San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-01

National Platform OF the Union Labo
Party.
Adopted in Cincinnati May 16, 1888
l. Land-While we believe th,
proper solution of the financial ques
ton will greatly relieve those now il
danger of losing their homes b,
mortgages foreclosed, aud enable al
industrious persons 10 secure a home
as tho highest result OF civilization
we oppose land monopoly in ever.
form; demand the forfeiture of un
earned land grants, the limitation o
land owners hip and such other legis
lation as will stop speculation in lane
and holding it unused from those
whose necessities require il. We be
lieve the earth was made for the
people and not to enable an idle artist
ocracy to subsist through rents
upon the toll 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 land in the
United States; that homesteads be
exempted to limited extent from
execution or taxation.
2. Transportation-The means ol
communication and transportation
shall be owned by the people, us if
the postal system.
8. Money-The establishment Of
q national monetary system in the
interest of the producer instead OF
the speculator and usurer by which
the circulating medium in sufficient
quantity and full legal tender shall
be issued directly to the people with
out the intervention of banks or loan
ed to citizens upon land security at
low rate of interest to relieve them
from extortions of usury and enable
them to control the money supply.
Postal saving banks should be estab-
lished. While we have free coinage
of gold we should have OF
silver. We demand the Immediate
application OF all the idle money in
the treasury to the payment OF the
bonded debt, and condemn the furth-
or issue of interest bearing bonds
either by the national government or
by States, Territories or municipali-
ties.
4. Decentralization should take
the place of strikes and other injuri.
ous methods of settling labor dis
putes; the letting of convict labor tc
contractors should be prohibited, the
contract system be abolished on pub
lie works, the hours of labor in in
dustrial establishments be reduced
commensurate with the increased pro
duction by labor-saving machines,
employees be pro tected from bodily
injury, equal pay for equal work for
both sexes, and labor, agricultural
and cooperative associations be fost-
cred and encouraged by law, the
foundation of IL republic in the in
telligence of its citizens and children
who driven into workshops
mines and factories are deprived oi
the education which should be secur
ed to oil by proper Legislation.
5. Pensions-We demand the
passage of a service pension bill to
every honorably discharged soldier
and sailor of the United States.
6. Income Taxa graduated in
come tax is the most equitable sys-
tenn 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 ex.
empting millionaire bondholders and
corporations.
7. United States Senate-We de-
mand a constitutional amendment
making United States Senators elect
i've by a direct vote of the people.
8. Contract Labor-We demand
the strict enforcement of the laws
prohibiting the subjects Of foreign
countries under contract.
0. Chinese-We demand the pas
sage and enforcement Of such legis
lation as will absolutely exclude the
Chinese from the United States.
10. Women Suffrage-The right
to vote is inherent in citizenship
irrespective of sex, and is properly
within the province OF State legisla-
ton
IL. The Paramount Issues--The
paramount issues to be solved in the
interests of humanity are the aboli-
ton of usury, monopoly and trusts
and We denounce the Democratic and
Republican parties for creating and
perpetuating these monstrous evils.
And 10, after 40 very many years
the Rev. L. ID. Neill has discovered
that George Washington was not q
commitment in the Episcopal church
He says in the Episcopal record that
the President wasnot communicant
and after the close Of the sermon on