Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-07-26

1AtltS Ol llltlolS met IN state convention
NJ Chicago m the 18th INST, and after
the transaction ot some matters ofmn-
or interest adopted for the fall campaign
the following state
PLATFORM.
WHEREAS, 4 conspiracy exists mthis
country % establish i financial deSp0t-
ism, and to place under the heel ofsuch
deSpotsm the commercial and working
! masses of this country; and
4 WHEREAS, The leaders and chiefs Of
that conspiracy are the leaders and
chiefs ot the democratic and republican
parties, including the administration OF
Hayes and Sherman, and who, hv the
/ control Of the national finances. intend
e place under the heel Of such dcspot-
ism the great lahoring and commercial
masses of the republic.
R,Soltti, That the organized national
4 greenback aud labor party of Illinois
will fight the establishment or such
a power i'll this republic 70 the bitter
I end.
Resolved, THAT we believe the follow
\ ing declaration Of principles to he the
only basis upon which such fight can
be successfully made,
| |. The greenhack dollar must I've full
legal tender for the payment ofOll debts
and taxes, public and private, and hy
the government issued, protcctc and
received rs absolute money.
>. The general government alone to
.ssue money, and this for the benefit OF
all and not 70, through. or for the en-
nchment Of national bankers
3. The immediate calling il Of m
/ United States bonds, and payment OF
/ them, principal and interest in legal.
! tender, lawful, grecnback paper money
Of the United states, and every dollar
of such issue of lcgal-tendcr, lawful
money to he protected by the govern
ment rs ut par with other lawulmonev
III gold or silver com, never to be CON
vortcd into bonds of any rate OF class.
1. The unconditional repeal of The
so-caIlcd resumption act.
.. That no further grants of the pub
lie domain be made To corporations, I
1 but reserved to actual settlers. and the
rcversion Of lands already granted back
/ To the government where the terms of
the contract have not been complied
with.
y. The repeal Of the national bank
ing law and the substitution Of green
backs for national bank currency.
Z. We deprecate all efforts to redress
wrongs by violation Of law, and believe
that through the balot-box alone must
we look for justice.
S. We demand that the government
lands be reserved for actual settlers
only.
Resoi,u}, That we favor and demand
that the general government or the
! United States enter ut once upon n sys-
tenn of Improvements of harbors and
navigation, including the construction
Of m international railroad directly
across the continent from the Atlantic
To the Pacific Ocean, building such
railroad south of the thirty-cighth de-
gree or parallel of latitude, and pay
for such improvements and proncrtics,
that shall belong 10 the government. III
its own creation and issue Of grecnback,
absolute, perpetual, full, lEal-tendcr
money, us may be agreed upon between
the government and contractors who
will build such road, to the best inter-
ests of the government.
Resolved, That we demand hat nil of
iiccrs of trust or profit, SUN rs post
masters, custom-house Officers, light, |
house keepers, United Statcsmarshals,
etc, except their clerks and assistants,
shall be elected by the people, the re-
spective districts; that the president,
senators and members of congress shall |
he relieved Of i portion of ter labor,
and the government Of thepcoplc be
administered more by the d'ectreprc- |
sentatives of the people towhom all |
persons in political Oh onicia positions
should be closely responsible, and the
persons they elect to Office Sill not be |
disturbed IN their position to 'hich they |
We're elected, except for reasns of dis !
honesty or lncompetency, when the /
head Of their department lall have
power 70 remove, and thpcople 70
elect the successor.
ReSol,ed, That we oppose he use Of |
prison or soryile labor for hcr than
prison purposes, where it cones ia con-
ilict with honest labor, insie or out
, side prison walls except il for the
purpose of improving person property
or public highways.
Rcsoirtd, That instead ofhh salaries,
supcnumerary offices, subsies 10 cor
poratc wealth, commissioner syndi-
Gates, exemptions from taxaon, which
J cost the government millionannunlly,
We are il favor Of givingl definite
bonus IN money 10 enablepOOr men
and women TO settle on pile lands,
enable them to avail themsees Of the
homestead laws Of the Unsd States,
and that the homestead sill be *
empt from forced sale on eMuton.
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