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PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
OF THE
NATIONAL LABOR REFORM PARTY
ADOPTED
On Friday, September %, 1868.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
all People are created equal; that they are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain inaliable
rights; that among them are life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness; that to secure these
rights governments are instituted among men,
deriving their Just powers from the consent Of
the governed.
That there are but two pure forms of govern.
ment, the Autocratic and the Democratic /:
under the former the will of the individual SOW
ereign is the supreme law, under the latter the
sovereignty is vested in the whole people, all
other forms being a modification of the one or
the other Of these principles, and that ulti-
mstely one or the other of these forms must
prevail throughout all civilized nations, and il
is now for the American people to determine
which of those principles shall triumph
That the design of the founders Of the Re-
public was to institute a government upon the
principle of absolute inherent sovereigntv of
the people, and that would give to each citizen
the largest political aud religious liberty com
patible with the good order Of society, and So
cure to each the right to enjoy the fruits Of lis
labor and talents; that when laws are enacted
destructive of these ends, they are witbou,
moral binding force, and it is the right and
duty of the people to alter amend or abolish
them, and institute such others, founding them
upon the principles OF equality, as to them NAV
seem most likely to effect their prosperity and
happiness.
Prudence will indeed dictate that important
laws long established, should not be changed
for light and transient causes, aud experience
has shown that the American people are more
disposed to suffer while evils are euffer.ble.
than to change the forms and laws 10 which
they have been accustomed. But when a long
train OF legislative abuses, pursuing invariably
the same object, evinces design TO subvert the
spirit Of freedom and equality upon which our
institutions are founded, and reduce them TO
state of servitude; it is their right-it is their
duty to abolish such laws and provide new
guards for their future security Such has been
the patient suffering Of the wealth producing
classes of the United States, and such Il the
necessity which now constrains them 20 put
forth an organized ard unified effort fOr main
tanning their natural rights, which are imperiIed
by the insidious schemes and unwsrranted sg-
gression Of inscriptions bankers aud usurpers
by means of unwise and corrupt legislation.
We further hold-That all property or wealth
is the product Of physical or intellectual labor,
employed in productive industry and 10 the
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Of property are controlled BY lie power.
The objection is often urged, that to make
money plenty would destroy the value OF
pr oducts But how would or could it destroy
their value, to allow the needy TO earn the
means to purchase them Will not a starv-
ing people buy products9 Does any one
suppose that the people Of Ireland would
live upon their present scanty food, II their
labor would afford them the mesns of pur-
chasing more and better Was there ever
. bad market for products when labor was
receiving what are called high prices, or a
good msrket when labor was at low pricei
The market is made poor by the inability Of
the laboring community TO earn enough to
make purchases. IL labor were we'll paid
the market would always be good, aud the
laborer, assured Of just reward, would
work cheerfully.
Large production, at fair price, gives I
better compensation to producers, than hal
production at double price. The fsmilie,
OF producers require az many products fol
their own consumption when the crops ar,
diminished one-hslf, and their price il
doubled, ne when products are abundant
Ine producers cannot then spare a suficien
quantity to sell for their usual profits, ever
at the increased price, and capital make
the same requisition upon their labor TO
rent or interest as il their crops were abund
ant.
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Noble Revenge.

