The morning call., 1892-07-04

covered with mortgages; iabnr impoverished;
land concentrated In the hands of capitalists.
Urban wofkmen deuied the right OF organization
for self-pToleeiOn when imported. pauperiZed
labor beats down their wages. hireling stand
Ing army, unrecOgnZed by law, Is established 10
shoot them down aud they are rapidly degener-
atlng into the European condition. The fruits OF
the toll OF millions are boldly stolen TO build
up Colossal fortunes unprecedented in his
tory, and maze the pOsSessors OF them In
turn menace 10 the republic ana TO liberty
From The same prolific womb of governmental
injustice We breed TWO great classe s-tramps
aud millionaires. The national power TO create
money Is ap ropriated 10 enrich the bondhold-
eIs, ana the vast pubic debt payable in legal
lender bas been funded into gold bearing bonds,
OF the peorle. Silver. which has been acc pied
as coin since The dawn Of history has been
demonet etized to add TO the purchasing mower OF
gold by decreasing the vaiue OF all forms of
property, as well as OF human labor. and the sup
Ply OF currency Is purpOsely abridged 10 fatten
lhe usurer, bankrupt enterprises aud ensaye In
oustty. This vast conspiracy against mankind
mas EN- organized Oh two continents. and II is
rapidly taxing possession OF the world. Ii not
met aud oYerihtowh at once il fOrebodes terrible
social cOnyulSous. the destruction OF civilization
or or me establishment OF absolute despousm.
we nave Witnessed Tor more than quarter
or a century the struggles OF Tie two
great political paittes for power and Diunder,
Whlle EtieVOuS wrongs have been Inflicted upon
the suffering people. We charge that The con-
trolling Influences dominating bOth OF these
parties have permitted Tie existing dleadful
conditions TO develop without serious efforts TO
prevent or restrain them. Neither do they now
promise Us any substantial reform
They agreed together TO ignore In the coming
campaign every Issue but enc. They propose 10
drown the outcrles OF the plundered PEOPLE with
the uprOar OF sham bag tie over The tariff, 80
lhat eapitallsic CORPORATIONS, national banks,
rings, uusls wateTed st0ck, the decentralization
OF silver and the expressions Of usuCers may all
be lost sight OF.
They propose to sacrifice our homes our lives
ana our children on the altar OF Mamm0u; 10
destroy multitude In order 10 secure corruption
funds ffnm mlllIOnaires
Assembled on the anniversary of the birth of
the nation, and filled with the spirit of The grand
generation that established our DEPENDENCE
we seek 10 restore the government OF the Re-
public 10 the hands of "the plain people," with
which class II originated
We assert our porposs to be Identical with
the purpose OF the National Constitution 10 form
a more perfect Union, establish justice. insure
domestic tranquility, provide for the common
defense. promote The general welfare and secure
The blessings Of liberty for ourselves and pos.
teriiy.
We declare that this republic can only endure
as free government upoa The love oi the whole
people for each other and for the nation: that lt
cannot be pinned together by the bayOnet; that
the eIvll war Is over and every passion aud re-
sen ment which grew our of II must die with IL;
and that we must be. in fact are in name,
one united brotherhood OF free men.
Our country nnds itSelf confronted by cOnGI-
tions for winch there is no precedent In the his
tory OF the world. Our annual agricultural
productions amount TO billions OF dollars
10 value, which must witnn a few
weeks or months be exchanged for hill
IN their production. The existing currency sup
ply IS wholly inadequate to make this exchange
ana tie results are falling niices, the formation
OF combines ana rings, aud III. lmpOyerlshment
OF the producing class.
We pledge ourselves. II given power. 10 labor
10 correct these evils by wise aud reasonable
legislation.
I'VE believe the powers of the Government
should he expanded, rs in The case of the postal
service, RAPIDLY aud as far as he good sense OF
the intelligent people and The teachings of ex-
perepce Shall Justify. TO Ihe end that o. PRESTON
Injustice and poverty shall eventually cease in
the land.
While our sympathles as a party OF reform
are naturally upon The side OF every proposition
which will tend TO make men intelligent,
yirEuous and temperate. we nevertheiess re.
gard these questions. important as they are,
as subordinate to the great issues
now pressing Tor solution and upon which not
only Individual prosperity, bat the very exist
ence OF free institutions depends, and we ask all
men 10 INST help US de ermine whether we are 10
nave he republic 10 administer before We differ
as 10 the conditions upon which IL Is TO be ad-
miBIstcred.
Believing that the forces OF reform this day set
10 motion viii never ceas- to move forward until
every wrong is remedied aud equal privileges Sc
curely established for all men and women We
declare therefore,:
First-That the union Of labor forces OF the
United States THIS day consummite shall be
permanent and perne ual; may lis spirit enter
into all hearers for The salvation OF tile republic
and the Hulittl0g OF mankind
Sec0nd-Neaith belongs 10 him who created ii
fnd every deilar taken from industry without an
equivalent is robbery. "If any man viii not
work. neither shall he eat". The interests Of INC
rurai RnG the city labOrer are the same aud their
enemies are identical.
Ihlrd-Ne believe that the time has come
when The railroad corporations must either own
tie peoFle or the peopic tire corporations, and
should The Government enter upon The work OF
owning and managing any or all railroads. We
should favor an amendment 10 the Constitution
that all employees upon such roads shall, for tue
time being, forego tile exercise of thelr right ot
suffrage In accordance WI h The precedent eslab-
listed oy the Constitution as TO tie Inhabitants
Of The Dlstflct Of Columbia.