The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01

whole system should be abolished. |
am in favor of the government provid-
ing sufficient currency to give us a
circulating medium safe and well
secured and In sufficient volume TO
facilitate the wholesome transaction OF
the business of the country. Too much
of a circulating medium is as injurious
as too little. What we want is the
amount hat will allow of a healthy
transaction of business. / am in favor
of a reduction OF tariff duties from the
high standard now msintained, and
especially upon the prime commodities
that enter into the daily coDsumptions
of the people in order that the living OF
the people may be cheapened. l am in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, the product of American
mines and American smelterh and
refining works.
| am in favor of the wealth of the
nation bearing its Just proportion OF
the cost of the maintenance of the gov
eminent and to this end am i'll favor
OF a graduated income tax. | am in
favor of prohibiting nonresident alien
ownership of lands in this country.
Opposition to non resident landlordism
is hereditary with me, bnt am not in
favor of prohibiting emigrants who
come to this country with the bona fide
intention of becoming citizens from
acquiring titles to homes or lands
pending the period that under our laws
they are required to reside here before
they can throw off the character OF
aliens and become citizens. l an not
in favor of the government owning or
controlling lin liz sense of proprietor
ship)the railroads and transportation
lines of the country. Such ownership
by the states has always proved disas.
trous to the states. 1t is not sound
policy to extend unnecessarily the
functions of government or to multiply
the agencies OF government. The less
the people are governed the happier
they will be, and the less the govern
ment interferes with those things that
naturally pertains to the private bust.
ness affairs of the people the more
prosperous will the country be. There
is no constitutional warrant for the
government owning the railroads, but
there is constitutional warrant under
the power to regulate commerce for
the government to regulate the inter-
state business of the railroads and
protect the people from their aggres-
siOns and expressions.
l do not know OF any other PROPOSE
ton in your resolutions which pertain
to national affairs or TO national
policies and it would not comport with
propriety tor me to express officially
my views upon questions to be cOnsid-
cred and determined exclusively within
local legislative Jurisdictions.
may only ada that l have watched
with pleasure the organization and
growth of your union. l regard it as
Il school OF the highest value in teaching
the truth concerning the great
economic questions involved in the
politics of N country and | never
feared danger to the democrat party
from the growth aud development OF
your order as an instrument of educa-
ton for education of the people and a
knowledge by them of the true solution
of the questions now involved in the
politics OF the country could only result
in the triumph of democratic principles
and policies, and therefore we find
to-day that the cardinal doctrines OF
the democracy and the cardinal doc
trines OF the farmers and laborers
, union are identical, and both are
. Lld Cuibh OhW oluC Wy bluC ukutIDS
the battles of the weak multitude
against the expressions of the oppnlenl
and powerful few fighting the battles
? of the millions against that party tina
I represents only the interests OF a clasi
few in numbers but powerful in infu
ence, and who through the machinery
OF the republican party lays tribute
l upon the earnings of the tOiling mil
I / lin,a thai oalGohtu than maui o-an thf
colossal fortunes builded by Legislation
= in the interest OF their exclusive class
u The farmers and laborers' union cal
not expect relief from the evils the,
complain OF or obtain the reform
: which they demand through the agenc'
u OF tha republican party or by the aid o
any republican representative. The.
u must look alone to the democratic or
ganization and to democratic represen
q tatlves.
y A republican representative, n,
u matter how sincere in his desire 10 Sc
your principles embodied into law
would be powerless to aid you. Ill
y would have 10 a~ntagOnize the grea
majority of his fellow republican
representatives and place himself il
rebellion against his party Organiza
u ton. Do the presidents Of the past Civ
warrant TO the hope that these grea
reforms will be thus accomplished? Nj
u Bntterworth, of Ohio, was a SINGER
tariff reiormer, but MIR. Butterwor,
succumbed to the awful influence of tn
e governing force Of the republican OF
ganization aud voted for the McKiule
bill, the very antipodes OF tariff reforu
'r Mr.. Payson, OF illinois, was a SINGER
and eloquent advocate of the free coin
age of silver, but under the same tore
le and influence voted to suspend til
Dr. coinage and demonetize silver.
ID A democratic representative woul
haye to antagonize the policies OF h
= party and rebel against its organiSatio
ID if he did not support the measures you