The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-04-18

IOW1 STATE NEWS.

1UWA SVATE NEWSs
An. ureenoack Nationai ctate Conventioi
met At DeeM0ines, on the 10th, and organfze(
by the choice Of r. ". Gates = Temnor.r,
and parn,nant Chs,..,s. ~. s,,,r..;,.'
platform was adopted without debate and b,
unanimous vote.
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value of real estate Is Deprecated, industry par
aiyzed, trade depressed; business, income ani
wages reduced; unparalleled distress infIicte(
upon the poorer and middle ranks Of our people
the land filed with fraud, embezzlement bank
fuptcy. crime. suffering, pauperism and starva
ton; and.
WHEBEAs, This state of things has been brour1
about by legislation in the interest Of and dc
tated by the money-leudcrs, tankers and bond
holden: and,
~ WaFanAs f The LIMITING Of the iesal-tendsr as
bonds into coin bonds the demonetizinQ Of tn
silver dollar, the exempt nQ of bonds from taxa
tion, the contrac ion of the circulating medium
menfs and the prodipai waste of the public land
wore crimes against the people. and, 20 far q
possible, the results Of these criminal acts mus
be countexacted by judicial legislation.
]. We demand the unconditional repeal Of thu
Specie assumption act of Jan, IA, 1875, and ths
abandonment Of the present suicidal and de-
structive policy Of coutrnction
2. We demand the abolition of National Banls
and the issue Of full legal-tender paper money
by the Government, and receivable for all due
public and private
5. We demand the rcmonetization of the silye,
dollar making it full legal-tender for the pay.
ment of all coin bonds of the Government, and
for all other debts public and private, and that
footing as hat of gold.
4. That Congress shall provide said money ad-
equate to the requirements of business.
B. We demand that CONGRESS shall not under
any circumstances authorize the issuance of in.
terest- bearing tonds of anv kind or class.
8. The adoption of an Am, rlcan monetary sys-
tenn as proposed herein will harmonize all differ
ences IN regard to tariff and Federal ttxation
distribute equitaby the joint earnings of capital
results Of their labor and skill, and muster out s,
OF service the vast army of idlers who under the
existing system grow rich upon the earnings Of
others, that every man or woman may BY their
own efforts secure a competence, so tiat over.
dom found within TIE limits Of OF Republic.
2. The Government should by general enact
ment encourage the development of our agri-
and commercial resources, to the end that labor
may pc iully and prcntahly employed, but no
s. The public lands are % the C. common property
Of the whole people, and should not be sold to
nor Sd e % raioaa @ ana otneT
settlers in limited quantities. 1890 - ''''''
1t is inconsistent with the genius and spirit
priyate or eorporte nronerv sbond he 81
from bearing its Just share of the public bur
dems. I'M Tho. r,;,. a.. ;,..,,u., s. a. ,.,,
producing classes throuehout the Nation ARE, are
y ~ soutn ease % ana wess, dnd Tnlie
was inauaurated in the interest Of Class kindred
to that which oppresses US; therefore. we declare
rs nc o,' LILLY ~ =, ~? f oaes snall
as the Ccnfeaerate or Rebel debt.
II. We demand a. constitutional amendment
y.
Assembly. We demand n general reduction Of
me n county and court expenses with reduction
taxes. ' " -si' 'ppie'''''
~ we 1 demand s that ail Just and legal means
We invite the consider,,te indo-
ment OF our fellowcitizens of all political parties
snct the ous " 81 anu pup0Ses and
of them as we do believe that upon their accept
Of oup BELOVED co4try ny S denends 'e ~ea or woe
Inc following ticket was nominated: sec
retary Oh state, H. M. farnsworth, OF W1nne-
eni.n' Aea'uier, W. L. levin, VI loih
nuui' a " e"1afensen, y. re"on''
es'e.', VI 'ne e.a.e Lanu :, oince, NJ rarrlns
' " :. o A.'o' y, oeno' al " ~ oaon'
soI. !" =. oieen' Uuuso VI 'ue supreme oouf', o.
~ nopp, ~ an Du,on, oi''N =, .uo gu.
preme Court, Alex. Runyon, of Webster;
Reporter OF the Supreme Court, G. W. Ruther-
ford, OF Marshall.
IuE following were the Postofiicc changes
In Iowa during the week ending April 6. 1878:
Established-Giibert Station, Story County,
T nezeh.as . ainsrt, r"s1mas'ep Ih ~ Ireeh aa. rs0
a oo.. n.s. SoanS, 0onn r Doe' "e oo
a0l, snas c D0.oninuo- u,u'', ola"
1olu oounS nsi,sen' y.,iousn .!,,a oouats o..a
~ 10 %a. u nppo..le r1;m i1,'. Suua Ss'u. MnpSa %
g., .n Couh.s' nenfy n, il'i' onioh niiis' "aiias-
Nd oou 'y' rieasan' carver
ABOUT midnight on the 10th, at Burlington,
frame mouse belonging 70 widow named