The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-20
THE OLDEST. AND BEST.

S.SG0 AN0 DE0bS
The very greatest want in the reform movement Of
day, Is able fearless, Outspoken paper unsranmeled.
independent and truly devoted the cause Of reform.
Such q paper Is the woRKSenAs's AIvocArz. Many
efforts have Daie within ten years past 70 START
such paper Rssry Of these snorss up within
short time have failed II ID necessary 70 speak
the Of such failures; l. enough 70 know that
that has any claims National organ. The woRKEa-
HAss Advocate has been published for nearly Eve years.
having all obstacles led 10 the fail
Of the many other efforts made by various parties In
nrm basis perfectly from the possibility o.
failure, that people subscribe for IL and feel sure
that hey vii not lose their money they hsveso many
times In the past The Advocate is not only the OLDEST
LARGEST and the paper in the country devct-
ed 70 the interests Of Labor Reform; not only now
upon hrm financial basis. but ID ID publisbed BY
whose record a. friends Of the Labor Reform mcvemeH
Is furnish guarantee that the paper win re-
the champion Of the reform movement under any
aud all circumsiaacea
The Advocate win ever be ss . sentinel upon the
vasehsowsr TO guard the interests the people
while hshtinR every species Of wrons shah be our am
SEX ne ron which now the many disor.
ders Of society and MAKE vigorous upon them, Ut
great aim uIn be strike the of the tr e. We
will advocate entire change In the monetary system
Of the country, upen the principles and through she
embraced In the Platform Of the National abor
Union. We shah sdvo adoption BY the National
Government Of new land policy, taking the ground
that another d the public domain should be
disposed Of 70 any company. corporation person upon
any whatever. except small parcels to actual
settlsrs We shslI favor taxing al nncuvatea lands
and cling al companies corpora and persons
holding lands BY s,vernnens grant, to put the same In
tire market governments prices (s95 per acre within
given time and in OF failure to DO the land
back TO the govern uent We shall advocate the
abolition Of the present E.eral Bank systematic call
ing Of ths whole National Bank circulation ssu
ing In ns place treasury csrsiacstsa convertible Into
bonds. bearing iow q interest," and sscs sosa -
the will Of the holder We shall advocate Labor De-
psrms NJ d washington sUch a. b contemplated In the
resolutions adopted In the last session Of the National
Labor Union. We shall advocate oc-operssion In any
and every form M which IL can be applied % produc-
tIsn and astribution We stall advocaie the sherten-
ng hours Of labor in every department. Of ndas
try. We shaiI advocate stringent apprensise law IN
every State md -nsire revolution in the system Of
Prison Labor In svsry state.
We shall advocate equai risht and privileges % che
'EauAl and exact Justice to I'll" people. We shan advo-
cate the
Formation a Great Peoples Party,
with viev 10 running ths Government National, Stats
and Mnnepa m sss Interests a. and fsr Ne whsispsD
pls. Bvery otbsr qasssos. Old o. nsw, wii be desl
via sseordins - N NON ss-ndpoint si~ass
haviag b view shs ssss infsrssss q al Ne sba ~
tack vrsns wherever We And n whether n MIN % lou
paced vmls ~ wiling V % Cur pm, and taks
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