The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-24

WHEREAS, The Republican and Demo
cratic parties have squandered the public
money impoverished the country and
neglected national legislation for the pur.
pose OF investigating their own corruption
and perpetuating their power and party or
ganizations, destroying industy, paraly zing
trade, ibflieting on the poor and industrial
classes bankruptcy, suffering and crime /:
vino have shrank agricultural and mechan-
ical values by the contraction of the cur
rency who have changed a non-interest
into a interest bearing debt; who have in
creased their own salaries, incomes and
purchasing power of money. And,
WHEREAS, The administrations na-
tional, State, county and city governments
have become so eNtravagant, expensive and
corrupt, as TO destroy the profits and value
OF frugal industry; therefore
Resotred That We heartily endorse the
union between the Greenback party and
Labor organizations, and We cordially in
vite all patriotic citizens Of this State to
abandon all old parties and unite with us
in the National Greenback Labor party
the party OF the peopie-to deliver this
country from slavery to money and cor
porate despoiism, revive industry, restore
property, reward labor, remove the burdens
OF excessive taxation, inaugnrate a system
Of American absolute money, and secure
to the people and their posterIty the bless.
ing OF free government. We proclaim the
following platform OF principles:
First-That money is creation ,,of law,
a convenience of trade and commerce, and
ii is the duty OF the government to provide
all the money needed by the people-a full
tar1 --snIar ha.o Il
power, perpetuity and credit of the gov
erpment, needing no other redemption
than that it be received by the government
in full payment for all debts and taxes. in
cluding duties on imports.
Second-That all the expenses and debts
of the government, including the bonds.
should be discharged in greenbacks, made
full legal tender, and the government,
national and state, by constitutional pro-
visions, should be forever prohibited from
issuing interest bearing bonds.
Third-That As usury is the means
whereby accumulated capital ruins indus
try, it should be prohibited by Law, and the
government should issue money directly to
the people, without the Intervention Of |
banking corporations.
Fourth-That the claims of humanity |
should be considered first and the claims Of |
mere property second that labor is the &C. |
tive and productive capital Of the country,
and should be protected and fostered rather |
than idle money.
Fifth-That " e emphatically condemn
he unfair discrimination made between the
wsges paid to laboring men and the fees
md salaries of office-holders and profession
Il men,
Sixth-That We are opposed to selling
he homes OF the people, or booming them
o perpetual serfdom, for the purpose of se-
,uring the payment Ct fraudulent municip-
i bonds
Seventh-That we demand the enactment
1 such laws as will permit . reasonable
ime for the redemption of property sold
Inder execution.
Eghth-That each sex shall receive
quail pay for equal work.
Ninth-That an income tax be estab-
ished on all incomes exceeding one thou
and dollan per annum.
Tenth-That. - all property IL equally
roaected hy the govesnmeot therefore each
lhe Of property (including govesnnsae
bsar ID iust portion of tar.
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