The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-24

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We beg furthes a present the following
| Declaration Of Prinsipl0:
We hold these truths - be self evident. that
Al men are created eqssi. shss they are en-
ldoEed w their Creator With certain inslena-
| ole rights; that among them are life, liberty
sndxke pursuit. Of happiness thar TO seca1
these rights governmsi ts are instituted. smcz
men, deriving their las powers from The een
| sent ofyhe governed.
| Thai there are but Two pure forms Of gov
4 ernment, the Autperatic and the Democratic
under the former the viii Of the ind vidual SOW
ereieu II the supreme law, under the latter the
Insyereieuty i vested In the whole people, all
other brihs being modification OF the one or
the otbAr. of these principles, and that uiti-
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PIs - ai's,sfyss. ,nhsrant sovere;rptx Ia
the peonle, and that would give to each citizen
the. largest political Add religious liberty com
patiblJ wilh the gbod order Of society, and
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.,;,host aa,l Nina a. f,rce and h i the rich,
"A ana dutv Of the peopse 20 afser, Amepd OK ahol-
ish then. and insEsfS,ef s,ic6 sfKers. founding
! them upon thef,rin MES az eauity. "a 20 them
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III. - that No lmsr;c.n neon,s ar. a,ars
disnosed u sntsr while evils are safsrabIe. than
70 change the forms aud laws % which they
have been accustomed. But when long train
| OF legislative abuses, pursuing invariably the
same object, evinces a design to subvert the
spirit of freedom aud eauality upon which oar
ins.itutians are founded. and recuce them 10 a
tat. of servitude n ia their rlpf it In tbeiy
duty TO abolish such laws and provide new
? Guards for their future security Such has been
/ the patient suffering Of the wcelth-prodacing
classes of the United States, and such is no
the necessity which constrains them to put forth
an organized and united effort for maintaining
. | their natural rights. which are inperilled by
the insi,lious schemes and nnwarranted aggres
sions Of INSCRIPTIONS bankers and usurers by
means of unwise and corrupt legislation.
/. We further heid-fhat all property On
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tual labor employed in productive industry
and 10 the distribution OF the productions of Ia
, Dor. that laborers ought Of right and wouIr
u,Aer inst monetarv svstam receive ar ,e,a;t
de I.rcsr nronarti,n N thai ,-od,,.,;,ns,. ~
r The wrenos onnress;ons ana dsst;tn,;on rh;el
, laberers are suffering in most Departments O
legitimate enterprise and useful occupation. a.
not result from insuficency of production bu
from the unfair distribution of the products o
/ labor between nor producing capital and labor
That money is the niedsGm ef-e!str;hu I,
non-produeirg capital and producing labor tn,
rate Of interest determining what proportion q
the products of labor shall be awarded In eani
tai for its use. and what 10 labor for its IRA
ductions that the power to make money an,
regulate IS value is an essential attrii Ne o
sovereignty, the exercise Of which is ty tn
CONSTITUTION OF the United States wisely an'
I properly granted 70 Congress, and it is the i'm
perative duty OF Congress 10 institute 1t upoi
sucn wise ana last basis that il shall be di
teetIy under the control OF the sovereign
! people VINO produee The value
Is designed 20 represent, measun
and exchange, that it may be a correct an,
uniform standard Of value and distribute th
products of labor aouitshIv hnt,roe,, sri, A an
labor according n IN Service a. Iaha, na,
: formed h Their nrodnr,ion rN'
! Tia The IAN enartin,, liz y cslIed N.,ion.
Banking system is Delegation by Congress i
the sovereign power TO make money und rect
late its value 70 A class Of Irresponsible bank,
associations, thereby giving TO them the powe
% control the value of all the property in tn
! nation, and u fix the rewards Of labor III ever
department Of industry. and ia inimical 10 N
spirit Of liberty and sabversive Of the princ
pies of justice upon which our democratic r,
publican institutions. are fopnded, and withou
warrant in the Constitution justice, reason an
sound policy demands its immediate repeal an
the substitution OF legaltender Treasury note
a. the exclusive currency Of the nation.
That this money monopoly is the parent .
All monOp0es-THE VERY Roof AND ESSENCE "a
monopolies of whatever Kind or n,.ure are "A,
outgrow tn sahseFxient u 7s6wes
aud the means used nv II to rob the entcrnris
ing ind str;al wealth nros,,c;rc cl.ssas ~ ~,
\ 7reascts Of their talents apd labor
That as Government ia instituted 10 nro,se
life and secure the rights az nronertr sacl
should share its lust and nroner nronart;os- Z
the burthens and sacrifices necessary for ~
Inaintainanre and perpetuity, and that the ex
emptior from taxation of bank capital apd gov
ernment bonds, Bearing double and bankrupt
'hg rates OF interest 9 species OF dangerou
ana ui ust class legislation opposed to the spiri
o. our institutions, and contrary to the princi
pies OF sound morality ard enlightened reason
That our monetary, financial and revem,
laws are in letter and spirit opposed 20 the pr;n
ciples Of freedom and equality upon which ou
democratic republican institutions ale founded
there Is IN all their provisions manifesily
stuffed design TO shield nOn-producng capita
from its just proportion of the burdens neces
I sary for the support Of the Government limos
inc them mainly on the iodnstri,l vva.I,R -.