The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
GEN. BlDWELL'S VIEWS.
Letter o: Acceptance OF the Prohibition
(antljf,;tfe.

The letter OF acc"ptan"" Of Gen. John
Bi,iwcll, OF California, num!I, &c nf the
Prohibition party for President Of the
United States, has Lern gwen ont for
publication. The letter j. long, and
discusses the principles of the partE as
enunciatel in the Cincinnati platform.
On tie basic principle of absolute lro-
hhition, Gen. Bi,iw"!l SAYS that the
danger Of monopoIisiir tendencies men,
acnE the Government is not SO great
as that Of tn. destructive results sure
TO come from the liquor traffic.
1t Is the constant menace of la
Dor. which creates the wealth of
the nation. and TIL" traffic is now
sapp!ng and Impovrrishin- the very
foundation Of the nationai fabric. Pass
ing 10 the question of Woman's suffrage
he urges immediate. emancipation of
women. TIE nation that first gives
woman equal gifts with man, he SAYS,
will earn crown Of inlrcris!,ahlc glory
He fears delay, as England will lead.
On the question Of :inanre he says the
position of the party :liit the money
should he gold, silver. and paper, issued
only by the Government. Is fair and
lroal. He also ais oca'.s the legal
regulation ot the rates OF interest In all
the States. believing that II will do naurh h
to check the tendency To c.ntraiiZatiun
Of the money power.
ON the question of labor he says: In
order 10 rclicv" the labor of til" country
Of its abnormal and often conScste.i
condition, there should be the earliest
ossiblr revision and +, strirtion nf the
immigration an naturalization laws
Of the United States. These laws, so
inimicai to American 'ahor and the best
interests of all. II not SO nurposcly sn.
acted have doubtless been kept in force
for partisan considerations for fear Of
detriment to partisan interests, till our
country has become tn" almost daily
scene Of riots, lawlcssness and blood
shed, and not infrcuucntly on such Il
scale as to por'end. if permitted to go
unchecked, the possible s,lperscssion of
all authority The d!,cord h. tween
capital and labor cannot safely he al
lowed to continue. No matter what the
cause, ii is imperative 10 remove it. II
it is necessary 10 have organizations as
Il defense against capital or competing
labor. such organization should be au-
thorizei and regulated by law
On 'hc tariff he says: We must con-
e. de that all nations hav" the right to
lew tariffs AZ Americans we are in
.aNoT Oh projecting an tt!ilf'lit' III
terests. The tariff proposed by the
Democratic party ana that of the Re-
publican parry differ only In degree:
roth are sufficiently high Ia b" termed
| protective To the objection thnt tariffs
have been unequal-that is To say, that
under them the rich pay comparatively
| nothing and the masses nearly all tho
revenue 30 derived 10 support the Ma
tional Government must lee added the
further objection tha. they are blind
| ing and deceptive.
The establishment of q system OF in
| come taxation, he says. could work no
| hardship and do no harm. When the
! Union needed money most during the
| rebellion the income tax was imposed,
and worked like Il charm. He con-
| tinucs:
1t helped then to save the Union.
and will help TO save the nation now in
Al, ther rebellion--thc masses against
| the classes.
One of its beneficial results he argues,
wouli be the equal distribution Of
| wealth, which would 90 far toward heal
| ing the diseord between capital and Ia
Dor. He advo 'ates government control,
| and. if necessary, the government own
ership of railroads.