The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-12-29
PLATFORM

Ur Tnr NATIONAL. GaEESRAcK-LABon PAnTY or
THE UNITED sTATEs, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
Jrarg. 1ss0.
|. That tho right to make and issue money Is
sovereign power to he maintained hy the reo-
pl. for I'll. common benefit. Tie delegation
Of Ills light to corporations Ii surrender of
tie { nttai attribute Of sovereignty, void Of
| constitutional SANCTION comforting upon sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do
n:iIion over industry and commerce. All
money, whether metallic Or paper, should be
Issued mi its volume controlled by the Hov-
ernn,ei,f. aud not by Or through banking cor
rolatpas. and, when so issued, should DO
full Legal lender for all dcbts, public and pri-
sgte.
2. That the bonds OF the United States
should not DO refunded, but paid y rapidly 81
Practicable. according to contract. To enable
the Government to meet these obligations,
, l.gsl-ssnder currency should DO substituted
for tho notes Of the national banks, the ma
ilaiial-banhing system abolished, md the un-
Limited coinage Of silver, 40 well M gold, o..
tta'isliea ly INV.
1. That labor should be.Hso protected by
nhiiusla' and state authority ~ to cqnaiize ito
i1rdna. and insure just distribution OF it,
results ]. the ai1it-lonr law Of Congress should
be enforced tho sanitary condition OF indus
trial establishments placed under rigid control ;
the ca.npttitien Of contract convict labor abol-
Tiled A Lureau 81 bor statistics established ;
factories. mines and workshops inspected j;
tie employment OF children under Il Years Of
age forbidden, and wages paid III cash.
4. slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the inporta-
bends To brutaize and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate steps should be taken to
ahrogate the BIrlingaine treaty.
.. Eairoad land grants forfeited BY reason OF
non-fnliillment Of contract should be imnedi-
at,ly reclaimed ny the Government, and hence
forth the public domain reserved exclusively q
homes for :etual settlers.
&. II is the duty Of Congress to regulate il-
tei.State commerce. AL lines Of communica-
ton and transportation should be brought nm
der such Legislative control rs shall secure mod
crate, iair and uniform rates for passenger aud
FREIGHT traffic.
I. We dcnonncc a. destructive to mrity,
AMI dangerous to liberty, the actions cf the old
parties III fostering and sustaining gigantic
land. railroad and money corporations and mo-
nopolies, invested with and exercising powers
belonging TO the Government, and not raspon-
sible to II for the manner of their exercire.
$. That the constitution, giving Congress the
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raise
and support armies, to provide and maintain
navy, never intended that tho men who loaned
Their money fer an ,lttrest consideration should
be If.ftrrcd to the soldier and sailor Who
period their lives and shed their blood on land
and sea III defense Of their country, and we
codcmn tie cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which. while Ircfessing great
gratitude 70 the so.di,r, has most unjusty dis
cr.nIna'od against him and In favor or the
6undnoid.r.
.. All property sho,.ld bear Its Just proper
tion Of taxation, and we demand 4 graduated
income tax.
II. We denouncc aa most dangerous the eff
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
of suffrage
, H. We are opposed 10 an Increase OF the
standing army III time Of peace. and the ill-
sidions s.Le;ny TO establish an enormous mill
itary power nnd.r the guiss Of militia laws.
Il. W. 6,mani absolute democratic rules
Tor tn gake,hmtnt OF Congress. placing Ill
Representatives cf tie people upon al cqual
footing. AMI taking away from committees
veto ros,r a. atar than that Of the prcsi-
dent.
H. We senani Government OF tha people.
b, the &c. i. and FOR the people. instead Of
Government Ct tho hondho!aers. lv tic bond
hold rs and for the honiholders. end we de-
nodiice every attempt to str III, sectional strife
as an effa,t to conceal nlosntrous crimes
aguint: the people.
a. In III maintenance Of these ends We Ask
the coartration If all fair-miIltiel q o,lc
We hsYs IL qaaitel with individuals. na,,. 10
var tsi,on classes. hat only against vicious in
sttniloas. We ale NOT content 10 endure fur
th.s dis ialisie from our prrstl III ac.Hsl rulers,
Who. nasiag dominion money, over Ii. rs.
r ,,iaiI9n, over ste ami saEl. I'D largely OVER
the rress and I'll Iiacs.intry Il Government
weld nfisasfastatc lcnsi over our lns.itu-
tons and Over Our lie a..a ;;o,e4ty.