The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-03-08

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ury and upon such articles OF manufacture as
VIII ySe having Ge4IyY meteriAl ana abvpd-l
anse sssist in hurthesdevclstihg the fceus.
COS OF the country.
7. That the presence I'M our country II
thinese laborers, imported by capitalists ir
large numbers for servile use, IL an evil entail
ing want and its attendant train Of misery
and crime all cstasse Of the American PEG
pie, and should be prohibited by Legislation
s. That We ask for the enactment Of law
By which ell mechanics and day labOrers EN-
ployed By or GA behalf Of the Government
whether directly or indirectly. through per
sons, firms or corporations, contracting with
the state, shall conform to the reduced stand
ard of eight hours per day recently adopted by
congress-. for national employees. and also an
amendment To- the acts Of incorporation for
| cities and towns by which all lab0reFs and
mechanics employed at their expenses shall
conform to the same number Of hours.
O. That the protection OF life, liberty ard
property are the three cardinal principles OF
government and the first two are more sacred
| than the latter therefore. money needed foI
prosecuting wars should, As 1t is required, bc
assessed and collected from che wealth. II this
country. and not entailed as q burtien on pos
| teritv
10 That it Is the duty Of the government
H. 81 exercise its power over railroads AND
telegraph corporations that they shall moi
in any ease I've privileged "a exact such rates
III freight, transportation or charges by what
ever name, as may bear anduly OF inequitably
| upon the producer consumer.
II. That both history and experience
teach us that power ever seeks to perpctuatt
itself ~ every and all means At its command
and that its prolonged possession in the hand,
Of one person is always dangerous to the
| liberty Of . free people, and believing that
| { ne spirit Of our organic laws. and the stabih
" and safety Of our tree institutions are best
obeyed on the one hand and secured On the
other by a regular constitutional chang,
in the Chief Executive Of the country al
each quadrenHial election therefore We ar,
in favor OF limiting the occupancy of tn,
presidential chair to one term
l.! That there should lie such reform il
the civil service Of the national governmeni
as viii remove il beyond all paFtizan influence
and place it in the charge aud under the al
rection Of intelligent and competent bushes,
men
II. That we are in favor Of granting uni
versal amnesty, and restoring the Union a
once on the basis Of equality Of rights anC
privileges to all. the impartial administration
of iu.tice being the ouly true bond Of unior
t. hInd the states together and restore til,
affections "f the people to the government,
~ That we deem it expedient for ton
gress to revise the patent laws SO as 70 Civ,
laborers more fully the benefits Of their owl
ideas and inventions.
~ That fitness and not political or person
al considerations should lie the only recon-
mendatlon to public office. either appointiv,
or elective. and any or all laws looking to til,
establishment Of this principle are heartily
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