The Butler weekly times., 1890-10-15

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Der to Judge DeArmond for his ap
proval or disapproval, and below
give YOU the demands as presented
to the Judge with the answer Tor
publication, also the section referr-
ed TO by him as adopted at Sedalla
in August last Yours truly,
5. w. MAJOR, Sec
Mindso. Union 1919.
NATIONAL DEMANDS OF FARMERS ALI
ANCE AID INDUSTRIAL USIOS
ADOPTED At sT. LOUIS.
/. That we demand tho abolition
OF national banks and the substitu-
tion Of legal tender treasury notes,
issued in sufficient volume to do the
business Of the country on n cash
system; regulating the amount
needed on per capita basis at the
business interests of the country ex.
pands, and that all money issued by
the government shall be legal ten.
der in payment OF all debts both
public and private.
2. That we demand that congress
shall pass such laws as shall effect
ually prevent the dealing in futures
of all agricultural and mechanical
productions; preserving q stringent
system of procedure imposing such
penalties as shall secure the most
perfect compliance with the law.
3. That we demand the tho free
and unlimited coinage Of silver.
4. That we demand the the pas
age of laws prohibiting the alien
ownership of land, and that congress
take early steps to devise some plan
to obtain all lands owned by alien
foreign syndicates; aud that all lands
now held by railroads and other
corporations i'll excess of such as is
actually used and needed by them,
be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.
s. Believing i'll the doctrine of
"equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none,' we dreamed that
taxation, national or state, shall not
be used to build up one interest or
class at the expense of another.
Wo believe that the money of the
country should be kept As much as
possible in the hands Of the people,
and hence we demand that all reve
nues, National, State or county shall
be limited to the necessary expenses
of the Government economically and
honestly administered.
.. That Congress issue suflici-
ent amount of fractional paper cur
rency to facilitate exchange through
the medium Of the United States
mail.
7. We demand that the means Of
communication and transportation
shall be owened and operated in the
interest of the people as is the United
States postal system.
JUDGE DE Almonds REPLY.
Osceola, Mo, Sept. %, 1890
Windsor Union, No 1049, F. &L.U.
Windsor, Mo.
Gentlemen:-I received, through
your secretary, Mr.. Sam w. Major.
your request that l express myself
to you cocerning the demands made
at st Louis, last year, and do so at
the earliest date practicable, my time
having been pretty well occupied
lately.
!. am in favor OF demand one
concerning national banks.
2. am in favor Of demand two
concerning dealing in futures.
3. am in favor Of demand three
FOR the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver.
l. lam in favor Of demand four.
concerning alien ownership Of land
grants to railroads.
5. l Am in favor Of demand five.
for "equal rights to all and special
privileges to none" and for keeping
the peoples money in the peoples
hands, by limiting taxes and expenses
tothe needs Of the government econo-
micslly administered
6. l am in favor Of demand six,