The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-10-12
Address.
To the True Friends OF Progress. The WELL
~Ishers Of Ghe women Homestead Land
and Labor Reform.

! 10 the Irue frhenWS OF ErOkrrNAs 1@e WIZ
wIshers OF Ghe women HoDa~-tead Land
and Labor Reform.
Human happiness and welfare is best
promoted by republican or democratic gov
ernments because more than other govern
ments they allow numerous and varied po-
litical parties, each representing thoughts
or policies.
In republic each political party is bas-
| ed on, and urges the one reform or idea
which gives it life. 1t can truly accept no
other, even though Of equal or greater
value.
This nation now contains full score Of
earnest and pressing ref"rus, demanding
Legislative action, each for Itself.
Only three, Woman suffrage, or sex
al political equality, Z" Reconciliation, :"
and . RadicalIsm are represented by its
party, and known III politics.
The national safety demands that every
voter ballot should be counted for some
idea But without representative party
numbers of good people, having no way to
record their opinion, and acting from prin-
cIple are unable To- vote for any candidate
offered them.
The four ideas called Land and Labor,
Woman and Home Reforms, though hav-
ing many adherents and touching all parts
Of our social system, have ne party repre-
sentauOn
Generally known as the representative
Of these ideas and advocate Of : the PEG
pies rights, it therefore becomes my duty
Ia call Delegate Convention of those cit
liens Of the United States who feel the
need, At this present time of an INDErEND-
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NAneeJ exponent Of the peoples right to
and demand for such legislation AS will re
suit in securing general education, indus
try, health, wealth, personal liberty and
civil rights peace, happiness, and good
will
Any person will be welcomed as a dele
gate, who is sincerely deslrous Of now
forming a political party uniting III itself
all these great ideas because based on the
vital element of wunans right To unre
strIcted industrial or other education, free
choice If employment, and a self-sustaln-
ing. independent homestead ownership,
and no will participate III said Conven-
tIan, a. be holden oct. ~, 1872. at Il,
noon, Mayt"wer Hall, Boston. Mass. for
the .ne purpose Of establishing live ma
tIoual party H,S s,afr assn, and placing
it, platform and candidates before the peu-
PIE, without any side issues, or entangling
Isms Of other parties, III order that some
earnest believers ia this one idea, who can
not, c"nscientiously vote any other party
ticket. can use the - freeman right
\ party thus formed will be moral
power iii politics, however small its mum
hers and its demands will be needed,
when ii asks as II can Justly do, that Prl
Natc integrity and public honesty shall
govern official life, that national faith and
honor br Kept inviolate our industries
fairly protected, ami the general welfare
of the people consulted.
And nov. fellow citizens, AS the recng-
nized advocate of human rights, IF woman
and Labor Reform and as the represen-
tative 81 working women and men, | call
upon you whose hearts burn within sou for
the advent Of this new party, and the sue
cess Of this principle, both women and
men, to rally for this effort and prove your
faith by your works.
AURORA II. {. PHELPs,
liz bshdif ~ many trorkifp p,opIr. Secretary
Peoples Homestead Lcag",