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Jtesolved, That we favor the repeal of our National Banking Law, 

 and Delieve that the Government should supply a legal tender cur 

 rency directly from the Treasury, interchangeable, at the option of 

 holder, with Government bonds bearing the lowest possible rate of 

 interest. 



Resolved, That we hold that our patent laws are too often made to 

 subserve the interest of monopolists, and should be carefully revised 

 and restricted. 



Resolved, That the existing railway legislation of this State should 

 be sustained and enforced until thoroughly tested before the courts. 



Resolved, That we oppose any legislation by Congress, under the 

 plea of regulating commerce between the States, which shall deprive 

 the people of their present controlling influence through State legis 

 lation. 



Resolved, That the right of the legislature to regulate and control 

 the railroads of the State must be vindicated, established, and main 

 tained as an essential attribute of State government; and that those 

 holding the doctrine that railroad charters are contracts in the sense 

 that they are not subject to legislative supervision and control have 

 no just appreciation of the necessary powers and rights of a free gov 

 ernment ; and we will agree to no truce, and submit to no compro 

 mise, short of complete vindication and re-establishment of the su 

 premacy of the State government in its rights, through its legisla 

 ture, to supervise and control the railroads of the State in such 

 manner as the public interest shall demand. 



Resolved, That we uncompromisingly condemn the practice of our 

 public officials in receiving free passes from railroad managers. 



Resolved, That we demand a reduction of all public expenditures, 

 to the end that taxation may be reduced to the lowest possible limit. 



Resolved, That we condemn the action of our legislature in ad 

 journing the regular session, thereby practically defeating the pro 

 vision of the constitution providing biennial sessions. 



Resolved, That since a large number of plow manufacturers of 

 the West have thrown down the gauntlet, we take it up, and recom 

 mend to the farmers of this State to patronize none of said manu 

 facturers until they will sell to us direct, at wholesale rates. 



