The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-18

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from those whose necessities require it.
We believe the earth was made for
the people, and not to enable an idle
arlstocracy to subsist through rents
upon the toll of the industrious, and
that corners In land are as bad as cor
ners IN food, and that thost who are
not residents or citizens should not be
allowed to own lands in the United
! States. A homestead should be exempt
| 20 limited extent from execution or
taxation.
The means of communication and
transportation shall be owned by the
people, as is the u s. postal service
The establishment of a national none
tary system in the interest of the pro
ducer, instead of the speculator and
usurer, by which the circulating
medium, in necessary quantity and
full legal tender, shall be issued direct
| ly to the people, without the interven-
tion of banks, or loaned to citizens
upon land security at low rate of in
terest to relieve them from extortions
of usury and to enable them to control
| the money supply. Postal savings
banks should be established While
we have free coinage of gold, we should
have free coinage of silver. We de-
mand the immediate application of all
the money in the U. s. Treasury to the
payment of the bonded debt, and con-
/ denim the further issue of interest bear
ing bonds, either by the National Gov
ernment or by States, Territories or
municipalities.
Arbitration should take the place OF
strikes and other injurious methods of
settling all labor disputes. The letting
of contract labor to contractors should
be prohibited, the contract system be
abolished In public works, the hours of
labor in Industrial establishments be
reduced commensurate with the in
creaslng production of labor-saving
machinery, employees protected from
of both sexes, and labor, agricultural
| AMI cooperative associations be fos-
tered and encouraged by law. The
| foundation Of Republic is in the in
telGgence of its citizens, and children
who are driven into workshops, mines
and factories are deprived of the edu-
cation which should be secured to all
by proper legislation,
! We demand the massage of a service
! pension bill to every honorably dis
charged soldier and sailor In the United
Sta5es.
! A graduated income tax is the most
equitable system of taxation, placing
| the burden of taxation on those who
can best afford to pay, instead of lay
| ing it on the farmers and producers
and exempting millionaire bond hold
ers and corporations,
We demand constitutional amend
ment making u. S. Senators elective
by direct vote of the people.
We demand the strict enforcement
of laws prohibiting the importation of
| subjects of foreign countries under con-
tract
We demand the passage and enforce
ment of such legislation as will abso-
lutely erclude the Chinese from the
United States.
The right to vote is inherent in citi-
zenship, irrespective of sex, and is
properly within the province of State
legislation.
The paramount issues to be solved in
the interests Of humanity are the abo.
lition of usury, monopoly and trusts,
and we denounce the Democratic and
Republican parties for creating and
perpetuating these monstrous evils.
1888.
DEMOCRATIC, ST. LOUIS, JUNE 9TH.
The Democratic party of the United
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bled renews the pledge of it's fidelity
to the Democratic faith and re. affirms
the platform adopted by its represen-
tatives in the convention of 1884 and
indorses the views expressed by Presi-
dent Cleveland in his last message to
Congress as the correct Interpretation
of that platform upon the question of
tariff reduction and also indOrses the
efforts of our Democratic representa-
tives in Congress to secure s. reduction
of excessive taxation.
Chief among its principles o. party
faith are the maintainance Of an ladis.
soluble union of free and ipdestructfble
States. now about to enter upon lis
second century of unexampled progress
and renown; devotion to plan for
government regulated by written
constitution strictly specifying every
granted power and expressly reservlng
to the States or people the entire un-
grants residue of power; the encour-
couragement of a jealous popular vigil
ance directed to all who have been
chosen for brief terms to enact and
execute the laws and are charged with
the duty Of preserving the peace, in
surfing equality, and establishing
justice.
| lu0 DSLuOCIdG4C parry "OtOOIhCo ola
exacting scrutiny of the administra-
tion of the executive power which four
years ago was committed to its trusts
In the election of Grover Cleveland
President of the United States, and it
challenges the most searching inquiry
concerning its fidelity and devotion to
the pledges which then invited the
suffrages of the people. During most
critical period of our financial affairs,
resulting from overtaxation, the anon
alous condition of our currency, and
! public debt unmatured, it has by the