The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-24

That the right to make and to issue
money is . sovereign power to be man.
tained By the people for the common
benefit. The delegation of this right 70
corporations 10 surrender of the central
AitTibuts Of sovereignty, void of constitu.
sional sanction, confsrring upon Q subor.
dinats irresponsible power, and absolute
dominion over industry and commerce
All money, whether metallic or paper
should be Issued and its volume controlled
BY the government and net BY or through
banking corporations, and when 90 issued
should be full legal tender for all debts
public and private.
2. That the bonds of the United States
should not Be refunded, but paid as rapid.
~ - practicable, according 70 contract.-
10 enable the government to meet these
obligations, legal tender currency should
be substituted for the notes of the national
banhs, ths national banking system abol.
ished, and the unlimited coinage of silver
as we'll - gold established BY Law.
3. That labor should be 90 protected BY
national and state authority % 70 equalize
its burden and insure . just distribution ol
its results; the eight hour law Of Congress
should be enforced; the sanitary condition
Of industrial establishmsnts placed under
rigid control; the competition of contract
convict labor abolihsd; o bureau for labor
statistics established; factories, mines. and
workshops inspected; the employment o
children under fourteen years OF age for.
bidden, and wages paid in cash.
4. Slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the i'm.
portation and presence Of Chinese ssrfl
necessarily tends 70 brutalize and degrade
American labor; therefore immediate steps
should be taken to abrogrte the Buriin.
game treaty.
5. Railroad land grants forfeited By rea.
son Of NON ful6illment of contract should
be Immediately reclaimed by the govern
msnt; and bsncefostb the public domain
reserved exolusfvely a. homes for actual
settlers.
o. II is the duty Of congress 70 regulate
interstate commerce. ALI lines Of commu
nication and transportation should b.
brought under such legislative control q
shall secure moderate, fair and uniforn
rates for passenger and freight traffic.
z. We dsnouncs - destructive TO pros
pssity and dangerous 10 liberty, the sctIou
Of The old parties In fostering and sustain
ing gigantic land. railroad snd money cor
porstions and rnonopolies, invested with
and exsseising, powers bsloogipe TO The
government, and YET not responsible to Il
for the manner Of their use
9. That the constitution, 10 giving con
srsss the power 10 borrow money, 70 de.
clare wss, 20 raise and support armies, "a
provide and maintain . navy. never inten.
dsd that the men who loaned their money
fos an interest considerstion should be pre-.
fsfsed TO the soldier and sailor Who prriled
their lives and shed their blood on land
snd sss In defense Of their county, and
ss condemn shs cruel class legislation OF
sAs Rspublican party which, while pfofss.
siaa great gratitude to the soldier. has
most unjusily discriminstsd against him
and In favor Of the bondholdsr.
3 All property should bear its just pro.
portion sf tsrstion, and We dsmsnd a