746 THK IMPENDING REVOLUTION. 



money and influence of these corporations obtain under 

 the system now prevailing. 



The most stringent laws should be enacted prohibiting 

 the formation of trusts and combines for the purpose of 

 obstructing the natural laws of trade. Make it a felony 

 for the violation of this law. 



Eliminate the tariff question from partisan contro- 

 versy and appoint a commission, composed of statesmen of 

 all parties, permitting all occupations to be represented 

 before the committee, and adjust the tariff laws as near as 

 possible in the interest of all classes. These are the issues 

 which should engage the attention of every patriotic citi- 

 zen. They may be briefly stated as follows: 



First Increase the volume of circulating medium, 



Second Abolish National banks and let the govern- 

 ment issue and control the volume of currency. 



Third Have free coinage of silver, and pay the 

 national debt as rapidly as possible. 



Fourth. Control transportation and communication, 

 and make it a beneficent agent for the distribution of the 

 products of labor. 



Fifth. Abolish trusts by making it a felony to engage 

 therein. 



Sixth. Adjust the tariff laws in the interest of labor 

 employed on the farm as well as that employed in manu- 

 facture. 



To prepare to do this it is necessary: 



First. To do away with party prejudice. 



Second. To teach men independence from party 

 slavery by admitting the truth, that both parties are, to 

 the extent of their opportunities, responsible for the de- 

 pressed condition of labor. 



This brings us to a consideration of the second prob- 

 lem, "How shall we apply the remedy?" 



We have already shown that to accomplish the re- 



