The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-25


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srs fron TIE oonseat - ~ governed
That thers ere bot TOO pUe torns Of eog-
ernmsnt ne Aatocrasac =! soe Aeooo9ncS
under Ne FORMER ~ vtu a - sno.vlc1el
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ter tho sovereignty y ye0o ~ ne W1oie
people, al other ferns h1lnk n Do@ao1on
eF Do one Or TIE other cf thee prtnoipesss
and that ultimately one q TIE ethsr o.
these forms must prevail throughout al
civilized natsonss 40 it = 1ow fef - AnG-
loan peopts - determaseNossa = 49, pfin-
ciples shall triumph.
z That the design Of The foundsrs Of he he
public was to institute . government npon
the pfinciple Of sbsolute inherent eovrsignr
" In the people, and that wonn eive 80
|. sach oitisen tho largest political aad rsligi-
ous liberty compatible with the good order
Of society, and secure TO each The right 70
enjoy the fruits Of his labor and talents !;
that.vhn laws ze1saspsnteds dsenctttb q
these Z. ID, hey IRE ri>hout fnot6l binaip$
force, and II 10 the right and day q the
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tant Avs lone sstsh,i.hsd .so.ld - IA
chrnred for iieht and frsn.Isrt c.nses. ma
srper,enee has shovn that ~ Amerieen
ns,ple "a more disnosed "a sneer MIL
avid are ssufrsrshlN hsr, ~ snsnSS en-
forms and isrs ID vb;cA thew hsys hsec ~
curtomed. INT vber 4 lorc train a. lerss,s
tive abuses. pursuinr- invsr;sblv he am
object. eyipces 1 dean 70 subvert the spiril
of'freedom ana equality ucon which our in.
stitasions are founded. and reduce them Il
. state Of seryitude. ii L their rieht--it Il
- cir duty 70 abolish such lava snd prosidi
new guards for their future security. Such
has becx the pstiene ssuiFSrfnx of' tie wealth
\ producing Glasses Of the United States, and
tsuch In nov the neceasity wbicL constrsinl
them to put forth an organized and unite(
effort for maintaining theff natural rights
which are imperilled. BY the insidionI
schemes and nnwarranted agereisioas d
unscrupuloua bankers and uaurers by means
Of unwise and corrupt legislation.
We further hoid-That all property d
wealth is the product Of physical Or intsl
llectual labor. emploved In uroductive ind M
i.ssy and In the dissribution of the produc
tions Of labor that laborers ought Of right
and would, uader q msk, ponesaxI systen
receive OF rc.s.n the larger proportion D
il their production that tha w-onGp. opprea
sions and destitution which laborers are suf
fering In most departments cf legitimste en-
terprise and useful occupation, do not re
suit from insuiiiciencys Of productien ha
from the unfair distribution OF the product
fof labor between nom prodnsing capital nm,
Tabor.
That money IL The medium Of distribnlio
to non-producing capital and producin
labor, the rate Of interest determining wLs
proportion Of the products Of labor shall b
awarded to capital for ito use, sad what d
labor for its productions; that the power B
make money end regsaAss 10 value 10 d
essential attribute Of so@ersignty, the exer
else Of which 10 BY ths Ooastitutisn Of ID
United States wisely and propeAy granted
Congress. and il 10 the imperative DUTY Z
Congress to institute 10 upon such wis
and just basis that II shall be directly unde
/. the control Of the sovereign people who pre-
J duce the value il 10 des gned to represent
I measure and exchange, that it may Be COZ
-7fect and uniform standard. ~ value, and dis
} tribute the. .produets Of kbor equiiably BEL
wesn capital and labor according 10 til
service or labor psrfornsd ID their Pre-
fduction.
That che lar enaetine he .so.callsd III
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