The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-12-01
PLATFORM

Or THE NATIONAL HnEESpAcK. LABOR PARTY OF
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED AT CHICAGO
JUNE .. 1880.
|. That The right TO II. AXE and Issue money i
4 sovereign power to be maintained by the peo-
pie for the comfion benefit. The q, legation
IL this right to corporation. Is q surrender OF
the CENTRAL attribute OF sovereignty, void OF
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub
ordinate ire ponsible power and absolute.do-
minion over industry and comm, rec All
money, whether metallic or paper, should be
issued AMI its volume controlled by the tiov-
ernmcnt. and not by or through banking cor
porations, and, when no issued, should be a
full legal tender for all debts, public and pri-
vate.
2. That the bonds Of the United States
should not be refunded, but paid as rapidly as
practicable, according to contract. To enable
the Government to meet these obligations.
legal-tcndcr currency should DO substituted
FOR the notes OF the national banks, the ma
tional-bankins system abolished, and the I'M
limited coinage OF silver, AZ well az gold, cs-
tablishcd by law.
3. That labor SHOULD be-Eso protected sly
national and State authority As to caualize its
burdens. and insure just distribution OF its
results; tho eight-honr law Of Congress should
he enforced the sanitary condition Of indus
trial Establishments placed under rigid control !;
tho compt tition OF contract convict labor abol-
islicd; a bureau Of Dor statistics established !;
s0StotiSr, HiuCA uIlI WCIhsnOlN IItsItclG0
the employment Of children under II years OF
age forbidden. and wages pail III cash.
4. slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the lmporta-
ton aud presence OF Chinese scrfs nccc. sarlly
ends to brntaizc and degrade American labor;
therefore immediate stcfs I'll Duld be taken TO
abrogate the Burlinyame ticay.
). Kailroad land grants forfeited by reason OF
non-fnliillmcnt OF contract should be immedi.
atelv reclaimed by the Government. and hence
forth thu public domain reserved exclusively as
homes FOR actual settlers.
0. II is the duty Of Congress 10 regulate in
ter-State CONNIE REQ. All lines or communica-
ton and transportation sa,uld be brought un-
der such Legislative control as shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
frei ht traffic.
Z. We dcnouncc az destructiv. to prospt rty,
and dangerous to liberty, the actions IF the cd
prizes in fostering aud sustaining gigahti,.
land, railroad and money corporations aud mo-
nopolies, invested with ard exercising power,
belonging TO the Government, and net respon-
sillc To II itr the manner Of Their cx.rci.e.
:. That the constitution, giving Congress tho
power to borrow money. to declare war, to raise
and suprt II rncs, To rovidu and maintain a
navy, never int.nied that the men Who loaned
Their money for an int. rest coils;t, ration should
be rel, rred to the soldier ana sa,lcr who
ptrilcd their lives and s!e their blood OH land
and sea i'll defense Of their country, md We
condemn the truel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which, whllc lrcfessing rcat
gratitude to the sodi +, has most uujilstly dis
.r'm.nated against him and in favor OF the
bondholdes.
.. All property should bear its Just proper
tion Of ,,xation, and We demand 4 graduated
income tax.
IL. We denonncc as most dangerous the ef-
forts eyegywhtr re manifest to restrct the ris hts
OF suffrage.
IL. We are opposed TO an increase OF the
standing army i'll time of peace, and the ill.,
ltaIy power under the gnsc of militia laws.
II. We demand absolute democratic rules
for the government Of Congress, placing all
representatives OF tie people upon an cqu
footing. and takng ava: r. committed
veto pOw,r er atcr than that OF the p.esi-
dent
b. We demand Cover nmcnt of the people,
by the people and for the people. instead of a
Government Il the Ioadhold.rs. ly the bond
kold, rs and for the hondholders, and We de-
nouncc every attempt to It up sectional strife
M an effort to conceal monstrons crimes
against the people.
IA. In the furtEs rance Of these ends we ark
the cooperation tf all fair-mindcd people.
We have no quarrel with individuals wage no
war upon classes, but only against vicious IN
st tutions. We are not content 10 endure fur
ther discipline from our present actual rulers,
Who, having dominion over money, over trans
por;ation, over SEA and land and largely OVER
The press and tn machinery Of Government,
WELD unwaTrantahle power OVER our lnstitu-
tons and over our life and property.