Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-05-28

as substitute for national bank notes
we demand that legal tender treasury
notes be issued in sufficient volume tC
transact the business OF the country on
a cash basis; without damage or espec'
ial advantage to any class or calling
such notes to be legal tender
in payment Of all debts, public and pri.
vate and such notes when demanded
by the pleple shall be loaned to them
at not more than . per cent. per annum
upon nou-imperishable products as in.
dicated in the sub-treasury plan, and
also upon real estate with proper limi-
tatlon upon the quantity of land and
amount of money.
B.-We demand the free and unlimi-
ted coinage of silver.
Give demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership of land,
and that congress take prompt action
to devise some plan to obtain all lands
now owned by alien and foreign syndi-
Gates, and that all land held by rail-
roads and other corporations in excess
of such as actually used and needed by
them be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.
D.-Believing the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privilege to
none, we demand that taxation-na-
tional, State or municipal-shall not be
used to build up one interest or class at
expense Ofanother.
Eve demand that all revenues
national, State or county-shall be
limited to the necessary expense of the
government, economically and honestly
administered.
Eve demand a just and eqitable
system of graduated tax on income.
GIVE demand the most rigid, hon.
est and just national control and super
vision of the means of public communi-
cation and transportation, and if this
control and supervision does not re-
move the abuses now existing we de-
mand the government ownership of
such means of communication and
transportation.
Hive demand the election of pres
ident, vice president and United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
3.-That we urge united action of all
progressive organizations in attending
the conference called for February %,
1892, by six of the leading reform or
ganizations.
4.-Thata a national central commit
tee be appointed by this conference to
be composed of a chairman to be elect
ed by this body, and of three members
from each State represented, to be
named by each State delegation.
5.-That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the nation
al conference on February %, 1892, and
and if possible unite with that and
all other reform organizations there
assembled. If no satisfactory ar
rangement can be effected,
this committee shall call national
not later than June l, 1892,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for president and vice president.
6. That the members of the central
from each State where this
independent political organization is
weak, conduct an active system of
political agitation in their respective |
States.
ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS.
ResoEOed. That the question of uni
versal suffrage be recommended to the |
favorable consideration of the various
States and territories.
Resolved, That while the party in
power in 1869 pledged the faith of the
nation to pay debt in coin that had
been contracted on deprecated cur
rency basis and payable in currency,
thus adding nearly ST 200, 900, 900 to the
burdens of the people, which meant
gold for the bondholders, and depreci-
ated currency for the soldier, and hold
ng that the men who imperiled their
ives to save the life of the nation
should have been paid in money as
hat paid to the bondholders, we de-
nand the issue of legal tender treasury
notes in sufficient amount to make the
Day of the soldiers equal to par with
coin or such other legislation as shall
10 equal and exact justice to the sold
ers of this country.
Resolved, That as eight hours con-
'titute legal days work for govern
nent employees in mechanical depart
nents, we believe this principle should
)e farther extended so as to apply to all
corporations employing labor in the
lifferent States Of the union.
RESOLVED, That the conference con-
iemns in unmeasured terms the ac-
ion of the directors of the worlds
exposition on May 10, in re-
uslng,the minimum rate of wages asked
or by the labor organizations of Chica-
70.
Resolved. That the encouragement
# the United States should make i'm
Mediate provisions to submit the act
# March 2, 1889, providing for the Ok
ahoma to homestead settlement to the
United States supreme court, so that
he expensive and dialatory litigation
low pending there be ended.
The following resolution, introduced
~ Mason Green of Massachusetts,, in
'ehalf of the nationalists, was referred
o the various reform bodies for their
"Resolved, That when, in the course
# business consultations in the form
# trusts or private syndicates, it be-
ONES evident that any branch of COM
nerce is used for the behoof and profit
f a few men at the expense of the gen.
raj public, we believe that the people
hould assume charge Of such COM
nerce through their national, state or
administration"
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