The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-31
GREENBACsx club.


f1>stS W ~" - PhothNoh
To protect and encourage the indus
trious and laboring classes again:t the
unjust and tyranical encroachments
and expressions of monopolists and
capitalists and to oppose all aristoc-
racies, whether founded upon wealth
or claimed on account Of birth, as
destructive of free institutions. We
are in favor of financial reform in
State and country and of wholesome
legislation on this subject, which
shall not discriminate against the in
dustrial classes, charging that the
legislation of the country on this sub
ject, for which the Republican party
is mainly responsible, has tended to
make the rich richer and the poor
poorer by favoring the rich bond
holders, monopolies and monied aris-
tokracies generally.
2nd. We believe in the principles
Of democracy as they were taught by
Thomas jefferson, the founder Of the
Democratic party, and that to-day,
as in the days of jefferson, the Dem
ocratic party is opposed to monopo-
lies, aristocracy and tyranny; hut we
will support no candidate for office
even though claiming to be Demo
crat who is not pronounced in his OPP
position TO the ruinous policy of the
contractionists, monopolists and bond
ed aristocracy who term themselves
"hard money men," And deeming
this of paramount importance. we in
vite all citizens who are in accord
with US on this subject to join and CO.
operate with US.
3D.. We denounce as crimes against
the people the law making the green
back only partial legal-tender; the
act creating the National Banking
schemes; the act changing currency
bonds into coin bonds; the act eX-
empting bonds from taxation; the
act repeating the income tax; the act
demonetizing silver; the act for issu-
ing interest bearing bonds for the
purchase of silver bullion to be con-
verted into subsidiary coin; the act
for the forced resumption Of specie
payments; the act for the indefinite
increase of the National Bank circu-
lation, and the enormous contraction
of the volume Of the circulating me-
dunn. We recognize the financial
legislation Of the Government from
the commencement Of the civil war
as the arbitrary dictation of syn
dictate OF bankers and usurers, with.
the single and settled purpose of rob-
bling the many to enrich the few.
4th. TO. remedy and counteract the
evils complained of we demand that
the Government shall issue a full le-
gal-tender paper money adequate in
volume for the employment Of labor,
the distribution of its products, the
requirements of business, and for the
payment OF all interest bearing bonds
as fast rs redeemable; the withdraw
al and cancellation CT all bank notes
designed to circulate as currency;
the non-exemption from taxation OF
all private property; the passage Of
a graduated income tax; the unlim-
tied coinage Of gold and silver and
the repeal of the Specie Resumption
Act; all legalized nonopolies abol-
ished, and their establishment in the
future prohibited.
9th. We recognize the mutual de-
pendenee Of capital and labor, and
deprecate all attempts to antagonize
them; combination of capital to rob
and strikes of labor to resist the rob-
berry are destructive Of the true inter-
ests of both. We denounce alike the
communism which demands an
equal division of property and the
Infamous financial legislation which
takes all from the many to enrich the
few. We demand cheap capital ond
well-paid labor in the place Of dear
capital and cheap labor.
9th. To secure the rights and pro-
tect the interests Of employer and
employed, Bureaus Of Statistics
should be established and competent
persons appointed to inquire IN to and
report on the condition and wages of
the working classes in all depart
mcnts Of industry; that wise, judi
cious and equitable laws may be en-
acted in regard to the hours Of labor
and the employment of miners in
mining and manufacturing estab-
lishments.
7th. Public lands should be sacred
ly set apart for the homesteads Of
actual settlers, and such legislation
should be had as will encourage and
aid the landless in securing homes.
9Th. The contract system Of EN-
ploying the inmates of our prisons
works great injustice to mechanics
and manufacturers. and should be
abolished.
9th. The importation of servile la
Dor from other countries should he
prohibited under the severest penal
ties, while the immigration Of tbs
liberty-loving from other land should