Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-03

party organizations, whose indifference to
the public welfare is responsible for this dis
tress, and aid the Union Labor party to re-
peal existing class legislation and relieve the
distress of our industries by establishing the
following;
While we believe that the proper solution
of the financial distress will greatly relieve
those now in danger of losing their homes by
mortgage foreclosures, and enable all indus
trious persons to secure a home as the highest
result of civilization, we oppose land monop-
oily in every form, demand the forfeiture of
unearned grants, the limitation of land
ownership, and such other legislation as will
stop speculation in lands and holding it UNI
used from those whose necessities require it.
We believe the earth was made for the
people, and not to make an idle aristocracy
to subsist through rents upon the tolls of the
industrious, and that corners in land are as
bad as corners in food, and that those who
are not residents or citizens should not be
allowed to own lands in the United States.
A homestead should be exempt to a limited
extent from execution or taxation.
The means of communication and trans
portation shall be owned by the people as is
the United States postal system.
The establishment of a national monetary
system in the interest of the producer, instead
of the Spectator and usurer, by which the
circulating medium in necessary quantity
and full legal tender shall be issued directly
to the people without the Intervention of
banks and loaned to citizens upon land secur-
iy at a low rate of interest so as to relieve
them from the extortion of usury and enable
them to control the money supply. Postal
savings banks should be established, and
while we have free coinage of gold we
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demand the immediate application of all the
money i'll the United States treasury to the
payment Of the bonded debt, and condemn
the further issue of interest bearing bonds.
either by the national government or by
states, territories or municipalities.
Arbitration should take the place of strikes
and other injurious methods of settling labor
disputes. The letting of convict labor to con-
tractors should be prohibited, the contract
system be abolished on public works, the
hours of labor in industrial establishments
be reduced commensurate with the increased
production by labor saving machinery, en-
ployes protected from bodily injury, equal
pay for equal work for both sexes, and labor,
agricultural and cooperative associations be
fostered and encouraged by law. The foun-
dation of a republic is in the intelligence of
its citizens, and children who are driven into
WORKSHOPS, mines and factories are deprived
of the education which should be secured to
all by proper legislation.
We demand the passage of a service PEN
sion bill to every honorably discharged sol
der and sailor of the United States.
A graduated income tax is the most equita-
BILE system of taxation, placing the burden
of government on those who can best afford
to pay, instead of laying it on the farmers
and producers, and %exempting millionaires,
bondholders and corporations.
We demand a constitutional amendment
making United States senators elective by q
direct vote of the people.
We demand the strict enforcement of laws
prohibiting the importation of subjects of
foreign countries under contracts.
We demand the passage and enforcement
Of such legislation as will absolutely exclude
the Chinese from the United States.
The right to vote is inherent in citizenship
irrespective of sex, and is properly within
the province of state legislation.
To paramount issues to be solved in the
interests of humanity are the abolition Of
usury, monopoly and trusts, and we denounce
the Democratic and Republican parties for
creating and perpetuating these monstrous
evils.