The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-10-06
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Or THE NATIONAL GREESnAcK-LABoR Parry or
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At CnIcAae,
JUNE 8, 1880.
1. That the right to mike and issue money il
a sovereign power to he maintained by the pco-
pie for the common benefit. The delegation
Of this right to corporations IL surrender OF
the central attribute OF sovereignty. void of
constitutional sanction, concerning upon sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do
minion over industry and commerce. All
money, whether metallic or paper, should DO
issued and its volume controlled by the Gov
eminent. and not by or through banking cor
porations, and, when no issued, should be
full legal tender for all debts public and pri-
| vatc.
2. That the bonds Of the United states
should not be refunded but paid ms rapidly as
practicable, according to contract. To enable
the Government to meet these obligations,
legaEtcnder currency should be substituted
for the notes of the national banks, the ma
tional-banking system abolished, and the nm
limited coinage Of silver, az well as gold, es-
tablished by law.
8. That labor should be 80 protected by
national and State authority as to equalizc III
burdens. and insure Just distribution OF it,
results the eight-hour law Of Congress should
be enforced; the sanitary condition of indus
| trial establishments placed under rigid control ;
the competition OF contract convict labor abol-
| ishcd q bureau Of lAbor statistics established !:
| factories, mines and workshops inspected :
the employment Of children under IA years Of
| age forbidden, and wages paid III cash.
4. Slavery being simply cheap labor. and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the lmporia-
| ton and presence OF Chinese scrfs necessarily
tends to brutalize and degrade American labor;
therefore immediate STEPS should be taken to
| abrogatc the Burllngame treaty.
5. Railroad land grants forfeited by reason OF
noll-fnltiment of contract should be immcd.
| ately reclaimed by the Government, and hence
| forth the public domain reserved exclusively as
homes for actual settlers.
6. II IL the duty OF Congress to regulate in
ter-State commerce. All lines Of communities
| ton and transportation should be brought I'M
der such legislative control as shall secure mod
| crate, fair and uniform ites for passenger and
| freight traffic.
Z. We den0unce as destructive to prosperity,
| AMI dangerous to liberty, the actions ef the old
parties III fostering and sustaining gigantic
| land, railroad and money corporations and mo-
nopolies, invested with aud exercising powers
belonging TO the Government, and not respon-
slble to 1t for the nlanntr Of Their exercise.
.. That the constitution, giving Congress the
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raise
and support armies, 10 provide and maintain q
navy, never intended that the men who loaned
their money for an int rest consideration should
be preferred TO the solder and sailor who
pcriled their lives and sled their blood OH land
and SEA in defense of their countrs, and we
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which. while processing reat
gratitude 10 the soldier has most unjnstly dis
eliminated against him and in favor OF the
bondkoldeg.
8. All property should bear it's just proper
ton Of taxation, and we demand graduated
income tax.
10. We dcnonnce as most dangerous the ef-
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
Of suffrage.
II. We are opposed to an increase of the
| standing army in time of peace, and the in
sdous scheme 10 establish an enormous mill
itary power under the guse Of militia laws.
IL. We demand absolute democratic rules
for the government Of Congress. placing ali
representatives Of the people upon an equ Il
footing. and taking away from committees
| veto power greater than that OF the PIesi-
dent.
13. We demand Government Of the people,
by the people and for the people. instead Of a
Government Of the bondhold.rs, Ly the bond
holders and for the bondholders and We de-
| nouncc every attempt to str up sectional strife
as an effort to conceal monstrous crimes
| against the people.
IA. In the inrtncrance of these ends We ask
| the cooperation Of all fair-mindcd people,
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage no
| war upon classes, but only against vicious in
| situations. We are not content TO endure fur
Their 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 the machinery Of Government,
| WELD unwarrantable power over our lnstitu-
tons and over our life and property.