Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-19
THE WORKING MEN
A NasisuaI Labor party propose

A NasfsuaI Labor Party proposed.
CNo1NNATI, Aug 1s.-The Labor Con
press met at nine clock
Mr.. Cummins, of Massachusetts, onereo
a resolution recommending the formation
Of an independent political party, to be
knovp as the National Labor Reform party,
for the protection by, ballet of the interests
and rights Of the working people, and the
annointment of a committee from each
State and Territory TO caIl a national con-
yention to organize such party. Mr.. Cum
Minis supported the resolution with a
speech 20 s. .-a-f
Mr.. Weir, (colored) cf Pa, offered a
proposition to organize an independent
political party. The history of all reform
movements in this country showed that
cause generally had gained no strength by
political organization. The ant-slayery
organization had operated on The public
sentiment of outside persons o-tl sts
/ n Mr., Levine, of Ill, made, an earnest
speech in favor of Mr.. Cummins' resolu-
ton He would admit that the Republi-
cans had given away much land, but the
same party had opened all the South to
the laboring classes. aFAHYHf
Mr.. Naup, of New York, said experience
had shown that the introduction of politics
into Trade Unions had impaired their
usefulness. - 1l c' s--.i' 57,.
The Proposed PIatform-MOnetar
7Grieyances-The National Bank
System Denounced. ~ NJ y
= The Committee on Platform reported,
instructing as follows SIS q -1al 81 gl
l. The laborers in all departments of
useful industry are suffering from the sys-
tenn of monetary laws made during the war
2. That the rate of interest is dispropor-
tionate TO and in excess of the national
wealth. o. q -ssruF7 E,r-. 5-7alre-s ,7.rt
3. Demands the repeal of the national
y a The present greenbacks that are not
full legal tender should be withdrawn and
currency based on the wealth of the nation
be issued--a legal-tender for all debts,
public or private, convertible into three
Der cent bonds-the bonds also convert
able into money at the pleasure of the
holder ..a ,-.-.-.-- @. .ae l-
8. Opposes the..payment in gold of 500
bonds, the principal OF which Is legally and
equitably payable In lawful money. 4AJs
6. The burden of the Government should
bear equal on all classes The exemption
OF DOnQS DeafinB oA1OrtlOuhA Idt5o VI tdAh-
ton violates the first principles of labor
Z. The tariff should be modified to sd-
nit free the necessaries of life and such
articles of common use as we can never
produce nor grow-the duties for revenue
to be mainly laid on articles of luxury and
such articles as we have the material in
abundance, will develop the resources of
the country, increase the number of facto-
ries, give employment to more laborers,
cause the immigration of skilled labor,
create g permanent home market for agri-
cultural products, destroy the necessity for
odious and expensive internal taxation,
and soon enable us to compete with the
manufactures of Europe r E~-
Rights of Labor in the Territories.
s. The public lands which belong to the
people should not be sold to individuals
nor granted to corporations, but saved as
trust for the people and granted free of
cost to settlers in amounts only of -160
acres, merely making power not authority
in the constitution to dispose of public
lands without the joint sanction of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives. aLu
Signed by the Committee.
Pete III. Clark signs, but excepts to the
paragraph relating to greenbacks.