The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-09

hours of toll are but little shortened, and
few producers are lifted from poverty into
| comfort and pecuniary independence.
The associated monopolies, the interna-
| tional syndicate and other income classes de-
mand dear money and cheap labor, a "strong
government" and hence a weak people.
Corporate control of the volume OF money
has been tho means of dividing society into
hostile classes; of the unjust distribution of
the products of labor and of building up
monopolies of associated capital, endowed
with power to confscate private property.
1t has kept money scarce, and scarcity of
money enforces debt-trade, and public and
corporate loans-debt engenders usury, and
usury ends in the bankruptcy Of the bor-
rover.
Other results are Dersnged markets, UNI
certainty in manufacturing enterprises and
agriculture, precarious and intermittent EN-
ployment for the laborer, industrial war, in
creasing pauperism and crime, and the con-
sequent intimidation and disfranchisement Of
the producer, and a rapid decleIsion into cor
porate feudslism.
Therefore, we declare
/. That the right to make and issue money
is a sovereign power to be- maintained by the
ton of this right to corporations is surren-
der Of the central attribute Of sovereignty,
void of constitutional sanction, comforting
upon subordinate, irresponsible power,
and absolute dominion over industry and
commerce. All money, whether metallic or
paper, should be issued, and its volume con-
trolled by tie government, and not by or
through banking corporations, an when so
ina,1aI sbn,,lA hn f,n 1ar,al ta,,Inc ftr oil
debts, public and private.
| 9. That the bonds of the United States
should not be refunded, but paid as rapidly
as practicable, according to contract. To
enable the government to meet these obliga-
tons, legal tender currency should be sub
stituted for the notes oe national banks, the
national banking system abolished and the
unlimited coinage of silver, as well as gold,
established by law.
3. That labor should be soprotected by ma
tional and state authority as to equalize its
burdens and insure just distribution of its
results the eight-hour law Of congress should
be enforced the sanitary condition of indus
trial establishments placed under rigid con-
troll a bureau of labor statistics established;
the employment of children under fourteen
years of age forbidden and wages paid in
cash.
A. Slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the lmpor-
tation and presence Of Chinese serfs necessa-
rily tends to brutalize and degrade American
labor; therefore immediate steps should be
taken to ahrogate the Burlingame treaty.
5. Railroad land grants tort tied by reason
of non-iultiIlment of contract should be
Immediately reclaimed by the government
and henceforih the public domain reserved
exclusively MS homes for actual settlers.
6. 1t is tho duty of congress to regulate
Interstate commerce. All lines of commu
nication and transportation should be brought
under such legislative control rs shall secure
moderate, fair aud uniform rates for pa>sen-
ger and freight traffic.
7. We deuounce, rs destructive to property
and dangerous 10 liberty, the action OF the
old parties in fostering and sustaining gigantic
land, railroad and money corporations and
monopolics, invested with and exercising,
powers belonging tn the government, and
yet not responsible to it for the manner OF
their use.
g. Tat the constitution, in giving congress
the power TO borrow money TO declare war,
to raise and support armies, to provide and
lmaintNin navy, never intended that the
men who loaned their money for au interest
consi Grafton should be preferred TO tb2
soldier and sailor who pariied their lives and
shed their blood on land and sea in defense
of their country, and we condemn the cruel
, class legislation of the Republican party
which, while protesting great gratitude tc
, the soldier, It's most uniustly Discriminate
, against him and in favor of the b, ni.Eo!der
r 8. All property should bear its Just pro
| %, to-. Ia,
ated income tax.
: TO. We denounce as most dangerous thC
/ efforts everywhere manifested to restrict The
, right of suffrage.
, II. We are opposed to IN increase of thu
standing army in time Of peace and and tn,
: insidious scheme to establish an enormous
> military power under the geuise of militia
n laws.
II. We demand absolute Democratic rule
: for the government of congress, placing al
: representatives of the people upon equS
G feeling, and taking away from committees
veto power greater than that Of the presi
h dent.
d Is. We demand government of the PEG
: rle, by the people, and for the people, in
r stead of a government of the bondholders
o by the bondholder, and for the bondbolder
# and we denounce every attempt to stir "
IS sectional strife as an fort to conceal mon
o strous crimes against the people.
i A. In the furthersnce of these ends w
r ask the cooperation of all fair. minded PEG
pie. We have no quarrel with individuals
we wage no war upon classes, but onl,
y against vicious institutions We are not con
y tent to endure further discipline from GU
o present actual rulers, who, having dominio
# over money, over transportation, over Ian,
@ and labor, over the machinery of govern
= ment, and largely over the press, with unwar
d rsntable power over our institutions an
y over life and property.
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