Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05

the growth ct society. and 70 she6sh III
taxes on industry and Ii psoducta This in
creased TAXATION Of land values muse, while
relieving the working farmer and small
homestead owner OF the undue burdens now
imposed upon them, make Il Improbable to
hold land for speculation, and thus throw
open abundant opportunities Tor thu employ
ment Of labor and the building up Of homeA
We would do away with the present ur-
just and wastsful system Of finance which
piles up hundreds Of millions Of dollars in
treasury vaults while we are paying interest
on an enormous debt; and we would estab-
lish in its stead . monetary system in which
q legal tender circulating medium should be
issued by the government without the inter
vention Of banks.
We wish TO abolish tho present unjust and
wasteful system Of ownership Of railroads
and telegraphs by private corporations
system which, while failing TO supply sde-
quately public needs, impOverishes the
farmer, Expresses the manufactured, hampers
the merchant, impedes travel and communi-
cation, and builds up enormous fortunes and
corrupting monopolies that are becoming
more powerful than the government itself.
For this system we would substitute govern
ment Ownership and control for the benefit
of the whole people instead of private profit
While declaring the foregoing to be the
fundamental principles and aims of the
United Labor party, and while conscious
that no reform can give effectual and per-
manent relief to labor that does not involve
the legal recognition of equal rights to ma
tural opportunities, We, nevertheless, As
measures Of relief from some of the evil
effects of ignoring those rights, favor such
legislation as may tend to reduce the hours
labor, to prevent the employment of children
of tender years, to avoid the competition Of
convict labor with honest industry, to secure
the sanitary inspection of tenements, fac
tories and mines, and to put an end to the
abuse Of conspiracy laws.
We desire also to SO simplify the proceed
ure of our courts and diminish the expense
of legal proceedings that the poor may there
in be placed on an equality with the nch,
and the long delays which now result in The
scandalous miscarriaSes Of justice may be
prevented.
Since the ballot is the only means by which
in our republic the redress of political aud
social grievances is to DO sought, we espe-
cially and emphatically declare for the adop-
ton of what is known as tho Australian sys-
tenn of voting, in order that the effectual
secrecy of the ballot, and the relief of candi-
dates for public Office from the heavy ex-
penses now imposed upon them may prevent
bribery and intimidation, do away with
practical discrimination in favor of the rich
and inscriptions, and lessen the pernicious
influence OF money in politics.
We 0enounce the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties as hopelessly and shamelessly
corrupt, and, by reason of their utilization
with monopolies, equally unworthy OF the
suffrages of those VINO do not live upon pub
lie plumber; we therefore require of those
who would act with US that they sever all
connection with both.
In support of these aims, we solicit the CO.
operation of all patriotic citizens VINO, sick
of the degradation of politics, desire by con-
stitutional methods TO establish justice, TO
preserve liberty, to extend the spirit OF fra
ternity, and TO elevate humanity.