The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-01
THE WORKINGMEN's PARTY.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES OF THE
wORkINGMEN's PARTY or THE
UNITED STATES.
They Favor Female Suffrage, Universal
Education and the Management Of
Misunderstanding establishments
by the Government.
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Misunderstanding Establishments
by the Government.
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ADDRESS.
Rise then, We sons and daughters Of
labor Rally around Its flag and help
us to carry It to the heights OF human
ityl Alter and amend whatever we did
wrong. or may be impracticable, but
Join hands with us for the establishment
of that fraternal union Of the disinher-
tied and down trodden wages laborers,
which will relieve us from the evils OF
capitalistic society.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES OF THE WORK
1NaMEN's PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES.
The emancipation of the working
classes must be achieved by the work
Ing classes themselves. independent OF
all political parties OF the propertied
classes.
The struggle for the emancipation Of
the working classes means not q strug-
gle for class privileges and monopolies,
but for equal rights and duties, and the
abolition OF all class rule.
The economical subsection OF the man
or labor TO the monopoliEer Of the
means or labor, the source of life. lies
at the bottom Of servitude In all Its
FERNS, Of all social misery, mental degree
dalton, and political dependence.
The economical emancipation of the
working classes is, therefore, the great
end to which every political movement
ought to be subordinate as a means.
n All efforts aiming at that great end
have hitherto failed from the want Of
Bolidarity between the manifold d.
visions OF labor in each country, and
from the absence. of concerted action
between the workingmen OF all coun-
tries.
The emancipation Of labor is neither
local nor q national, but social prob
lem, embracing all countries In which
modern society exists, and depending
for Its solution the practical and theo-
retical concurrence and cooperation Of
the most advanced countries.
For these reasons, the Workingmen's
party Of the United States has been
II enters into proper relations and
connection with the workinginen OF
other countries. m
Political liberty without economical
Independence being but an empty
phrase, we shall, in the first place, d.
rect our efforts to the economical ques-
tion.
We repudiate entire connection with
all political parties OF the propertied
classes. without regard to their name.
We demand that all the means OF la
Dor Gland, machinery, railroads, tele-
graphs, canals, etc. become property
of the whole people. for the purpose Of
abolishing the wages System, aud sub
stituting In Its place cooperative pro-
duction with just distribution Of It's
rewards.
The political action OF the party is
confined generally to obtaining legisla-
tive acts In the interest OF the working
class proper. It will not enter into q
political campaign before being strong
enough to exercise a perceptible i'll in
fiuence, and then In the first place To-
cally In the towns or cities, when de-
mands or a purely local character may
be presented, providing they are not in
conflict with the platform and principles
of the party.
We work for the organization of
trades unions upon a national and in
ternational basis to ameliorate the con-
dition Of the working people, and seek
tospread therein the above principles.
The Workipgmen's party of the
United States proposes to introduce the
following measures, as q means to i'm
prove the condition OF the working
classes
!. Eight hours for the present as a
normal working day, and legal punish
I ment OF all violators.
Q. Sanitary inspection Of all condi-
tions OF labor, means OF subsistence
and dwellings included.
s. Establishment OF bureaus OF labor
statistics In all States as we'll as by the
! National Government; the officers Of
!, these bureaus to be taken from the
ranks OF the labor organizations and
elected by them,
4. Prohibition OF the use OF prison
labor by private employers.
s. Prohibitory laws against the en-
ployment Of children under fourteen
wears Of age In Industrial establish
ments.
6. Gratuitous instruction In all edu-
cational institutions.
Z. Strict laws making employers
liable for all accidents to the injury Of
their employees.
s. Gratuitous administration OF JUS
tice In all courts Of law.
8. Abolition OF all conspiracy laws.
10. Railroads, telegraphs, and all
means OF transportation to pass into
the hands OF and to be operated by the
government.
ii. All industrial enterprises to be
placed under the control OF the govern
ment as fast as practicable and operated
by free co-operated trades unions for the
good Of the whole people.
THE BALLOT Box,
Considering. That the economical
emancipation OF the working classes is
the great end to which every political
movement ought to be subordinate as a
means;
Considering. That the Workingmen's
party of the United States in the first
place directs its efforts to Che economical
struggle;
Considering, That only in the econo-
mical arena the combatants for the
Workingmen's party can be trained and
disciplined;
Considering, That in this country the
ballot box has long ago ceased to record
the popular will, and only serves to