The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07
PLATFORM
Or THE NATIONAL HnEENnAcK-IABon Party or
THE UNITED sTATEs, ADOPTED AT CHICAGO,
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Or THE NATIONAL lnEENBAcK-IABon Party oI
THE UNITED sTATEs, ADOPTED AT CHICAGO
JUNE .. 1870
|. That the right TO skc and Issue money i
4 sovereign power to be maintained by the peo-
pie for the common benefit. The delegation
Of this right to corporations IL surrender oil
the central attribute Of sovereignty, void oil
constitutional sanction comforting upon sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do.
minion over industry and commerce. All
money, whether metallic or paper, should be
issued and its volume controlled by tho Gov.
porations, and, when 30 issued, should be a
full legal tender for all debts, public and pri.
vate.
q That the bonds OF Tie United States
should not be refunded, but paid as rapidly o.
practicable. according to contract. To enable
he Government to meet these obligations.
legal-tcnder currency should BIO substituted
for the notes OF the national banks, the ma
tional-bankins system abolished, and the un-
limited coinage OF silver, M well M gold es-
tablished by law.
5. That labor should he 10 protected liz
national and State authority ~ to eq,ialize its
burdens. and insure q just distribution of it,
results the cight-honr law Of Congress should
be enforced ; the sanitary condition OF indus
trial establishments placed under rigid control
the competition Of contract convict labor abol-
isheds bureau VI labor statistics established
factories, mines and workshops inspected
the employment Of children under Il years Of
age forbidden. and wages paid i'll cash.
1. slavery being simply cheap labor. and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the lmporta-
tion and presence OF Chinese serfs necessarily
tends to brntali2c and degrade American labor
therefore immt diate steps should be taken 10
ahrogate the Bnrllnganlc treaty.
D. Railroad land grants fort, cd by reason OF
non-tnliillment IT contract sh,nld he inlnicdi.
atel. reclaimed by the Goyernn mt. aud hence
forth thu public domain reserved exclusively a.
homes for actual settlers.
y. II il the duly OF Congress 10 regulate ill-
ter. State roinmtrec. Ali lines II coillln.lnica-
ton and transportation shoui bc brought I'M
der such Legislative control a. s,all secure mod
crate. fair and uniform rates f,g passenger and
frei LIT traffic.
7. We d,nonncc a. destructive to rro-p rity,
ani dangerous to liberty the \. tons II the old
parties IN fostering and Sustaining gigantic
land. railroad aud money corporations and mo-
nopolles, invested with and tx. rciaing poMtrs
belonging 10 the Government, and not respon-
sialc t. IT for the mann,r If Their c1erc ..
=. That the Constitution. giving Congress the
power to borrow money, TO declsrc war. To raise
and supper. frmlcs, to provide and maintain 4
navy, never intended that the men who loaned
Their money for an int. rest consideration should
he Preferred to the soldier ana sailor VIM
lerled their lives and shed their blood Oh land
and sea IN defense Of their country, and We
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which. while processing great
gratitude 10 the soldi,r +. has most unjnstly dis
crm,nsted against him and in favor OF the
L, ndhold,r.
=. All property should bear its Just proper
tion " taxation, and ". demand graduated
income tax.
To- We denonnee as most dangerous the cf-
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
u suffrage.
IL. We are opposed TO an increase OF the
standing army in time Of peace. and the in
sldious scheme 10 establish an enormous mill
iary power under the curse Of miiita laws.
II. We demand absolute democratic rnl, q
for the government Of Congress, placing ali
representatives Of the people upon an cqu
footing, and taking away from committed
veto power greater than that Of the presi-
dent
Is. We demand Government OF the people.
hy the people and for the people. instead or i
Government ct tho hondholders. by the bond
holders and for the bondholdcrs, and we d..
nouhee every attempt to str up sectional strife
~ an effort TO conceal monstrons crimes
against the people.
IA. In the iurtnerance of these ends We ask
the cooperation of all fair-minded people.
We have no quarrel with individuals. wage no
war upon classes, bat only against vicious H.
ststutlonA. We are not content to endure fur.
ther discipline from our present actual rul. RI,
Who, having dominion over money. over trans
parta;lon, over sea and land, and largely over
the press aud the machinery OF Government,
WELD nnwafrantable power over our nstitu-
tons and over our life aud property.