Nevada County picayune., 1888-07-25
NATIONAL WHEEL DEMANDS.

We, the members of the National Agrutnral Wheel, in convention assembled at Mckenzie, Tenn, November, lNNs, do hereby demand of our
 National Government such legislation ns shall rc-
 cure io our people freedom from the shameful abu
 sts thai the farmers and mechanics are now suiicr lng a the hands of arrogant capitalists, powerful corporations, and the seemingly unsuitable greed of shylucks. We Wcdcnand
 H. That the public land, the heritage of the pro
 pie be reserved for actual settlers onlynOt auoth
 cr acre to railroads or speculatorS and that all lands now held for speculative purposes shall b, taxed al their full value.
 > That measures be taken to prevent aliens from acquiring titles to lands in the United state, and Territories of America and to force title, al
 ready acquired by aliens to be relinquished to the National Government by purchase and retain sait right eminent domain for the of actual settler, and citizens the National Statr- and ina, tit, law be rgdly enforced against all railroad curpo
 ratlon' which have moi complied with the terms o
 thelr contract by which they have rrceNc', larg, grants of land.
 | That we demand the rapid payment of ,h, public debt nfthe lntcd states hy operating th, hints ot the government to their full capacity ir coming gold and silver and the tcndcrinrt the sam, without discrimination to thc public creditor. ni inc nation according to contract, thus say ing tli,
 interest on thc public debt to the industrial ma>s | That we demand the abolition of the Nation al banks, the substitution of legal tender treasury notes in lieu of National bank notes issued in sufficient volume to do the business of the conn. try on Il cash system; regulating the amount need ed on q per capita basis ns the business interests, or lilt country expand, and that all money issued by the government shall be legal tender in psy
 ihent ofall debts, both public and private. D. That We dcmaud that Congress shall pass laws shall rilccnally prev put the dealing in fin
 turc of all agricultural and mechanical prnduc;inn. preserving Il stringent system of pruccrdurc i, rial as shall secure prompt conviction and impos ing such penalties aS shah secure the most perfect compliance with the law.
 c. That we demand graduated income tax, as
 we believe il iS lhr most equitable system of taxa ton, placing the burden of the government on uNft pf In, ,iu am the farmer. and mechanics, cNcmpting million aires, hondholdtrs and corporations. :. That we demand the strict enforcement oi all laws prohibiting the importation of foreign la Dor under the contract system, and that all con | Nicts he confined within the prison walls and | that all contract >l stems be abolished 7. That we demand the election of all officers oi National Goycrumcn, by q direct vote of the pco pie, and that all witul violations of the election
 laws be declared a felony and part "f the punish | meni be the prohibition of the party convicted | from voting in all future elections. l 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 tcchnicaliti",, delays and discrimination, ufjustice.
 10, That we demand the tariG laws be -o amen dcd a> to remove all import duties on articles eu t1rlng into nur manufacturers and that the duie he levied upon articles uf uNurieS not above th, tmportiHg point
 l II. That we demand that the government shall | protect the ChickasHws and thuctHws and Oth"l ] civilized ndiad~ of the Indian Territory in all o iH'lT illhthablt flgltS ana shall prevent ralroad and other wealthy syudicatcS from overriding tn, law and treaties now in existence for their protec l tion.
 i2 That We are unqualiiedly in favor of tn, education of the masses by we'll regulated sys | tom of free schools.
 l l3. That we demand that no patents he rcurwc, l after the expiration of the time for which the, were originally patented.
 H. Resolved, That this body will not support l any man for Congress of any political party wh,
 will not pledge himself in writing tO use sll hi, in | iuencc for the formation of these demands int, ! laws.