The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-29
PRESIDENTIAL TICKET.

On Thursday last, in Columbus, o.,
two Presidential tickets were nomi-
mated. The following is the National
Labor Reform ticket:
For President
JUDGE DAVID DAVIS, of Illinois,
For Vice-President-
Gov. JOEL PARKER, of New Jersey.
And this the Platform:
PREAAIBLE.-We hold that all polit-
ical power is inherent in the people,
and free government is founded on
their authority, and established for
their benefit; that all citizens are equal
in political rights, entitled to the lar
gest religious and political liberty
compatible with the good order Of
society, as also with the use and enjoy
ment of the fruits Of their labor and
talents, and no man or set Of men are
entitled to exclusive separate emolu-
ments and privileges from govern
ment but in consideration of public
services, and any laws destructive Of
49, f---1-----~.-t-I Ts.s--v4PIUs arc u1rII-
out moral binding force, and should
be repealed-believing that all the
evils resulting from unjust legislation
now affecting the industrial classes
can be removed by the adoption of the
principles contained in the following
declaration.
l. That it is the duty Of the gov
ernment to establish a Just standard
of distribution Of capital and labor by
providing purely national circula-
ting medium, based on the faith and
resources Of the nation, issued direct
ly to the people without the interven-
ton of any system of banking corpo-
ratiOns, which money shall be a le-
gal tender in payment Of all debts, !
public and private, and interchange
able at the option Of the holder for
government bonds, bearing rate of
interest not to exceed 81 per cent,
subject to future legislation by Con-
gress.
2. That the national debt should
be paid in good faith according to the
original contract at the earliest op-
ton of the government, without
mOrtgaging the property of the peo-
pie and the future earnings of Ia
Dor to enrich a few capitalists at
home and abroad.
8. That justice demands that the
burdens Of government should be so
adjusted as to bear equally on all clas-
ses and interests, and that the exemp-
ton from taxation of government
bonds, bearing .extortionate rates Of
interest, is violation of all just prin-
ciples of revenue law.
4. That the public lands Of the
United States belong to the people,
and should not be sold to individuals
and to companies, but be held for the |
benefit of landless settlers, in amounts |
not exceeding $50 acres.
5. That Congress should modify |
the tariff so as to admit free such Or |
ticles Of common use As we can nei- |
ther produce nor grow, and lay the |
duties for revenue on such articles |
Of manufacture as we, having raw /
material in abundance, will assist in |
further developing the resources of /
Ihe country.
6. That the presence in our coun-
try Of Chinese laborers, imported by
capitalists in large numbers for serY-
ice, is an evil entailing want and its
consequent train Of misery and crime
OH all classes of American people, and
should be prohibited by legislation.
Z. That we ask for the enactment
Of law by which all mechanics and
day laborers employed by or on be-
half of the government, whether di-
rectly, through persons, firms, or cor
porations contracting with the State,
shall conform to the reduced standard
Of eight hours a day recently adopted
by Congress for national employees,
and also an amendment to the acts
Of incorporation for cities and towns,
by which all labOrers and mechanics
at their expenses shall con-
form to the same number Of hours.
s. That the enlightened spirit of
The age demands the abolition of the
system of contracts for labor in our
prisons and other refOrmatory insti-
5utions.
g.. That the protection Of life, lib J
srty, and property are the three car
linal principles in government, and j
he first two are more sacred than the
after; therefore, the money necessary
or prosecuting wars should, as It Is
be assessed and collected
rom the wealth OF the country, and
lot entailed as burden on posterity. s
10. That it is the duty of the gov
srnment to so exercise its power over
ailroads and telegraph companies
hat they shall not, in any case, be
to exact such rates of freight !
transportation, or charges, by what
Oever name, as may bear unduly or
upon either producer or
consumer.
IL. That as both history and expe-
fence teach US that power ever Z
eeks to perpetuate itself by any and
II means at its command, and that :
Is prolongation and possession in the
lands of any one person is always
dangerous to the liberties of free
'eOpie; and believing, too, that thespir- ]
t of our organic law and the stability Y
nd safety OF our free institutions are Z
est obtained on the one hand, and
ecured on the ether, by a regular
change in the chief of
be country at each quadrennial cleo
ion; therefore we are in favor Of lin
ting the occupancy of the presiden-
ial chair to one term. d
II. That we are in favor Of grant, \
IA a general amnesty, and restoring :
be Union at once on q basis Of equal q
lghts and privileges TO all, the impair l
lal administration of the laws being \
ne only true bond Of union to bind \
states together and restore the affec- G
IONS OF the people to the govern {,
10. That we deem it expedient for Il
congress to revise the patent laws so a
8 to give labor more fully the bene- Q
Its OF its own ideas or inventions.
IA. That fitness and not pol;tical
r personal considerations should be g
be only recommendation to public 4 4