The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20
WHEREAS, the farmers of the United

WHEREAS, the farmers of the United
States are most in number of any
order of citizens, and with the other
productive classes have freely given
of their blood to found and maintain
the nation; therefore belt
RESOLVED, That the public land,
the heritage OF the people, bereserved
for actual settlers only, and that
measures be taken to prevent aliens
from acquiring titles to land in the
United States and Territories, and
that the law be rigidly enforced
against all railroad corporations
which have not complied with the
terms of their contract, by which
they have received large grants of
land.
RESOLVED, That we demand the
abolition of the national banking
system and that the government is
sue full legal tender money direct to
the people in sufficient volume for
the requirements Of business.
RESOLVED, That we favor the pay
ment of the public debt as rapidly
as possible, and we earnestly protest
against maintaining any bonds in
existence as basis for the issue of
money.
RESOLVED, That we favor a graded
income tax, and we also favor tax
on real estate mortgages.
RESOLVED, That we demand econ
omy and retrenchment as far as is
consistent with the interests of the
people in every department of the
Government, and that we will look
with special disfavor upon any in
crease of the official salaries of our
representative or Government en-
ployes.
RESOLVED, That we favor the re-
vision and reduction of the tariff
that the taxes may rest as lightly as
possible upon the productive labor,
and it's burdens may be upon the
luxuries and in manner that will
prevent the accumulation of a United
States Treasury surplus.
RESOLVED, That that the stability
Of our Government depends upon the
moral, manual and intellectual train
ing of the young, and we believe in so
amending our public school system
that the education of our children
may inculate the essential dignity
labor of necessary to be practical
help to them in aIter life.
RESOLVED, That our railroads
should be owned and managed by the
Government and to be run in the in
terests of the people upon an actual
cost basis
RESOLVED, That the Government
take steps to secure the payment OF
the debt OF the Union and Central
Pacific Railroads and their branches
by foreclosure and sale, and that
any attempt to extend the time
again for the payment OF the same
beyond it's present limit will meet
with our most emphatic condemna-
ton.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor OF
early completion OF ship canal con-
Meeting the great lakes with the Gulf
Of Mexico, and a deep water harbor
on the Southern coast in view OF
opening trade relations with the Cen
trail and South American States,
and we are in favor of national aid
to judicious system of experiments
to determine the practicability of ir-
rigation.
RESOLVED, That we sympathize
with the Just demands of labor of
every grade and recognize that many
of the evils from which the farming
community suffers, Cypress universal
labor, and that therefore producers
should unite in demand for the re-
form of unjust systems and the re-
peal of laws that bear unequally up
on the people.
RESOLVED, That we favor the
Australian system, or some similar
system, of voting, and ask the enact
ment OF laws regulating the nomina-
ton of candidates for public office.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of
the diversifcation of our productive
resources.
RESOLVED, That we will favor and
assist to public Office such candidates
only as are thoroughly identified
with our principles and who will in
sist on such legislation as shall make
them effective
OFFICERS ELECTED. L. POLK OF
NORTH CAROLINA, SELECTED FOR
PRESIDENT.
The election for officers of the
Farmers and Laborers' Union OF
America for the ensuing year resulted
as follows: L. l.. Polk, of North
Carolina, president; B. H. Clover, Of
Kansas, vice-president; J. 81. Turner,
OF Georgia, secretary; H. W. Hick-
man, OF Missouri, treasurer, and Ben
Terrell of Texas, lecturer.