The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-05
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I. We indorse ana seaiirm .l:e doela-a,
tiOa II PRINCIPLES oi thn National party
adopted 8; Toledo, February -, 1875
=. The want 0f harmony of scEtit.eE.t on
iae financial question on both ihe Hepub-
Iican and Democratic parties, renders i alb
soIately necessary }hat those who demand
lD2aCiai Eci09m should a0an6on cid organ
iZallGns and unite together in sAe Ma
tioDal Gr2enhaCk Labor party, 20 save bus
ineas men from bankruptcy, the working
classes from starvation, the whole ccnntrv
from revolution. and the Nation from Te-
pudiasion.
3. We den0unce as crimes against the
people, the law making the greenback only
q partial legal tender; the act creating the
National Banking scheme; she act chang
iag currency bonds into coin bonds; the
act exempting coin bonds from taxation;
the act repeating the income lax; the act
demonetiziug silver; the act for issuing in
teTest bearing bonds for the purchase OF sill
yer bullion to be converted INTO subsidiary
coin; the act FOX the forced resumption OF
specie payments; the act for the indefnate
increase Of the National Bank circulation,
and the enormous contraction of the vol
ume OF she circulating mediun-and we
recognise the financial legislation OF the
! Government from the commencement OF
! the civil war, as the arbitrary condition Of
| q syndicate OF bankers usurers with the
single and settled purpose of robbing the
many to enrich the fes.
1. To remedy and counteract the evils
complained of, We demand that the Gov
ernment shall issue full legal tendor pa
per money, adequate in volume for the en-
ployment of labor, the distribution of its
products, the requirements Of business and
for the payment Of interest bearing bonds
as fast as redeenable; the withdrawal and
cancellation of bank notes designed to cir-
cuiate rs currency; the ron-exenlption from
:, taxation from all private property; the pas
sage Of graduated income tax; the unlimet-
ed coinage of gold and silver, and sthe re-
J peal Of the specie resumption act; all legal
lied Ionopolies abolished and their es.
establishment in the future prohibited.
5. We recognise the mutual dependence
of capital and labor and depracia!e ali al
tempts 10 antaConize thams Combinations
of capital TO rob and strikes of labor TO re.
) sist robbery are destructive Of the trua in.
terests Of both. We deDounoe alike the
communism which demands an equal div.
ision Of property ard the infamous fnan
cial legislation which takes all from ths
many to enrich the few. We demand cAeaE
z capital and yell paid labor, in the pIact
] Of dear capital ana cheap labor.
s. To secure the rights and protect the in
. taEezts Of employer and employed, bureaus
g OF statistics should ba established and con
e pesent persons be appointed to enquire in
} TO and protect tho condition and wages O
o the working classes in all departments o
industry, that wise, iudicious and equitabl
laws may be enacted in regard TO the hour
9 of labor and the employment OF minors il
] manufacturing establishments.
= 7. The public lands should be sac-edl-
set apart for the homesteads Of actual set
g tiers, and such legislation should be ha,
= as will encourage and ala the landiess il
y securing homes.
Y s. The contract system ofemploying th
inmates of our prisons, works great injus
D tice to mechanics and manufacturers an
n should be abolished.
W g. The importation of seryile labor fror
ss other countries should be prohibited unde
j. the seyeTest peDalties-while the enigra
< tion of the Iiberty-loving from other land
n should be encouraged.
j. TO- We depTeeiate and denocnce all 81
ic ditions and violent measures, and appet
N only to the good sense. love of justice an
d patriotism of the people, and invoke thel
i. to redress their cruel and outrageous wrons
d only through the ballot-box.
c. IL. We demand proper sanitary eaf
guards and regulations for workshop
mines and factories.
1g u. We favor the enactment of laws gi,
ing mechanics and Iaborers q first lien
all descriptions Of their work for the
full wages.
13. That We are opposed to any furlh
issue of interest bearing bonds of Il
eo United States for any purpose whatever.