The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-04
The New England Labor Reform
League.
sPEEOHEs, RESOLUTIONS, DISCUSSIONS AMr
OBSERVATIONS.

The Third Annual Session of the
New England Labor Reform League,
commenced in Elliott Hall, Boston, on
the 2Oth Of January, the president, Mr..
John Orvis, in the chair. The attend
ance was rather limited, but the pro-
ceedings and discussions were of the
most spicy and animated character.
Among he m Ost prominent speakers
were-Mr. Stephen A. Foster, Miss
K. r. Sill, Mr.. Albert Brisbane, and
Mr.. VIM. Wells Brown.
The resolutions, W hich we quote be-
low, we're presented by ME- Fl. Hey
wood, and embOdy the especial views
eff Mr.. 4. Ii. d Co. They read as fol-
low :-
Resolved, That since service is the source Of
wealth, AID creates all VA Ues e9uita bly, ~eudi
bic, iut- rest, rent profits, and other spe0ula-
i've deVives whereby properly 10 accumulated
without work, are but Subtler forms Of the
slaYeTies aud p racirs Of tie past, now exc
cra'.d BY all RI ht minded people.
Resolved, Thai whoever gets pay for deb
more thin once d. tue tOrm OF interest r.
real estate more than once, in tie TO- 10 Of
dividends for other capital more than snce,
Ia the form o. profits; or s,lls any species Oi
property OF more than its laOoI c"st him, IL
thi, 4, whom Law should 6esGir its IL 10 look
up anu bring justice.
Resolved, That unless he holds deed from
he. lnhn 10 nna 80
more right 70 q land than 10 own slaves p;
and iehee all local OF DatiOnal legisia Ii0u
winch assumes 20 u or give lie public domain
10 lDdlVldU IL or cUrpOr. ton, except Tor ac-
| tual personal use, OF bclIun tie pIIvA sale
OF any u,ore b II Ihe labor cust Impressed Ou
e roil, Is morally wrung aud Lheref re vOid.
Res Nv d That sirCe The average cost Of
money is lees GbAn one pc. ceui., es Of IT,
Is' rBt above hat ave frauds y b Gu legs.aGive
and customary mOnUPOIies "l'Ds ender pOss'-
Olr !; that Lhe 4 de,@i AdmiSIsGI alton. Ia OBJ
ole &c 10 he cUricIuu or bribery Oi W all
st tet, is eud, aVUrng TO FIX in Tie laws OF tLe
land tile pt rnaneht sui, ctIUD OF be prOducin.
TO the specuating elias "; a. Franklin Pierce,
Chiei Justice fancy James Buchanan we're
| never mort seTvIle OILS Ol the Southern Q ave
power than are HUr c. Greeley, Secret Il }
AOut~ell aud ocbuN Ter Golf <, tue wiling FER
Vsats ~ The mUne,, LaIIt aud railway masters
OF TIE NOtLn'
Resolved, That the Labor Reform party a
Massachusetts, IS NV organised, ID ps=iy
without al luea, Who's ruling purpose is'p1blIC
luLderi aud It's pu rIle measures vi special
al q class 1 gisls u, should they succee
Which hSPphy they cannot, would mAAe the
labor movement Common nuisAnce I; that The
beEencent tendency u 'oteIs 10 sever OIL pa,
y ties and ride ~itA right, will never .cLI, W
or dese'Ve success ubIu il sLAnds sQu.rely IUI
Impartial hber'y aid quIabis Exchange, AMI
tmands tree ey, free transit, tree trade
and free land.
Resolved. that pr"hibitOry tariffs on impor.
ted commodities and isse trade la Chin amen
aud ali other Foreigners, rIcn-ng reyreben. J.
BILE nOhOpOnr,s b. u frauuuIthL tax which
raises the prices II goods ~ cOnsum. "a, arc
lessons Ibx price Of lsbO', are speci Us cneats
winch have To- enough o. en- sust. inef by tile
votes OF workIngmsL; III We demand The
/ sut preston Of the Sc monuments Of med @va
bal ,rism and sinks OF political corruption, Lhs
custom houses and the immediate removal o.