand, and that all money i-su., by the government shall he legal tender in pay.
 ment ofa debts, both public and private. |. That we demand that Congress shall pass
 laws as shall eilcctually prevent the dealing in fu
 ture of all agricultural and mechanical productions preserving stringent system of procecsiurc in
 trial as shall secure prompt conviction and impos Ing such penalties as shall secure the most perfect compliance with the law.
 (. That We demand graduated income tax, as
 we believe i Is the most equitable system of taxa l ton, placing the burden of the government on those who can best afford instead of laying II on | the farmers and mechanics, eNempling million aires, boDdhOldcrs and corporations. :. That we demand the strict enforcement of
 all laws prohibiting the importation of foreign Ia Dor under the contract system, 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 oi National Government by . direct vote of the peo
 pie, and that all wful violation, of the election laws be declared n felony and part of the punish
 ment be the prohibition of the party con, icied l from voting in all future elections. l Q. That we dcmand the repeal of all law, thai | do not bear equally upon capital and labor, th, | strict enforcement of all laws, the removal of all | unjust tcchnicaliti"s delays and discrimination, | of justice.
 | iO That we demand the tarid laws he so amen
 'lcd as to remove all import duties on articles en tsring into our manufacturers and that the dutie he levied upon articles of uNnrics not above th, | importing point.
 | H. That we demand that the government .hal protect the thickasuws and Choctuws and other civilized Indiads of the Indian Territory in all o
 their inaienable rights and shall prevent railroad, | and other wealthy syndicates from overriding th,
 law and treaties now in existence for their protec l tion.
 | l2 That we arc unqualiiedly in favor of th, education of the masses by a we'll regulated sys l tom of free schools.
 l l3 That we demand that n0 patents be rsncwe,
 after the expiration of the time for which the, were originally patented.
 | IT, Resolved That this body will moi support | any man for Congress of any political party wh1
 will not pledge himself in writing all his in l iuence for the formation uf these demands int, laws.