Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-08-23

70 help us to determine wnerner we are 70
have a republic to administer before we differ
ministered. believing that the forces Of reform
this day organized will never cease to moyo
forward until every wrong Is remedied nd
equal rights and equal privileges securely e. :
tablished for all the men and women of this
country.
We declare, therefore
That the union of the labor forces Of the
United States this day consummated shall BE-
permanent and perpetua may its spirit enter
into all hearts for the salvation of the republic
and the uplifting of mankind.
Wealth belongs to him who creates II, and
every dollar taken from industry without al
equivalent is robbery. "If any will not wora
neither shall he eat" The interests of rura
and civic labor are the same; their enemies
are identical.
We believe that the time has come when the
railroad corporations must either own the peo
pie or the people must own tile railroads, and
should the government enter upon the work OF
owning and managing 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 civil service
regulation of the most rigid character, so as
to prevent the increase of the power OF thu
national administration by the use Of sucL
additional government employees
We demand n national currency, safe, sound
and flexible, issued by the general government
only a full legal tender for all debts, public
and private, and that without the use of bank
ing corporations; just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the people, al
a tax not 10 exceed 2 per cent. per annum. to
be provided as set forth in the subreasury
plan of the Farmers Alliance, or some better
system; - by payments in discharge of its
obligati Tor public improvements
We d, land the free and unlimi ed coinage
Of silver and gold at the present legal ratio OF
10 to l.
We demand that the amount of the circulat-
ing medium be speedily increased TO not less
than fifty dollars per capita.
We demand graduated income tax.
We believe that the moneys of the country
should H. kept as much as 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 faci
itate exchange.
Transportation being a means Of exchange
and public necessity, the government should
own and operate the railroads in the interest
of the people.
The telegraph and telephone, like the post
office system, being necessity for the trans.
mission of news. should be owned and Opet.
a ed by the government in the interest of the
PEOPLE.
: The land, including all the natural source
Of wealth, IL the heritage of all the people, and
should not be mOnOpoli2ed for speculative pur-
poses. and an alien ownership Of land should
be prohibited. All lands now held by rail
roads and other corporations in excess of thei,
actual needs, and all lands now owned ~
aliens should be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.