The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-08-26
PLATFORM
National Industrial Congress,
Adopted April Is. IS5S.
OF THE


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WH.REAs- The great desideratum of the
hour is the ORGANIZATION and direction. bv %.
lucrative afforts ~ the mower of the nrod,,c.
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vt a-a recognize in the ballot ho~ ~. ,--o.t
agency thronoh which our uroDos can hs =.
dressed and
WurPRAs While we fnllv racoOn;va th.
no,,,ar and efficiency az Trade and T.hor
trn;ons a. now organ;zad IN raon,lat;ro IN ~
trade matters. vet upon ali uuestions anRer.
tanning 10 the welfare Of the masses AZ
whole the influence Of these Organization
witbont closer union must nrove comnara.
tivalv futile Therefore
Resolved, That we submit to the people Of
the United States the objects sought to be ae-
complished by the Industrial Congress
First-To bring within the folds of the or.
9anization every departmentof productive in.
dustry. making knowledge a standpoint for
action. and industrial. moral and social worth
not wealth the true standard Of indiyid-
nal ana national greatness
Second-To secure TO the toilers a inst
share Of the wealth thew create more of
the leisure that rightly belong to them !;
more societary advantage: more of the
benefits privileges and emoluments of the
vorId ~ a word au thosa ri0hts nd pr;vi.
Ieges necessary III make them cauahle a. en-.
;oy;ng anpreciatin0- defen,lin0 and uerpet.
nstin9 tha hless;ngs az our ra,,,,hI;oan 9overD.
ment
Third To arrive nj the true comAs.;op of
tho nro5uc;pe masses IN xha;r aa.eat;op.l
mor,f ana an.,.;aI condition. ~ demand
fror, tha several States ana from the n at;onaI
Covernment The establishment of Bureaus III
Tahor Stat;stics
Forrth-Tbe establishment of co.onerative
institutions. productive and distributive.
E;ftb~ The reserv;ng ~ the nnbI;c lands
the ber;taca ~ the naonle for the actual set.
Ier nat another acre far RAILROADS or snec.
nIatorn
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oinen ne aorosasion ~ ~ i1"s s1As ny
lloe peA' eduauy upon oaP.Saa anu lGots ~
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Ss,,ss,,;ts
SavaDth The enactment of n law IN com.
Move. A. Lest once n every month N fuu
for lahor performed durinq the preceding
month IN IT. Iauful money of the country
E;obth Tha anactmant ~ = law oiy;,o
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oL an 49, 80 :. . 80.
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N;n.h Ths .hoI;shment ~ tba cortr.c,
svstar, an tha national atata ana mnnic;nal
work
Tenth-To inaugurate . system Of public
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40 away WIN %inuemsn - .PecalA11rs.
Lle'en1n.io inausIiAve = sySsem =. meal
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Th;rtsantb- The oh;h;t;ou NJ The ;mnor.
tat;on ~ ali serviIe races and the discontin.
nance Of ali snhs;d;es Granted n national
vessels bringing them 70 our shores.
Fourtaenth9To advance the standard OF
American mechanics. by the enactment and
enforcement Of equitable appreDtice laws.
Fifteenth-To abolish the avstem Of letting
bv contra = tho labor ~ couy;cts in our mrs,
- ~ r~sosn'.t $50, ;,..;t',4;nns
~" S; - r" sa,r.o e. hoth .oxa. aon.l
~. ne ca aonal worI - -
Seventaentb The raluct;on Of the bours Of
labor to eight Der day. SO that the laborers
NAV have more time for social ENJOYMENT and
intellectual improvement. and be enabled to
reap the advantages conferred BY labor.savinp
machinery. which their brains have created
Eighteenth-To secure laaialation provid-
inc for the assessment and collection Of mon.
les required 70 prosecute wars from the