The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-10-13
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PLATFORM

Or THE NATIONAL GREENBAcK-LABon Party or
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED AT CHICAGO
JUNK 0, 1870.
/. That the right 10 mike and issue money Il
4 sovereign power 10 be maintained Nv tho peo
pie for the common benefit. Tho dt legation
of this right to corporations II surrender OF
tho c, ntral attribute Of sovereignty, weld Of
constitutional sanction, comforting upon anb
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.
eminent. and not By or through banking cor
porations, and, when no issued, should DO
fnll legal tender for oil debt, public and pr
vafa.
q That the bonds Of tho United states
should not be refunded. bn' paid III rapidly rs
practicable, according to contract. To ellabl.
The Government TO NEE, these obligations.
ltgal-tendcr currency should bc substituted
for the notes OF the national banks, the ia.
tional-banking system abolished. and the I'M
limited coinage Of silver, a. well AS lold, cs.
tabished by law.
B. That labor should 10 40 protected ~
national and state authority al to clualizc IL,
burdens. and insure a just distribution 81 it,
| results /; the eislt-Eonr Inv Of Congress should
| be enforced the sanitary condition Of indus
| trial establishments placed under rigid control
| the competition OF contract convict labor abol-
| shed bureau Of ! Dor sta i-tics established
factories, nilles md workshops inspected ;
| the employment Of children under IA years OF
age forbidden. and wages psid III cash.
4. Slavery being simply cheap labor, ana
cheap labor being simply slavery, the lmporla-
ton and presence Of Chinese aerfs nece ,sal lily
tends to brutalize and degrade American labor;
therefore immediate STEPS should be taken 10
abrogatc the Burlmgame treaty
5. railroad land grants forfeited by reason ol
non-fnltillment Of contract should be immedi.
atcy reclaimed by the Government, ana hence
| forth the public domain reserved exclusively ~
homes for actual settlers.
6. 1t III the duty Of Congress to regulate in
ter-State commerce. AL lines OF conmunica-
ton and transportation should be brought uii-
der such legislative control ~ shall secure mod
sratc, iair aud uniform rates fer passenger and
| frei, BIT traffic.
Z. We deiounce as destructive to prospt rity,
and dangerous to liberty, tue actions cf the old
Parties III fostering and sustaining gigantic
| land railroad and money corporations and mo-
| nopoics, invested with aud exercising power
belonging 10 the Government, and not reepOn-
| sihle to 1t Tor the manner Of Their exercise.
3. That tho constitution, giving Congress tho
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raise
and support armies. 70 provide and maintain q
| navy. never intended that the men who loaned
their money fer lnttr rest consideration should
DC preferred to the soldier and sailor who
pcriled their lives and she'd their blood on land
| condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which, while lrcfess;ng treat
gratitude to the soldi' r has most unjnstly dis.
terminated against him and in favor OF the
bondholder.
.. All property should bear its just proper
| tion Of taxation, and We demand q graduated
/ income tax.
10. We denouncc Gs mort dangerous the or
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the hts
Of suffrage.
| IL. We are opposed TO an increase OF the
standing army IN time Of peace, and the ~
sldious scheme 10 establish an enormous mi |
| itary power under the gaise Ut militia laws.
| II. We demand absolute democratic rules
| for the government of Congress-, placing all
representatives Of the people upon an equs
footing, and taking away from committees
q veto power greater than that Of the Picsi-
dent.
Is. We demand q Government Of the people,
by the people and for the people, instead OF q
Government Of tho bondholdcrs. by the bond.
hold, rs and for the hondholders and We do
nounce every attempt 10 str up sectional strif.
"a an effort to conceal monstrous crim.l
against the people.
IA. In the nrtncrance Of these ends we esk
the cooperation Of all fair.mindci people.
We have no quarrel with individuals. wage no
war upon classes, bat only against vicious iii,
| sttutlons. We are not content TO endure fur.
ther discipline from our present actual rulers
who, having dominion over money, over trans
por,ation. over sea and land, and largely ov,i
| the press and the machinery Of Government
| WELD nnwarrantable power over our lnstitu
| tions aud over our life and property.