The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-03-21

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49,. u Tie 6atIon; that Il wop1d fprn3sh Il
: noiiom of e4shanes, having equal power
uniform ynlns and ntted vfor. ~ peTkorn-
snos e oil the fnnetions Af msaey t34cxtsn-
4D With The jurisdiction Of government
st1At wlRhysrnt lrseegppf cerk iAtreet psfi
tie k0v6rahaapt baa3e.{ n vedd eject ths
equitable distribution OF the products OF la
Dor between non producing capital and ia-
Dor, giving 10 labOrers fair compensation
for their .prcducts. and 70 capital jast re-
ward for tts use Il Femovss h. necessity ID 4
excessive toll and afford the industrial class
e. the time and means necessary Tor social
and intellectual culture. With the rate OF
interest ut three per cont on the govern
ment bonds, the, national debt would be u.
quidsted within less tad thirty years With
out The Hnpoaition or collection Of one far |
thing OF taxes for that purpose Thus Il /
would dispense With the hungry hoard OF as
sessorss tax-gAtherers and government spies |
that are nov haTrassing the industrial Glasses
and dea1uiljne them Of their susist6ncesI 4 |
W0flrtheF hold that u Il essentik! To The !
prosperity and happiness Of the people and
She stability Of our Democratic Republican
Institutions, that the public domain be dis
tfibg4n V wildly a. possible lesnong the |
people, land monopoly being equally as
Oppressive 70 the people and dangerous to
our. Institutions, a. the pressas money moa-
opday. To, pgeyent this the public lands
SHOULD be 'S6ld ID reasonable quantities, sad
10. none but actual occupants, and to them
n tina minimum price established by the
government When grants or the public
lands are deemed necessary for the encou-
ragement Of impoFtAnf public improvements,
the fee simple sheud not BE- conveyed, but
only the pfSceSds Of the sale thereof.
We furtker hold that intelligence aud vir-
tue in the aoEsreignty are necessary 10
wise administration Of justice, and that a.
cur institutions are founded upon the theory
fcf sovereignty 10 Ahs people, 10 order to
Ethe.r preservation and perpetnity, IL 10 the
fimperative duty Of Congress to make such
fswiss and just regulations as shall afford all
Fass;B az Idssld{ I'm exercise q az psivi.
leges and duties puDtsiping 40 sovereignty,
and that Congress should ordain that eight
toufa iph1E between the rising and setting
bf The sun should constitute lays work
In AL Government works and Places where
the National Government iizS Exclusive ju-
risdictiOn, and that it Is equally imperative
on the severed Ststss 70 make light provision
by legal enactment. Be it therefore unani-
] mously o D. 1Gss o
! Resolved, That our frss duty is now to pro-
vide - speedily % possible . system Of genera
organization n accordance with Che principles
herein more specifically set forth, and that each
branch Of Industry shall be Left 70 adopt It's Own
particular form Of organization, subject only TO
such Restraint o. may be necessary TO place
each VssanizAkien within line, 80 ~ 70 set ID
4 harm in al mi ~
fare Of the whole 40 we'll as each of the parts,
and that it is the imperative duty of every man
in each and every branch Of industry to aid in
the formation Of such labor organizations inshis
respective branch, and TO connect himself there.
with.
co-oPxRArrvx.z EYA
Resolved, That in cooperation, based upon
just fnapcial and resenue laws, we recognize .
sure mad iastiiIg se6edy for the abuse a. IN
present 'adustrial system, and that until the
laws Of the nation can be remOdelled so az "a
recognize the rights Of men instead Of classes
the system Of cooperation carefully guarded
will do much to lessen the evils Of our present
system We. therefore, hail With delight the
organization Of cooperative stores and work.
shops, and would urge their formation in every
section Of che country, and in every branch Of
Resolved, Tsst we pledge-,opS iadividna
rand undivided support 70 the sewing womeE
n and danghters of tail in this land, and woale
soiicis GAsir hearty ea-opersfiOa, knevipg n
We do, that no clss Of industry Is 30 much IL
need Of having their condition ameliosated a
the factOrU operatives sssing womsa,s ETC.. O
this country.
Il INPRovED nwn.LrSas ron LABoRERs.
Resolved That We would urgently call tbs
attention Of the industrial classics to the subjec
Of tenement houses and improved dwellings
believing Il TO be essential to the welfare OF ID,
whole community that a rsform should be- Ell
footed IN this respeck as tbs -expsrience Of liz
past has proven that vice, pauperism and crime
are the imwssi&kde attsndaIss Of the over-cro wd
ed and lily ventilated dwellings, Of the poor, anl
urge upon the capitalists % me country atten
! ten 70 the blessings % be derived from invest
ing fneiE means In erecting such dwellings,
: sA ae srAIKks.
r Resolved, That this Congress deprecates Eha
+ 10 fAmiliady known a. STRIKES among working
: men, and recommend that every otker honor
able means be exhausted before any such cours.
u resorted to.
y IHrsLLEcTUAI mPRoykNEsr.
"A Resolved That the fornati0n Of Mechanioa
Institutes, kyceums and Reading Rooms, and th,
erection Ofbuildisgs for that purpose, is recon
mende4 to the w0rkingmen in all cities an.
towns, ~ . means Of advancing their intellectual
! and social Improvement
-81 HEMEDY FoR IHsUFFIcIEsT WORK.
Resolved, That this Labor Congress woul.
most respectfully recommepd to the vorkinsmer
Of the tecantrys tint, IN case they are pfssse,
for rant Of employment, they proceed to ID,
pablo iAnds and become actual settierx sbeliet
Ing that fthe industry Of the country can b.
ceaplsd wish its natu, al advantages, 10 viii rs
suit both In individual relief and national cd
vantageas g4~sg.t. s48 s4ast
Resolved, That where workingman b founs
capable and available for any once, the pre-
4 ference should invariably be given TO such per
Il son.
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