The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-16

Mr.. Albsrt Wells, President Of the
Riverside Greenback Club, tells US that
he does not go the Ohio workingmen's
platform recently adopted at Cincinnati
1t savors too much OF communism for
him. Wsthink so, too, and we are glad
to see such men as Mr.. Wells, Mr..
Wetherald, and other leading working.
men in this vicinity, repudiatiug such
untenabIc and absurd doctrines as were
put forth at Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Gasetie OF yesterday ha,
an article on the Cincinnati platform that
all workiugmen should read. It truly
remarks that generally speaking work,
!ngmen's parties have been run by dema.
gogueS whose pursuit in life is to live
without work." and then proceeds to
comment on the platform, item by item,
az lollows:
|. Weekly payment OF wages. Is !
political party needed for that?
., Eight hours day. work, and legal
penalties Tor yiolStnrI. So wOrkingmen
are going to make it crime to work
more than eight hOurs in day, and get
pay in proportion. So the Workingmen's .
party is to begin by enslA1ing working.
men.
3. Legal liability Of employers for &C
cidenn 10 the employed. That exists
now. And this muSt be attended with
legal liability Of TOrkmen for injuries 10
property, from their carlessneas or lack
OF skill. This is fair play to both sides
4. Prohibition OF employment Of chill
dren under fourteen. So the working.
men would exclude their own children
from work and from learning trades till
atIer fourteen. An unclean SOW that de.
Yours her own fNrrow is as rational al
this rule.
>, Abolition Of conspiracy laws. Would
workingmen gain BY abolishing the Grim.
inal laws?
6. No use Of prison labor by private
parties. Wouldit be any better for work.
lnsmen TO have the State work the con.
vict', and have the public treasury foo,
the bill for her competition?
!. Justico administered without cost in
all courts. That is, the whole to be taxed
10 pay for the luxury enjoyed by the
litigants. Why not have all taxed 10 pay
the expenses of those that ride in carri.
ages.
10. National and State labor statistics
to he compiled by officers elected BY tn
trades unionR. More Office holders 10 b.
supported by labor.
II. Abolition Of patent laws. No me
chonic to be epermitted to have the beneli
OF his own discovery! This by IAbo
party.
II. Abolition Of the tariff. Free trade
NO excuses. Direct taxation for all rev
enues. This will unite the workinEmet
with the lorce Of dynamite,
ID Railroads, telegraphs, and al
means ot transportation to be run by IN
Government. The wages sy,t.m 10 b
abolished; all to be salaries
IL. All industries to be contrnllsd II
the Government, and operated by co.opt
ratiVe unions-i. O., partnerships-ior Ii
general good. Thus all the indus,rie,
trade, transportation, and capital 10 b
resolved into a commune, and the be,
places to be fought for through the elet
tion'.
These comments are brief, but they AZ
to the point, and all intelligent working
mer will easily comprehend them. Tho.
who think that the present excltemer
over the labor question Is a new thing /
the history Of the world, will see thei
mistake when ii passes away. And
viii pass away when times get bette
Seasons OF Erea. depression in bus
ne" naturally breed such trouble
" We are now seeing. Those VIII
are under the delu,ion that some paten
plan for upscttinS the established orde
Things will grow out Of this present es
element, will ind that the evil. follow
l0S a great war, such a, deprecated
currency a period Of unnatural imitation