The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-11
C0RkESPoNDENCE.
FROx LEIPZIG.
LEIPZIG. Jan. Is, 1871.

10 the Editor OF the WoRKIHemANS ADVOCATE
Reserving it for another time, to
sketch for my American brethren a
sucoinct history Of the socialist-dem-
ocratic movement in Germany, / viii
to-day lay before them the Essn0eh
Rogramms, on which our party has IA
ken its stand, and from which it ia gen.
orally named the ''party Of the Essen
achers." Eisenach, little town stu
ated In the heart of zzsrI.gsa, ls one
Of the pEettiest spots in this province,
so rich in picturesque scenery; down
on 1t looks the proud Rortbs~g, where
in the 18th century the half mythical
"war of the Minnessnger (Trouba-
dours) (ISaaser&osig) took place, and
where four centuries later Luther shel-
tered himself from the persecution Of
Emperor Charles the Fifth. and finish
ed That grand monument Of German
language, his translation of the Bible.
Here, amidst soul-stirrring and mind
slevsting "reminiscences of thai past,
there assembled IN the frst week Of
August, 1859, more than two hundred
delegates, chosen by the workingmen
in all parts Of Germany. Prussia, Aus
tria, Wurtemberg, Saxony, Bavaria,
Hessen and the other divisions Of our
still much divided Fstherland had sent
their contingents and delegates, some
from the banks of the Rhine, the Dan
uLe, the Maine, the Elbe and the Oder,
from the Baltic Sea and the German
ocean, from the foot Of the Alps and
the Lowlands of the North, represent
ed German unity" far better than the
North German Reichstag" did, OF
which half of Germany was excluded,
and better too than the new "German
Reichstag" will do, of which one third
eff Germany-German Austria-is ex-
cluded. An attempt made by body
of people in the pay of the Prussian
Government, to Illustrate the dehberar
tons, was speedily put down; the Cen
gress went to work with . right good
1 win, and agreed, sitter long and. Gen.
scientioas debates, about the following
programme, the principal authors OF
which, by the By, are now, hardly with
out an exception, in prison--a fact il.
Illustrative of the political condition Of
my native country and warmly TO be re-
commended to the attention Of those
strange republicans who are in love
with our ''New (BismarckiaD) Era"
pRoeRAxsE OF TEE PARTY or SOCIALIST DEMOCRAT
Ic woRKNGMKS.
IPyoorass der Social De-ockratiseAsR Iybeaer Farts
/ The Party Of Socialist De uocratlc Work
ingmen aims At the establishment Of n FIRE
, common eaIth, organized by the people for N
people Qiterslly 1.-THE Tree state Of the people
des freien Volks aats.
r IL. Each member Of the Party Of Socialis
ri Democratic WoFkis gmeR pledges himself /
D sc. with all his energy Ia accordance Win d
fcl!eZi9g Is,rs:Riss Slate II political and soc;
affairs is unjust in the highest degree, and mu
o therefore he combated with the utmost vigor
D. The struggle for the emancipation Of u
o working classes is not o struggle for class priv
ileges and exceptional advantages, buI for ECU.
q rights and equal duties, and for the abolitio
OF all class government
ol 8. The economical dependence of the worn
0 ingmen from the capitalists constituting Oh
: base Of serbdom in every shape, the Party q
Socialist Democratic WOrkingmen aims 1t tn
abolition Of the present system Of proluctio
(the wages system) and will BY the introdus
q ton Of CT operative labor secure 10 ever
) workingman the full fruit Of bis labor.
Political liberty being indispensable 70
, the economical emancipation of the workin,
classes, the social question cannot be separate,
from the political question; II csnnot be solve,
without this, and it can only be solved In
democratic commonwealth
8. Considering that the political and econom
, ical emancipation of the working Glasses ia mo-
to be achieved unless by their combined ant
} concentrated efforts, the Party Of Socialist
Democratic Werkingmen creates for itself 1
centralistic organization, which however leav
every single member free to exercise his inhu-
ence in favor Of the whole.
g. Considering that the emancipation Of IN
Dor 10 neither local NOR q national, but a 20.
eial task common to all countries la which
modern society exists, the Party Of Socialist.
Democratic Workingmen considers itself, a. far
as the laws concerning the right Ct meeting
allows 10, as a Branch of the Inter N
Wokiogmen's Association" aud adheres TO its
programme
I'LL The points to which Al present The aRi-
tation of the Party Of the SOci.Iistic- Democrat
ic Workingmen Is chiefly 20 be directed, are
she following:
l. Universal, equal direct aud secret suffrage
(oallot) 70 all males from she 2Oth year for the
elections OF the German Parliament, for the
Diets Of the single States, for the provincial
communal and oil other representative budies
The elected Deputies are 10 receive suaicient
payment
2. Introduction Of direct legislation through
sne people. The people 10 TO have the right Of
proposing and Of rejecting laws
3 Abolition of all privileges Of rank, prop
elty, birth and religion.
establishments Of Militia (sfter the Swiss
systems) Ia place Of the Standing Army.
.. Separation OF the Church from the State.
and OF the School from the Church.
.. OOhgAt0ey instruction in the public
schools SCHOOLS for the people, voIkschuIml
and gratuitous instruction in all public estab-
lishments for education universities, colleges.
academies, etc)
.. Independents of judges and tribunals in
troduetlon Of trial BY juFies, and OF courts Of
arbitration In matters of trade and commerce
introduction Of public and oral pleading before
the courts OF justice gratutous justice.
g. Abolition OF all laws concerning the press,
the night OF meeting and the right Of combi-
nation; introduction Of the normal work div"
Il Law fixing the hours Of daily work). restric-
ton and regulation Of the work of women,
prohibition Of the work Of children; removal Of
the competition created BY the work in prisons
to the labor Of free workingmen
g. Abolition Of al indirect "a xation, aud in
PRODUCTION OF one direct progressive income
tax and inheritance duty.
~. fubllc measures to promote the system
OF association, and opening Of public credit |
for cooperative societies established on demo !
cratic principles
Before proceeding have to make a
few explanatory remarks about this
which contains much that
must appear, hardly Ineligible to the