The Russellville Democrat., 1878-02-28

triotic citizens to unite in m effort to secure financial reform ana indus trial cmancipation. The organixa- tion shall be known as the National party" and under this name we will perfect, without delay, National, State and local associations to secure the election to office of such men only as will pledge themselves to do all in their power to establish these principles.
 Resolved l. That it is the exclu- sive function of the General Govern ment to coin, create money and reg ulate it's value, and all bank issues designed to circulate as money should be suppressed. The circu Iating medium, whether of metal or paper, shall be issued by the Gov ernment and made a full legal ten der for all duties and taxes in the United States at it's stamped value.
 Resolved, }. There shall be no privileged class of creditors: official salaries, pensions, bonds, and all other debts and obligations, public and private, shall be discharged in the legal tender money of the United States strictly according to the stip- ulations of the laws under which they were contracted.
 Resolved, 3. That the coinage of silver be placed on the same foot ing as that of gold.
 Resolved, f. That Congress shall provide said money adequate to the full employment of labor, an equita- bIe distribution of it's products, and the requirements of business, fixing a minimum amount per capita to the population, as near as may be, and otherwise regulating it's volume by wise and equitable provisions of law, so that the rate of interest will SC cure to labor it's just rewards.
 Resolved, ,. It is inconsistentwith the genius and spirit of popular government that any species of pri vate property should be exempt from bearing it's just share of the public burdens; Government money and bonds should be taxed precisely IS other property and graduated; an in come tax should be levied for the government and the payments of it's debts.
 Resolved, 6. The public lands are common property of the whole peo- pie and should not be sold to specu- lators nor granted to railroads or other corporations, bnt should be do mated to actual settlers in limited quantities.
 Resolved, '. The Government should by general enactments en- courage the development of our az ricnltural, mechanical, mannfactu- ring. mineral, and commercial re sources to the end that labor may be fully and profltably employed, but no menopolies shonld be legalized.
 Resolved, '. All useless offices should be abolished, the most rigid economy favored in every branch of the public service, and severe pun ishments inflicted on public officers who betray the trusts reposed in them.
 Resolved, 9. As educated labor has devised means for multiplying pro- duction by inventione and discover ies, and as thelr use requires the ex- ercise Of mind as well as body, such legislation should be had tbat the number of hours of daily toll will be reduced, giving to the working clas- ses more leisure for mental improve ment and social enjoyment and say ing them from premature decay and death.
 Resolved, 10. That the adoption of a monetary system as proposed here in will harmonize all differences in regard to tariff anti Federal taxation, reduce and equalize the cost of trans portatioa by land and water, distrib- ute equitably the. joint earnings of capital and labor, secure to the pro ducers of wealth the results of their labor and skill, muster out of service tbe vast army of idlers who. under the existing system, grow rich upon the ernings of others, that every man and woman may, by their own efforts, secure competency, so that overgrown fortunes and extreme pov- erty will be seldom found within the limits of our republic.
 Resolved, II. Both National and State Governments should establish a bureau of labor and industrial sta tistics, clothed with the power of gathering and publishing the same.
 Resolved, l2. That the contract system of employing works great in, justice to our mechanics and artisans and should be prohibited.
 Resolved l3. The importation of servile labor into the United States from China is problem of the most seriousssimportancc, and we receom- mend legislation looking to it's sup pression.