The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-07-23
THE OLDEST AND BEST.

The very greatest the retorm movement Of To-
day, able fearless outspoksn paper untrammeled,
independent and truly devoted to the cane Of reform
Such paper is the woRKrSsKAs's AEvooArs. Many
efforts have been made, within ten years past 70 start
such paper Every one Of these efforts, up 10 within
. time failed. II Is not 10 speak Of
the Of such failures; h enough 70 know shat,
ct this tine there s bat paper Of all those started
that has any claims q National organ The WoRKEe-
nAHs ADVOCATE has been published for ave years.
haviRg surmounted that led 70 the fail
the many other efforts made BY vArous parties In
many parts the country The ADVOCATE Is now up
arm basis perfectly from the possibility Of
failure 90 that people can subscribe for and feel sure
that hey will not lose their money, they hsvesO many
times in the past The ADvooAfs il not only the
the LARGEsT and the paper in the country dsvot
cd to the Interests Of Labor Reform; b NOT only
upon firm financial basis, but il published BY men,
whose record a. friends Of the Labor Reform movement
ID such 90 70 furnish guarantee that the paper will
the champion OF the reform movement under any
and all circumstances
The ADVOCATE will sver be . sentinel upop the
wachtower guard the interests OF the people
While fighting every species Of wrong, shall be our aim
to seek u. ne CAUSES from which asw the many dsOr
ders Of society and make yigor upon them, s
great aim will be strike ct the root of the tree We
viii advocate entire change In the monetary system
Of the country, upon the PRINCIPLES and through the
embraced In the Platform Of the National Labor
Union We sAaD advocate adoption by the National
Government, OF new land policy, taking the ground
that not another acre Of the public domain should be
disposed of to any company corporation person. upon
any terms Whatever except small parcels 20 actual
settlers We shs favor taxing all uncultivated lands,
and compelling all companies corpora Ions and persons.
holding lands BY government grant, 70 put the same In
the market ct prices 1910 per acre) within
given time and in case Of failure 70 do, the land 70
revert back 10 the We shall advocate the
abolition Of the present National Bank systematic call
ins in Of the whole National Bank ssu
ing In its place treasury cerhcstes convertible into
bonds bearing low rate interest, and rec versa, at
the will Of the holder We shall advocate . Labor De-
Oartmept at Washington such contemplated In the
resolutions adopted In the session Of the National
I.bor Union we shall advocate Cooperation In any
md sverv form In which can be applied TO proudc-
ann and d,,trbution We shall Advocste the shorten
M Of the hours Of labor in every department Of indus
nv. We shall advocate q stringent Apprentices law In
very state and an entire revolution in the system Of
Prison Labor In every State.
We shall advocate equal rights and privileges TO the
70; kingwomen Of our country. Our motto shall be,
Equal and exact Justice to 81" people. We shall advO
ate the
Formation a Great Peoples Party,
with view 10 running the Government, National, State
and Mnnicpa In Interests Of and for the whele Pec
ole Every other question, old new, will be dealt
with according a. We see rom our sanoPoantS AWAY
having in view the best interests Of all. We shall a.
tack wrong wherever hnd II whether In high or low
places while We willing to do part, and take
III the risks and responsibilities incident to the publIcs-
ION Of such an organ. call upon every friend Of the
movement to aid BY efforts to orease c'rculA-
Ion.
A. G. CAMERON