The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-05-25
State Convention of the National La.
Dor Reform Party.

A State Convention Of the Labor Reform
Party will be held in the city of Springfield,
Illinois, on Monday, July 18th, 1872, for
the purpose of more thoroughly organizing
the State, and calling Convention to nomi-
nate .ndidates for State officers and the trans
action of such other business as may probably
be brought before it,
paAi7yt A fae eB es cid PRqss vi 2sFgpqzsgd
by the bank, railroad and other monOpolies,
aided BY that portion Of the press devoted to
their interests, work of explanation would
seem to be necessary. The organization does
NOT advocate, or eren countendnce, any agra
Ran or other Ike distribution Of property,
nor does it ark for conferment Of any artificial
rights, or exclusive privileges, by National,
State OF Municipal Legislatures neither does
Il propose to disturb eristiag rights, as has been
enormously charged Looking only to the fu-
tlsre, they demand that the Government shall
hereafter be so administered as to protect al
in their natural rights.
To this end they ask that the Government
shall establish just standard Of distribution
Of the future product Of the country by
adopting the following methods:
First-By providing purely national circulating me-
dunn, based the faith and Of the nation,
issued directly TO the people without the Intervention Of
banking corporations which currency or money shall
he legal tender in the payment Of all debts public and
prvateeclared equally with gold the lawful money q
the Uuted atesand interchangeable at the option Of
the holder for Government bonds bearing such rate OF
interest may be found necessary 70 make equitable
distribution Of the joint earnings Of capital and labor
between money or nonproducing capital and productive
industry and enterprise.
Second BY paying the national debt in good faith
according TO the laws under which it contracted.
Thirdly reserying the public lands, the rghtful
heritage Of the whole people for actual settlers and
not squAndering them on corporate monopolies.
Fourth By restraining existing corporate monopoies
Of all kinds within proper bounds
Fifth BY tariff for adjusted a. to bear
equitably on all classes and interests
SXth-By such thorough reform in the civil service Of
the National Government will il far a. pos
sible from partizan influence.
Seventh By such reforms, in all branches Of the
public service, may be found necessary To q
just, faithful, and economics administration Of the
Government.
Eight BY the subsection Of the military TO the civil
authority and the confinement Of it, operation
Ninth-By granting general amnesty and restoring
the Union at once the basis Of equality II rights
and privileges ~ all
By the term "labOrer" is meant ALL who
are employed in mining agriculture, the me-
chanic arts, manufacturing, or In the dlstribu-
ton Of the products of industry and enter
prise, as well as the useful callings and pro-
fessions-in word, ALL Vho, BY the labor Of
the head or hand, restore to society an eguiva-
lent for 1hdt they receiUe from Il.
The Labor Reform Party therefore cordial
ly invite the cooperation of all engaged in
any branch Of useful industry or legitimate
business, who endorse the foregoing measures,
and favor such wise, pure and impartial Ad-
ministration of justice a. viii protect all in
their natural rights to enjoy the fruits of their
labor to unite with them in common effort
to restore the Government to its original de-
sign and primitive purity.
A. G. CAMERON,
Chairman State Executive Committee N. L. RIP
ALEX. CAMPBELL
Corresponding Secretary for nInois