Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-08-16

accumulation of wealth by wastetul ana
inhuman capitalists who control the
public interests; that the people should
withdraw the corporate franchises OF
monopolists and control the construction
and operation of all telegraphs, railroads,
express and steamship lines, telephones,
water works, electric and gas plants,
and all industries involving the use by
private corporations of public grants or
the performance of public functions
thus leading the way towards the gra-
dual extension of such public control, as
the people may by experience find adj
vantageous, over markets, agricultural,
mining, manufacturing and other means
of production and distribution, upon
which the life and welfare of the people
necessarily depend and that no further
franchises should be granted in the name
of the people to private corporations for
any such purposes.
Sccond-We, demand, for similar rea-
sons, the abolition Of the Money and
Banking Monopoly, and the direct pay
ment or issue to the people, for debts,
public improvements or loans, of all
money and currency by the United States;
SO that its volumne may be untiuctuat-
ing and may gradually increase proper
tionately with the population and busl-
ness of the country; such circulation TO
be effected by means of sub-treasurles,
postal savings banks, ETC., without the
intervention of National Usury Mills
called Banks, and of a "moneyed arlsto.
cracy" sucking out the blood of the
people by mortgages, loans, discounts
and merciless usury.
Ihird-We demand, also, in further
ance of the same purpose, the dbotateon
Of the land n1onopolist, land grdbber,
land speculdtor, and racant land holder.
That the lands of the country be de-
clared the common property OF the
whole people; to be held and used, whe-
ther for dwelling or cultivation, for The
benefit of all. That private holding Of,
and speculation in, unused lands should
be made impossible by law, and that
such lands should be opened to occupa-
ton or cultivation by those who will
make them useful; that the extent of
the ownership of lands or Of any pro-
perty should be limited by law, so that
vast landed estates, and vast wealth OF
| any kind, in private control, should
cease to be danger to the Republic and
| the people. Therefore,
Fourth-We demand a graduated IN
come and property tao, exempting the
average homesteads, farms, manufac
tories, tools, etc, actually in use, and in
creasing the taxation upon the greater
private incomes and properties, and in
Guiding the equal and just taxation OF
churches and ecclesiastical property now
exempted.
| FfHh-Thaf as measures partly tenn
porary but needfuI now to be secured BY
| immediate legislation in the interest o
the producing masses we insist upon the
following:
THE enactment and practical en-
forcement, by sufficient penalties, o.
laws reducing the hours of labor to elgh
in all industrial, municipal and public
empIoyments, including the police; an(
similar humane provisions as may b'
practicable in agricultural, maritime ant
other occupations The establishment
also. of bureaus of employment and labo
exchanges, so that work and pay of SOM
kind may be within the reach Of all.
2-The prohibition or strict regulation
of female, and especially child labor un
der the school age of Is years, so as t.
secure health, education, morality ant
some comfort of life.
3-Juster and more practical laws 10
the securing and payment of wages, b,
weekly cash payments and by liens easll.
enforced without lawyers or expense
until the wage system can be replace
by public or special co operation.
4--Abolition of the contract system
for all public works; and also in all pr
sons and corrective institutions, and tn
substitution therefor of work, discipline
and education. for the benefit of inmates
the public, or the parties wronged o
injured; so that our prisons may bt
come educational and reformatory an
not institutions of revenge, and there
fore nurseries of crime, as they nov
are: and we demand the immediat
abolition of capital punishment as bal
barous, demoralizing and useless.
5-Effective sanitary inspection OF ou
, factories, mines, and of all the situation
and conditions of labor, and the strlcte
responsibility of employers for ''acc
dents, including pensions to the inJure
/ or their families, from the employer
r the community.
6-Rigid enforcement of the laws pr
: hibiting the importation ,f foreign labo
z ers from Europe, Asia or Africa, und'
= contract, force or fraud; and of all CT
! minals or sick and disabled people sci
e to our country to relieve those respo
| sible for their conditions or care abroa
$ Equal universal adult citizensh
z and right of suffrage, without regard
: race or sex, and the improvement of Il
secret ballot system lately introduce
: so that every man may become able
e own his own vote.
It 8-The abolition and prohibition of
e fees to courts or officials for service
and the substitution of salaries; and t
extension of genuine mot hypocrltIc
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