The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-15
Address.
To tie True Fsiends of Progress, The
WeH.wishers ofMe Women's Home
stead Land and Labor Reform.

To Me True Fsiends of Progress, The
Well.wishers ofthe Women's Home
stead Land and Labor Reform.
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 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 reforms, demand
ing legislative action, each for itself.
Only three "Woman's suffrage, or sex
al political equality Reconciliation"
and "Radicalism" are represented by its
party, and known in politics
The national safety demands that ev-
cry voters ballot should be counted for
some idea. But without a representa-
tive party numbers of good people, hav-
ing no way to record their opinion, and
acting from principle 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 no party rep
resentation.
Generally known as the representative
of these ideas and advocate of the peo-
pies rights, it therefore becomes my du-
ty to call a Delegate Convention of those
citizens Of the United States who feel the
need, at this present time of an INDEprN-
DENT PARTY, which shall truly be the
advanced exponent of the peoples right
to, and demand for, general education,
industry, health, wealth, personal liberty,
civil right, peace, happiness, and good
will.
Any person will be welcome as dele
gate, who is sincerely desirous Of now
forming a political party uniting in itself
all these great ideas because based on the
vital element Of woman's right to uure-
stricted industrial or other education, free
choice of employment, and selfsustain-
ing, independent homestead ownership,
and who will participate in said Couyen.
ton, to be holden Oct. II, 1872, at Il,
NJ, Mayhower Hall, Boston, Mass, for
the one purpose of establishing live
National party on this single issue aud
placing its platform and candidates before
the people, without any side issues or en-
tangling 'isms' Of other parties, in order
that some earnest believers in this one idea
who cannot couscientiously vo c any other
party ticket, can use the "freeman's
right"
a party thus formed will De a moral
power in politics, however small its num-
bers; and its demands will be needed,
when it asks, as it can justly do, that pri-
vate integrity and public honesty shall
govern official life, that national faith and
honor be kept nviolate; our industries
fairly protected, and the general welfare
of the people consulted
And now, fellow citizens, as the rec
ognzed advocate of Human Rights, of
Woman and Labor Reform and as the
representative of working women and
men, l call upon you whose hearts burn
within you for the adveut of this new
party, and the success Of this principle,
both women and men, to rally for this
effort and prove your faith by your works.
AURORA H. Z. PHELpa.
In behalf of many Working people, Sec.
retary Peoples Homestead League.