Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-25
as wrong and subyersiye of ths PURPOSES of

sons should contribute to the common stock,
by useful industry, a sum and quantity equal
to their own support, and legislation should
lend, as far as possible, to the equitable dis
tnbutlon OF the surplus products as, if these
propositions are not true aud our Govern
ment is wholly perverted from its true design.
the sacred names Democracy and Repub-
llcamsm become the synonym of despotism,
and the parties represented thereby, as now
organized, are made the engines of oppres-
sion crushing out the lives of the people.
We need only to point to the fact that, in
this beneficent country of unlimited resources,
with the land annually groaning beneath the
products of human effort, the mass of the
people have no supply beyond their daily
wants, and are compelled from unjust con-
ditions, in sickness and misfortune, to become
paupers. Pauperism and crime are the per-
picking questions Of all modern statesman
| ship, and 1t Is with these we have to deal.
How far these evils are connected with the
abuses inflicted on labor, a superficial states
manship seems not to perceive.
Chattel slavery has been abolished, but the
rights and relations of labor stand just where
they did before the emancipation, in respect
to the divisions of its products. The differ
ence lies only in the methods of abstracting
the results and concentrating them
in the hands of few capitalists. Capital is
now the master, and dictates the terms, and
thus all iaborers are practically placed in the
same condition of the slave before his eman-
cipation. In thus placing them, the interests
of all laborers become common, and they
must fight the battle in unity if they would
| succeed.
What, then, are the instrumentalities BY
which these wrongs are inflicted? First,
banking and monopolies, by which, through
ruinous rates of interest, the products of
human labor are concentrated IN the hands of
non-producers. This is the great central
source of these wrongs, in and through which
all other monopolics exist and operate. Sec
ond, consolidated railroads, and other tram
sit monopolies, whereby all industries are
taxed to the last mill they will bear for the
benefit of the stockholders and stockholders.
Third, manufacturing monopolies, whereby
all small operators are crushed out and the
prices of labor and products determined
with mathematical certainty in the interest of
the capitalists. Fourth, land monopolies, by
which the public domain is absorbed by few
| corporations and spectators. Fifth. COM
mercial and grain monopolies. speculation.
and enriching the bloated corporations on
| human necessities.
We propose to restore the Government to
its original purpose, and, as far as possible, to
remedy those evils and remove their results:
first by abandoning the gold basis fallacy and
establishing monetary system based on the
faith and resources of the Government of the
nation, in harmony with the genius of the
Government, and adapted to the exigencies of
| legitimate commerce. To this end, the circu-
lating notes of the National and State Banks
as well as all local currency must be with
drawn from circulation, and paper currency
be issued by the Government, which shall be
legal-tender in the payment of all debts,
public and private, duties on imports in
cluded. and be declared, equal with gold the
lawful money of the United States. This cur
rency, or money is to be interchangeable at
the pleasure of the holders, for Govern
ment bonds, bearing low rate of interest,
say 3.65 per cent, the Government credit
ors to have the privilege of taking the money
or bonds at their election, reserving to Con-
gress the right to regulate the rate of interest
on bonds, and the volume of the currency SO
as to effect the equitable distribution of the
products of labor between money, or non-pro-
ducing capital, aid productive industry, and
we advocate paying the national debt in strict
accordance with the laws under which it was
originally contracted. in gold where specifical-
/ ly promised, but all other forms of indebted
ness, including the principal of the 500
bonds, should be discharged at the earliest OPP
ton of the Government in the legal-tender
currency of the United States without fund
ing it in long bonds, or in any way increasing
the gold paying and untaxed obligations of
| the Government.
| RESOLVED, That we are in favor of the Office
seeking the man, and not the man the Of
| fee.
ludt VIC Will tuuedNOT 10 sel6cL men TO I'LL
the various offices who are honest and capa-
BILE, without regard to former political opin-
ions.
That we detest bribery, corruption and
fraud in obtaining votes, either by the use
of money or whisky, and will not support any
man for Office known to be guilty of the same
and
That we are opposed to electing any
man to fill the same Office for more than
al in Slln frnn fha f6a,f
down.
That we unc0mpromisingly condemn the
practice of our public officials in receiving
free passes from railroad managers.
That We denounce the action of our Legis-
lature and Representatives in Congress and in
the Senate for the increase of taxes, fees and
salaries, and We will use all honorable
means in our power to reduce the taxes,
fees and salaries of all to q reasonable
basis.
That we demand . reduction of all
public expenditure, to the end that taxa
ton may be reduced to the lowest possible
limit
That it is contrary to the policy of good
government to encourage litigation, and that
the allowing 10 per cent on judgments and the
collecting of attorneys fees off of the defend
ant encourages litigation and favors capital. is
a source of corruption, subserves no good pur-
pose, and, therefore, ought to be remedied by
appropriate legislation.
That the present Assessment law of real
estate imposes unequal and unjust burdens
on the producing class, and favors capital and |
corporate wealth, and we demand its speedy |
amendment
That we demand in our Grand Jury system |
that their jurisdiction extend to felonies orly.
That no party is worthy our confidence |
which denies the right of the people to re-
strict the abuses of the liquor traffic
The Committee on Selection of a State |
Ticket submitted the following which was |
adopted unanimously:
For Secretary of State-Noyes s. White, of |
Vigo county
For Auditor of State-Ebenezer Henderson.
of Morgan county.
For Treasurer of State-Morris c. Bennett. |
of Steuben county.
For Attorneys eneral-James s. Mitchell,
of Elkhart county.
For Judge of Supreme Ceurt-Horace P. |
Bid,ile, OF Cass county
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
GARRISON Davis, of Henry county.
The following resolution was presented and |
adopted:
Lesotred. That we. he farmers and work. |
ingmen of Indiana, fully determined to CON-
mand due recognition, adopt expression |
of our sentiment and purposes the name of |
Independent.