The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-04-11
PLATFORM or THE NATIONAL
oHEENBACK PARTY or the
STATE or IOWA.

MnrHfA. Throughout nnr entire rnnn.
Try the value ~ rrnl .suse IN deprecated.
industry rpra!y,ci, trnIe depressed. bust.
mrs income nnl wng.s reduced. nnparal.
eled disiress inflicted uIan thr poorer
md middle. ranks vi mir nsuple, tbr land
tlif, Will. frlud. e,n',etfltHUnt, bankrupt.
~, crime suffering, panprflsn, ana star.
tatian AMI
Nnnrrss. This state III things has hern
hruuvlt about Wv legislation in the inter.
~ ~ aud dictated hy. money lenders,
bankers and b0nhhol,lrr. nnl
Nnlusss. The limiting Ut the legal
isl,ler quality u preeni,neks, the chang.
Ing nj currency bonas into sain bonds. thr
decentralization ~ ths silver dollar the cs.
an,plnii ~ iumds frtm TAXATION ,hc con.
traction " ihe circulating tyehinm. the
proposed forced resumption II specie rny.
Menis. md the pro,lRal Nn~ia IN the rsh.
liz lnndr. we're crimes avainss The people
nnl. - far ~ possible. the results Or these
criminal nets must b. esnntcrac,cd by IN.
slleial legislation -
|. We demand the unconditional repeal
~ lhe specie resumption, mel II January
Il. is7a. aud the abafonmen, ~ the
present suicidal aud destructive policy II
contraction.
4 W. demand The abolition III national
banl.. nnh thu iss,ir u full i, gal tender
paper money ~ the government. freeis-
allie for all dues public nnl private.
\. We demand the reconciliation Of
the silver dnllar, making !. full lssal
ienier tor the payment o. all ern bnnds
III thu government, nnI fur all other driis,
public md private, anil Tint the coinage III
silver shall tr placed III the same fv.ting
NJ TINT u COLL.
4 W. demand TINT congress shall pro.
Vide sail moncy adequate to the full en-.
plasment Of labor. the equitable disrib,l-
i!on af its products, md the requirements
Of business.
4 W. demand That congress shall not,
under my circumstances, authorize tile
issuance III in,crent.hrarip. bonds, VI amy
kinl er elass.
q. The adoption Of mn American none.
.ary system, AZ proposed herein. win har-
munils all differences In regard 10 tariff
and federal In xaiipu, distribute rauitably
thu Joint earnings u capital and labor, ~.
cure IL the prDiat.rs Ut wealth The results
~ their labor md kill muster out III rsr.
virs Tie vast number u illers. whc, under
thu eNisiin9 system. grow rich upon thr
earnings u Others. TINT every man and
woman may ny their own efforts secure i
competence, and osrrprnNn fortunes nt,i
extreme poverty will be seldom found
within the limits uf our republic,
I We demand Tint Tho government
shall, by general enactment, encourage thu
development NJ our agricultural, mineral.
mechanical, lnnnnfacsilrlngand commercial
resaiirlrr. ~ thu eni tl,1t labor mey be
fully md probably employed, but no M.
nopolirs should Nc lry.fised.
h. The prblic lan.ls nfe the common
property OF the whole people. aud should
not te sold 10 spccalators, nor granted u
railroads Or ether corporations. but should
ln donated ~ actual nsltlura III limited
quantities.
y. II Ii inconsistent with the genina AMI
spirit VI popular government that any
| species Of private or corporate property
should be exempt from bearing iss just
siare Of the public burdens.
10. That the interests of tho labor and
producing slas-es Throughout tho nation
nortl, .Duih. east AMI west arc identical
and II n IN historic f..i TINT The war III Tho
| rebellion was irRuguraiea hi ihc interests
" class Kindred 10 Tint which n.w ol.
ptesHs NJ. therefore We declare that tbs
government u the United ftatr. shalt never
pay any part or portion Of what In known
~ the confederate ur rebel drit
II. We demand constitutional amend.
mrni hsing The compensation III an sials
officers. Including member. ani employees
" the general assembly mil W. n|so n,
manst Il general reduction II all county a,,l
court expenses with reduction III offices
~ N 10 lssssn oppressive iasrs
H. W. irmAnd that MI just and legal
u.an~ shall be- nseI III the suppression 81
the evils " ini.wrernnee.
w lnvii. The considerable Juigmrai III
nnr fsllaw citizens NJ NIL phil cal ra III,
upon thesr. onr principles nnd purposes
aud solicit tho cooperation VI MI men Ii
the farthcrance ri them, M VI 10 heiiev,
Tim. npon their acceptance or rejection d,
the people, the veal or woc of our bc!oyss
eountry depends.