Nevada County picayune., 1890-07-24
A DANGEROUS SCHEME.

lowing letter to some of his Saline county constituents, which will cN- plain itself:
 NIrED STATES SENATE,
 WA>uINoToN, D. C., July I2.
 Gentlemen Yours of July :, with annexed platform of the Farm CTS and Laborers' Union of Missou- ri, adopted at St, Louis, has been received.
 understand from your letter that you request me to state my views as to thi, platform, and shall do so with great pleasure.
 As to the first clause l will simply say ! have always been opposed to the national banking system, and especially to that feature of it which gives to these corporations the power to expend or contract the currency VT tht IothIi bN ioSuhS 'litli hotto based upon government bonds, l believe that all money should be is sued by the government itself, and every vote l have given upon linan- cial questions during my public life has been in the direction indicated. l have no doubt that notes, made legal tender for all debts public and prlvate, and payable in coin, should be issued by the government in such quantity as will meet all the neeessi- ties of business.
 As to the second clause in the platform have no hesitation in stating that l shall take great pleas ure in supporting all legislation look ing to the prevention of dealing in futures as to agricultural and me- chanical productions. l assume that, of course, am not requested or expected to support any measure outside of the constitutional juris- diction of Congress. Within this limit l shall be glad to do everything possible against this great evil
 In regard to the third clause Of the platform 1 will simply reply by saying that have always supported the free and unlimited coinage of silver, and expect to do so in the future.
 The fourth clause refers to the ownership of land by aliens, and l have no hesitation in replying that in every instance where the oppor- tunitv presented l have voted for all measures prohibiting the alien owner ship of land in the United States. One of the objections l urged to the bill admitting Wyoming into the Union, which was passed a few days ago, was that the Constitution of the new State expressly permitted the inheritance and ownership of land by aliens. l have always persstcntly urged that the public domain should be held for actual settlers only,
 In regard to the fifth clause of the platform, assume that no declara- ton on my part is necessary to con vince you that l am in hearty ac- cord with the principles therein de- clarcd. am opposed to all legisla- ton which is intended to put the government in partnership with any class or individual, and l believe with Mir. Jefferson that a free gov ernment must be based on the fun damcntal idea of "equal rights to all and exclusive privileges to none. l believe that all revenues, national, State and county, should be limited to the necessary expenses of the gov ernmcnt economically and honestly administered.
 As to sixth clause, have no hesi- tation in saying that I favor a sui licient amount of fractional paper currency to facilitate exchange through the medium of the United States mail.
 The seventh and last clause of the platform is not so clear in its enun- citation as to put the meaning beyond doubt. If it is meant that the rail- road system of the United States shall be owned and controlled by the government must be permitted to enter my respectful dissent from the opinion therein expressed. l have no doubt that the placing of all the railroads of the United States under the control of the national govern mcnt ould bring about a state of corruption and disintegration which would appall every honest man in the country.
 The great danger to our free instl- tutions now is the tendency towards