The Mindip, Capt. Frnbisher was ing
off Gravesend, waiting for the arrival from
London Of the principal passen ger, an attache
of the British Embassy, at the Portuguese
court. Among the cargo were several bar
rels of gunpowder. While the ship waited
for the parsonage, some of the cabin pas
seugers, among whom were military officers
went on shore and remained there till the
hour Of sailing was announced, which was
done by the captain in person. lie enter
ed the hotel and found the four Uffcers en-
gagged in drinking and gambling. One of
them, iDhamed By his losses and the wine
he bad swallowed, called upon Capt. Fro
bisher in bullying tone to drink.
Drink my boy till your brains are in a
blaze like mine"
81 have not come to drink blazing
brain is not for one like me, upon whom de-
ponds under Gods providence. the lives Of
so many. l have come to tell you that in
an hour We shall weigh anchor"
Not drink ?" shrieked the wine made man
t'lf you will not swallow the liquor Won
shall take it some how" and be flung the
wine filed glass at Frobisher, whom be
missed
81 challenge q challenge % shouted The
companions Of Brown. "Surely, Captain
Frobisher will not tamely submit to such
an insult"
''NOtbing shall provoke me to fight Lieu
tenant Brown" replied Frobisher, FL pity,
and pardon him"
The officers laughed loudly and scorn-
fully.
Gin an hour, gentleman, We sail, and the
Captain withdrew.
The "Mindip" was soon clesving her
way down the channel. Il was lust the
hour Of dinner, and FrObisher in his ca
pacity Of captain presided. The gambling
officers and their wives, BY many insinus-
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Che Chicago Republican in . recent Issue
sals
THE Pennsylvania combination to keep up
tho price of coal excites the indignation OF the
vtSle cou1try, but it is specially threatened BY
tho West, which feels itself strong enough to
apply the remedy. The Western papers warn
tho combinatiOnists to make hay while the sun
shEles,' and tell them that the war cry of the
Western Congressman, next year will be Away
vita the tariff on COAL"
AS NO Anthracite coal 10 imported, for the
siBple reason, that no where outside Of the
"States" can it be found. The removal Of
tbs tariff will in NO wise affect that trade
Tgere is a duty on Bituminous coal, and a
tbAre is no combination" to run up the
ths price Of Bituminous coal, the removal
o$ the tariff would have the effect perhaps
Of running that branch Of the trade. Ii the
tatif lie removed, will the Republican please
tell us whether they are for protection to
american industry?
tained by the action Of the three large COM
panies of Luzerne county, Pa. These CON-
pahies positively refuse to treat with their
fermer employers on any terms except un'
conditional surrender. They are apparently
determined to sacrifice their entire capita
llefoIe giving their employees living wages
end the men are just as determined that, Al
their capital is in their muscles, they shall
ave fair price for it, or that the companies
Snail not have the use Of it +; and in this de
termination they are noblY sustained By
eher brothers who are ct work. No reason
b given by the companies for their action
@ this matter, except that capital should
ewn labor.
On account Of the high price Of coal, the de-
snand is very slack, neither the manuiac
turers or those purchasing for domestic us'
order more than what is actually necessary
FOR immediate use.
l2 Those not acquainted with the circum
stances lay the blame on the backs Of th,
pOCr miner, who has no more to do with thu
present high price OF coal, than the Chinese
with whose cheap labor they are constant IL
threatened. The miners demand and receive
q prOpOr;ionate amount Of the advance, but
I,theIT demands are made after the advance il
price is made by the operators, and not, a
IImany suppose, that their demands are tn,
cause Of the advance. The Reading, r. r
for the week ending August Z, carried lib,
900 tons OF coal, making an increase for thu
,year, over what was carried last year, o
Sover 286, 900 tons.
The wages Of the miners on the basis 6xet
slOr August will be about SIS per week, anC
flabOrers in proportion. The miners and Ia
borers are prepared to reduce their wages n
tsoon as the operators reduce the price o
coal. They are now in q position to asseT
their claims for fair division Of profits, anC
We earnestly hope that the good feeling nov
existing between the operators and miner
tmay long continue.
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tions, implied that "somebody'' was a COW

