The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-08-08
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-FIiih-w. dsn and s-eh legislation as will
rrevs.: the esnorscizstoa q the lsvful mon.
~ Q. ths United States b. private costss-t
-siIth-We dsn.ni that the ecvsrnmen, Ia
pay %; os lie oblix iii0ns. shall uss its op ion
- 70 ,bs kind Of ls-fal noasy In which they
are 10 Be pad and ne snoun-e the present aad
pr,,eiinT sdainist- siions for surrsnierinz
this option to the holdsrso government obli.
sstio-s
taI TO the end tba. sxfrex ,tsd wealth shall
besf its jus; propo-iioa q taxation. sni vs rc-
gard the recent deci..on Of tie supreme court
relative 20 the income tax Law as misinter.
crstetioa OF the 1stltution a1i an Invasion
o hs rishifal po~e's Of Congress over the
. bsec: Of tsrat On
Esath-Ws dem md that postal saving,
banks be sstao ishBi oy IA, s,vsrarfent for
safe deposit Of the savings Of tue peopls and
70 facilitate exchange
Transportation
Il. Transportation being a mean. of ex-
change and publlc necessity, the government
should own and operate the rsilroa is in the
Interest Of the people hnl on a bipartisan
basis, TO The eni Ii Il all may bs accorded the
sans treatmen. In transportation and that tho
tyranny and political power NOV exercised by
the great railroad corporations which result,
In the impairment IL not the des ruction, %
political rghss and personal liberties of the
citizens mar b, destroyed such ownership 10
10 be accom- 2lished gradually in manner con-
els en-, with sound public policy.
-. Ths interest Of the United Slater in ths
pub 10 hishvSvs built with public money, and
the pro :osd, Of extensive grants o land 10 this
Pacif, railroads should never 10 slie1 a,ed,
nortgaxsd or sold but guarded AMI pro'e tad
tor the general velssrs as provided by the laws
cfRanitias such rallroad.. The forsc osur5 OF
sxistinx liens OF tbs United States oa th..s
roads should at ono, follow default in tho
payment thereof by tho debtor complniss and
at the foreclosure salcs OF said roads the gov.
srnment shall purchase the ams IL it b.comes
necsss AIRY to protect its Interests th,fea. or IL
they car 10 purchas At a fessonabls price
and the government shall opsrst, said rail.
roads as public highw ~. for the benefit Of the
shols people an not in tho interes. of he fcv,
ander suitable provisions for protection oi ! fs
and property. giving to all tra1spo-ta ion in.
teres's equ'l privileges and equal rate, for
tsies md sreiyh,s
IS. We dsnouncs the present. infamous
schemes for refundins these deb,s and dem nd
that the laws now applicable thereto b. exc
euted and Administered according 10 tn IL true
intent and spirit
= The telegraph lik, the pos. offic, sy.tern,
being necessity TO- the transmission ~ II ,ws
should b. owned and op,rat,d by the govern
mon, In tho interest OF the peopl.
Lands
The trus policy demands that the national
and State legislation shall be sucl ,will ulh-
mately enable every prudent AMI industri us
citizen 10 secure home. and thercfors the lsnI
should not bs raonopolizcd for speculative pur.
posss All lands now hell by railroads aud
other corporations in cx,es Of their actual
needs should by lawful means be reel Tim ID By
tie government and held for actual settlers
only aud private land monopoly as we'll as
Lien ownership should b, prohibited
-. We condemn tn, fraud, by which the
land grants to Pacific railroad leo IN anies have.
through tn, connivanco of the Interior d part.
mont robbed multitude Of actual bona hds
settlers of their homes and mines OF their
claims and We deman tbs lsgi.lstion by Con.
gress which will enforce the exemp tion 4 min-
eral land from such gsant' aft'r a. w,ll as
befcr, plfent.
"a We demand that bona fds settlers on all
public land be granted free homes as prov idsd
In the national homestead law and that no
exemption DE IN ade in the case OF Inj.sn rec.
ervntions when opensd TO- settlement aud tina {
all lands now patented come under this d.-
mand-
Direct LsxlsiatIoo.
p, I'VE iSrOr syttern of direcs legislation
through Nh, initiative and roferondum under
prope- constitutional safeguards
General Propositions
IL We demand tho elect on ~ Prssidea /.
Vice Pres den, aud Unit,d States nsato $ by
. direct vote Of tho pe e,ple
- We tender to the ratriotic peoplo of
Cuba our deepest sympathy IN their heroic
struggle for politi al ir etom aud indspond-
ence, snd we believe tn, tins ha. coms when
tho United States, tbs great republic Of ihs
world, should recogniz. that Cuba is a I'd OF
right ought to DO, fre, and indepea dent
stats
~ We favor home rule IN the Territories,
and the District o, Columbia and the early
admission Of the Territories m Stateh
-. All public salaries SHOULD bc made to
correspond to tbs price OF labor and i's prod.
ucts
rs. In times ~ great industrial depte on
Idle labor should bs employed o public works
- far as practicable.
ID Tbs arbitrary course Of the courts in n :
saming to imprison citizens for indirect con
tempt and ruling them by Injunction, should
be preyented by .; oper legislation
- We favor just pensions for our disabled
Union ,oldiers.
E.ltovin1 that nj o.,i,-. fro ~, n