The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-23
A WORKINGMEN'S ADDRESS.
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST
THE NATIONAL BANKS.


The Foresba downing ofu New Party PLATFORM
Kicking Out the Politicians and lie nls-
ers-Nothing but the Nations Money asa
Circulating Medium.
The National Labor Unions address to the
people Of the United States sets out with the asser
ton that the legislation Of the whole country IL IN
the hands OF single class-lawyers-and under tue
supreme control Of bankers. moneyed men, and pro
fessonai politicians to the almost entire exclusion
of the productive classes who arc the reni sources
OF an our wealth The authors Of the address have
no hope in party politicians. They have been tried
and found wanting. After one hundred years oil
their administration we find ourselves 10 possession
of q national debt of e., i0O,0Oo,0JO; State and
local debts OF equal amount; the public domain
largely wasted; much OF the most iertle
land In the country In tho hands oil railroad
companies and other monopolics; statesmen. edi-
tors, hnancers, and politicians eamorlng lor Ie.n
to q apecic basis, system which IL seldfetructlve
and has produced universal conmerciHl disaster
every ten years, thus demons' railing its ut er roon
potency moneyed aristoeracY; dis1rganleu lnD.r'
blasted commerce: Land full Of murder, suicide,
prostitution, arson, robbery poverty public corrup'
ton. private vice. and intom prrnnce DIVIDED IN
terest, aud divided people All these and moro we
find, and therefore demand a surrender OF the pow
ers so long abused In making this donnnn we nnyo
bargain nd sale OF our high trusts the peoples
interests for the benefit Of any party.
THE NATIONAL BANK CONSPIRACY.
II Is undeniably true that f tho Government nad
issued 800 000000 grccnbacks in II u OF the bonds
deposited to the redemption OF the bank cur
rcucy It would have saved every dollar oil the IN
trest on them except the one per cent TAX on INC
circulation, and at tie time u would have fur-
nshed the people with better currency. Tue
bankers, not satisfied with this enormous bonus,
| have the eHfontery to demand tho withdrawal Of
the greenbacks In circulation, and the substltu
ton Of hor own currency ~ oq n 81 We snS
circulation; and then, when the PROFITS arisin rom
furnishing the currency go into the vaults OF the
! tang more about imitation until the next break
| THE woRuvaxEs's CURRENCY.
We arc In favor Of dischargng that portion OF the
thorizing its creation made pyaole N god, 10 ns'
teal moment; but We insist that Ill other Towns o.
indebtedness including the Hve.tweniy bonds shall
be psid at the earliest option Of the Government W
tho Government; that the bank currency and tho
present legal tenders (greeDbacks) shall be WITH
drawn from circulation. and there shah he issued 10
lieu thereof as the exclusive circulating medium OF
tho nation paper currency made Iesni ,sn Sos 90
on ,msoIts nolSdeS and declared thc lawful money
Of the United States and convertible OF the pleasure
of the holder into Government bonds. bearing an
lawful money. The bonds % he likewise convert.
bic into this lawful money at the option oil inc
| holder.
SQUARE DEAL FOR LABOR.
| Such currency beng nnder the direct control Of
the people they Will be enabled to prevent the nlen
| and huctuatng rates OF interest AMI thc NlOfeu'
expansions and eon;ractions Of the currency whlel
| have caused the monetary crisis and commercla
revulsions which have heretofore so nelu.n,hy
Frustrated all legitimate cnerpriac and productive
industry, dcrangcd commerce, lowered Tie stshnalu
OF commercial integrity and male us niue les'
Us TO effect the equitable distribution OF the pro
ducts OF industry and enterprise between capita
and lsbor, thus removing the necessity for tie ex
cessive toll which Is now overlooking the menta
encrges and physical powers OF tho product ~,
classes, and afford them The time and means requi
| site for social en1uymeut intellectual culture, AM
moral Improvement.
| WHO PAYS THE ISIRREsr.
An interest paid Tor the use Of money-natlonal,
state, county, or town bonds railroad manufactnr'
| ing, and all other CORPORATION bonds, hank diyi
bends. or for any purpose whaievSr-mu't In th'
labor as the taxes PAID for the support of the Coy
ernnen' When tue rate exceeds The aggregate rate
Of Increase in the national wealth. tnc Inevitable re-
suit is to centraize the wealth or property in the
hands OF tho few non-prolucop. and q impovcri u
and degrade The wealth oducng classes. I h
Government is bound to institute money 80 that I
| shan distribute products TO producing capita
and productiye industry according to the ssrvce OF
labor performed In their production. Therefore al
interest paid beyond such Just rate as Will eject The
equitable distribution OF products and properly be-
tween capital nd labor is alega,sEed fraud on III,
producing classes.
rHR STRUGGLE FoR THE MASTERY.
Our monetary laws. unlike our Government, ar
founded tie aristocratlc prrcipl" that the e v
Should rule the many. The many toni for the few
Their history. from the foundation of tue Republic
Is one of repeated wrong. and u,urpations all haV
ing a direct tendency TO the suLvcrson OF deu
ocraue republican institutions, and the establish
mcnt OF moncyed arstocraey TO rulo AMI
despol the producing classes OF their substanCe
After gaining political Independence, we unOi
tunaely engraited into system ideas Of none
derived nom the arstOcradc Governments o
Europe, and ever since thl- Moneycd sris
toeracy has been STRIVING Tor toe mastery OF III
Government and people. Tie hrot lslng ont Of Tia
rebellion Afforded the occasion for the fu.l exhibit
ton Of the unsuitable ayaricc OF the money 0uio
Gratis. Having, through unUl-u aud vicious le2lsla
tor. to a great extent euutro Of the MONEY iLtercs
OF the nation, they seized VITA avdit' his opporlu
nitg to render their UoNcr over the Government aui
people absolute. Their hrst act made II mamie
that they did not intend To STARE " ~ tho pl'nOtI
Industrial cassc, the burdens tnd sacrll - ces
sary for the cryation Of the Government, but 4
enrich then selves al the expense Of the people
RrMLpY FoR EXISTING TvrIs.
Tho address, r,mlrking that II is the cLcap capita
| rather than the cheap labor Of Europe mat gu
| manufacturers need protection against, propose,
tnat the naticn shall exunruish tie debt, and thel
supply its own money, without interest for the peo
| pie. The address - slgned by IL. /. Trey click, A
| T. Cayis C. kuhn, and others, officers Of tho Ma
| tonIl Labor Union.