The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-08-11
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PLATFORM

Or THE NATIONAL HREENBAck-LABoR PARTY OF
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED AT CHICAGO
JUNE 8. 1880.
l. That the right to mske and issue money i.
soyer. ign power to he maintained by the peo-
pie for the common benefit. The d leratlon
i this hight to corporations is sure ndcr OF
the ntral attribute Of sovereignty, void OF
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub
rdinate irresponsible power and absolute do
miDion over industry and comm rec. Ali
money, whether metallic or paper, should b,
issued snd its volume controlled by the uov-
@rnnent. and not by or through banking cor
porations, and, when so issued, should BIZ n
fnll legal lender for VII debts, public and pri-
vate.
=. That the londs Of the United States
should not be refunded. but paid rs rapidly ss
n acticable, according to contract. To enable
he Government to meet these obligations,
tegal-tendtr currency should be substituted
for the notes OF tile national banks. the ma
fional-banking system abolished, and the UNI
mtcd coinage Of silver, as well as gold, els
tabished by law.
3. That laher should be 80 protected by
national and State authority ~ to cqualizc il
burdens. and insure Just distribution OF it,
results; the cight-hour law OF Congress should
oe enforced the sanitary condition Of indus
rial establishments placed under rigid control;
the competition of contract convict labor abol-
,sIed; bureau Of bor statistics established !;
factories, mines and workshops inspected !;
the employment Of children under IA years Of
ge forbidden, and wages paid i'll cash.
1. Slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the lmporta-
ton and presence OF Chinese serfs niece sarlly
tends to brutalize aud degrade American labor:
therefore immediate sters should be taken to
ibrogate the Bnrllngame treay.
5. Railroad land grants forfei I'd by reason OF
lon-fultilment OF contract should be immedi-
.tuiy reclaimed by the Government. aud hence
forth TIL public domain reserved exclusively rs
aomes for actual settlers.
q. 1t IL the duty Of Congress to regulate in
ter-State comm. rec. All lures OF coMmunica-
In and transportation should be Brought I'M
der such Legislative control rs shall secure mod
eratc, lair aud uniform rates for passenger and
ircir Int traffic.
Z. We denonnce ~ destructive To prosps rty.
aud dangerous to liberty, the actions ri the Old
p, rites III fostering and sustaining gigantic
land, railroad and money corporations and mo-
nopoiies invested with aud ext rclsing pOwtr
belonging 10 the Goyt rnlnent, and not respOn-
,itle to It Ter the manner Of tLelr exervl ..
y. That tue constitution, giving Cong ress the
power to borrow money, to decl. 70 war, to raise
aud sIppt ri rnes, 10 rovide and maintain II
navy, never int. II led that tho men Who loaned
the money for al INT. rest cOnsidt ration should
| be lr.f. rrcd to the soldier and sa'lor who
srlcd their lives aud Sued til, il blood ON land
aud sen in defense Of their conn,r;, aud We
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which, while lrefesslng treat
gratitude 10 the sosdl r, has most unjnstly dis
4 minated against him and ia favor OF tue
ondhold,r.
s. All property should bear its ju.t proper
| ion Of taxation, and We demand y graduated
! lcume tax.
10. We dcnounce az most dangerous the Of
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
Ut suffrage.
IL. We are opposed 10 an increase OF the
standing army in time Of peace, and the in
sid Gus j .hcme 10 establish an enormous mi i.
| isary power under the gnlse Of militia laws.
for the government OF Col grese, placing ali
/ representatives OF the people upon IN eQal
fooung. and taking away from committees
. Ito pow.r greater than thai Of the Prosi
dtnt.
| IS. We demand Government OF the people,
by the people aud for the people, instead Of u
Government II the loadholaers ly tho bond
hold, r. and for the bondholders, and We de-
nouuce every attempt to str up sectional strife
- an effort to conceal monstrous Grin e.
against the people.
IA. In the iurtnerance of these eAds We ask
the cooperation q all fair m,ndcd eople.
We have no quarrel With individuals, wag. no
war upon classes, bat only against vicious in.
sttutlons. We are not content to endure fur
Their discipline from our present actual rulers
who, having dominion over money, over trans
port alton, over sea and land, and largely owe
the press aud thu machinery Of Government
weld unwarrantaLle power over our institu
tiOns and over our life aud p orerty.