Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-03-26
KES0LUriOSs lD0PTID ~ RIM
sRsy. sTRoNG HoPE ANb
xioN HILL ALLIANCES.

Whereas, Our National Congress
has given land grants b. various
railroad companies for the building
of their roals 10 the amount of
aO UO,WO acres, enough Ia PR
vide j0.OOO homes ~ lGO acres
each % the home less poor If our
land, and loaned the Union Pacific
Railruad Si5,O0n,OD0 ia bonds f,r
the building of -ail rr.d. anil also
loane'i money 10 the Exposition al
Philadelphia aud the Worlds Fair
at New ORLEANS, which was not un.
constitutional. but when the labor
ing class ask Tor like loans il i an.
constitutional and class legislation.
and
Whereas, Hon Il q. Mills. of
Teas has declared that we will
get 10 relieffrom dsmocrat, in the
next congresr.
Whereas. While we are pure
democrats believing this govern
ment Ought Ia be by the people.
Tor the people and IL the people.
We are still willing to h. II the
Democratic party, but our wives and
children must have our first care.
We must work for them first last
and all the time. therefore be il
Resolved. That we will not vote.
all OF assist in any way to el.ct any
man for Office from Justice of peace
to representative II congress unless
be will pledge himself in writing
that be will use all influence and
poses % Aase ias lsllexing do
mspds rsquising khoaf - hllls
paced snd imms'il1s~Iy to heooms
lawA whirb sr~ - hlIoww:
law stoln1inv nktcsnl,
banks
a-Taw establishing the sub
tr'asury plan.
3 Law establishing system 81
2 par cent land loans direct to the
people, provided they live on said
land asd depend on land for hy-
ing.
4 Law for legal tenlcr paper
money anil free coinage of silver
D Law increasing the volume
Of currency to $50 per capita
q Law prohibiting dealing in
futures.
T. Law prohibiting alien own
er,hip Of land
: Law forfeitiny unrarnel rail
way land grants anil limiting their
land holding
3 L.w revising tariff in the 10.
terest Of the prplucer
10 Law creating graduated
income tax.
IL. Law creating Ell ,icnt con-
troll ~ railroad
IL Law reducing government
expenditures
IL Law for the election Of
United States senators 10y the iii.
rect vote of the people. We de-
mand The tariff taken of of jute
butt
We ask all of our sub-alliances
Of the state and union and all 9TH
er labor organiza ,l's.s to all "a ia
ouI battle II reform We ask our
republican brothers as we'll AZ our
democratic brothers not to give
their votes to any man that do not
think more of the down-trulden
people than they do Of the money
power Of Wall Street
Whereas, there il an election to
be- held in this state to elect mem
bers to the Legislature aud senate
whose duty it will be to elect two
United States senator's, therefore
not knowing how our representa-
tives in the upper house % con-
gress stand in reference to the
above demands, therefore be il
Resolved. that a committee ~
three b. appointed to correspond
with said United States senators
from this state, forwarding each Of
them a copy Of said demands. anil
ask IL they will support said de-
mands when introduced in congress
with the view Of putting them into
practical operation.
And be II further resolved. that
their replies be Published IN the
CorIAH SIGNAL and the National
Economist and all other papers
friendly 10 the reform cause.
De il resolved, that we will no,
vote for any man for the house Of
representative or senate who will not
pledge himself to refuse IN vote for