The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-02-03

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/ "A more equitable assessment Of taxes on
valuation. Real estate and personal prop
/ erty on farms now bear the brunt Of State
/ taxation. This Is not from the impossl-
bliity Of finding personal property in the
towns and cities so much as from the lack
Of faithful assessment IN such places.
I IL is difficult, if not impossible, to get a
just revenue law; but the best chance Of
tered appears to me to be ia securing, so
far as possible, greater diligence and more
care III estimating values on the part of
the assessor.
VII. We declared ourselves in favor Of
tariff for revenue, and opposed to tariff
for protection. There has been no progress
made in our National Legislature, / be-.
heve, on this subject; but since eur last
meeting a number of gentlemen in Chicago
and other parts of the State have organ.
lzed Free Trade League, which will give
special attention to this much ne aded re-
/ form. One Of their number will be with
us at this meeting, and at the proper time
! | hope may be called upon to give, usjehme
statement Of the Officers and WORT on slfs
League, which hope will hereafter press
tins important question upon TIA" attention
of the people.
VIII We declared ourselves in favor
II c,yll service reform. 50, ! believe,
have both the twu great political parties
NJ the couiitry; and we shall soon have a
new opportunity II verifying their theory
NJ one NJ them ~ it, practice. But thus
tar civil service reform has proved more
acceptable ~ the people than u Congress
men. II gains ground, and, think, vii
ultimately be adopted Int opposed to the
wishes ut partisahs, it can make tut slow
progress.
Ia our Convention which assemblies to-
day, We ,N ,,rct to hear many Jf these
poo cies discussed a. some length by gem
tlemen whom We have invited to address
us, and by others. hope We shall follow
up such discussions, So far as possible, by
appointing committees, 10y suitable resolu-
tIuns. or other action luoAluE to work be
ycud the time of adjournment. We
should push on the cause ut Education, Of
Co-operajiln, Greenback CurreGcy, Trans
portatinn and Equal Taxation, Is bringing
ing "a bear upon Jhe proper legislative and
executive branches NJ government, State
aud National, such influence as w eau ex-
ert. hope you Will make such arrange
ments may be necessary ID du this. Ii
y made by oar bylaws TIE duty of our
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the constitution be So revised aud amended
rs to prnNlde heltrr system oi orgauzt-
non and raising money tu meet expenses.
Having passed the PRESIDENTIAL election,
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our al'ehtl"h 2" ie"I -"HI/.hs our ASsocla-
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neudrnT n"-,rinn i, .bi,J
~ deserted and urp.s,j hy those Who
placed party above tue policies that We
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Wider range Of experience and practical
ability.
ne Natl'n'i Agricultural Congress VIII
h'.' IT next meeting at Chicas", ~ Sep.
'e'"'-i htNi. ~ l.s h.hat would ask
y"n r. SEND aeit2ation M meet and con-
HIT VIII III members uP'1 agricultural
topics ri national interest: AZ ts iate
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'"eh'y ','"'eS "'Ie rtIrtst nted' "e heard
s,''ie '1r1 "ole P'lfrs 'a Inherent topics,
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