The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-07-05
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7. That the presence in our country of
Chinese laborers, imported by capitalists ID
large numbers for servile use, il an evil entail
ing want and its attendant train of misery
and crime on all classes of the American peo-
Pile, and should be prohibited BY legislation.
s. That we ask for the enactment Of law
by which all mechanics and day laborers EN-
ployed by or on behalf Of the Government,
whether directly or indirectly, through per
sons, firms 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 laborers and
mechanics employed At their expenses shall
conform. to the same number Of hours.
9 That the protection Of life, liberty ard
property are the three cardinal principles Of
government and the first tw o are more sacred
than the latter therefore, money needed for
prosecuting wars should, As 1t Is required, be
assessed and collected from the wealth of the
country, and not entailed burden on pos
terity
10 That it is the duty of the government
to so exercise its power over railroads and
telegraph corporations that they shall not
in any case be privileged to exact such rates
Of freight, transportation or charges by what
ever name, as may bear unduly or inequitAbly
upon the producer or consumer.
H. That as both history and experience
teach us that power ever seeks to perpetuate
itself by every and all means at its command
and that its prolonged possession in the hands
Of one person is always dangerous to the
liberty of Tree people, and believing that
the spirit of our organic laws, aud the stabili-
ty and safety Of our free institutions are best
obeyed on the one hand and secured on the
other by a regular constitutional change
in the Chief Executive Of the country at
each quadrennial election therefore we are
in favor Of limiting the occupancy Of the
presidential chair to one term
~ That there should be such reform in
the civil service of the national government
as will remove it beyond all partizan influence,
and place it in the charge and under the di-
rection Of intelligent and competent business
men
IL. That we are in favor of granting uni
versal amnesty, and restoring the Union at
once the basis Of equality of rights and
/ privehges to all, the impartial administration
Of justice being the Gully true bond of union
70 bind the States together and restore the
I affections OF the people to the government
IA That We deem 1t expedient for Con.
I gress TO revise the patent laws 50 as to give
laborers more fully the benefits of their own
ideas and inventions
r. That fitness and not political or person
al considerations should be the only recon-
mendation to public office, either appointivs
or elective, and any or all laws looking to the
establishment of this principle are heartily
approved.
Is That we demand the subsection of tn,
military to the civil authorities, and the con
Y f4-H4enJ oi its operation ~ ustIoual purposes
Alone