The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-05-11
State Convention of the National La
Dor Reform Party.

A State Convention Of the Labor Reform
Party viii 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 candidates for State officers and the trans
action OF such other business as may probably
be brought before it.
As the aims and 81 ar+s ~ This organization.
a. well as the mtaures advocated by the
party, have been perestently misrepresented
by the bank. railroad and other monopolies,
aided rs that portion Of the press devoted to
their interests, a work Of explanation would
seem 70 be necessary. The organization does
NOT advocate, or ercn r0uHteuduce, any agra
r.Ga or other Ike distribution Of property,
nor does il ask for conferment Of any artificial
rights, or exclusive privileges. by National,
State Or MunIy pal Legislatures neither does
L proDosc p disturb eristing rights, as has been
enormously charged Looking only to the tu-
ure, they demand that the Government shall
hereafter be so administered as to protect all
2. :tsr 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 resources o. the nation
issued direcy u the people without the Intervention Of
banking corporations which currency or money shall
be legal tender IN the payment % all debts public and
private-decared equally with gold the lawful money Of
the UuIted State-and Interchangeable AZ the option Of
the holder for Government bonds bearing such rate o.
interest may be found necessary make equitable
distribution Of the joint earnings q capital and labor
between money or producing capital and productive
industry and enterprise.
Secondly paying the national debt in good faith
according to the laws under which It contracted
Thirdly rcserying the publlc lands the rightfdl
heritage u the whole people for actual settlers and
not squanderng them on corporate monopoles.
Fourh-By restraining existing corporate monopolies
Of all kinds, within proper bounds.
Fifth BY tariff for adjusted az To bear
equitably all classes and interests.
sxth-By such thorough reform in the civil service OF
the National Government as Will remove it far pos
sible from parzan influence.
Seventh By such reforms, in all branches Of the
public service, as may be found necessary 70
Just faithful and economical administration Of the
Government.
light BY the sub lection q The military to the civil
authority, and the confinement Of It's operation
uonal purposes alone.
Ninth-By granting general amnesty and restoring
the Union at once the basis Of equality II rights
aud privileges u all.
BY the term ''laborer' is meant ALL who
are employed in mining, agriculture, the me-
chanic arts, manufacturing or in the distribu-
ton Of the products Of industry and enter.
prise as well as the useful callings and pro
fessions-in a word ALL lrho, by The labor Of
he head or hand, restore to society an equira-
len: for rhdt they receive from t.
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 a wise pure and impartial ad-
ministration Of justice as will 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 itsoriginal de-
sign and primitive purity
A. c. CAMERON,
Chairman State Executive Committee n LRP
ALEX. CAMPBELL
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