The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-14
PLATFORM
or THE NATIONAL HREkxnAcK-I1A PAnrY or
THE UNITED krATEs, ADOPTED At CHICAGO,
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or THE NATIONAL tsREExDAcK- LABon PAnrY Or
THE UNITED hrATEs, ADOPTED At CHICAGO,
JUNE 3, 1880.
/. That the right to make and issue money n
sovereign power to be maintained by tho peo-
pie for the common benefit. The delegation
VI this right to corporations ID surrender Of
the CENTRAL attribute Of sovereignty, void Of
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do.
miDion over industry and commerce. All
money, whether metallic or paper, should be
issued and its volume controlled BY the Gov.
ernment. and not Ly or through banking cor.
porations and, when 30 issued, should be .
full legal tender for oil debts. public and pr-
vate.
2. That the bonds Of the United States
should not be refunded, but paid % rapidly 81
practicable, according to contract. To enable
lcgal-tendcr currency should DO substituted
for the notes OF the national banks, tho ma
tional-banking system abolished, and tho nm
limited coinage Of silver, ~ we'll % gold, ~
taDlished by Law.
8. That labor should be 40 protected By
national and State authority ~ to equalise Ia
burdens. and insure Just distribution OF it,
results the cight-hour law Of Congress- should
be enforced the sanitary condition Of Undue
trial establishments placed under rigid control ;
the competition Of contract convict labor sbOl-
isiied bureau Of lnhor statistics established !;
factories, mines and workshops inspected /;
age forbidden. and wages paid in cash.
1. slavery boinu Eimply cheap labor. and
cheap labor being simply slavery. tile importa-
ton and nresrnce 81 riineae s.rfs necessar,lv
tends to brutsllze and degrade Americsn labor:
therefore immediate STEPS should b. taken to
abr,,oate the Rnri, nvama treaty.
s. Railroad land Grants forfeited by re.eon a.
nom fulillment Of ccntr,c OF should lie immcd,.
stoly reclaimed ~ the Government. Ana her,cr.
forth tn. public domain reserved excuslyely ~
homes for actual settlers.
s. II il the duty Or Congress 70 regulate IN.
ter-State commerce. All lines Or con,munica-
ton and transportation should be brought mn
der such Legislative control ne shall secure mod
crate, fair aud uniform rates for passenger and
fre.i ht traftic.
I. We dcnounce q destructive TO rro.p r,ty.
and dangerous ~ kl TN ~. Actions ~ Il. IA
.. rites IN fOs,erng and sustainne gigantic
land, railroad and money corp ,ratlons aud mo
nopolies, invested with aud exerciAinv powers
belonging 10 the Government. and not r.spon.
siUle to it for the manner Of Their exercl Q.
3. That the constitution. giving Congress the
power to borrow money, 70 declare war. TO raise
aud supp r arm,es, 10 provide and maintain !
navy, never int ndcd that the men Who loaned
Their money for an int. rest conside ration shcuid
be preferred to the soldier ana sailor Who
pertled their lives and shed their blood on land
and sea in defense Of their country, and Ne
condemn the cruel class legislation OF the Re-
publican party which. while processing great
gratitude to the soldh I, has most unjustly dir
crIm,nated against him and in favor OF the
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