The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-07-15
FROM CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANC1sco. July a ls.

TO the EDITOR Of the WosKHGEAH ADVOCATE
At the Labor Union last evening =
resolution was offered and carried, ap-
pointing all members, a committee, to
bring before the trades organizations Of
which they respectively are members.
a request for all to subscribe for thu
purpose Of paying the expenses Of Mr.
rrevellick i'll this State. The Intern -
tionsl Society and Settlers League were
also invited to contribute.
The main feature Of the evening was
the Introduction Of RESOLUTIONS OF yhit b
| eend you a copy:
Tie resolutions are of too lengthy
q character for publication III this
Issue. but the following is an ab
-tract: The FIRST drnounces the gold
basis fallacy the second declares il a.
be the duty Of government to provide
a paper currency, which shall he L.
gal tender for all deb adequate for The
needs OF the people; the third denounees
the payment Of interest, a. an unjust
tax upon the producers; the fourth de-
clares the national debt shall be pad in
greenbacks, except where's special con
Dract decides 10 the contrary the &c Il
that the said debt shall be converted
INTO legal tender notes, and that all over
and above the amount necessary far
the legitimate business OF the eouutr,
>hall be converted into intereSt-bearirE
bonds-whlch interest shall not exceed
IN amount the increase uf wealth y,
labor; the sixth, that the expense of All
future wars shall be levied directly on
the wealth Of the country and not b.
entail, d as burden on posterity N,
seventh declares In favor of the abolit on
of the income tax the eighth, thai
stock jobbing, gold Or other speculation
that cOnttmp ates gain by los TO some
other person, is gambling fraudulent
and criminal IN practice, and should b..
included in the Category Of unlaw al
pursuits forbidden by statute; ninth,
declares that land and water like air
are the gift OF God 10 man that gov
ernmehts are simply trustees Ut the same
whose enjoyment should he enjoyed b,
The masses, and that no government
has the right to guarantee to /. e E.w
the possession Of the same TO the iuiur,
Of The many, favOrs the return Of all 10,
public domain unconStiturioually voted |
~ corpm aliens 10 the people; tenth, |
taV orS the establishment of cooperative |
and the duty Of tie STAT
ID assist them under Competent man
Agement; eleventh declares that com
pensatlOn Tor labor should be measured
by it, profits, and that The standard
Sal"c OF lab 4 should be the rtmunrra.
lion f'r all other occupati ms, aud alsn
ienounces all class Legislation; twelfth,
declares that all able-b died, irttlIil zen
persons should Contribute 10 the G M
mon stock by useful industry a sum or
quantity equal to their own suppori
thirteenth, opposes tile importation o
COolle Labor; fourteenth, iavUrs the
Of wuman; and the
sixteenth declares ID BY Ihr adoptio
81 this monetary system, there won a
"e - Necessity Tor protective |
tlrlff
TINS Hydra we are seeking 10 crush |
s tostertd among all classes Of the |
not only in the banking
houses but also 10 tile palace and hoyel,
the Counting room and the workshops;
rs hidruus head lu k beneath the sur
pl CT and the judicial ermii e, but most
Il luAu ateS in the lap OF vulgar shody.
and especially among those OF that
G ass who have mounted to opulence on
The backs Of their laboring fellows, in
The hearts of these no sympathy Tor
the mlserles Of the JOiling millions can
be found. The labOrer, miner. me.
chanIc, merchant, doctor, lawyer, spec
ulalor and banker alike, all ore eagrr
Tor cent pr cent, and thus the lowly /
to crush themselves, for eyery .
dollar OF interest that their small earn.
ing accumulate their toll il made 10 .
swell the boards Of capital ten times a.
much. This is the burden which fool
lsh men arc heaping on their fellows in
violation Of the Just command TO 'lJve
Thy neighbor as myself" and which
nils this tair and fertile earth with sor
row, misery aud crime, instead Of max
ing it the abode Of happiness and
owe.
These resolutions fell like a bomb
shell, and before the point was won
ID y had like 10 have been put To a
20 e, but just in time, like dream,
breaking the spell Of nightmare, Mr..
Comstock sprung to his feet, and made
a most plalntIve appeal to have these
mighty questions THAT had puzzled the
ra ms Of the most prof und political
economist for generations, laid aside.
Mr.. Mason followed III tiradr OF
abuse, quoting the close OF the ! 9th
resolution, and characterizes it, fright