The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-09
THE ALLIANCE DEMANDS.

Whereas, The declaration of indie
pendence, as a basis for republican
form of government that might be
progressive and perpetual, states:
"That all men are created equal, that
they are endowed with certain inalIen-
able rights, that among these are life,
that to secure these rights govern
ments are instituted among men, de-
irving their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed"
We hold, therefore, that to restore
and preserve these rights under a re-
publican form of government, private
mOnOpolies of public necessities for
speculatives purposes, whether of the
means of production, distribution or
exchange, should be prohibited, and
whenever any such public necessity
or utility becomes a monopoly in pri-
vate hands, the people Of the munlci-
pality, state or union, as the case may
be, shall appropriate the same by right
of eminent domain, paying a just
value therefor, and operate them for,
and in the interest of, the whore peo-
pie.
We demand q national currency,
safe, sound and flexible; issued by the
general government only; full legal
tender for all debts and receivable for
all'dues, and an equitable and efficient
means of distribution of this currency,
directly to the. people, at the mini
mum of expense and without the in
PREVENTION of banking corporations
and in sufficient volume to transact
the business of the country on cash
| basis.
(G) We demand the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver and gold ut
the legal ratio of 16 tOl
90 We demand graduated income
| tax.
(c) That our national legislation
shall be SO framed in the future as not
to build up one industry at the expense
of another.
Cd We believe that the money OF
the country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands Of the people,
and hence we demand that all nation
al and state revenues shall be limited
to the necessary expenses of the gov
eminent economically and honestly
administered.
(e) We demand that postal savings
l
ment for the safe deposits of the saw.
ings of the people, and to facilitate
exchange.
| % We are unalterably opposed Il
the issue by the United States, of in.
terest-bearing bonds, and demand the
payment of all coin obligations of tn.
United States, as provided by existing
laws, in either gold or silver coin, ri
the option of the government and no,
at the option of the creditor.
TRANSPORTATION.
(D The government shall pure has,
or construct and operate a sufficien
mileage of railroads to effectuall,
control all rates of transportation oil
just and equitable basis.
(b) The telegraph aud telephone
like the postoffice system, being
necessity for the transmission inteilig
ence, should be owned and operate,
by the government in the interest O
the people.
We demand that no land shall b
held by corporations for speculatiy
purposes or by railroads in excess O
their needs as carriers, and all land
now owned by aliens should be re
claimed by the government and he'll
for actual settlers only.
. ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS
We demand the election of Unite
> States senators by direct vote of tn
: people. That each state shall b
divided into two districts of nearl
equal voting population, and that
. | f0~ IL
: the people Of the district.
DIRECT LEGIsLATION.
Relying upon the good, common
. sense of the American people, and be
lieving that q majority of them, whel
uninfuenced by party prejudice, viii
vote right on all questions submitte