The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-08-01

Gates and that all lands now helalby
railroads and other corporations In ex-
cess Of such as 10 actually used and
needed by them be reclaimed by the
Government, and held for actual set
tiers only.
5. Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, we. demand "
(al That our national legislation
shall be SO framed in the future as not
to build up ono industry at the ex-
pense of another.
(b) We further demand a removal OF
the existing heavy tariff tax from the
necessities OF life, that the poor Of u
land must have.
(c) We further demand n just and
equitable system of graduated tax on
incomes.
(d) We believe that the money of the
country should be kept al much as pos
sible in the hands OF the people, and
hence we demand that all national
and State VEN shall be limited TO
the necessary expenses of the Govern
ment economically and honestly admin
istered.
@. We demand the most rigid, hon
est, and just State and national gov.
ernmental control and supervision Of
the means of public communication
and transportation, and II this control
and supervision does not remove the
abuse now existing, we demand the
Government ownership of such means
of communication and transportation.
I. We demand that the Congress of
the United States submit an amend
ment to the Constitution providing for
the election of United States Senators
by direct vote of the people of each
State.
FINANCE.
First. We demand q national cur
rency, safe, sound and flexible, issued
by the general government only, full
legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and that without the use of
banking corporations, a just, equitable,
and efficient means Of distribution di-
rect to the people at q tax not to ex-
ceed 2 per cent. per annum, to be pro
vided as set forth in the sub-treasury
plan of the Farmers Alliance, or q bet
ter system; also by payments in dis
charge Of its obligation for public inn
provementS.
We demand free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the present le-
gal ratio of 16 to l.
u We demand that the amount of cir.
culating medium be speedily increased
to not less than $50 per capita.
We demand @ graduated income tax.
We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as pos.
sible in the hands of the people. and
hence we demand all State and nation
al revenu shall be limited to the ne.
cessary expenses Of the government
economically and honestly administer
ed.
We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern.
ment for the safe deposits of the earn
ings OF the people, and to facilitate eX
change.
TRANSPORTATION.
Second. Transportation being 6
means of exchange and a public neces
sity, the government should w anC
operate the railroads in the interest o.
the people.
The telegraph and telephones like
the post-office system, being a necessi
ty for the transmission of news, should
be owned and operated by the govern
ment in the interest of the people.
LAND.
Third. The land, including all tho
natural sources of wealth, is the herit
age Of the people, and should not bt
mOnopOliZed for speculative purposes
and alien ownership of land should bt
prohibited.
All land now held by railroads ant
other corporations, in excess of theil
actual needs, and all lands now owned
by aliens, should be reclaimed by The
government and held for actual set
tiers only.