ticns, implied that somebody" was COW
ard and poltroon.
After the dinner was ended, and while
the passengers walked the quarter deck,
which the captain was also paciag, Lieut..
Brown and the attache, with mock cour-
age created BY drink, spoke loud sneering
words against Frobisher, to bis face, and
the others for approval.
70 an instant the strong arm of the caD-
tain laid heavy hand on the shoulder Of
Brown.
Hark'ee Lieut.. Blown, | am captain of
this ship, and IL you persist any longer in
trying TO upset my authority, l shall place
you 10 irons till We reach Lisbon
The insolence was never repeateJ.
The "MindiP" was in the Bay Of Biscav.
A storm had been raging for three DAYS.
during which the bravery OF the captsin
had been extolled by every one on board
except by Lieut.. Brown and the attdchs.
The ships boats were swept awav. ali but
two and these would barely contain the
passengers and crew, should it be requisite
to abandon the ship. On the fourth dav the
alarm OF fire was raised The hold was in
flames. 10 a few minutes more the flames
would reach the magazine. The time was
midnight. The captain was on deck. and
gave bis orders with calm self comuosure,
CLOVER the boats. Let the women and
children 20 first then every man accord
ing to his age"
Gay! az J" replied his brave men. The
wives ct the passengers and children, were
safely lowered in the boats.
Snow for as many as the boats have room
to spare," shouted Frobisher.
The Gttache sprang forward. s'Back, y
shouted Frobisher years before position
Lieutenant Brown, it is your turn first.
''Heaven bless you'll" cried Brown, BURST
ing into tears, we are friends at last!
Frobisher shook him by the hand exclaim.
ing "in the presence of death, whv should
we not be sol have never quarreled with
you"
The boats were full, almost too full. A
preliminary explosion announced the COM
ing catastrophe. "Cast off and pull fol
your lives" cried Frobishcr as be stood By
the gangwsy.
"We must and shall save you was the
cry that came back from the dark waves.
"Away! awsy" was the reply. Then
came low rumbling sound, then a great
fash, q clap like thunder, and the splintereG
spsrs and masts Of the ship Mindip were
floating on the waste of waters. The brave
captain was no more.
The crews Of the boat reached land ir
safety.
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alWpst entire circle; il is fixed at its middle
IN 4 circular case. A vacuum lie effected in
tneenbe, its two extremitIes. and b, being
cloeed, and they are connected by small cop
per pins with the two extremities of q small
lev4r, moving on its centre, to which is fixed
skctor Of q tOotbed wheel, h, of large
RADIUS, which acts on the pinion O, rying
an FDdex hand, c d, the movements which,
ovfe graduated circel, sevbe to indicate tine
atmospheric pressure. In proportion ~ this
pressure increases, the tube Hsttens 10 cor
RESPONDING quantity; it's curvature increases,
lts 7wo extrenIties approach nearer togeth-
er,8and the index turns 10 one direction.
Vixen the pressure diminishes, this series Of
efScts lie produced in the opposite direction,
ana the needle turns the contrary way to
what it did before. This barometer has the
advantage of being light, portable, and not
easily damaged or rendered unserviCeable.
1t b very sensitive and correct.
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Written fer the Advocate.
JOHN CHINAMAN.
A sOEG, BIT R. ". HUHE.

Oh, Sam You vain and silly fool,
What have you gone and done!
70 rouse that Eastern Goblin Grim,
I'm sure It Is no fun.
Wherever on can put him now,
I'm sure cannot see,
Unless in Boston Bay so deep,
You ask him down 70 tea.
The servants in our palaces
Must nov be smart and Epry;
And keep their rooms all busted clean
And put their chignons by.
F,r Foo Choo has his eye on them,
He knows what he's about,
Hen do their work at half the price
nor Ask Sunday out.
Now James, rub up your harness,
And lrush your masters coats;
Polish your band and buttons well,
And don't purlOin the oa's
Or 10 Sam Ling, in half wink
win turn you out TO Craze,
where you u nave NhN NASNeN - NA
Upon yorr wicked ways.
Your sturdy tiners Of the soil.
Prepare to leave full tooni
Yer when John ChinsnAn comes in
You'll find there Is no room.
Like an Egyptian locust plague,
Or like an eastern blight,
He'll swarm you out q all your held',
And seizs them a. his right.
Let the mechanic pack bis traps
And ready m, Ike to fit;
lie cannot live on rats sDd mice,
And 90 he needs must quit.
Then, while be can, with bal e. and wife.
Let him in eaee retire,
Lest, in the thadowtd future near,
His children curse their sic.
At the full cost Of bloody war,
We've gaTnered in a race;
One set OF serfs or late we've freed,
Another takes its place.
Gene friends, wen have to leave this lard
TO mobiles and TO slaves;
For. II John Chinamsn comes in,
For us-there's only graves.
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Washington Life Insurance Go
OF NEW YORK.
CYRUS CURTISS, President.
Cash Assets, $l,501.965 So

