The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-13
THE OLDEST AND BEST.

THE OLDEST AND BEST.
The very greatest ~aa. Ia the reform movement Of 90
day. Is an able, fearless outspoken paper unsrAmmeed
independent anG truly devoted 10 the cause o. reora
Such a paper is the wohKNeMAs's AIvocAFE. Many
efforts have been made. within years past TO &art
such paper Every Of these efforts. up within
short time have failed. necessary speak Of
the Of such failures Is enough 70 know that,
at this Tine there is but paper Of all thOse started
that has clA-.s National organ. The WoREns-
MANS ADvocArE has been published Tor nearly ave years.
hay surmounted all the obstacles that led to the fall
Of the many other efforts made BY various parties In
many parts Of the country. The ADsOcAGA Is up
firm basis. perfectly the possibility Of
failure, people subscribe and feel
that hey viii lose their money, shsy havssO many
times the past The Is only the oLDssr
the LARossT and the paper In the country devct
ed to the interests Labor Reform; d only
upon a firm financial basis, but II ID pasglshed By
whose record friends Of the Labor Rssrn mOvsnsat
Is furnish guarantee that the pager win
the champion Of the reform movensAs uneer sns
and all circumstances.
The ADvOcArs win ever be 40 . sentineI upon the
wathOwer 70 guard over the interests Of the people,
While fighting every species OF wrong shah be aim
to seek out the cAusss nom which now the many dor-
ders Of society and make vigorous war upon them.
great aim will be strke the root of the We
win advocate entire change In che monetary system
Of the country. upon the prnsipIs and shroush the
embraced in the Platform EN- Mataonal Labor
Union. We shall advocate sAs asdsp. b Ne Essionai
Government, Of nsw land pss-.. taAine 80 sreusd
chat not another Of the public domar shoud BE-
disposed Of any company. corporaou psron upcn
any terms Whatever except in small parcels y actual
settlers We shall favor taxing all uncuIivafed lands
and compelling all onPsnies. corA Ions and persona
holding lands by grant, to put tbs In
the market 1t government prices siSS per asre) within
given time and In Of ilsre 70 do, the land 70
back TO the government We shall advocate the
abolition Of the present Naona Bank syssena-ths co.
ing In Of the whole National Bank circalnonaAd ia-
ing In Its place treasury csrshats. oonvsrtbis iuss
bonds, bearing Low rate Of interest," and Sss sgss u
the viii Of ths holder. We shs advoeats Labor -
partment at washins.on such a cantsmpFatea n -
resolutions adopted In the session Of the Nalial
Labor Union. We shall advocsse oo-Operaaon m ~
and every form In which be applied 10 rroaae-
ticn and dstribcton- We shall advocate ne sszsen
ing Of the hours Of labor I'm every departmens Of nn
sry. We shall advocate ssrinssna appssntiss ~ n
every State. snd entire rsvoluson In The sysssm 4
Prison Labor In every STATE.
We shall advocate equal rights and p1ivlIaessse NE
woakingwomen Of our country. Our motto shall b.
Equai and exact iuscs to sIIa pspls We shall advs-
cate the
Formation ! Great Peoples Hlrtb
with vssw 70 running Tie osysransns Naonals elu1s
and Mnnispsl. IN Ne InssrssGs g. ind f ~ whsisD
pie. Every other qasssisa. sld OF nss. On - -
with according NJ 70 sss isn sar msnapslna slwsss
having IN view TIE - isssrsss Of Al. Ne shau -
tack vrsns wherever ws End ~ whesheF IN hlsh or lsw
plsss& whis vssrs vinlAs y q eur pert. ~ -
III ne rks IND sspons.ss iaeiaenf % ths p.hssa-
sioa q sasA srsas. en- spos every fssa e -
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