The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-01-13


FRED RoHLEDER, cor. sec
I.s9 Virginia av., ). W, Washington, ID. &.
Platform Of the National Labor Union.
WHEREAS, 1t is not deemed advisable to
change ar modify the existing declaration Of
principles, hut to re-atiirm the same and. for
practical use enunciate the substance thereof
in a more convenient and concise form, with
some additional resolutions; and,
WHEREAS, IAN political power is inherent
in the people and free government, founded on
their authority and established for their hen
eft r that all freemen are equal in political
rights, aud entitled t. the largest political and
religious liberty compatible with the good
order Of society, as also the use and the enjoy
ment Of the fruits Of their labor and talents :
and mo man or set Of men are entitled to
exclusive, separate emolumel4ts, privileges or
nlmunities from the government, but in con
sideration of public services and any laws
destructive Of these fundamental principles
are without moral binding force, and should be
repealed TO ITO So, however, is a difficult
work when such Law OF usagcs are interviewer
with pride, prejudice and Seltishness Besides
experience shows that laboring people are more
than Others disposed ''tn suffer while evils
are sutferabe than organize fur their aho-
lition and
.NHFREAS. We are a,lm"nishcl Nv the i'm
periled rights 1T labor Throughout the nited
States t. organize and agItate IN our behalf
with the decree, - In the "a eat uf thy face
shalt thou cat bread. and the adage that
II The price OF liberty Is eternal vigilance
enthrrned III our hearts and emblaZuned as
mnttoes upon orr banners, assured Of success
over corrupt political schemers and the specu-
lators and bankers who are proving like har
pies upon the fruits Of honest labor. and thus
restore to our political and social system that
equilibrium Of right and justice So necessary
to good government and domestic tranquility
he it
Re>yIs.d, That the lab"rers in all depart
ments Of useful industry. are suffering from
system Of monetary laws, which were enacted
during the late war as measures, it was as
sumed, necessary to the life of the nation, 4"
winch are now sought to lie perpetuated in the
interest Of bondholdcrs and bankers as means
to subvert the government of our fathers and
establish on its ruins an empire in which all
political power shall be centralized, to restrain
and Cypress the rights Of labor and subor,li-
nate its votaries to the merciless demands Of
aggregated capital.
R.~ojYd, That the rate of interest on money
IL the governing power III the distribution "i
the lT"ducts "i industry anu enterprise be-
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to the producing classes.
H'S"'n'"' mat me national banking sys-
TEN, being inimical to the spirit Of liberty and
subverslve OF the principles ct justice without
warrant IN the constitution Of the United
States, and wrongtully increasing the bar
dcns Of the wealth-producing classes millions
Of dollars annually, justice demands its repeal.
ResoIreI. That to provide true national
currency, adapted to the genius of our institu-
tons and the wants OF the business OF the
country the circulating NOTES OF the hatlohal
banks ana the present ereehDSGAs' Whlch are
not inll iega tender shoul" DE Withdrawn
from circulation ana thelr place supplied with
a paper currency based on the wealth OF the
nation male a legal tender IN the payment
q all debts luHnI am pllTate declared tne
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ness Ah%"n a. "'''''si 1lle PIihciPai y
sI ,,,,ne,' i dishonest ami extoTt;onate and
hanna we enter onr solemn protest against anv
J.,,artnre from the ORIGINAL contract bv fund
NH +be delt in long bonds. or in anv wav IN
creasinp the gold bearing and untaxed oblipa