The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-11-24
PLATFORM

Or III. NATIONAL GRKESBAcK- LABOR rAnrY o.
Tux UNITED STATES, ADOPTED ar CHICAGO
JrNE .. 1850.
/. That the right to mike and issue money il
saser> in poser 10 be maintained by the poo
pin for lii common lenefl. The 4. legation
Of this right to corporate ii, Ii q surrender Of
tile ntral attribute Of sovereignty, yeil of
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub
oldInatc irresponsible power and absolute do
minion over industry All comm rec. All
money. whether met lie or paper, should be
Issued and Its volume controlled by the Hoy-
ernment. aid MT ly or through banking cor
ptratiolls. and when 10 IL siisi. should be
full legal tender for Ill debts puslIc and pri-
yate
!. That tie bonds OF the United States
saonlI not BE- refunded, but paid as rapidly IS
practicable. according to contract 10 enable
lha Government to meet theke obl.a.ions
lrgal-tcndtr currency should tc substituted
for The notes Of the national banks, the M
tional-banklns system abolished and the mn
niitcd Z mage Of silver, as well MS hold. e.
taail.hci by law.
,. That labor shoul be Eso protected Ely
national and state authority rs to equalize It's
luri'ns. and in>ur. a jnst dis ri.ution OF its
resats: the ei,ht-!.onr Inv Of roigres, should
lie enforced: the SANITARY condition or iaan,-
trial Establishments placed under rigid yitrol;
the competition Of contract convict labor abol
i>.d; n Dtt'ean Of bur statistics established !;
,a.tniics mines ana o,ksl.o,is inspected !;
the employment Of c.ildrcn under IA years Of
age forbidden, and wages y il III cash.
|. savery being simply cheap labor, AMI
ceap labor hcing simply slavery, tho imports
tioa III pres. nee oil Chinese serfs necessarily
len Ii 10 brutalizc ard degrade American laIor:
therefor. immediate stcfs should DO taken 10
abroghtc the B,iriinga.ns trcav.
j. Railroad lard grants forfeited hy reason Of
non. !til..llmtnt Of contract should IL mmcdi-
attly r. claimed by the Government. and heaee-
forth tn public domain reserved exclusively as
homes for actual settlers.
q. Ii il the tlny 81 Congress to regulate i'll
tsf.State comm, rec. Ali lines II comnltii ica-
ton and transportation slprld be brought uil-
dr. sucli legislative control as shall ecure mod.
crate. ter ard Uniform rates Tor passenger and
fri lit traffic.
I. We ichouncc as destructive to prosperity,
AMI dang rans to fhtrtr. the actions If the Oh,
p. r.ics III fos'.lrs aud sustaining gigan!is
land. railroad and money corporations hnd mo
nopolics, Invested Will and exercising puv,r
belonging 10 tho Gov, rlnlcnt, AMI not I tspon
81 le to i .sr the MAINE Il tier excrel 9.
=. That tie constitution giving Congress Tho
power e. borrow monss, 10 d.cl II war. to raise
and snp.drt trtu g, 10 royilo and maintain |;
HWY, n.y,r iii. II III ih,t tie men who loaned
the i money fer an interest con-ia. ration should
be II ttrred to the solcisr AMI saler wEt
Itrlled Their lives and ii I'll. II blood OH Ia Ii,
AMI sea iii defense of tier countrg. and ws
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the h..
publican party Which, wlnle lrcfesslng real
gratitude 10 The so'di i, has nest nnjuslly dis.
terminated asas,.st him and II favor uf TIC
bondkoll,s.
.. All proielty should bear its just proper.
tian Of Il, Nation, aid VII demand n graduated
income tx.
10. We dcnouncc as most dangerous tie cr.
fa,ts tvcswltre manifest TO rcstr.ct the ri Iii
OF suffrage.
IL. We are opposed 10 IN increase OF III.
stanaii x army III time 81 peace. aid the in.
sid Gus hcmc 10 establish an enormous mi i
itaiy power uni, + the guisc OF militia laws
II. We aemsnd absolute democratic rules
for the government Of Congress, placing all
r.rscs, n,i.t.y Of tie II olle upon al eln
footing. TIA taking sway trim committees
Il veto pow L ar. alter thar TIM. .. tie T. cei-
dent.
IL. w demand Gays,rmcn. If the people.
ly lie !.o.s. lid for tho ieopi,, instead Of a
Goscfnar..t Ct TIM to the. .er-. ~ tho Iona-
a.o!a, rs aud Tor the loaihola.rs. and We dc.
noancc every attsm.t IL st up sectional strife
rs tn eifor. to conceal nionstrous Grim, Y
against the people.
IA. In the isiiiiSrsncc or these ends We ask
TIE COOP, ration &C all fair-minacd people.
We hive 10 qaaiicl with individuals, wage no
war upon c.s-cs, LAT only ;gai,ss: vicious IN
st.tu;iuns. We are not content 10 endure fur
ther dis. II line from our present ac,ual rulers,
Who, having dominion ever money, over trans
pr.a;ion, over sea snl land, and largely ov,l
Il Z press aGI tn machinery III Government
Well unwarr; ntsllc power oy.r our ;nstitu
ON and oyer olt lie AID property.