The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-09-27
THE WORKINGMEN AND THE
CHANGERS.


to unite with them in common effort fuI
the vindication aud maintenance Of tn,
natural rights of those who produce and
distribute the wealth.
We believe that we express the almost
unanimous sentiments Of the members 81
the workingmens organizations Of the ma
ton, when we say to our agricultural
\ friends that in So far as We can, without
the surrender Of well founded convictions,
We are ready 70 JOIN with them, heart and
/ hand, for the abrogation Of all grants OF
special privileges and advantages to midi
yidual classes or corporations, and for the
enactment of such wise and Just laws as
will protect all in their natural rights.
which we believe to be the true object of
all good Government. The workingmen,
as an organization or party, have never
asked for any exclusive rights or privileges
for themselves, and they are not willing
that they shall be granted to others, " heth-
er high or low
All that they have ever demanded was
such pure and impartial administration
of justice as would give to all an unfetter-
ed start and chance in the race of life.
With this they will be content, and this
they Will contend for to the bitter end
They have from the first attributed the
evils, which they in common with the
farmers and all others of the industrial
classes are suffering, to
LIST. Banking and money monopolies, 10y
which, through ruinous rates Of interest,
the products Of human labor, III all depart
ments Of useful industry, are concentrated
ia the hands Of the few cunning tnanclers
ar money-mongers. This they view as the
great central source Of the wrongs Of those
who produce and distribute the wealth.
and IN and through which all monopolies
and other systems Of oppression exist and
operate.
"a. Land monopohes. by which the pub
he domain is absorbed 10y a few Spectators
and corporations, and the hardy pioneers
deprived of their natural rights to this God
given bounty.
Sd Consolidated railroad and other
transit monopoies, whereby the products
X the farm, as well as Of all other useful
industries, are taxed to The last Mill they
will bear. for the benefit d stock holders
and stock gamblers.
9TH. Commercial and gram monopolies,
whereby a few INSCRIPTIONS Spectators,
aided BY the bankers, are enabled To con
troll the price Of grain and compel the
farmers to sell at ruinously low rates, and
the consumers t. pay exorbitant prices for
the very necessaries Of life.
9th. Manufacturing monopolies, by
which all small operators are crushed, and
the price of labor and its products are de
termned with mathematical certainty in
the interest Of bankers and other capital
lists.
And the purpose to restore the Govern
ment to its original purpose, and as far as
possible 70 remedy these evils and remove
their results.
LIST. BY establishing monetary system
based on the faith and resources u the ma
ton, III harmony with the genius Of the
Government, and adapted To tie needs Of
legitimate commerce, without the assist
ance or counsel and wholly independent of
shrewd bankers and cunning tnanciers.
To effect this object the workingmen de-
mand that the circulating notes Of the ma
tional and State banks be withdrawn from
circulation, and a paper currency issued BY
the Government directly to the people,
ed. and made legal tender in the pay
ments Of all debts, public and private tex
cept where, by express laws, it is provided
payment shall be made in conn., and de-
clared equally with coin the lawful money
Of the United States. This currency or
money to be interconvertible at the pleas
ure Of the holders with Government bonds
bearing interest at 3 per cent. per annum,
and the Government creditors to have the
privilege of taking the lawful money or in
terest bearing bonds at their election.
ID. Bypaying the national debt in strict
accordance with the laws under which it
was originally contracted gold where spe-
officially promised all other forms of
Indebtedness, now existing or hereafter in
Cured 10 be discharged at the earliest OPP
ton of the Government, in the lawful mon
ey or interest bearing bonds, as above pro-
vlded, without funding 1t In long bonds or
in any way increasing the gold paying and
now taxed obligation Of the Government,
through expensive syndicates or otherwise
Sd. BY preserving the public domain
inviolate for actual settlers, prohibiting the
sale to spectators or donation to corpor-
atoms of single acre more.
4th BY a tariff on imports for revenue
only, believing, as we do, that the. reduc-
ton of interest on money to an equita-
bic rate, will do more to increase the re-
wards Of labor in all departments of use
full industry to encourage the develop
ments of our agricultural resources, and to
protect and foster our manufacturing in
teress, than any system Of tariff laws that
can be devised.
9TH. By restoring, within proper
bounds, or if need be, in order to protect
the rights of the people, abolishing cor
porate monopolies, and interdicting every
species of class legislation when, found TO
be inimical to the general welfare.
9th By the creation Of board of
management of the currency and revenue,
to consist of such number Of intelligent