Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-11
LEGISLATION NEEDED.
The Alliance and knights of
Labor.
recommendations of the Commit
tees Appointed to Formulate
Means of Corporation Between
the Two Great BOdies-Ten of the
Main Features.

TOPEKA, KAS., January 4.-Committees
appointed to consider consolidation or CO
operation of the Farmers Alliance and
knights of Labor held meeting and have
agreed upon the following:
Resolved, That we recommend to the fav-
orable consideration of the members OF
both orders the following subjects of legis-
lation as of vital consequence to the inter-
ests of the people; and we further recon-
mend an exhaustive investigation and dis
cussion of these questions with view to
united demand for their incorporation into
laws:
F1rst-Such legislation as shall effectually
prevent the extortion of usurous interest by
any form of evasion of statutory provisions.
Second-Such legislation as will provide
for a reasonable stay of execution IN all
cases of foreclosure of mortgages on real
estate, and the extension of the time OF the
confirmation of sherIti's sales. :,
Third-Such legislation as Will enectually
prevent the organization and maintenance
of trusts and combines for the purposes of
specializing in any of the products OF LABOR
or transportation of the same.
Fourth-The limitation of taxation to the
actual requirements of legitimate and nee
essary expenditure-the limitation of indi-
viduaI liability to taxation to actual indi-
vidual POSSESSIONS, excluding all forms of
Indebtedness, and requiring that sucn taxa
ton to be levied equally and equitably on
all property without discrimination in favor
of money or money credits.
Fifth The adjustment of salaries of pub
lie officials to correspond with existing
financial conditions, the wages paid to other
forms of labor and the prevailing prices of
the products of la or.
SiYth-The adoption of the Australian
system of voting and the Crawford system
of primaries.
Seyenth-The establishment of a national
system IN which a circu! ating medium in
necessary quantity shall issue directly to
tho people without the Intervention of
banks; that all the national issue of money
shall be full legal tender in payment of all
+, Its, pnblic and private: that in providing
'bs circula ting medium the unlimited coin
age of silver shall be guaranteed; and that
the government shall not guarantee or
recognize any private banks or create any
banking corporations.
Eighth-That the public lands, the heri-
tage of the people, be reserved for actual
settlers, not another acre for railroads or
spectators, or alien landlords; and that all
lands now held for speculative purposes be
taxed to their full value.
Ninth-The abrogation of all laws that do
not bear equally upon capitalists and labor
ers, and the removal of unjust TECHNICAL
ties and determinations in the administra-
ton of justice.
Tenth-That laws be enacted to prevent
aliens from acquiring titles to lands in the
United States and territories, aud to force
titles already acquired by aliens to be relin-
pushed to the national government by pur-
chase and retain such right of eminent do
main for the g of actual settlers and citi-
zens of the United States.