The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-04-09
THE OLDEST AND BEST.

The very greatest waasin the movement Of 90
day. able, fearless outspoken paper uneramnssed'
independent and truly devoted to the cane Of reform
Such . paper ID the woaKmsMAH's ADvooARs. Many
efforts have been made. within ten years past, TO srs
such paper Every one Of these efforts, up 70 within
.hort time have JAILED. Is net necessary 70 speak Of
she causes Of such failures; it 10 enough 10 know that
ut this me there paper, Of all thoss sssrtsd
that has any Chains a. National organ. The WoHKIre
nAxs ADvocAfs has been published for over Eve years.
havins vurmoun.ed al the obstacles that led TO the fail
Of the many other efforts made BY various parties I'm
many parts Of the country. The ADvocA1s ID now mp
on arm baas perfectly secure from the possibility Of
failure 90 hss people subscribe for h and feel sure
that they viii mot lose their money % they haveso many
times In the past The not only the OLsss1
the LARGEST and the paper In the country dsvos
I'D 20 the Interests Of Labor Reform; Is NOT only now
uDou arm financial bass, but 10 published BY men,
whose record - friends Of the Labor Reform movement
suca a. 70 furnish guarantee that the paper will
main the champion Of the reform movement under any
and ali circumstances
the ADVOCATE will ever be ~ sentinel upon me
watchtower TO guard the interests OF the people,
while lighting every species Of wrong, II shall Be our aim
10 ,esk u. oe CAUSES from which dew Ee many dsor-
ders Of society and make viscr Gus war upon thsm'
great aim viii 30 TO strike OF the root Of tss tree We
v advocate an entire change in the monetary system
Of the eun.ry. upon the principles and through the
means embraced In che Platform Of the National Labor
Union We snail Anvocste she adoption, by ne National
Government. o. new land policy, taking the ground
that M. another acre Of the public domain shsald be
Of 20 any company corporation person upon
any terms whasevsr except I'm small parcels 70 actual
settlers We shall taxing all unculttvated lands
and compelling ali companies. corpora Ions and persona
holding lands BY governments grant, to put the sans I'm
the market ct government prices lso per aere) vshn
vvsn time and in case Of failure % 70 do, The land 70
revert back 70 the government We shall sAveea2s Che
abolition Of the present National Bank sysssD-shs call
,nr An Of the whole National Bank crealasOoand lsH-
,ns in it, place treasury certificates, eonvsrhas into
bonds, bearing Low rate Interest," and vses ssa, o.
tn. will Of the holder We shall advocate Labor De-
U.rtment It Washington, such % contemplated In Che
resolutions adopted In the last session Of the National
Labor Union. We shall advocate Cooperation In any
and every form In which It 30 applied soroudc-
,,ou and distribution. We shall advocate the shorten
Ing OF the hours Of labor in every department Of indus
try We shall advocate stringent apprentice law in
every State and entire revolution in the system Of
Prison Labor In every State.
We shall advocate equal rights and privileges to the
VOL kingwomen Of our country. Our motto shall be,
"EouaI and exact Justice to oil" people. We shall advo-
cate the