Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-03
is necessary to redress the grievances
of which we complain

is necessary to redress the grievances
of which we complain
"Assembled on the anniversary OF
the birth of the illustrious man who
led the first great revolution on this
continent against oppression, filed
with sentiments which actuated that
grand generation, we seek to restore
the government of the republic to the
hands of the plain people with
whom it originated. Our doors are
open to all points of the compass.
We ask all honest men to join with
and help US, in order to restrain the
extortions of aggregate capital, to
drive the money changers out OF the
temple. To form perfect union,
establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty
for ourselves and our posterity, we
do ordain and establish the following
platform of principles;
Il. We declare union of the
labor forces of the United States,
this day accomplished, permanent
and perpetual. May its spirit enter
into all hearts for the salvation Of
the republic and the uplifting of man
kind.
s22. Wealth belongs to him who
created it. Every dollar taken from
industry without an equivalent is
robbery If any will not work neither
shall he eat. The interests of rural
and urban labor are the same, their
enemies are identical.
"3. We demand national cur
rency safe, sound and flexible, issued
by the General Government, full
legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and without the use of bank
ing corporations; a just and equita-
ble means OF circulation, at tax not
TO exceed two per cent as set forth
in the sub-treasury plan of the Farm
ers' Alliance or some better system !;
also by payments in discharge of its
obligation for public Improvements.
II. We demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage OF silver.
"5. We demand the amount OF
circulating medium to be speedily
increased to not less than $50 per
capita
sc. Wedemand a gradnatcdi income
tax.
q. We believe that the money of
the Treasury should be kept as much
as possible in the hands OF the peo-
pie, and hence we demand that all
national and State revenues shall be
limited to the necessary expenses OF
the Government economically and
honestly administered.
as. We demand that postal say-
ings banks be established by the Gov
ernmens for the safe deposit OF the
earni63s of the people and to facili-
tate exchange.
'9. Your subcommittee upon land
plank beg to submit to your approval
the following:
The land, including all naturl
resources of wealth, is the heritage
of all the people AID should no. be
monopolized for speculative purposes
and alien ownership of land should
be prohibited. All land now held
by railroads and other corporations
in excess of their actual needs, and all
land now owned by aliens should be
reclaimed by the Government and
held for actual settlers only.
s'1o. Transportation being means
of expense and public necessity the
Government should own and operate
/ the roads in the interest of the peo-
-ple.
ss11. The telegraph and telephone,
like the postal system, being neces-
sity for the transportation OF news,
should be owned and operated by
the Government in the interest of
the people.
s12. We demand that the Govern
ment issue legal tender notes and
pay the Union soldier the difference
between the price OF deprecated
money in which he was paid in gold.
sSResolced, That We hail this con-
/ ference as the consummation of the
perfect union of hearts and hands Of
all sections o. our common country !;
men who Wore the gray and men
who wore the blue meet here to
extinguish the last smoldering embers
of civil war in the tears of JOY OF a
united and happy people, and we
agree to carry the stars and stripes
forward forever to the highest point
of national greatness"
He Lost Her.
lie had asked her to marry him,