The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-05-26


3. That we demand the abolition
of national banks, and the substitu-
tion of legal tender Treasury notes
in lieu of national bank notes, is
sued IN sufficient volume to do the
business of the country on a cash
system, regulating the amount need
ed on per capita basis as the bust
ness interests of the country expand,
and that all money issued by the
government shall be legal tender in
payment of all debts, both, public
and private.
4. That we demand that Congress
shall pass such laws as shall effectu-
ally prevent the dealing in futures
of all agricultural and mechanical
productions; providing such strin-
gent system of procedure in trials as
shall secure prompt conviction and
imposing such penalties as shall Sc
cure most perfect compliance with
the law.
5. That we demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
6. That we demand the passage
of laws prohibiting the alien owner
ship of land, and that Congress take
early steps to devise some plan to
obtain all lands now owned by alien
and foreign syndicates; and that all
lands now held by railroads and
other corporations, in excess of such
as is actually used and needed by
them, be reclaimed by the govern
ment and held for actual settlers
only.
z. Believing in the doctrine of
"equal rights to all and special priv
lleges to none,' we demand that
taxation, National or State, shall
not be used to build up one interest
or class at the expense of another
We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people,
and hence we demand that all reve-
| nue., National, State or county, shall
be limited to the necessary expenses
of the government economically and
honestly administered.
8. That Congress issue sufficient
amount of fractional paper currency
to facilitate the exchange through
the medium OF the United States
mail.
Resolved, That the General AS
sembly pass such laws as will make
the public school system more effec-
tive that the blessings of education
may be extended to all the people of
| the State alike.
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
The following were named by dis
| tricts as their members of the State
executive committee:
| First District--E f Larabel, w
Carter, ] j Laughinghouse, W P
| Gates.
Second District-J W Granger, w
A Dunn, j B Martin, B F Aycock
| Third District-Cyrus w Thomp.
SOP, C r. Thomas, 7 FL johnson, II
| A McSwain.
Fourth DISTRICT C Neal, ]
Young, III A London, E C Bedding
fild.
Fifth District-John NJ Galloway
] L King, S NJ Hattis, r w Hobgood
Sixth District = George Bellamy
| W L Neal, HI B Adams, Solomon
WE'LL.
Seventh District-W X Coley, "
L Crock, J N Scales, E Rhynehart.
Eighth District-D B Jones, w W
Springfield, D B Price, ] FL Grant.
| DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
The following are the delegates to
the national convention as choser
by the congressional district:
First District-Wilson G Lamb anC
w p Roberts.
Second District-F w Barnes an(
S b Holloway.
Third District-W S Cook and Mat
Moore.
Fourth District-F P Busbee an,
James w Pou.
Fifth District-John w Graham
and John l. King.
Sixth District-James T LeGrant
and E S Latimer.
| Seventh District-Marshall HI Pin
nix and w III Williams.
Eighth District-W w Scott and
B Watson.
Ninth District-Kope Elias and j
Nj Furnan. Pou, Elias, Furman
Busbee, Latimer and Scott are 70
Cleveland. None are for Hill