Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-15

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FOR authorizing the SECRETARY of the treasury
10 issue new gold bonds to an unlimited
amount whenever he deems II necessary to re-
10 secure more bonds and more bank curren-
~ by drawing gold from the treasury, In ere.
Dy creating an"endless chain, or perpetualiy
striking down the greenhack i'm order to force
the people to borrow $3f6, 100000 from the
banks. at an annual cost of over go 900.
ton. this law opens the printing mints of the
to the free coinage of hank paper
money, to enrich the few and I'm poverish the
never to cease the agitation until this eighth
conspiracy is blOtted from the stat
ute books, and Lincoln greenback restored.
the bonds all paid and all corporation money
forever retired.
We reaffirm the demand for the reopen.
Ing of the mints OF the United States to the
ut the present legal ratio Of Is to 1, the i'm
mediate increase in the volume OF silver coins
and certificates thus created TO be substitut-
ed. dollar for dollar. for the bank notes
issued by the private corporations under
special privilege granted by law OF March IA.
naming portion Of the bank notes to be re-
placed with full legal tender government pa-
per money and its volume 30 controlled as to
maintain at all times a stable money market
We demand a graduated income and in.
tax. to the end that aggregated
wealth shall bear its just proportion OF taxa
ton.
We demand that postal saving banks be
Established by the government for the safe do
post OF the savings of the people and to ia
With Thomas Jefferson. we declare tho
land, including all natural sOurces OF wealth,
the inalienab!e heritage of the people. The
government should 30 act a. 10 secure homes
for the people and prevent land monopoly.
The original homestead policy should be en-
forced and future s settlers on the public do
while all who have paid an acreage price to
the government under existing laws should
have their homestead rights restored.
and q public necessity, the. government
should own and operate the railroads in the
bass Of tbe ens s an6 ON
same treatment in transportation aud that
the extorti0n, tyranny. and political power
lions, which result In the Impairment, IL not
the destruction OF the political rights aud PER-
soual liberties of the citizen. may be destroy
ed. such ownership Is to be accomplished in
a manner consistent with sound public policy.
Trusts, the Overshadowing evil of the age,
are the result and elimination OF the private
ownership and control of the three great in
struments of cOmmerce-money, Transports
ton, and the means of Transmission OF infor-
nation; which instruments Of commerce. are
public functions and which our forefathers
declared in the constitution should be con-
trOlled by the people through their congress.
for the public welfare. The one remedy for
be assumed and exercised by the people. We
further demand that all tariffs on goods con.
troIled BY trust should be abolished.
To cope with the trust evil, the people
must act directly. without the intervention OF
representatives who may be controlled or In
Hnenced. We therefore. demand direct leeis-
veto power under the initiative and referen-
dunn. majority of the people can never be
corruptiy Influenced.
navy ia the Spanish war. we denounco tho
conduct of the administrs ton in changing q
war FOR humanity into war for conquest.
pines is " cpRhict with all the presidents OF
our nattQuef Nfa, at war with the declaration
Of indeeenaence. the constitution and the
SON haye heep our response TO the appeals OF
the people, who asked only to establish free
governlncut1h their own land. We demand
stOppaga pf this war Of determination, by the
assura1ce ta.the Philippines of undergraduates
and protection under q stable government OF
their own creation.
etitution and the American flag are~one and
inseparable. The Island of Porto Rico is q
part of the territory Of the United States and
by ievytpg special and extraordinary customa
dues on the commerce Of that island, the ad-
minlstratiQn has violated the constitution.
anandoned, the fnn INC am principles OF
lie to the coDtention OF our forefatheYs that
there should be no taxation without rep
resentation.
Out OF the imperialism which would force
an undesirable domination on the people OF
the Philippines, springs the un. "A American CIR
for large standing army. Nothing in the
or purposes of our people justifles
US in ignoring the plain lesson of history and
putting our liberties In jeopardy BY as.
Stunning the burden Of ,nilIisrism., which
denounce the administration for ite sinis
ter efforts to substitute standing army
Z Tor the the citizen TIE soldiery which is the best
we extend to the brave Beers of South Az
rica our sympathy and moral support In their