The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-02-17
Financial and Commercial
PLATFORM
OF
TIE NY. MERCANTILE JOURNAL
And Merchants, Manufacturers and Bankers Isgu.

THE \, Y. MERCANTILE JOURNAL is IN no wise
c,, ec 70 any CLIQUE or party but reserves the right
require II aims At perfect Justice and imna,l 80
s.n.ns :" course shh moderation, without lear OF
The Platform Of Tue JOURNAL one Of the broadest
Ana upon n honest men and patriots, what
monioas cooperation It's feneis and pripciprs nav h.
briefly stated as follows
In. las,. W nSa hs ths mot mPsrani secular claim
masses q mOrs thorough Silence
o. 1ovennasn and tbs reciprocal duea would
:. SCI forth In PPr eAiss Moral Science Political
sscosO W. hold that he Paah-oE may accomplish mach
Css y s.ssAas TIE apt a9. and condition u mankind BY
than 10 other ,ursaI neAod Il
= doing sy ne :%Ploynn q he Isin". and upl-.,
oss . AIsg aud g instructive to ~ihn The
Of old and young the Tanned Ard The unArnd
IsHp We hid that vaiaes sIc-ping Cod Silver
ny ~ n a. s' are sorssn charging hey ere
ne conclusions are hsesArIy Of very indefinite and uainhls
We nod th.i AZ Persons WbOss energies
Or q sdTasei s.n.. A 1 1 sIf1 T.. g. h. - me-
muniy The dier and Pendih l. far less worthy ofccrera
FYTs; We hold that & matte q vital importance 10 nsn-
.a sna e.P..s and lasorr. tn-eAlrdl 'beud y cEh
greater The wealth Of nasn, the rher tie rice labor ~
srru: We hold ihA; q importance the
upon sound unsss r,asp n. ~, a. ~ s q r.H,
<ss ibroughoui ~ srd he nv, Jys
snfafir- DNar The ocv-rhmsni uly uuPetsni k.us
such token anl M 'her standard dorar
Of .. holder Of T.si s ~ ss a. he S:
regulate Ss "'si fs a c. ,s . :. ls., ~,
the motion 81 the Steam EnyiHs Governor
sneh FPs haey TtsHs ~nd s Hueh Perfect
EsHrn We hold that The abtcEHr, for ID. eel
lection of debta ereept eIreSrndly Mar
their stead. Of stringent rrRHlo rniesd avisr
Penalties punish uilfui iresPa-s uIon The ghis chs
reform urgently called or
NIsrH We hold that AL i.rlaHon sIerpt ,urh q. rueu-
lated TO sustain the free enoyHen BY n 10. most
complete liberty eon?ali3 With the rghis ,hsud ~
avoided and last every aten u {: ears eers
being protect The igls tsry .ns siks
TEsEH We hold that fr The sYporf gown nrn n. l
lsv-d .Aould B. Ieissi rri raI en- RAJ E,s NJ n
sicasy arranged TaR, bard l~s ch.rr,.
Tax and Tai6 Laws should be nsds when ordered
courage speculation nor f"t srrnz lsinaie lrlress
ELEvHSIu We hulI hat InN AHA ct AIRS.
rain. Of al deserPi,n We ~ Il ss ent A. ne
OF the most powerful inhiefrs
psFy anil happiness Crs-atrs A Irrerv o. rrned sra
directed, should ALEC meet VI hvsir eeHsderaiIru go
log as i does 70 sli ~ ui-e ernnon
branches possible, rhecly Itt nan.Ip aro
surely atAaed. -
the majority should deeia, :he Il sgilaiys i,, = nj
make the aPPr I.s hen whole r.cp, ~.
nost ihoypuEhiy rePrs-easd hrrs iee -qe. ~. u ssh
bdies mlnoHies well H irs sh.t r,nv,.narJ !.
nearly Ia proportion 70 fhir 7.,s a. to,sl.
Enough IL contained ia the fogtrcrE Declaration AZ
Principles 10 Indicate Iosi'ua tNrGmders 81 tha
interest might have been added nav ptodars sh..
hereafter We invite discussion urnn evev mini Irriv.S
and shall take great pleasure, far limited rnsec
will permit in Publishing III etumns tueh rrit;rs
and eandor. In conclusion We NAV renart ~, -
We should % overcome BY better reasoning va shan
frankly own - much and that should arguments con
our views Fe~"