The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-18
CONGRESS INSTRUCTED.
Resolutions Passed by the Legislature
Instructing Our Representatives in
Congress-,
IGraham Cleaner.
Congress-.

lGraham Cleaner
Below are some resolutions which
the State Senate passed a few days
ago. The Democrats and Populists
voted for them and the Republicans
voted against them. The Democratic
Senators endeavorrd to have the parts
that savored of extreme populsm
amended or stricken out, but failed;
and rather than vote against the things
which they favored they took the
whole dose, bitter and sweet together.
If past experience counts for anything,
these instructions will amount to but
little save keeping up rather useless
custom. Here are the resolutions:
ResoiUeA by the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurrlng, That
our United States Senators are hereby
instructed, and our Representatives in
Congress are reQnested-
1. 70 vote and use every honorable
and lawful effort to not only secure
the Tree and unlimited coinage of both
silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to I,
without asking or waiting the consent
of any foreign country, but also to
further increase the amount of legal
tender money Of the country 10 an
amount sufficient to meet the needs Of
increasing population and business,
and to abolish the National banking
system, and have the Government to
issue all money or currency, as the
Constitution provides and requires; to
prevent discrimination against any of
the various kinds of lawful money of
the United States; to prevent the re-
firing of greenbacks, or doing Of any
thing else which you'd contract the
currency of the country, or place its
control under any power save that of
the Government itself, where the
power constitutionally belongs. And
the above questions shall be considered
of first and paramount importance.
2. To vote and use every honorable
and lawful effort to prevent special
favors from being given to monopoles
and trusts, and to take away from
every person or corporation any spe
cial favors, privileges, franchises Of
subsidies, which has or may tend to
create mOnopOlles or trusts in any
business whate.er.
3. TO prevent the passage of the
bill now before Congress known as the
Pacific Railroad funding bill, or any
! similar measure to fund or extend the
debt of the Pacific railroads, to have
the Government to proceed to fore
close its mortgages on these roads,
| and TO take charge Of and operate at
! cost in the interest Of the people, and
! to the end that oppressive freight and
| passenger rates across the continent
may be reduced, that lniquitous dis
| elimination against persons and places
! may be prevented, and fair expert
| ment in Government control and
| operation of great trunk line may
be tested.
| 4. To secure the establishment Of a
postal telegraph and telephone system,
| and also the establishment Of Govern
| ment postal savings banks.
! 5. To check and prevent the dan
| gerous extension and usurpation oi
powers by the Executive and Federal
Judiciary not expressly granted to
| them by the Constitution.
/ s. TO secure the adoption Of a
| graduated income tax, and the pass
| age of any other measures that will
equalize taxation and place upon the
wealth of the country It's fair share o
| the burdens Of taxation.
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complexion by Natures own method is tC
get the blood clear, and the circulation
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Z sends the fresh glow of real health to the
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! bowels in mild, natural way. 1t gives
! brighter color to the blood. and not only
J beauties the complexion but makes the
eyes brighter and the breath sweeter.