Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-11-23

TO help us to determine wnerner we are 10
have a republic to I'll p T. re we differ
as TO the conditions upon which 1t Is to be ad-
ministered, believing chat t. forces of reform
this day organized will never cease to move
forward until every remedied and
equal rights and ecua, prp iieges securely es
tabished for all ne men ana women OF TINS
country.
We declare, therefore
That the union of the labor forces Of the
United States this dav cotslnGNatcd shall be
permanent and perpytaut nay It's spirit enter
into all hearts FIR OF The republic
and the uplifting of IL. r..4d.
Wealth belongs t. hia creates 1t, and
every dollar taken from iseo,try without an
equivalent is robbery: e. ii not work
neither shall he eat The interests of rural
and civic labor are the same their enemies
are identical.
We believe that the time has come when the
railroad corporation ist either own the PEG,
pie or the people must cen the railroads, and
should the govern .nei1i, 'nler upon The work or
owning and mana g. any or all railroads we
should favor an amendment to the constitution
by which all persons engaged in the government
service shall be placed under a civil service
regulation of the most rigid character, SO as
to prevent the increase of the power of the
national administration by the use of such
additional government employees.
We demand n national currency, safe. sound
and flexible issued by the general government
only; full legal tender for all debts, public
apd private, and that without the use of bank
ing corporations; a just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the people, at
a tax not TO exceed 2 per cent. per annum, to
be provided as set forth in the subreasury
plan of re Farmers Alliance, or some better
systel 20 by payments in discharge of its
obliga for public improvements.
Wed, ..ind the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the present legal ratio OF
10 to l. III
We demand that the amount of the circulat-
ing medium be speedily increased to not less
than fifty dollars per capita.
We demand q graduated income tax.
We believe that the moneys of the country
should be kept as much possible in the
hands of the people, and hence we demand
that all national and state revenues shall be
limited to the necessary expenses OF the gov
eminent economically and honestly admins
tered.
We demand that postal savings banks be es-
post of the earnings of the people and to facil-
itate exchange.
TRANSFORMATION being a means Of exchange
and public necessity, the government should
own and operate the railroads in the interest
of the people. ra
The telegraph and telephone, like the post
office system, being necessity for the trans
mission of news, should be owned and oper-
III ed by the government in the interest or the
seople.
The land, including all the natural sources
Of wealth, is the heritage of all the people, and
should not be monopolzed for speculative pur-
poses and an alien ownership of land should
be prohibited All lands now held by rail-
roads ahd other corporations i'll excess OF their
actual needs. and all lands now owned .3v
aliens should be reclaimed by the government
and held to, actual settlers only.