The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20

vurrcncy safe, sound ana nvNilh is
sued 10y the general soNcrumVnt only.
Us "a full legal tender tor al dtb's, rti.
Natr and ruNlC, and such National
currency should he ISSUED 10y IN" gen
Vi.ti government direct wthout the
int,,Ncmtion OF Hny Nation II bank. ana
without tbs agency ct .,uS huaptial OF
oth'l corporation whttcNcr.
:. We believe that the United 81 ties
Is in fact a frcr and md apsudrn, M
ton aud that ~ freedom .nd the hnnn-
cial ami hIUsiriai liberty III ua en-
IONS should moi he made 10 dcreud ul'-
ON tho financial within, caprice CT sNa-
rice oi amy foreign Nation. and. tu.re-
fore, We deunaui tn" iss'e and inilm-
tied coinlg" OF gold and SILVER by TIM
goltiumrnt of the United States At
1heir present legal ratio OF III Ia l.
without reference tp HE action or
nn.ui .ial course of uuy foreign Nation
, Ne done,nd THAT the laws author
izine tli" incorporation Of National
banks h. absolutely und unronhtioh-
ally repeated aud that al Nhli"hH'
banks and The National banking sys-
tom NOW IL Nusus b" abolished.
W. h,fnaul mat Congtc-S enact u
law which shall declpta that all rNn-
tracts. obi gMtionS and iuisn ntS ~
every lNni and character rcuNirinS
III pAXuirnt OF MONEY shall h" Ittyapr
at the option of thc dvninr ~ Spih or
stlycl coin OF other lawful currency "i
the iuii.d States. and that surh laws
shall declare that every provision in
serted In. ol made a part OF ANY such
contract. uhlisA!ion or judgment. "hleh
requires ih, debtor To pay the money
due th,,cuud ''' in amy SPECIFIC hihd ut
coin OF currency shan b" mn aud voiu,
aui the court IN which suit may be
lroughi to Obtain Judgment oi aI'n
contra i. obligation or 81 dfn'ni rhtl
adiutea the provision which requires
Tho debtor so pay m. sum dun iher'-
Gndcr III ANY specific kind OF coin oi
currency, 20 Ia, null aud void
r. W. acmtnd that the amount Of
oscupf ina medium be- speedily n
creased to not less than SaO per capita
of the population.
t. ". a. mnud that the government
establish q system Of ne7'a 'siNihs5
banks va "tch civ. town, N.ilhee ana
hSni.t OF thr tinted states winch
contains a popp'ation Of i,s' or more
sud tha, the p,pil" hr permitted 10
deposit their money Tor safe ~ pi"s
On such postal aNings banks ana that
tho government carry ON she business
OF Transmitting money from one point
TO another through the mtilum Of
postal bills oi exchange Issued nv IN,
thcriiy OF the government ihiough naii
postal savings anks
:. We demand thsa' la~ be passed
by compress authorizing nc seN'fh-
nent To loan to citizens OF he Unite"
states hut not to alirus ot TO Corputa-
tois. money on All landed property To
the extent of two-thirds oil the as
.i.ssei valuation Of said landed PROPER.
iN, which suid losi1s shall be sec urea
Nv MORTGAGE Ia ~. government ana
should be mad for p,siods of mol less
than nvt years or more than ton years
10 any on" oiiizc upon n rate Oh inter-
est not 10 exceed : per cent per an
nun
s We dcuapd that a law be passed
~ congress authorizing the govern
meni to loan money I" muni' llstl or
uurAtinn in Tho Nitloiis stat ~ 'iie
purpose OF public imnr, N'inHht piliS 10
ID. extent Of one ihrl oi lie gsa'fn'd
Vahio of the ti,Nahlc rroprriS III s'" u
municipal corporation ard the rate or
interest "a Argrd should not "N'teh iin
actual cost of lssninE the loan, ana an
lodns So made shall he mad payable
ia tina 40. rum.nt by In mnnicirtl
COMBINATIONS Receiving thu loan In in-
staiinpAnts. niich fnstallinont NOT 10 OK
coed per rant al the sum loir'1.
TARIFF, Mo rrrogui@" thii the gov
eminent must HAY" revenue win "ih'h
un pay IN. cAr~nses thereon, hu' W.
Nsnw Of the constant agitation nI w"
un.silons INVOKED IN tariff Legislation
aud tiln unsettled condition of hnSii"sh
hrnuYhg about hy such agitation, We
.,nnul that congress PASS "A law pro-
vldmg for npn-paltis.'n iafiti com
~ .aipn, ola WWch commission AZ nv
lAhnlne inanliiar turing, hgIcui' Ifhi
aud mining industries OF the country
shall be represented the members OF
wlnrh commission shall he elected from
the different States of IN" Ihio !, 'ilh
and data as 10 the operation 81 the
various laws passed IN he subject ~
tarff aud shall annually ropori the
same 10 congress- for It's Information I"
he end that congress may nav. au-
inrnf knowledge az to me opera non
of sad tariff lnws - that IN 'iil"
may be frum time to time amen led
IN the interest OF 1nhilc" alike TO IN"
Iaborrr. ngriculiurist and mnnuihclnr
er so ihat rs protective features ~
any. shall extend 10 the whole BODY
Of American industry. Ana we dnnihh.
H.. tariff legislation TO he 20 ithmeu
aYd enforced as 10 prevent ne ipihin,
tint of trusts and otnor coinbinatlo'lS
WIZ oh for their own prof. ~ t'Sf M
wage Of The taborer and cniiantn ne
price 81 the product to me cnhsu'n'i,
'rna platform demands maj ,hr govern XXI
mcni own and operate tho riiirohns, mn
II establish and maintain schools IN "hi,l
the American youth .hhii u" thnenl ul
science of railroad building, "nulPin'h
and i,anaportation. hat u own ana rp'f
aie the telegraph ard telephone Fy.l"n,,
they To h. ~ pnii al IA" prS'h' hel''''U i'h'
II donais that TIE government Nv oh Is,
lniili the Nicaragua cahn' ana ,"lfetnie ~
Tho u, orle should have tho night throug'
tba initiative aud referendum 10 drlhr
sh.ir viii on all questions toncnllg IN
domestic aud financial policy vi ~" gov
crnueut and on all questions perthlniui
~ National and international Improve.
ments and treaties with foreign Nations
thai the president ana vice president y
!ectcd by the direct yo'- oi ne "nn'
ppople, and United Stnt0s senitors 10 ~
Chosen in the same way, thai womci
should have The right to vote. that Their
should lie graduated income tax: tia
lard should not be ov ned for speculatlv
purposes and that all aliens residents an'
10 n-resdsnts. should he prohibited ison
cw ming any land in this country and u
prevent and destroy lard monopoly Their
Should be "A gradnaIted land tax; that every
ent.rprise ~ public Unity which require
the aid of he sovereign power OF cninen
domain a. taxation, should he owned b,