Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-07
n, Washington Republican,
Wor.lngmcn's Plat
form.

~ AGO, a declaration OF Wln-
' .,,, VAS drawn up, which may be
'i-,,rized as follows: All legiti-
49,. =. nroperty being the product of
'.,.,7. rightly belongs to the
- ,,,a-. Eight hours per day
IA be the extent Of a days
~. The earth is the common
~, Of .ubnd. and every inter
-, O, the inslienable right TO
~. =, ,pl a-av subsistence from the
he monopoly Of or a traffic in
.a,v.,!i;ion Of the sacred prin-
Il. O, iustica. and must be at
,,.i.] with direful consequences.
" .,.em Of contracting public
= ssoali be abolished, and all
mill, inTro7omenss-such rs rail
,r.,,, te,es-ash lines gas works.
,;.;,, c,!erpriscs, eanals, etc
'.,,1 be conducted by the Gov
.,,,,.,. to- the benefit Of society.
h,ility for tic organization
:, ,a2l.eigo should be extended
.f.e a,op!c; colleges and scientific
.,..;.lnons should be free. An in
,..,-:,' bureau should be estab-
.,.sito regulate differences arising
,.s4n capital and labor thst
,,k.e may be prevented and en-
r.5-nent afforded to all. Coal
,.,a!lb. provided at cost Of mining
nj transportation for the people,
g, 7lsrl the poor against the i'm
ps...ans practiced Ivy scnlless cor
,,s,ions." Tho right Of suffrage
,s,rli be secured TO every citizen
Il mature age. regardless Of race.
81. O. condition. All fee Offices
.,,r'd br abolished, and All lucra-
five salaries reduced 70 as to com
hoy, with the wages paid to me
,uau;rs aaI ether useful cailings;
,7l. IS tar as possible, the principle
o.equsi c,npensation shall be gen
sr,ny introduced. Tho currency OF
n. nation should be issued by
GJr@-amcnt only, and bear no in
irst, and the people should retain
its sovereign power TO rstify or
,e;s, The acts o. their public ser
pais
It na- strike some people that
IL tbs . wild and utopian, and
ta. The proposed enlargement OF
G''phere oi government would be
Js,croJs in the extreme. II is
gYt Ia, whenever a government
-s,taGos to carry on R public
- ii nearly always costs three
As. and, in SOHO cases, ten times
.,e than it Eoull if managed by
nate enterprise. The working
W., however, nre not 70 fa- astrsy
might DO supposed. The canals
IA general thing, are now man.
ted by the government, eitbe,
t,te or national. Congress, on al
10 government works. has max,
.:h! hours a days work without t
loporiionste reduction of the ratei
i vsSos. Respected efforts have
tan made TO induce the govern.
nelt 10 assume the charge Of tn,
,esS:aphic lines. and the example
Highland In that respect will, nc
4.gbt, sooner or later be followed
B! the United States. Congress
-a teen repeatedly asked to &c
10 the steamship business, and
'2e very able and thoughtful men
Certain the belief that it will be
i''esssry, at no distant day, for
tie Government to seize the rail
''is, IS the only way to rescue the
l"'p.c from these gigantic mono
loA's The railroad power Of the
ll'9i States is at the present time
lar noFe potent and dangerous
'asl tie old slave power WAS. II
controls the States and is supreme
IL The National Legislature. II
'll'' State Legislatures, elects Con
S'''smen and Senators, and the
"'ae appears to be near at hand
'-'n II will assume directly, Us il
Wv does indirectly. to elect our
Presidents.
iue coming struggle-in fact. the
''usS!e now upon us-is this one
'e'Seen capital, on the one hand,
va IaOor, on the other. We do no,
T''''' that the workingmen are
: s''Aer right or wise, or ever
" IN their ideas on the subject
~ 81 this will beremedied in time.
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