The daily Argus., 1874-06-25
TELEGR.APlHIC,
The Iowa Anti-MOnopolv
Party.
The Very Best Platform
Yet Adopted in any State.
A Full Ticket for State
Officers.
The Party Organized for
State and National
Reform Work.
Resignation of Chorpen.
ming Cresswel1.
Other News Items.

| DESMOINES, June 24.-IhG Anti MOnOp- |
oily State Convention of Iowa assembled in
this city to-day. After organization and |
appointment Of committees the convention |
adjourned to P NJ.
In the afternoon, the platform, as re-
ported and read by ex-Gov. Stone, chair
man of the committee, and as it was finally |
adopted as a whole, is as follows:
ReS0lUed, That we, the delegated rep |
resentatives of the people of Iowa, favor
able to the organization OF an independent
political party, lying aside past differences
of opinion and earnestly uniting in CON-
mon purpose to secure needed reforms in
the administration of public affairs cor
daily unite in submitting these declara-
tions:
THAT political power is inherent in
the people that no government is worthy
of preservation or should be upheld which
does not derive its power from the consent
of the governed by equal and Just laws
that the inestimable right Of life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness should be Sc
cured to all men without distinction of race,
color or nativity; that the maintenance of
these principles is essential to the prosper
Iity of our republican institutions, and that
to this end the Federal Constitution with
all its amendments, the rights of the States
and union Of the States must and shall be
preserved.
2-Ihat the maintenance inviolate of
the rights Of the States and especially the
right of each State to order and control its
own domestic institutions according to its
Judgment exclusively, is Indispensable to
that balance of power on which the pertec-
ton and endurance of our political fabric
! l. i IL 4 mol
exercise of constitutional power the policy
of President Grants administration in tos-
tering the enormities perpetrated in GER
, tain States of the Union in arbitrarily in
tertering with their local affairs, in sus-
- tanning therein the usurpation of aliens and
IRRESPONSIBLE adventurers, whereby certain
men have been illegally invested with off
cial authority and others deprived Of their
O constitutional rights; oppressive laws en-
y acted, burdensome taxation imposed, an
Immense and fictitious Indebtedness crea
ted. resulting in the degradation of those
States and the general impoverishment O
their people.
\ 3-That the conduct of the present ad
y ministration in its bold defiance of public
sentiment and disregard of common good
in its prodigality and wastetul extrava
, eance, in the innumerable frauds perpetra
~ ted under its authority, in its disgracetu
q partiality for and rewards of unworthy ia
vorites, in its reckless and unstable tnanc
E policy, and 10 its total incapacIty to NEE
the vital questions Of the day and provld
for the general welfare. stands without
parallel in our national history. and tn
,. highest considerations of duty require tn
American people in the exercise Of thel
inherent sovereignty to correct these az
cumulating evils and bring the governmer
hack to its ancient landmarks Of patriotism
and economy.
THAT the faith and credit Of the n;
tinn must be maintained invIOlate !; tn;
the public debt of whatever kind should
paid in strict accordance with the law Ill
der which it was contracted that an oyt
issue of paper money being at variant
with the principles Of a sound financial pc
lev the circulating medium should be bast
upon its redemption in specie at the ear
est practicable day and its convertible
into specie equivalent at the will OF Il
holder. and that subject to these restri
tinns it Is the duty of Congress to so pr
vide by appropriate legislation that Il
Z volume Of our government currency shj
at all times be adequate to the geneT
business and commerce of the country, al
be equitably distributed among the sever
states.
THAT tariffs and all other modes
taxation should be imposed upon the ba
of revenue alone and be 50 adjusted as
MD Weld the minimum amount required
the legitimate expenditures of the Cover
IS. ment, faithfully and economically adm
istered, and that taxation to an exte
necessary to the accum ulatlon OF surpl
revenue in the treasury subjects the peol
to needless burdens and affords a temp
} AT ton to extravaganza and official corrupu'
st 81 G-That railroads and all other corpo
\ items for pecuniary profit should be r.
dered subservient to the public good; Il
loco ,fe demand such cunst &@tlonal al d"t
,Sa's aary legislation upon tins subIeet, h'
- state aud national as will eftectualiy seci
T. the industrial and producing interests II
+ country against all forms OF corporate L
- nupoly ami exturtlans, and that the eX
ing railroad legislation of this state sho
80 faithfully be enforce until experience u
C. ! have demonstrated the propntty and
tice of it's modification.
mt That while demanding that rallro
nj be subject to legislative control, we 81
discountenance any action on this sub
wv circulated to retard the progress OF r
road enterprises or work injustice W VI
IL invaluable auxilaries to commerce and
ilization.
S-That the limitation Of the Preside
3. to one term and the election OF Presid
Vice President and United States Seua
by direct popular vote and thorro
80 OO0 s reform of our civil service, to the end
T5 GO capacity aud fidelity be made the esser
5000 qualifications fc1 election aud appointu
,sSC%V So'%S to Office, are proposed reforms which
10000 our hearty Endorsement.
I50'0o0 l50'@ 9--That We demand such modlhca
10 900 of the patent laws of the United State
10000 shall destroy the monopoly now enJayte
iIS 0E0 the manufacturers of agricultural ana
i20.G0O implements of industry,
5O,90 IU-That the personal liberties aud
800 wv eial rights of the citizens should not
500 900 abridged or controlled by legislative Ell
ment. except insofar as may be neces
5000 to promote the peace and welfare OF
200 ciety. e,
500 90 ll-That holding in grateful rem
!, 900 90 brapce the soldiers and sailors who 10
our battles aud by whose heroism the
ER, ton was preserved, we insist that
> Ky. gress shall equalize the bountles and