People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
Of the value Of all the

three-fourths of the value OF all the
real estate.
9. That the government shall loan
to the people, at 2 per cent interest,
on one half the market value of all
the wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley,
hops, rice, cotton. hemp, jute, to- !
bacco, open kettle sugar, and sugar
house molasses, or the drippings
from sugar, all kinds of nuts, PIN
dars. castor beans, indigo, olive oil,
coffee, and all kinds of dried fruit.
3. That the government shall lean
to tho people Of Incorporated cities,
towns, and villages, at 2 per cent. in
terest, for sewerage and other sani-
tary work 500 per capita fer their
voting population.
4. That the government shall loan
to the railroad corporations three
fourths of the value of al their
property at the rate Of 2per cent. in
terest,in order to cheaper railroad
transportation, etc.
5. That the government shal1
offer reward of $4,000 for the
best plan of sewerage and water
supply.
6. That the government shall pur-
chase all the gold and silver in the
United States each year.
7. That the number of justices Of
the supreme court of the United
States shall be increased to thir
teen.
8. That the government shall have
all this money printed at the bureau
of engraving and printing at Wash
ington, D. c., and that it shall be fiat
money and a legal tender for all
debts, both public and private.
When the provisions of this bill
are all figured out it shows that the
following amounts would have, to
be printed and loaned to the peo-
pie:
/. Three-fourths of real
estate Statistical Alb
stract) S29, 659, 40S,2
3, One-half all farm pro
ducts mentioned (Agri-
cultural Report) 1858, ATS
8, One hundred dollars
per capita to voters of
towns and cities S64, 713,4oO
T. Three fourths OF value
of all railroad prop
ertV 1901, 12t, 50
5. For sewerage and wa
ward 2;;,o0O
6. Gold and silver each
year mined LOG, 69s, 900
the Supreme Court 10000
Total S3s, 6s5, 90s, 9o4
This is a pretty snug sum Tor one
democratic bill, but hold on: we
find that on the Sd day of Nov EN-.
Der, 1898, this same senator, j ohm
M. Palmer, of Illinois, introduced
senate bill No. 1852, which prop oses
that the government shall appro pri-
ate $64,0O0,000,000 to deepen the
channel of the Mississippi and other
rivers.
Going little further we hnd that
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has
introduced the Nicaragua Canal bill
calling for $100,0O0,000.
L. F. Livingston, Of Georgia, in.
PRODUCED II. r. bill No. 8577, calling
for an issue Of $40 per cspita an
nually, or $28,534, 000,00s f for@ ten
years. Mr.. Miller, of Wisconsin, on
February IA, 1893, introduced house
bill No. 10498, calling for about
$28,000,0OO,000.
Then comes the Pacific railroad
bill, which proposes to reloan these
roads at 2 per cent per annum 81 20,-
100000, the amount now due the
government.
Let us now recapitulate and see
how the two old parties compare
with the populists when it conner to
introducing bills.
Thirteen thousand bills
introduced by the dem
ocrats and republicans
during the fifty-second
and tifty-third CON
crosses, 5 6.84a, 1925, $50
Senate bill No. 1917, by
Palmer, Of Illinois, 98,6S5, COS. 9O4
Nicaragua bill, by Nor
gan, of Alabama, 100, oO0.0 600
House bill No. S577, by
Livingston, of Georgia 28.534, 900, 900
House bill No, 1O49S, by
Miller OF Wisconsin, 27, 900, 900
racine rallroao Dill, 120, 900, 900
Total, SOL, 74S, 0S4, 454 !
A great many Of these bills intro.
duced by the populists were intro
duced by request, but MIR. Wheeler
did not mention this fact. He also
included the ffty-second and fifty
third congresses. Therefore, in or
der to be placed on equal footing
with the democrats and republicans,
we are compelled to do likewise
that is, include all bills introduced in
the fifty-second and fifty-third con
crosses; also to make no distinction
between those bills introduced by re.
quest and those prepared by demo-
Gratis and republicans themselves.