The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-04-04
PLATFORM or the NATIONAL
0REENHACK PARTY OF the
STATE OF IOWA.

WHEREAS. Throughout ont entire conn
try the value Ut real estate i deprecated.
industry rarals,rl. trade depressed. busi-
ness income ani wages reduced. nnrarai-
irlrh distress inflicted upun thr poorer
ani midttl. ranks ~ MIR people. ihr land
flle,l With fraud embcsylsmvnt. bankrupt.
~. eriM., sailerlng, raupeiisn,, AMI star
Naiion. and
Niinses>. This state of things has been
brought about hy legislation in ,he inter-
vi II. anil dictated by. money lenders,
bankers and hon,lhnllers; and
Mnfnrss. The limiting it the legal
fender qnalli, vi grrrnhacks, the chang.
ing II currency bonds into coin honsis, the
characterization W the silver dallar, the cN-
cmptlan II l,nnis from taxation. the con-
traction III the circulating ,setlinm. the
proposed forced resumption ai sreeie pay
menis. md the pro,ligal waste II the psb.
lie lands, were crimes against the people,
and. - FIR m possible, the results IT these
criminal nets must hc countcractea Ivy jn.
lcial legislation
l. W. demand the Unconditional repeal
At the specie resumption net nf January
II. issa. and the abandonment Of tho
present suicidal ana destructive policy Of
contraction.
= w demand the abolition II national
hunks, and the issue Of full leual tender
parer meney hy thu government. rcccis'
able far All dues public anl private.
\, We demand the reconciliation ~
the silver dollar, mnking y il full legal
tender for the payment Of NIL coin hnnds
ri tho government, and for all other debts,
public and private; ard that the coinage u
silver shall be placed on the same fostins
rs TINT Of gold.
1. We demand that congress shall pro-
vide said money adequate to the full en-
plnvmcnt Of labor. the equitable disiribu'
tim 81 is products. and The requirements
pf business.
. ". demand TINT congress shall not
under any circumstances, authorize tho
issuance Of in.ercst-bcaring bonds, ot any
kind or class.
Il. The adoption Of an American none
tary system, ~ proposed herein. will har'
monixe all differences IN regarl To tafifl
and federal taxation, distribute rquitahly
the Joint earnings 81 capital md labor, -
cnrr IL tho producers Of wealth the results
of heir labor md skin, muster out VI ser,
vice the sast number II oilers. who, under
thr existing system, grow rich upon ths
earnings u others. that every man nnl
woman may BY their own efforts secure 4
competence, and ovcrgrown fortunes anu
extreme poverty will be seldom found
within the limits u our rcpublic.
I We demand that the government
shall, hy general enactment, encourage III
development ~ our agricultural, mineral
mechanical, manufacturing and commercial
resources. u the cub that Mhar may b.
fully AMI probably cmployel bu. no Mo
ncpoli.s should hr lcsalisel.
T. The public lands av the common
property Of thu whole people. aud shout.
no. Le sull 10 spectators, nor granted Il
railroads er .ther corporations. hut shout,
~ donated 10 actual settlers In limitcs
quantities.
u II IL inconsistent with ihe genius an
spirit et popular government TIM. m.
species IL private Or corporate propcrt,
should be exempt from bearing It's jus
share Of the public burdens.
IN. That thu interests Of the labor an,
producing clAsscs throughout the nation
north. south. Gust and west ARE identical
and II II An historic fact that the war Of th
rebellion wNs Exaggerated In thc interest
" class kindred ~ that which now OF
prrSacs ~. therefore W. declare that III
gu.srnmsnt u the Waited States shall ncvr
! pay any part Or portion III what In know
as the confederate or rebel debt
II. We dc,nnnd constitutional amend
men. fixing the compensation II MI sta,
officers, including members anil employee
Of the general assembly, anil W. alsp Il,
mnnl a general reduction IL all county an
court expenses, with reduction III office,
10 ~ u Lessen oppressive taxos
\. w demand TINT all inst anil lerr
means shall hc used far thu suppression |
the evils III iniempcranrs.
We invite the consiieiaie Judgment
our fellow citizens IT MI pull csl pa l.
upon these, our principles md parrose
aud solicit the cooperation Vt MI men
thu fnrtheranrc ~ them, NJ We do hvl,c,
TINT upon their acceptance or rejection \
the people, III. veal " wor u our believe
coaatry depends.