The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

cling the burdens OF national taxafi'
sh0s distributing the profits among
the tax payers according to the smou
: s'iof taxes paid by each.
III Therefore, We demand the aboliei,
!. o. the national banking system. n
& hereafter NO pcrson or corporation
permitted ~ coin or print NJ Issue mon
q o. circulating medium. That au moms
!. re coined, printed. stamped and jsau1
4 BY the national government djrecilv
4 the people, without the intervention .
: lpers"ns. banks or other corporation
su0icIent IN quantities for ali purnos.
1 lof trade. commerce. Hmi exchange. con
posed 81 gold, silver. copper. and the
alloys, and Of United States Treasnr
notes, al Of which, except subsidisr
coin, SHOULD be made full legal tende
fcr sil debts aud taxes, both public an
private That the government shoul
make mo DISCRIMINATION between 9ol,
and silver either iu coming or payinl
out the same.
4. Aud We demand that our government
lIeetead Of using fts influence - hereto
fore With European nations 10 maintais
the single staMdsri Of gold ~ moneS
lsball heroaltes nee NJ its influence vii
those tstlons which nave siemonetisef
silver o1d adopted the gold standard. q
restore silver coius 10 their former posi
lion - money.
| We believe that - I'll corporations o.,
created BY the sovereignty, they have nc
Inherent Or insiienable rights. Thai
they are II ail tiInes subject to rogulst ior
and control land for cause 70 disco Iu.
ili0U) by their creator
| That corporations for Transporting per.
sons aqd property, or lOt transmitting
news 9 Intelligence, or for insurinR liee
lor property, should be 90 regulated b.
law ast0 prevent ail discrimins alton aud
Iextortlou- That they should sot be per.
mtted 10 water their stock, or 70 over.
issue y, without payment Of the increase
,Iu m0uey.
That they shouId NOT reckIessIy squan.
der fheir earnings, and thus necess;ta:s q
'exorbi!ant charyos for services rendered
|tre public. That they be required 10
manage their business with reasonable
'eccnooy. that that they n,sy serve the
public coecstveIy and chesply. And,
finally: lfthesc cnds cannot BE- occurred
Through corporate control aud manage
ment u rsilwsys and tciegraphs, then
we demand that tbs corporations be dis.
|solved their franchises resumed and
their tangible property b taken aud
paid 1og BY The government, and thai
they u operated BY The government for
|the good Of TIE people.
A40e psiscipal reasons WhIch were
|o.ce suppossd 10 exist Toe eIecliug the
President aud Vice President by electors.
and United States Senators BY IegisIa-
lures have long since failed, We are fn
favor Of eiecting them lunder proper
safe guards) by direct ballot Of the lega!
voters.
We are unccmpromisingIy opposed to
the crrsrioa or perpciuation OF { class OF
office holders. We believe that IN re-
publican government, the frequent re-
turu Ut the 0ffice-holder 10 the ranks OF
the people, is - necessary ss frequent
recurrence 20 the hrst principles OF gov
ernment.n
Therefore We are opposed to all tenure
OF Office either during life OF good be-
hsvl0r. and demand the election OF Upi-
ted States Judges q stated periods, not
longer than uine years, by the ballots OIL
the legal voters II this is not the peo-
pIe's government, whose government Isl
II? II Il Is the peoples government,
WHO should choose their Oficers?
While We favor . liberal system ofI
pensions to the soldiers and sailors who
IN the line 0i duty became disabled from
earning . liselihc.d, we are nnaitcrabIy =
opposed 10 creating Or retaining list Ut
retired Office holders either civil or mill. !
ary q pensioners, to be supported al
he public charge, and that largely BY the
lard earnings Of farmers and lAbOrersI
vho can hardly support themselves andl
antilles. IL IL unrepublican, and smacks
troDgiy OF aristocracy and royalty.
We demand the immediate recIams-
ion VI oil the public lands granted to
ithcr persons or corporations to aid
always, t,'e terms Of which grants we're,
OF complied with 10 the prescribed time |
nd manner. And we propose to watch
nd reward the course Of our scnatorsl !
nd representatives on this subject. Ii
We protest sgainst the increase OF ~ Il
ries 70 senators or any other public Of n
GER. We believe that the salaries OF
ublic officers should be . fair compcn- II
Iti0n for the services rendered, and IN
iould be but little more than private !
ers0ns obtain for similar work. That n
'larics in excess OF this are : standing
ward 70 induce the great scramble forl
ice, and 20 obtain Office By corruption II
ID fraud, which should b promptly ar +
sted b. the Withdrawal Of the reward. ! !
70 therefore demand revision Of the n
laries and liking them on these princi- 4,
e. II,
And the fact that more than half or ali q
0 revenues collected in the United y \
stes Is paid out ~ salaries 70 officers 4
d wages OF public employees, con- =, =
lsively indicates that II we would re- !,
Ice our taxes We must first reduce our 4,
pendiiures. "A,
We believe that the production and = =
0 oe al articles OF necessity, convcn- nv
lco and comfort should be encouraged, -
4 The use OF those Of mere luxary and Il,
icIes useless or injurious 10 health o.
Cd morals should be discouraged
'nce, We favor the removal or re-
ctiOn OF taxes on articles Of necessity, 81
lycnienco and comfort 20 the poor, TO II
} limit consistent with "equsl and ex.liu,