The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-04-05

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esinsinAl xets must ie rnnnt~sAct~A wv JHatrions
lswtslAttan thssefpts ~ Assemble III NtAlr
Convention afsd mAke 1 declaration "a onr
lflnetpsss and invite sIl pAsritsie eilissn. 10
mite III III sa.rt " secure Anatciai rsfasm and
in'lnss,iAl ~.nancipati,n. The organization
shall hn knawn - th~ !. National party. snd
under shi. nAme ~ viii perfect. without d..
lay. nsstst and l"sal associations 10
Feenrr tha election IN oIlice 10 vaeh nsn unly
~ will hssise themselves ID ~ sil in thar
nawrs 10 establish ihere rsincstl..i
l. II IL the exclusive function u The tien.
erAl Government Ia enin and create mon. and
regulate IT. sAiuc. All hank ls~nes Designed
" csrrnIase At money shanld w. suppressed.
their circulating medium. whether ~ metal ur
PAPER, shauli be tssued Nv the Government
and made full legal tender for all debts.
dnties aud tasns la th. Taisel states al ita
stamped sAlne.
erSli,nrs. Official salaries. t~usion., bonds
and all uther dsbts and obligations. uhllc or
private, shall be discharged hi the legal tender
,sionsy of tle United states, strictly Assursling
to the stiIniAtions III thc laws under which
they we're contracted.
" iNat Wc rosMke ~ SILVER U1 ptncou on
tho same footiig ~ that os gold.
4. congv.rs shAll Drovide aid money ado
Inatc 70 the full cmplo, ment ~ labor, the
equitable distribution Ut i's rfulnc 4. and the
requirements u b,irinsss. hxing ; minimum
amount iAr capita ~ the population - nuAr ~
may uc, and otherwise regulating it, volume
hs wi.e and equitable PRO. .islons of law, 20
that the rate af Interest will secure to labor
Il jnst reward.
y. X u Inconsistent with tho genius and
spirit VI popular government that any slpccics
u private property should 10 exempt from
traring its Just share ~ the public burdens
Government bonds and money should bc taxed
COM iAx should b. lcvicd for the support u
the Government aud the payment u Il. debts.
y. Tho pnbsic lands acth common property
nj the whule people, and should not he sll to
spccnlatoFs NOR Ramhlsd ID railroads or athcr
corporations, bnt should ~ donated 10 actual
set,lra la limited quantities.
7. Tho Government should, ty general en-
a.in.ntr. rncu,iiage the development nf onr
agricultural. ~ i,orAl. mechanical, mannfnetur-
.uR And commercial ~ sources. ~ tho snd that
labor may bc fully and prniitably employed,
bit ne i,olopolics should be legaiixed.
\. All nse'ens offices should be abolished. thr
most rigid eccns my enforced In every branch
VI the tubltr Aertirs,. and reserc pnnishments
inflicted upon public oiiicerr who betsas the
trusts rvpused iii them.
n A. educated lAbur has duvired means for
multiplying prudn.tlon hy invention And dir.
cusesies, AID. - their Use requires the exercise
of mind ~ we'll N body, sieh l.girlsttou should
bo had that the t,,nllsi of hours of daily toil
will W reduced, giving ~ ti.s working elAskcs
it,ru lrsnfe inr mental ,npfnss ,isnt and 80
a.al cnI nett, and saving them from lrr-
nlAnrnt decay aud death.
10. The adoption II al American monetary
rsiein, ~ rroposd herein, viii harmonic. All
differences Ia regard u tari6 and Federal
TAXATION, reduce and eqnSlixe the cost of trans-
hly the joint earnings Ut capital aud labor,
secure 10 tho producers ri wealth tho results oi
their labor and skill. muster ont the vast army
u oilers who, under tho existlng system. grow
rich upon tim earnings 0f Others. that every
man aud w.inan may, by their own efforts. ~.
tilfc a romp0tGtcss, 70 that uyerkrOwn fortunes
and 0strei," poverty will ~ seldom found
vi hin tho limits ri our republic.
III. 10th National and htaie Governments
should establish bureaus Of labor aud indus.
trial statistics. clothed with thc power Ut gath
ering aud publishing the same.
~. That tho contract ay.tsm of employing
labor In u.ir prisons and reformatory lnssttu'
tions ~nfks great injustice ~ oar mechanic,
and Artlnsns, and should ba prohibited.
~. That tile importAti0nuf 1ersilc lAbor int
the Unitcd HtAtes from China IL psoblem III
thu Most serious importance, and w recon-
mend legislation locking 70 itsrnppsession.
II. That ~ demand ~ immediate is'uc q
full leKAl.tcndrr currency by tho 0osurn'
iuent 10 the full limit 1t least of the t4O0. .OO0,
uOO " luNAl-teIldcT United states treasury notes
H. That tho credit Vi the Government cAt
hest bc strengthened And preserved by IL hrsl
paying ~ IL initrest.buaring debt before call
Ing III any part of IT. MOI, MISUNDERSTANDING obli
| gAlioAs fof redemption.
lG. That ~ recommend and urge npon si
State, county aud township committees, and y
oihcT p0rH0ns ungAged IN The work Ut osKAnlx
/ INV National 0rconlAck aud local clubs, thA
they support the principles sst forth IN tho To
ledo platform.
". That thc payment of All wages l,
lawful nionyy u Tho only valid payment fo
| labor, aud that ~ arc opposed 20 tie employ
nent of minors IN shops aud factories uiade'
Il years of age.
One Phase of Rsssmptlos.
The Resumption act ordcrs that o,
the lst iay u January, 1870. not ri
months hence. The Government sl,All ~
deem NIL grecnbacks then ont~tanslinl
in coin. Tho difference between th'
irrcicemablc" erccnhAck aud gold !
to-day but per cent. This fact i
IN uuanswenble tribute 10 the Govern
mcnt credit currency of the Unite,
States. Equalization ID not resumption
The appreciation Of tho grccnbac!
dollar Il not II. redemption IN com.
II known 70 III tho world thAt the Gov
ernmcnt has no coin u I'll Ia which 4
redeem its notes. Of these there ~
about $40, ON, 0OO outstanding. Their
arc national bank notes to the amount q
about ess2O. O0O. O)l, and thesn arr uA6l
re.lcemAble In lawful money. Whe
grecnbacks aSc no longer lawful money
or when they shy into the Treasury !
hot haste for coin, thu nasional.ban
notes sre nslsemAblc In ooin unlss
something clsc. meanwhile, II mad
lawful money. Under sxisting Inv
therefore, the nAtional-bank notes ~
the greenbacks will l,c rrslncmAble
coin On tl,e irst day oi ncxt JAnuas,
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