The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-12-21

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lhsse farns mnt prevail throughout a.
tifilIsod nations and Il b noH Tor ne Amer
fcsn people 70 dslermiac which Of ehese prin-
eipies shall triumph.
That tie design Of ths leuad<rs offhe r.
public waste institatss gofernmsps upon
The principle OF absolute inhereus sovereign
d 10. ths people,. and that would give -
each eitizth the largest pcliticsl kad rsligi-
Gus liberty compatible with the good order
Of society, and secure 10 each the right to
enjoy NE fraits Of be labor mad talents |;
that when laws are enacted destructive Of
these ends, they IRE without moral binding
f0rcs, ant II Is the right srs assy - the
pe6ple 70 alter, amerG Or abolish thsss. and
Institute suca others, founding then Upon
~ principles of equity, ss 20 them map
seem most likely to eject their prosperity
ana happiness a s.''''' go y
Prudence will indeed dictate that fmpor.
tant laws long established should not be
dabRed forAiigkt nd kfartjenk cAnsfS, and
experience has sh6wn siat the Atnsrican
people are more disposed 70 suffer while
evilS dfS ssaiferable,> than 20 change the
forms and lava 70 which they have been 40
customed. But when q long train Of Ieeisla,
tive abuses, pursuing invariably the same
object, svinces designsto sobvert the spirit
OF freedom and equality upon which our in
stitutions ara founded, and redaee them TO-
state OF servitudc, IL 10 their right--it is
thes- 4 .,ss N nbolisA sneh laws and provide
new guards for t6eif future seourits. Such
has been the patient suffering Of the wealth
producing classes Of the United States, and
such is now the necessity which conserains
them to put forth an organised aud united
effort for. naihtaiaiDg their natural rights,
which are imperilled by the insidious
schemes and uHwarranted aggressions OF
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Of unwise and corrupt legislation.
We further hoid-That all property or
wealth is the product OF physical or intel
iectual labor, employed 10 productive Indus
try and in the Distribution Of the produc-
tions Of labor; that lAborers ought OF right,
and would, unde- = just monetary system
receive or retain the Larger proportion Of
their productions; that the wrongs, pppres-
sions and restitution which laborers arr suf-
fering in most departments OK legitimate en-
terprise and useful occupation, do not re-
suit from insuficiency Of production but
ffom the unfair Distributor sf thu products
Of labor between non producing capital and
labor. +, = .re 80
That money Is the medium Of distribution
to non-prodncing capital and producing
labor, the rate Of interest determining what
proportion Of the products u labor shall be
awarded 10 capita for Its use, and what 70
labor Tor it's productions that the powerto
make money and regulate its value 10 "a
essential attribute of sovereignty, the exer-
else OF which is by the Constitution of the
United States wisely and properly granted to
Congress, and it - the imperative duty Of
Congress to nasttuie 10 upon such q wise
and just basis that 1t shall be directly undel
the control Of the sovereign people who pro
duce the value it is.designed to represent
measure and exchanges. that It may be cor.
rect and uniform standard Of value. and DIS
tribute the products Of labor edu,tablv bet
weea capital and labor According to the
service o. labor performed "a their pro
anctiOn
( That 49, l.w enacti.s the 90. died Ma,
tional Banking system 70 deiegs<ion By
Congress Of ths sovereign power 70 make
1aenry xod regui4se iss value tcs csss eI
irresponsible banking associations, thereby
giving to them the power 70 control the value
Of all the properly In the nation. and q. hx
the rewards Of labor il. evely department Of
industry, and is laimical to the spirit Of
liberty and subversise Of the principles o.
>tiee upon which our democratic rapub-
'nstitutiens are fOundejs and withsus
in The Consultation jussice, reason
md policy demands It's immsliase re-
and the Substitution Of legal-tender
.sury notes ~ The sxcIaslSsN c''-- J-v.7t
.e nation. -. "A
That this money monopoly is '1e parent
Of all monopolies-the. -ery root d; ,u essence
Of slavery-rsiIroad. warehouse ar gu other
Of whateyer kind or nature, are
. eutgrowth Of and subsers. y 'n's
oEey; and The means used - 70 TOO
n~.aterprisine jndastrial veal producing
classes n sue prouucts Of their talents and
labor.
That as Government lie Instituted to pro-
tect lie and ss sare the rights OF property,
each should share its Just and proper pro-
portion OF The burthcns and sacrifices me-
cessaTy Tor Ito maintenance and perpetnity,
and that the exemption from taxation Of
oank capital and government bonds, bearing
double and bankrupting rates Of interest, 4
species OF dangerous and unjust class L.
glsiation opposed y the spirit Of our insti
tutions, and contrary 70 the principles OF
ssaBd morality cad enlightened reason.
That our monetary, ilnancsal and revenue
avs are in letter and spirit opposed to the
-ineiples Of freedom and equality upon
'eh our dcfnoc ratio republican institutions
FUNDED. there is in all their provisions
estly d studied design to shield nom
ing capital from It's just proportion of'
thens necessary for the support Of
'ment, imposing them mainly on
weal, h-p sodueing classes,
ming then 10 lives Of an
aiepryiRs them Of the o..
ses ard comforts Of life II
aeans necessary Cor social
-tuai ea.tnre and moral
ultimately reducing them
srfigae IN
~hile these MI
iQn remain IN
.&s.s my system Of
cr oo-operAtion, secure their
'atdral right. Thst the first and most i'm
,ortspt ttep towards the establishments Of |
~ rights q labsr, ~ the institnblon a. ! /
|ystem Of tfue eu-operakion pstReen nom
producing capital and labor. That to eject
IN Of distribution TO capital and isbof .noetl
10 instita' "a upon such wise ard lust ~
,ipIs that instead OF being : power 10 cen
ralise the wealth IN the hands OF few /
,ankers, usurers, mfddlemen add non-pro-
lncprs reneraIlv. n ehall t4eh 66ver thai 1