Daily Republican., 1890-06-05
The Farmers Platform.


There Is nothing In the declaration
of the farmers who met at Dover on
Tuesday that any good citizen cannot
subscribe to. The committee was an
able one and represented all three OF
the counties. The meeting was held
in pursuance OF a resolution Of the
Farmers Institutes Of the three coun-
ties, and the best farmers in those
counties were sent as delegates ire
spective OF party. They get forth
their platform of principles In series
OF eleven short crisp resolutions, as
follows:
Resolved, That the following kinds Of
property should be added to that now
subject to taxation, to wit: Bonds,
mortgages, stocks and all other Invest
ments vie ding revenue or profit. and by
this enumeration II is not meant or In
tended to exclude or exempt other pro-
perty which should be taxed, althou h
not herein mentioned. But all property
upon which mortgage exists shall be
relieved from taxation to the amount oil
the mortgage.
second. There shall be but one assess
nent for sll kinds OF properly and one
uniform rule OF levyiug taxes and one
collector for all kinds OF taxes III the
same hundred cr district.
Third, Tho allowance to the sherlfls
for keeping prisoners should in no case
exceed 20 cents per day.
Fourth, Convicis should be made self
supporting and should be put to work or
the roads or public works.s
Fifth. That the public roads should be
repaired by leiting out to the lowest
bidder.
enaoted to prevent bribery at elections.
Seventh. That the Legislative allow
ances Of late years have been unjust aud
extravagant, aud should be greatly re-
duced.
Eighth. Appropriations for military
ercampmeuts aud excursions should be
bulshed.
Ninth. The percentage allowed collec-
tors thould no; exceed per cent.
Tenth. That the committee OF each
county be and they are hereby requested
10 bold meetings ss speedily as possible
after the tickets of the political parties
are nominated, to consider whether o.
Qotstbe men so nominated are men who,
= II elected, Will recommend the interest
Of the people. and recommend the cleo
tion oil such only as In their judgment
will represent the peoples interest.
Eleventh. That all petty cases shall be
finally decided by justices of the peace
with privilege OF appeal to the courts In
case of dissatisfactlon.
Tho first one would bring relief
TO the tskmer and all Others who are
struggling along under heavily mort.
gagged property. AT present the man
who pays interest on the mortgage he
owes and the property he pre,ends to
own, but does not, pays double TAX.
The resolution is wise one. The man
who gets his elk pei cent. on his mort
gsee should pay the taxes on 1t, anc
whenever the farmers get In earnas
In this matter they will elect men t
70 to Dover as legislators who will
not be afraid of the money lenders.
That there shall be but one assess
ment for all kinds Of property and bu
one collector OF taxes, is a selfeviden
wise proposition.
Again the farmers have declare,
that twenty cents day to sheriffs TO
feeding prisoners ls sufficient, bu
sheriffs and levy courts say II Ia nc
and DEFY the farmers. The conver
ton would have struck nearer ii
mark il 1t had DECLARED in favor of Il
County Treasurer collecting all u
taxes ut five per cent, and by 80 doir
do away with the swarm oi collecto
who make 1t their principal busine
70 cheat the other side in politics out
their votes.
taken as whole the sentiment
the declarations is il favor OF reior
and that 10 what the State and I
people need. The convention mig
nave gone much farther and have {
clared in favor OF Stale constitution
convention without the danger OF
ing called partisan. but L. no do
thought that what had been prom
gated il carried out would be an
tering wedge that would not end u
all needed State reforms would
ripe into the hands of the people.