The weekly clarion., 1874-07-02
THE IOWA INDEPENDENT
THEIR PLATFOEsE.
Adopted in State Convention June 2

tatives Of the people a Iowa. tayeaH|
To the organization OF au indeHHH.u.
political party, laying aside past aIa.r.e
ces Of opinion and earnestly uHim .
common purposes 10 secure needed
/ form in the administration of pub.a Fl.
fairs, cordially unite i'm submitting H..
/ declarations.
That all political power d. uherm. IN
the people.
That no government is worthy atr-
servation or should be upheld W.
does not derive its power from the u..
sent Of the governed by equal aul .s.
laws.
That the inestimable rights ot IN.
/ liberty and the pursuit ot harp.u-
should be secured 10 all men, W.a..
distinction of race, color, or ruauyIa,
That the maintenance of these Hru.
pies is essential 90 the perpeluv uE .u.
republican institutions, aud taat b .H..
end the federal constitution Wtb y.
amendments, the rights of States au.
/ the union OF states must and shall 1a u...
/ served.
That maintenance inyiulate of ...
rights of the states, and especially q. t.
/ right Of each state to order and clufra. ..
o,cH domestic Institutions according u f.
oicH judgment sTcltsirs Is udsp5vsH.
that balance Of polcer oa irticl The paf..
and endurance Of our political IHhu. #
peadS and that ,ce deaDlWcs w rfWu
! the Grcess u constitutional p0uer ,1.r.
/ Jy the policy Of President Gruts aHH.H#s.
trdtjoH a., fostering cnorUjtie. pypauHat
certaJ. states Of the Union; n arbitrary
! interference with their local affair
| sustaining therein the u-urplti1u 0t a|...
dnd irresponsible 0iCeHttres, whereby -
! tain men have been illegally invested
| with official authority, aud Others #.
! prived of their constitutional rights ur.
| pressive enactmcuts aad burdou-Ume .s.
alton imposed an immense and tie.ta.u
! Indebtedness created, resulting bon tH. s...
| gradatiOn of these states and general I..
poverishment Of their people.
That the conduct of the present aI-
| ministration, IN its bold defiance af pub.
| lie sentiment, and disregard of the com.
mon good in It's prodigaity and Wa-te.H
! extravaganza in iuuumerable frauds
perpetruted under its authority iu .-
disgracetul partiality for and rewards
Of unworthy tavoritos in its reckless nnI
unstable finance policy and iu its tam.
! incapacty 10 meet the vital questions "|
the day and provide for the general u..
/ fare, stands without parallel iu our W-
| tional history, and the highest c0u-idorE
| tion Of duty requires the American ra..
! pie in the exercises 0ftheIr inherent sanu.-
/ eighty 10 correct these acCumuiatIHu rt..
and bring the government back i0 .la
ancient land marks of patriotism HnH
economy tn the faith and credit OF OBJ.
nation must be maintained iuviolate. tIa.
/ public debt of Whatever kind should b.
paid in strict accordance with the .aW w.
| der which it was contracted.
That an over issue of paper money ho.
ing at variance with the principle d..
sound financial policy, the circulating
medium should be based uponredcmpuua
in specie at the earliest practical daF
and its convertlbility into specie cgu.Fa.
lent OF will of the holder; and that SUBJ
ject TO these restrictions 1t is the duty 4.
congress to so provide by approprat.
! legislation that the volume Ot our g0g
ernment currency shall at all times y.
adequate TO the general business ana COM
merce Of the country and equitabIy II-
tributed among the several states.
That tariffs and all other modes of tHk.
alton should be imposed upon the basis b.
yield the minimum amount required Iar
the legitimate expenditure of lbe govern
ment faithfully and economically admins
tered, and that taxation 90 an cStm.
necessary to the accumulation of surplus
revenue in the treasury subjects tho people
to needless burdens, and affords tompla.
ton TO extravaganza and official c9run.
ton.
That railroads and all other corpora
tlons for pecuniary profit should Dee rem.
dered subservient 10 the public good
That we demand such constitutional uD.
cessary legislatioa upon this subject both
state and national, as will efcctuailv
cure the industrial and producing inter.
ests Of the country against all iorms aE
corporate monopoly and eXtortion amid
that the existing railroad legislation u.
this state should faithfully be enforced
until experience may have demonstrated
the propriety and justice of its modHca.
tion.
That while demanding that railroad
be subject to legislative control. Wo sIoH
discOuntenGHce any action on this ubItef rrI
cuiated to retard the progress NJ raafaaH
enterprise, or 1oork injustice 10 Ho.e wa.
valuable auriiiaries 10 commerce and cirN
zatiop.
That limitation of the presidency o..
one term and election of president. Vice
president and United States senators Hy
direct popular vote, and thorough reform
of our civil service, TO the end that cU.
pacity and fidelity be made tho essential
qualifications for election and appoint
ment TO Office, are proposed reform. which
meet our hearty Endorsement
That we demand such modifcatiou- ~
the patent laws as shall destroy the MOI
mopoly now enjoyed by manufacturer ot
agricultural and other implements ofm.
dustrv.
That the personal liberty and social
rights Of citizens should not be abridged
or controlled by legislative enactment
except IN 80 far as may be necessary
to promote the peace and welfare of s0eI-
ETY..
That holding in grateful remembrance
the soldiers and sailors who fought our
battles and by whose hcroism the nation
was preserved, we insist that c0ugrc--
shall equalize bounties and grant to each
one Of them or to his widow aud children
a homestead Of 100 acres Of land from
the unappropriated domain Of the couu
try.
A minority report was made of IA rasa.
luton as substitute for the tenth resoIg.
ton, declaring the ineficiencv of tho
prohibitory liquor law to stop the ravaee-
Of intemperance and favoring its replace
ment by such legislation rs will further the
cause OF temperance. The resolution was.
after some dicussion, adopted as a substi-
tute for the tenth resolution.
Col Boeck editor of the Stnnts IaiIlLu-