The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
Sound to The Core.
Mr.. Mansurs's Views Just Right.
A Model Democratic Reply Made to
Farmers Queries.
Tariff Reform. Free Silver and Cor
rectIon Of abuses.
dr. Mansurs's Views Just Right.


sponse to letter from the leaders |
of the Farmers and Laborers union |
of this district, asking him to de |
fine his position on various matters
of public interest, Congressman |
Mausur who is now home, sent the |
following letter yesterday;
Messrs William L. Landrun1. 4. J. |
Wray, J. E. Rucker, Robt Devig-
ny, Horace Ficklin, Legislative
committee Farmers and Loborers'
union, Randolph county,
Chillicothe, No, july = Z..-['e..-
tleman; In reply to youl inquiry
ADDRESSED to me in the following
terms viz: sIn view of the depr~ts S.
ed condition Of agriculture. iusei-
ests OF the United States, if elected,
what measures will you advocate
that will give relief and restore it to
its wonted condition of prosperity?'
I answer that I am q democrat, aud
as such have been nominated by the
democracy of the Second congress
ional district as it's standard bearer
in the coming election.
Personally, I believe and have for
long years past in the very great
desirability for legislation of the
character I now proceed to state:
TARIFF REFORM AND FREE SILVER.
First-A genuine tariff reform.
Forty-seven per cent tariff taxes,
to be increased by the Mckinley
bill to 50 per cent, has ruined the
farmer. To have a genuine tariff
reform and not q sham we must
have an income tax-say with ex-
emption to every one of $1,000 per
annum. So long as pensions are
fastened as charge upon tariff tax
es, it is impossible to have any great
reduction, if any at all on the tariff.
The pension roll in twelve months
will require &175, ,000, 600 per annum.
If the proceeds of the income tax be
specially made applicable to the
payment of pensions and of the re-
naming war debt represented by
the outstanding United States bonds
then, and then only, can the tariff
be truly reformed and brought
down to peace basis.
Second-In spite of recent silver
Legislation I shall still advocate and
. vote when I can, if elected, for free
and unlimited coinage of silver.
Third-A limited supply of tract
ional currency is desirable.
Fourth-A repeal of the natl ona
banking system, with provisions
r made by law to supply the place o.
the retired national bank notes as
the several banks shall surrender
their circulation with legal tender
treasury notes commonly knowr
as greenbacks.
CORRECTION OF MANY MATTERS.
Fifth-No more lands to be grant
IS cd to railroad or other corporations
and forfeiture by congress of al
unearned outstanding land grants tt
= any and all railroad corporations.
d Sixth-Patents hereafter to ru1
j, ten years only and not to be renew
ed under any circumstances.
Seventh Laws, both nationa
and state, to prevent or break VI
all corners or option dealing in pro
r visislons, whether animal or vegeta
l. BILE.
Eighth-Laws, both state and nat
ional to break up, destroy and pre-
vent all trusts, combines and mon
/. opolies in all articles of comfort o
necessity.
Il Ninth-An economical administra
I ton of public affairs; surplus reve
nues to be used in paying off th
public debt, or providing a sinl
ling fund for its early payment an
extinction.
Tenth-All public land henc'
forth to be reserved as homestead
: for actual settlers only.
III In my hummble opinion thes
things put into appropriate legisl'