The attention OF the public IA respectfully i-vited 70
tho Ninth Annual Statement Of the Washington Lt ~
rurdR CbmpdEy, presented herewith At no time 10 !"
hitherto successful has been able to come before
the public with greater claims upon its confidence.
Nine years Of prompt and honorable dealing have In
creased Its solid cash assets 70 over ONE MILLION
AND HALF OF dollars In 1867 ts ratio Of increase
In business 1865 greater than that Of aDy
other CASH company, and in 1865 II Ril more
marked
On the LIST of January 1869 Il had surplrs and
above lie liahll ties ncluding amount Necessary RI
Insure all outstanding risks OF t4O5 600 anG nov u.
vides among ts policy holders upwards ef QUARIEk
or A MILLION or DOLLARS
With SolditY 90 thoroughly established; with Poll
ces and Dividends non forfvitable and with every n-
ducement to policy holders consistent with equity % 10
members and the prosperity and usefulness Of the com
pany-the Washington stands lrvsed in Its adYAn1f
gee.
PAUL e. MASON.
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CHICAGO STEAM BOILER-MAKERS'
meets on the End. and 4th. FRIDAY evenlnes
n each month, Ut Bohemian Hall, Ger. Van Bureo and
Clinton street.
P.GnARIH, Cor. sec'y. r. MuaaAs Ptea
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Formation a Great Peoples Party,

with view 70 running the Government Nat onA State
pie. Every other question. old or nov, will be dealt
with according il from standpoint, always
having IA view the best OF all. We snail at
tack wrong wherever ind It, whether In high or low
places While willing 70 do our part, and take
all the risks and responsibilities incident to the pubcA-
Of such organ, call upon every friend Of the
movement to aid BY efforts 70 Increase our crcuIa-
tl0n.
CAMERON & SYLVIS.
PR0PRLETOR6
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THE OLDEST AND BEST.

I'VE OLDEST AND Best
s very rsassss wand In the reform movement Of TO-
day, sbls fearless outspoken paper. untrAmmeled,
independent ane truly devoted TO the Of reform.
Such Q paper 10 the woaKnGnAH's AsvooArs. Many
efforts have been made. within years past to start
such paper. Every Of these efforts, mp within
short time have failed. Il il necessary speak
the Of such failures; ID enough 70 know that,
at this me there 10 but paper Of all those started
that has any claims a. National organ The WORKHs-
MAIs ADvOcAn has been published for over nVsyears,
having urmounted all the obstacles that led TO the fail
Of the many other efforts made by parties
many parts OF the country. The ADvocArE 10 now up-
nrm basis perfectly from the possibility Of
failure that people subscribe for IL and feel
that hey v lose their money they many
times the past The only the OLDEST
the LAReRsr and the paper in the country devo
ed the interests Of Labor Reform is only
upon . Arm financial basis, but IL is published BY
whose record friends Of the Labor Reform mo
d suen - TO furnish guarantee that the paper win re-
main the champion OF the reform movement under any
and all circumstances
me ADvOCArE will ever be Is = sentinel upon the
watchtower TO guard the interests OF the people,
While lighting every species Of wrOng It shall be aim
to seek ont the CAUSES from which new the many dsor-
ders Of society and make vigOr upon them, q
great aim will BE- to strike at the root Of pe tree We
will advocate entire change In the monetary system
Of the country, upon the principles and through the
means embraced 10 the Platform Of the National Labor
Government, Of new land policy, taking the ground
that another Of the public domain sheuId be
disposed Of any company, corporation person upon
any whatever except in small parcels actual
settlers We shall favor taxing all uncuItVated lands
and COM cling all companies corpora Ions and persons
holding lands by Sovernmsnt grant, put the in
the market at government prices per acre within
given time; and In Of failure to do the land 70
revert back 70 the government We shall advocate the
abolition OF the present systematic cali
ins In Of the whole National Bank cireulaton-and su
insia place treasury cern Gates convertible into
bonds, bearing Low Of interest, and vice versa
the viii Of the holder We shall advocate Labor De-
partment Washington such is contemplate In the
resolutions adopted In the last session Of the National
Labor Union. We shall advocate Cooperation In any
and every form In which It be applied to prOudc-
ton and dstribution. We shall advocate the Iho rten
ing OF the hours Ct labor In every department Of indus
try. We shall advocate . stringent apprentice law in
every State and an .ntre revolution in the system Of
Prison Labor In every State.
We shall advocate equal rights and privileges to the
wolkingwOmen Of country. Our motto shall be,
equal and exact Justice sI" people, We shall Advo
cate the
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NEW YORK AND GLASGOW,
1859.

