The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-12-08
PLATFORM

0i THE NAfipSsI HnEESBAeK. l.AEpn PARTY oF
rue UNITED stArrA AppIrrp Ar cnicAao
JuNsp. i-stj.
/. That the light to AXE ani i.suc money!.
u soyer, ign power 10 IL maintained lv the poo
pie for the common benefit. Tit Il, legation
Of tina right 10 corpoia,ions IL u surrender Of
tie htral attribute III sovereignty ,,id OF
constitutional sanction, comforting upon aub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do
nlinion over industry anl comm icr. All
money. whether net lie or paper, should BE-
iSslied AMI It's volume controlled iy the tiuy-
.rnment ard not ~ or through banking cor
pnrations. and. when 40 Issued. should BIZ
full legal tender for ali debts pubic and pri-
yate.
2 That the bonds Of the United States
| should not In refunded, lul paid Ms rapid, ~
practicable, according to contract. To cradle
| ilia Government IL meet these obligations,
legal-lender currency should be substituted
| Ter the notes Of the national banks. the mn
tonal-lnnkiny system abolished, and the mn
limited coinage Of silver. m well ns gold cs-
| tabli-hel bs law.
| ;. Tint lab,r slo,tll he.sto protected sby
natonal am site authority rs To cqiiaize it,
burdens. ana insure Just Ills ribninn OF III
results the 81 ht-hoar law OF Co grcss should
" enforced; the sanitary cUniiinn uf inlii2-
trial ct iii -hmen's placed under rigid ntro ;
til comp titian Of contract convict labor abol-
islla. i bureau If lor Statutes established :
tHit'l3s, HiitsGr alNl NtHkNibts Ut~l ttttu !,
thu employment VI eniidl.lI lnier IL YEARS Of
age forbidden. and wages y III cash.
|. Slavery being tnlly cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply SLAVERY. tie lilporta-
ton nd presence o. Chinese ,rfs necessarily
b,nis 10 brntsli2r and degrade American labor.
therefore INN, diaio steps I'll ,uid be taken to
abroGate the Bur,lugamt treaty.
:. Railroad land grants forfeited by reason Of
| hon-iul.illment If contract should he lmnedi
at.lv reclaimed hy the Government. and hcnc,-
forth til pubic domain reserved exclusively IA
homcs fer actual settler.
Il Ii IL til. t!ti,y Of Congress to regulate in
tei-State commerce. All lines Of commtniea-
ton aud transportation should be- hio,lyht nn-
der such Legislative control as shall scc,lru mod
crate. fair and uilforin rates for passenger and
frei- lit traffic.
I. We dcnonncc as destructive to prospt rlty.
AMI dangerous IT, hi, rts. tn actions Of the old
prizes III fos 1rng AID sustaining gigantic
land. railroad and money corpt ratluIis and mo-
nopolles, Invested with ard exercising powers
belonging 20 the Gov, rnncnt, and mol .s?on-
III IL to Il er the nlann,r IL their cxrrcl O.
\. That tie constitution, giving Congress the
power to borrow MONEY y, to dccl4r r. war. to raise
AMI supp, ri -, 10 ruviac and maintain n
navy. neyer int nl,d TINT the men Who loaned
Their money for an mi. rest coisl,, ration sheud
be- lr,ftircd 10 the suldir ami satlur Who
ptri!cd thrlr lives and sei th,ir blood on land
AMI SEA III arf.ns, If Their country. ana We
| condemn the ,rgel class legislation OF the Re
publican party which, while lrefcssing reat
gratitude 10 the sodi +. has most unjustly dis
| cr,m,na;od against linn and in favor of the
hondhol,icr.
.. All property slonld bear its just proper
ton Of taxation, and w demand graduated
income tax.
10. We denonncc rs mot dangerous the cf-
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the III hts
OF suffrage.
IL. We ara opposed IL IN increase OF In,
standing army i'll time cf peace. and Iii, in-
sidous scheme ~ establish an en- rlnous mil
itary power under the gnlse Of militia laws.
II. We demand absolute democratic rules
for the government OF Congress. placing all
representative of the people upon an clu i
footing. AMI taking away fir IN committe s
veto pow ~ alter than tina, of the lrcsi-
dent.
ID. We demani G tvcrnment OF the people.
ls the i.uile AMI for the people, instead OF 4
GoN.ramc..i f tie Ia. ,ahoi,ier>, iy the bond
aoli Is and for the iandhollcrS. and We de-
auunce every attempt t. str mp sectional strife
Us an cffoti 10 conceal monstrous crime
against the people.
Ii. Ia the iartns rance Of these ends we ark
I'll. cooperation .f all fair-minacl people.
We have no ana,r,l with individuals. Wage 10
war upon elss>cs, hat only against vicious III
1 .utians. We are not content TO endure fni-
thcr discipline from oar present ac,ul rulers.
Nho having dominion over money, over trans
psrailon. over sea and land, and largely us,r
| tie prcss aud tn machinery OF Government
Wei nnwaiiansallc luwtr over our lnststu.
iaons and over ctr life and properly.