Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-05

snli.nfoteetion. imported Tauperlzed
labor beats down thclf wage; "a hirel.
Ing standing nsiuy recognized by law,
IL csthblishcd 10 shoot tlom down; and
they are rapidly dcgcucfaiinc into a
Euforpau condition. The fruits II the
toll " millions arc boldly stolen to
build w colossal ioftunes unJtece.
duutcl ia the history OF mankind, and
the pusscssora offtheac In turn dtspisc
the Republic aud "ndangrr liberty;
from tho same prolific womb Of row
crumcut injustice We breed TWO great
classes, tfufnps ~ Il millionaire. Tine
National power 30 create money Ia mp.
pralfiatcd 70 enrich bond holders.
The vast public dchJ payable iu legal
tender has been funded into gUld.bear.
ing bonds, thereby Rdd,ug millions 10
the burdens Of the people.
T1p silver which has been accepted
ns coin since the dHwl Of history, haa
bteu dCmOue,i1ud 30 add tl the pur.
chasing power u gold by decreasing
the value Ut all forms o. property, ~
we'll ne human llbor an supply o.
currency is purpos,ly ABRIDGED ~ fattcn
the usufor, bankrupt eni.rU rise, aud
cnslaye Industry, fhe vl.t cUuHlifu-
~ NEAtNHN lAAIhAAAA 10. hNNN hlkNlNa
izsi uu two continents AMI De rapidly
takluF POSSESSION Of the wriii. ~ not
met and ovCrihrown at once, o for.
budc1 terrible social c1nNultiout the
destruction Of civilization Ur the os.ab.
lthmcut u nn ab oluiu .pod.u.
We have Witnessed FER more than 70
quarter OF a century the struggle oi
the two great pOlitcal parties iotpower
ami pluuder, while thegrlev9us Wl0ngs
have been iliCted upon thc ,lltFius
people. We charge thu. inr c5utfOil-
INK influences dominating bO.h these
parties Aavo permitted the existing
dreadful conditions 20 develop without
serious Efforts h. prevent " restrain
Them, Ngilher 10 ihcy now prJmijU
ua any substantial reform. rluy agr1.
Od Together 10 ignore Ia the cDLllus
campaign every issue but OLy. They
propose % drown thc Ouicrlrs OF the
plundurod people with tho uproar "
sham battle over the tain, 30 that
capitalist, corporations, National bank,
rings, trusis, watcrud HtOrk, dcmlnutiz.
alton Of silver and expressions ~ an
Insurers may be Lost tigLt Of, They
PROPOSE 90 sacrifice our h8mpl, lives
aud children ON the altar " MhmmOu,
to destroy multitude ia oE!,g g.
secure corruption funds ifJa million.
aires.
Assembled Oh the anniversary Of the
birth Of the Nation ana filled with tho
spirit Of the grand generation who
established our Independence, wo Geek
10 restore tho good VI the Republic to
the hands " "tho plain people, f" which
class originated ". We assert our
purpose 10 be Identical with the purpose
Vt the National construction 30 form a
more perfect uuiOu, establish Justice,
Insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the common defense, Promote the
general welfare aui secure ulcsaingH OF
liberty Tor ourselves anu our posteri,y."
We declare this Republic can only
endure as free government upon
the love Of the whole people
for each C,n,, ani f1l the Nation;
tina; IL cannot To piHnvd together 10y i
hayOuet. H., civil war IL over aud
every passion and resentment which
grew out Of II must uie with 10, aud
We must be IN fact a. we are In name,
one united brotherhood OF lIrc men.
our country ilnds Itself confronted
by conditions for which there IL no
precedent Ia the history OF the world.
our annual agricultural productions
amount TO billions OF dollars in tho
value Of which must within u few
weeks or m0athe be exchanged ior
billions Of commodities consumed In
their production. Tho existing cur.
rent supply b wholly inadequate To
make this exchange. The results are
Failing prices, formation OF combincs
and rings and in the impoyerishment
Of the producing class. We pledge
ourselves that II given power We VIII
labor TO correct these evils by wise
and reasonable logi5la,iOb.
We believe that tho powers Vt gov.
eminent should be exIhnini las In
the case OF the postal service, rapidly
aud 70 far M the good sense OF the In.
telllgen. people and the teachings Of
experience shall Justify, 10 the end tina,
oppression, injustice and poverty shall
eventually cease In tho. land. While
| our sympgthies as n party Of reform
are naturally upon the side OF every
proposition which will tend to
make men intelligent, vlrluous md
temperate, we nevertheless regard
these questions, important rs they are,
as subordinate 90 the grat issues now
pressing for solution, and upon which
not only individual prosperity, bat the
very existence Of free Institutions de.
pend, aud we ask all men 10 first help
US determine whether ws are To have
Republic TO adminiFeT before We
differ rs 10 the conditions upon which
tia to be administered.
Believing that the l0tces Of reform
this day set Ia motion will never cease
10 mov' forward until every wrong
shall b. 'omodicu and equal privileges
fpCuTOiy established fer all mon and
women, We declare, therefore,
Filst, that tho union et labor forces
Of the United States this day CON
sulnmuted, shall he permanent aud
perpetual; may itB apllit enter into all
hearers for the salvA,lon Of tue Re-
public and the uplifting Of maukild.
Second Wealth belongs 10 him who
created Il aud every iOllar taken from
Industry without an equivalent Is
robbery. "lf any man win not work,
neither shall M eat" The Interest OF
rural and civil labor are the same; they
are Identical.
Third - We bOllevo the time has
come when railroad corporations viii
either own the People or the people
must own The railroads, aud, should
the government outer upon the work
Of holding and managing any or all Of
the railroads, we HhOuld favor an
amendment 20 the Constitution by
which all persona engaged In the
government service shall be- placed
under civil service regulation " tho
most rigid chamcierso M 20 prevent
tho increase of power OF the National
administration by the use Of suoh
government employees.