Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-11

ADDRESS

Address
To the True Friends OF Progress. the
Voll-Wishcrs OF tho Women's
Homestead Land and Labor Ee-
form.
Human happiness and welfare is
best promoted by republican or
democratic governments because
more than other governments they
allow numerous and varied political
parties, each representing thoughts
or policies.
In republic each political party
is based on, and urges the one re-
form or idea, which gives it life
1t can truly accept no other. even
though of equal or of greater
value.
This nation now contains a full
score of earnest and pressing re-
forms, demanding Legislative action,
each for itself.
Only three, "Woman's suffrage,
or sexual political equality, ''sRecon-
Citation" and 'Radicalism" are
represented by its party, and known
in politics.
The national safety demands that
every voters ballot should be count
ed for some idea. But without u
representative party numbers of
good people, having no way to re-
cord their opinion, and acting from
principle, are unable to vote for any
candidate offered them.
The tour ideas called Land and
Labor, Woman and Home Reforms,
though having many adherents and
touching all parts of our social
system, have no party representa-
ton.
Generally known as the represent
alive OF these ideas and advocate of
''the peoples rights" it therefore
becomes my duty to call Delegate
Convention of those Citizens Of the
United States who feel the need, at
Ills present time, of an INDErEND-
EMF PARTY, which shall truly be
the advanced exponent of the peo-
pies right to, and demand for gen
eral education, industry, health,
wealth, personal liberty, civil right,
peace, happiness and good will.
Any person will be welcome as a
delegate who is sincerely DESTROYS
ofnow forming q political party uni
ting in itself all these great ideas,
because based on the vital element
of woman's right to unrestricted in
duStrial or other education, free
choice of employment, and a self
sustaining, independent homestead
ownership, and who viii participate
in said Convention, to be holden
Oct. II, 1872, at II NJ, Mayhowcr
Hall, Boston, Mass, for the one uur-
pose Of establishing 4 live National
party az this si"vle issue and pla-
cling its platform and candidates be-
fore the people, without any side
issues, or e;,tangiinS 'tisms" OF 9th
er parties, in order that some earn
est believers in this one idea, who
cannot, coiiscicniiously, vote any
other party ticket, can use the 'free
mans right"
A party thus formed will be
moral power IN politics, however
small its numbers; ana its demands
will be needed when it asks, rs it
can Justly do, that private integrity
and public honesty shall govern Off
cial lite, that national faith and hon
or be kept lnylolatc; our industries
fairly protected, and the general
welfare Of the people consulted.
And now, fellow citizens, as the
recognized advocate of Human
Rights, Of Woman and Labor Re
form; and as the representative of
working women and men, call up
on you whose hearts burn within
you for the advent of this new par
ty, and the success of this principle,
both women and men, to rally for
this effort and prove your faith by
your works.
AURORA H. G. PHELPS,
In behalf ofmany Working people, Seere-
tdry Peoples Homestead League