The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
THE ALLIANCE DEMANDS.

Whereas, The declaration of indie
pendence, as basis for a 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,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
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
specuIatives purposes, whether of the
means Of production, distribution or
exchange, should be prohibited, and
whenever any such public necessity
or utility becomes monopoly in pri-
vate hands, the people of the MUNICH
patty, 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 whole peo-
pie.
HANANShs
We demand a national currency.
safe, sound and flexible; issued by the
general government only; a full legal
tender for all debts and receivable for
alpdues, 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.
(a) We demand the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver and gold at
the legal ratio of I6 tOI
(6) We demand graduated income
tax.
Co 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
banks be established By the govern
ment for the safe deposits of the saw
ings OF the people, and to facilitate
exchange.
% We are unalterably opposed to
the issue by the United States, of in
terest-bearing bonds, and demand the
payment of all coin obligations of the
United States, as provided by existing
laws, in either gold or silver coin, at
the option of the government and not
at the option of the creditor.
TRANSPORTATION.
(a) The government shall purchase
or construct and operate q sufficient
mileage of railroads to effectually
control all rates of transportation on
a juss and equitable basis.
(b) The telegraph aud telephone.
like the postOffice system, being a
necessity for the transmission inteiiig-
ence, should be owned aud operated
by the government in the interest of
the people.
We demand that no land shall be
held by corporations for speculative
purposes or by railroads in excess of
their needs as carriers, and all lands
now owned by aliens should be re-
claimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only.
ELECTION OF UNITED sTArks sENAroRs.
We demand the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people. That each state shall be
divided into two districts of nearly
equal voting population, and that a
senator from each shall be elected by
the people of the district.
DIRECT LEGISLATION.
Relying upon the good, common
sense of the American people, and be-
hevlng that majority of them, when
unlnfiuenced by party prejudice, will
vote right on all questions submitted
to them on their merits; and further
70 effectuaily annihiIate the pernicious
lobby in legislation, we demand direct
legislation by means of the initiative
and referendum.