The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-12-22
PLATFORM

Or The NATIONAL NREhSrAcR.iAnoRr panty or
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED Ar GnioAoo
juNE n, lsSO.
l. That tho right ID make and laS,,c money I.
y ruyrr,ir Ign pnW,r ~ ~ mainlnin.db Ny tho poo
III. for the common benefit, The 4, legation
" this tight to corporations IA n sun, ndtr ~
tho ntral attribute III sovereignty, weld of
constitutional sanction, cnnfrirlnE upon sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do,
nlinlon over industry AM comma roc All
money. whether metallic or paper, should bc
ISSUED and III volume controlled ~ the Nov.
crnmcnt, and not ly IN through banking cor
puratiunS, and. when NO issued, should br n
full legal tender for all debts pubic and rrl-
vatc.
Z, That tho bonds " tho United statca
should not " refunded, hui paid ~ rapidly ~
practicable, according ~ contract. IN enable
tho Government 10 meet thcrc obligations,
lcgal-tendcr currency should 10 smbslitut,a
for the notes NJ thu national banks, the IN.
tiunal-hanklng system abolished, and tho mn
mntcd coinage " silver, M we'll A. gold, ~.
tablished hy law.
i. That labor should l1.1so protected q,
national md state authority az 10 equalizo III
burdens. and insure lust diNrihu,ian 81 IL
results tho cight-honr law 81 Congress should
he enforced tho SANITARY condition ~ indus-
trial establishments placed under rigid Nh,rol
the compt tition OF contract convict labor ahul.
ish,d; y bureau u hor statistics established /,
the employment Of children under u wears OF
ago forbidden, and wages pil N cnsh,
4. Slavery being simply cheap labor, anu
cheap labor hclng simply slavery, tlte lMpnita-
ton md prcs,ncc ot ChincFc scrfs niece sanly
b,nds To hrutalizc and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate sscfs should he taken ~
ahrogato the RurlinSamo treaty,
| !. Railroad land grants forfeited ly reason ot
nom lntilment VI contract should 10 immcdi.
| ately II claimed ny the Government, anu hence Z.
forth thu public domain reserved exclusively M
homes Tor ect,al scttlcrs.
0. II In the duty Of Congress ~ regulate In
| tet.Statc commerce.. All liGcs III cun,Munica-
ton and transportation sh,nld hc brought I'M.
der such legislative control ss shall secure mod.
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenh scr and
! fri hs traffic,
/ I. We denouncc M destructive to prosla rlty.
and dangcrtn lis IN linrty, thc actions Ut the old
parties IN fos.fng and sustrinlng gigantic
land, railroad and money corporations and mo.
nopolies, Invested with aud exercising power,
belonging 10 the Coy, rnneat, AMI not ryspon.
| al IL To It itr tho manner II their cxorei ..
| 4, That the constitution, giving Congress the
power to borrow money, 10 dccls ~ war. 10 raise
aud supItn trnles, 10 provide and maintain y
navy, never inten led that the MN Who loaned
| Their money fur an mt rcst eunsd ration should
| be- lr,f.rred To the so,di AMI sailor VII,
pt r.ed then lives and Il "a their biool on lame
| and aca IN defense ot thor country, AMI ",
condemn the ,ruel class legislation III the Re-
publican patty which. Whilc lrcfcss,ng ! r,at
gratitude to the sodi /, hrs most uajustly dis
criminatcd Asains, him and in favor VI III,
hondLollea.
4 AL property should bear lis Just rropar
ton ui taxation, and W. demand \ graduate,
income tax.
IL. We dcnoancc IA most dangerous the et
forts Cvciywh,fe manifest 10 rcktr q the IL ht
of outrage.
II. W. are opposed 10 an Increase of IN,
standing army in time ~ peace, and tho In
siilun> lieulo 10 establish an enormous nj |
itary power nnderthe gntso of militia laws.
IL We eeManu absolute democratic rule
fur the government ~ Congress, placing al
representations Of the people upon an ,ln
iun;ing. h,a taking aySy .r m conmltl1t
4 veto pow,r IL, at.r than thu, ~ the ri,si
dent.
II We ac,nan 4 q, ycl nm,.nt % the people
by the i. urls and fur the people, instead "
Government II The loadAnliers. ~ tho lond
HOLD, r. and for The londholacrs, and w IL
noanc. every attempt II a. mp sectional strit
a. an effort To conceal monstsoNs crime,
against tho reop'e
IA. Iii tho inrtn< rance of these ends W asl
the corporation ~ all falf~minacl pcopl,
w have no quarrel with individuals, Mage Il,
war upon glasses, bat only against vicious IN
J stYtutiuns. We arc not contcnt 10 endure fGl
thcr discipline from onr present actual rulers
Who, having dominion ever notscy, ever tlaas
, ral;ation, over sca and lsnd, aud .ars,ly ov,
The press and the machinery Of Government
WELD nnwalNntahlc low,r os,r uur ins,itu
! tons and over our life ami property.