Fares still further reduced. New York TO 0Iaagow
Liverpool or Londonderry, Cabins, $4,000 and $3.50
steerAge, 20 Londonderry or Glasgow, $50. InteFmad
ate, Is extra Passengers booked TO and rcr ali ellie,
and towns on the Continent Of Europe.
Glasgow or Londonderry 70 Chicago, 5000.
Az this Company does not EMPLOY runners passenger
will either come direct to the office, address Ihs
agent BY mail. Apply to
JAMES WARRACK, Agent,
Southeast corner Madison and La Sale Streets Cheasu
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CHICAGO MUSICIANS UNION, meets
~ on the FIRST THURSDAY evening IN sasA nsasA
d the rooms Of the Great Wesesn Rand Isl RsnAapA
street, ct 2o'eleckP.N. Wn, DsnEmAnps, Rrsa
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To Cheaper Prices BY an unjust Rate o
Interest and a Scarcity Of Money, is but q
Cheaper the Labor Of all Producers, and
5 a. 44 7& ;s OSSila ai runoar
an Equal Equivalent.
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A New Monetary System,
By EDWARD KELLOGG.
CHAPTER III.
SECTION XIV-CoNcIUDxD.

THE RATES OF INTEREST THE GOVERNING PowKE
OF DISTRIBUTION 70 LABOR AND CAPITAL.
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ARTICLE '

SECTION l. Seven members In any labor or
ganization shall be sufficient to apply for a
charter, which shall be granted on the payment
of five dolls :. But the National Labor Union
shall not grant charter to any Union Of the
same craft in any locality where prior organi-
zation is existing, without the consent Of the
union existing.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
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SECTION l. This Constitution shall not be
alt cred or amended unless notice be given at
least one session prior to action.
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people, and dangerous to our institutions, as
the present money monopoly To prevent this
the public lands should be given in reasonable
quantities, and TO none but actual occupants.
We further hold that intelligence and virtue
in the sovereignty are necessary to a wise ad-
ministration Of justice, and that as our institu-
tons are founded upon the theory Of SOW
ercignty in the people in order to their preserva-
tion and perpetuity, it is the imperative duty
of Congress to make such wise and Just regula-
tons as shall afford all the means Of acquiring
the knowledge requisite to the intelligent en-.
ercise Of the privileges and duties pertaining
to sovereignty, and that Congress should ordain
that eight hours labor, between the rising and
setting Of the sun, should constitute q days
work in all Government works and places
where the National Government has exclusive
jurisdiction, and that 1t is equally imperative
on the several States to make like provisions by
legal enactment. Be it, therefore, unanimously,
Resolved, That our first duty Is now to pro-
vide as speedily as possible system of general
organization in accordance with the principles
herein more specifically set forth, and that each
branch Of industry shall be left to adopt liz
own particular form Of organization, subject
only 70 such restraint as may be necessary to
place each organization within line, SO as to
act in harmony in all matters pertaining to the
welfare of the whole, as well as each of the
parts, and that it is the imperative duty Of
each individual, in each and every branch OF
industry, to aid in the formation Of such labor
organizations in their respective branches, and
to connect themselves Herewith.
COOPERATIVE.
RESOLVED, That in CO operation, based upon
lust financial and revenue laws, we recognize a
sure and lasting remedy for the abuse of the
present industrial system, and that until the
laws of the nation can be remodeled so as to
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
organi zation of cooperative stores and work
shops, and would urge their formation in every
section of the country, and in every branch OF
business.
wOMANs LABOR
Resolved, That with the equal application of
the fundamental principles Of our Republican
Democratic Government, and a sound monetary
system, there could be no sntagonism between
the interests Of the Workingmen and Working
women of this country, nor between any of the
branches Of productive industry, the direct
operation Of each, when not prevented by I'M
lust monetary laws, being to benefit all the
others BY the production and distribution Of
the comforts and necessaries of life and that
the adoption by the National Government Of
the financial policy set forth in this platform,
will put an end to the oppression of Working
women, and ID the only means Of securing 70