The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-11-17
PLATFORM
Or THE NATIONAL GREENBAcK-I.ABon Parry Oh
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED Ar CHICAGO
JUNE y. 1850

VI THE NATIONAL GnEENBAcK-LABoR Panty or
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
JUNE .. 1880.
|. That the right to make and issuc money il
sovereign power to be maintained by the pco-
plo for the common benefit. The delegation
of this right to corporations Ii a surrender OF
the ntral attribute Of sovereignty, void OF
constitutional sanction, comforting upon a sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do
minion over industry and commerce. All
money. whether metallic or paper, should be
Issued AMI its volume controlled BY the Gov
crnincnt. and not by Or through banking cor
pcrations, and, when so issued, should DO a
fnll legal tender for all debts, public and pn-
vatc.
2. That the bonds OF the United states
should not be refunded, but paid as rapidly ~
practicable, according to contract. To enable
the Government to meet these obligations,
lcgal-fcndor currency should bc substituted
for the notes Of tho national banks, tho ma
tional-banking system abolished, and the nm
mltcd coinage Of silver, as well as gold, cs-
taDlishcd by law.
3. That labor should DO 30 protected by
national and State authority rs to cqualizc its
burdens. and insure just distribution u its
lcsll'ts the cight-hour law or Congress should
he enforced tho sanitary condition OF indus
trial establishments placed under rigid control
the conpt tition OF contract convict labor abo-
ishod bureau Ut hor statistics established
factories mites End workshops Inspected
tho employment Of children under Il years Of
ago forbidden, and wages paid III cash.
4. slavery being simply cheap lalor, and
chea labor being simply slavery, the importa-
tioa Ind presence OF Chinese scrfs necessarily
bends to brntaizc and degrade American labor;
therefore immediate STEPS should be taken to
abrogate the Bnrlingan,e treaty.
3. Raiiroad land grants forfeited By reason OF
non-fuliillnent Of contract should be inln,edi.
ateiy reclaimed by the Government, and hence
forth the public domain reserved exclusively as
homes for actual settlers.
.. II is the duty Of Congress to regulate in
ter-State commerce. All lines Or con,munica-
ton and transportation should be brought un-
der such legislative control az shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
froi- ht traffic.
Z. We dcnounce as destructive to prosperity,
and DANCE rons to liberty, til. actions cf the old
p.rtics IN fostering and sustaining gigantic
land, Railroad aud money corporations and mo-
nopolies, invested with and exercising power,
belonging 10 the Government, and not respon-
siolc - It Tor the maninr Of their excrci Q.
.. That the Constitution, giving Congress tho
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raise
and snprort tr,f,;cs, To provide and maintain
navy, nss.r intended that tho men who loaned
Their money for an interest consideration should
be- Preferred to the soldier ana sailor who
pt rilcd their lives aud shell their blood OH land
and sea IN defense Of their country, and we
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican patty which, while processing reat
gratitude 10 the soidir, has most uniustly dis
crimina,cd against him and in favor OF the
bondkoldes.
=. All property should bear its juet proper
tion of taxation, and We demand graduated
income tax.
TO- We dcnounce a. most dangerous tho Of
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
OF suffrage.
IL. We are opposed TO sn increase of the
standing army in time Of peace, and the in
sidious scheme 10 establish an enormous mil
itary power under the guise OF militia laws.
Tor Ill. government OF Congrt 81. placing all
repres, ntatlves Of the people upon MI equ;
footing, inl taking away from committees
. veto powsr greater than that OF the Presi-
dent.
l3 We demand q, vel nment OF the people,
ny the people and for the people. instead Of a
Government Cf the Loadholdcrs. Ly the bond
hold, r. and for the bondholdcs, and we de-
nouncc every attempt to str up sectional strife
as an effort to conceal monstrous crimes
against the people.
a. In the furtncrance OF these ends we ask
the cooperation OF all fair-minded people.
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage no
war upon classes, but only against vicious in
attutlons. We are not content 10 endure fur
Their discipline from our present actuel rulers,
who, having dominion over money, over trans
INrtetion, over SEA and land, and largely over
tie press and the machinery or Government,
Well nnwaIrantable power over our instit,i-
tons and over our life and property.