The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-04-03

All accumulated property. If every
name and naturr. ~ith"ut "ne cNcep
ton. should bear It. equitable share %
direct TAXATION, both frr municipal ant
State. as well as Tor national purposes
This il easy enough tn arrive AZ Aud foI
the purpose Of arriviu. at this proper rat
ing. let us first have 4 uniform stable cur
rency. such as ~ have 80 long c"n.euded
for. This should bc measured ~ the
[ nited States by The rate ut interest. tNed
upon the national deia. which should al
ways be As low a. that of other nations
with which We have large commercial re-
lations. say 5 per cent a III England.
II the farm ia the country, nr the house
and lot in the city or town. viii sell Ton
81 600 Of this currency then the income
of its proceeds NAV be set down AT $40,
and the bond or money nf the Jdler OF
noh-producer for like amount should be
taxed the same $40 Every species OF
property being measured by tins uniform
standard would make the assessors duty
easy whereas, in the absence of such a
uniform instrument of exchange, aud de-
pending upon mixed system Of gold and
bank bills. ther- is na stability t. values,
because the government can never control
the value Of the basis under such a vary
ing system. England l. more able To Tx
ouL values than W. are ourselves. Ninety
nine parts out IT the one hundred Of our
entire business being done nn credit, and
that depending upon our power to hold a
stable value on gold, destroys ali stability
to the iaX system. am commercial as we'll.
THE MATTE or ELECTIONS.
Nothing can he much worse than our
present election system. which in many
cases amounts to little better than a grab
game, where the most wealthy and unscru-
pulous get all they want, and honest Peo-
pie nothing Men nnw seek office to en-
able them to steal or to- and their paving
confederates to frame laws, which amount
to theft from the public. the people to
enrich these cunning mouopoilsts.
Take from the arena Of politics special
grants, special legislation and have all
done under general laws. and this will re-
store the elections to mere question Of
honest salaries. about which there would
be no wranghng or corruption The direct
taxation would compel property owners to
look after elections 70 have honest men IN
office and thus apphes the principle
that the best way I" MAKE property owners
Just is to make good laas- ard honest ad-
ministr alton IndisrelIsii.ie o. their own
private interests.
And under such u state ~ thugs ~
would be easier to MAINTAIN systems and
laws, contributing a. aympel the able ans
the strong, TO help care ipr the feeble aat
weak. and thus elevate the whole
BOI Silerred and cursed a We are ts.-ass
il has come " hatt-r ht.ie ~heth.a fhe
handful of rien m"uait.iis nos become
like hardened banditf hrartless AHd care
less. who have So luu- run riot, rrampllng
upon every instinct ut brotherhood, and
piled up IN their own possession the wealth
created ~ our sweat aud blood. and pre-
mature death. J say it matters not
whether they like It W. iu nut like IT, Let
II 90 out. the voice nf this meeting Of
honest, hard listed turrrs. that We parley
no longer beg We pray. me- longer.
henceforth We TAXI the business al govern
ment into our own hands, w can 10 u
we can do II As rd-N a. tu walk tcru~S
this hall. want Suu all tu mari WhtI /
say. We can take this government INTO
our own hands. All We have Ia 80 Is To
arm ourselves. calling uIJu all rltsseS "t
workingmen everywhere To- JON " ,p TAX
ing up the ballot we march III sutid rank
to the polls. never again voting for the
Democratic or Republican party Vote
for our Own party, or Il" net rote 81 ''H
Morkingmen of Peunsy wanna. speak out
to-day. tell the farmer of the great v est
and the South. the HsiEf .lr; ssiad A-..scchsnz
les in the shops. and the ordinary lsborers
everywhere, that from thus time hence
forth, you viii never agaIu vote the Drm"-
cratic ticket nor the Republican ticket,
only yourselves and then faithfully hive up
t. this declaration, and the power Is who'll
ly IA your hands Thar you have done
with old things. That you here and How
set about to organize 10 cooperation with
your fellow workingnru all over tins land
an indus rial political party party
determined upon rttpf.sf fY'rf,oa "f tti, quo
ernmeI.t, and the Wrestling It from the
control of the thieves and spoilers. who
have usurped il. and ns-d "a {, selhshly
enrich and gorge themselves. aud there
by to compass your control and degrade
ton
Thin skinned Or knav:sh m-u come -
you to-day, and talk softly and gently. #
the mutual interests If capital aud labor
Nonsense The man who talks sUch stat
as that to you Is a fopl nr knave. zhether
the one or the other. ut both. h- ~ your
enemy, and hopes and expects ." pacIty
you, while ne helps these Who perpetuate
the systems by which the wealth you ere
ate is snatched from you. and your wife,
and your dear little ones Some u you
to-day burrow Ia miserable dirty shantIes,
not from choice but 81 cruel necessity. ex-
posed to disease and suffering while
these accomplished thieves nFe ia luxury
Talk not of mutual interests of capital and
labor while the American Government
permits such infamy as this picture tells.
Be no longer led away with such eonnsel,
away with such double-faced eantsng hy-
pocrites. The time has come when We
propose to be wheedled and cheat I'd NJ
longer il there ever was time in our sf-
fairs, when such counsel was worthy our
consideration that time has past For
us. for our wives and our children there
remains to-day but one hope. but one
road to travel. but one first duty. we must
fight our enemies. | want you, my fellow
toilers, my fellow sufferers, 10 understand
me. ! am sixty-one years old have
toiled with my hands and my feet. and my
head and with my whole body, and ! toe
have wanted food, and now have no pur-
pose personal TO myself, any more than
each and all Of you. care not a straw
for popularity on this subject. I car
frame sentences, but want every word
say to you to be understood by YOU. and
every man. woman, and chald yon repre-
sent hence ! talk as plainly as | feel
and mean there shall lie no misunder
staining Of my purpose end council with
you.
Now my friends. what course should w
take Remember this country In ours
we have our home here. and upon US rest
the responsibility Of good government
Keep TIL = mind and J will tell you what
we can and what we must do. We mus
have counsel aud cooperation through
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