The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-01
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THE UNITED STATES ADOPTED At CnicAoc,
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Or THE NATIONAL dnRENBAaK-LApoR PARTY or
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED AT CnloAoo,
JUNE y. 1880.
l. That the right to make md issue money II
n sovcrtig ign power to be maintained by the peo-
pie for the common benefit. Tie ii. legation
of this right to corporations Ii \ snrtt ndcr OF
the q ntral attrihnt. Of sovereignty, void OF
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do.
minion over industry AMI commerce.. All
money whether metallic or paper, should be-
issicd and its volume controlled by the Hoy.
ernment. and not BY or through banking cor
poratsolls, and, WHEN 20 iasncd, should bc 4
full legal tender for all debts, public and pr-
vate.
q. That the bonds Of the United states
should not be refunded, but paid IN rapidly ~
practicable. according to contract To enable
the Government to meet these obligations
lcgal-tender currency should DO substituted
for tho notes Of the national banks the ma
tional-banking system abolished. and the m
limited coinage of silver, M well AZ gold, es-
tablisliel bs law.
3. That labor should be 80 protected by
national and State authority NJ to equalize IT.
burdens. and insure Just distribution OF it,
results the eisht-onr law Of Congress should
he enforced the sanitary condition Of indus
trial cst ibishinents placed under rigid lnt,ol :
the competition, ri contract convict labor abol
ished bureau Of ihor statistics established
factories. milcs and workshops inspected !:
the employment Of children under IA years Of
age forbidden, and wages paid III cash.
1. Slavery being simply cheap labor, and
| cheap labor being simply slavery, the lmporta-
ton and presence OF Chinese serfs necessarily
tends to brutalze and degrade American labor;
therefore immediate STEPS should be taken to
abrogate the Bulllngame treaty.
s. Railroad land grants forfeited by reason OF
non-iullilnent Of contract should be immedi.
atcly reclaimed by the Government, and hence
forth tn public domain reserved exclusively as
homes for actual settlers.
0. II il the duly III Congress 10 regulate in
ter. State commerce. All lines of communities
ton and transportation should be brought ui-
der such legislative control NJ shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
fret ut traffic.
Z. We denonncc az destructive to pfospt rity,
AMI dangerous to libtrts the actions ri the old
parties III los .rng and sustaining gigantic
land, railroad and money corporations and mo-
nopolies, invested with and EXERCISING powers
belonging TO the Government, and not raepon-
ii IL 10 It Tor the MANN, Of Their excrci Q.
y. Ihat the Constitution. giving Conpres the
power TO borrow money, to decl re war, to raise
and supps II ,ncs, 10 lioyide and maintain .
navy, never int. Med Tint the men who loaned
Their money for an INT, rest consideration should
be lrpf,flcd to the soldier and sailur Who
p,rllcd their lives aud shed thtir blood on laitd
and sea in defelis. of Their country, and We
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which, while processing r.at
gratitude 10 the sodi /, has most unjustlv dis
tr.mnaied against him and in favor OF the
LondholdsT.
8. All property should bear its jnst proper
ton Of taxation. and We demand graduated
income tax.
~. We denounce MS most dangerous the ef-
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the iie hts
u suffrage.
IL. We are opposed to an increase OF the
standing army III time OF peace, and the in
sid GUS -hemc 10 establish All enormous mil
itary power under the snse Of militia laws.
II. We demand absolute democratic rules
for the government OF Congress, placing ali
representatives Of the people upon an cqu i
footing, and taking away from committees
a veto pow.r greater than that Of the ptesi.
delat.
Is. We demand Government of the pc opic.
BY the people aud for the people. instead Of a
Government VI the bo.ldholders. by the lond-
hold, rs and for the bondholders ands wc de-
nonnce every attempt to str mp sectional strife
rs an effort TO conceal monstrons crimes
against the people.
II. In the nlrtnerance OF these ends We ask
the cooperation Of all fair-mlnacd people,
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage no
war upon classes, bal only against vicious in
1t tutions. We are not content 10 endure fur
ther discipline from our present actual rulers,
who having dominion ov,r money. over trans-
portation. over and land. and largely over
The press aud the machinery Of Government,
WELD unwarrantable power over our iilstitu-
tons and over our life and property.