The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-12-15
PLATFORM

of THE NATIONAL GREHSBAcK-IABoR PARTY or
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED Ar CHICAGO
JUNE 3, 1850.
|. That the tight TO IN Ike and Issue money ii
sovereign power to be maintained by the poo
pie for the common benefit, Tie ii I,.gat on
If this right to corp3laien. IL a surrender OF
the itral attribute of sovereignty, y,id OF
| constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do
| ntinlon over industry AMI comm; rec. All
money, whether met1ll!c or paper, should be
| Issued anl its volume controlled by tho Gov
erhncnt. and net 10y or through banking cor
porations. and, when so issued, should be n
full legal tender for all debts, public ani rri-
vatc.
2 That the bonds Of the United States
should not be rcfNnded, bnt paid rs rapidly M
Practicable, according to contract. To enable
,he Government to meet these obligations
| legal-tcndcr currency s!,onld DO substituted
| for tho notes OF tho national banks. tho mr.
tio'ial-hankin, system abolished, and ti.c un.
lnted coinage Of silver, AZ well NJ gold. cs-
| tabished by law.
5 That labor should b., go protected ely
| national and state authority ~ to oiualize liz
burdens. and insure jus. dis rll uton or its
results /; the cisht-lour law Of Congress, should
| DC enforced the sanitary condition Of inl.ia-
trail Establishments placed under rigid ,nfrol ;
| TIL competition OF contract convict labor abol-
lslied: lureau of l.hor sta .istics established :
| factories, mites .nd workshops inspected :
| tue employment Of children under Ii wears OF
age forbidden aud wages paid ia cash
| 4. Slavery being simply cheap labor, ani
cheap labor bclns simply slavery, the imports
ton and presence III Chinese serfs necessarily
bends to brutaliz. aud deg radc American labor
therefore immediate STEPS should be taken 10
abrogate the Bnrlinsam. treaty.
| D. isalroad land grants forfeited by reason Of
non-iul!illment Of contract should be lInniedi.
ately reclaimed Lv tue Government. and hence
| forth tho public domain reserved exclusively al
| homes for actual settlers.
! .. It is The duty Of Congress to regulate in.
tei-Statc commerce. All lines Of conln,unica.
TIN and transportation should be brought nn.
der SUCH Legislative control as snail seclr. mod
crate, Iii, end Uniform rates for passenger and
| fri hi traffic.
/ I. We denouncc n destructive to prospt ritz
an't dangerous to 1istrsy, the actions 81 tn. Old
PRIZES III fas,rng and sustaining gigantic
land, riiiroad and money corporations anl mo.
/ nonuilcs, Invested with aud cAtresinI row. r
belonging 10 the Government, and not respon.
s'lc To II ior the iaaauer of Their ex.rel,e
.. That the constitution, giving Congress the
/ power to borrow monev, to declare war, to rails,
and support crimes, 10 roviis and maintan 3
navy. never INTENDED that the men who lelica
Their money fer III INT, res. consia, ration should
be rr.f,rrcd 10 the soldier a:lt sailor WHO
pcrict tnc!r lives AMI ste their blood on land
ana in deie,is., Of Their country, and ".
| condemn the erue class legislation of the Re
/ publican party which, WHALE processing. Irea,
gratitude to the sodier. hes u0st uniustlv iii $
er.mlnatcd AGAINST him and il favor oil tnt
| Lonaho!!eg
?. All property should bear its just proper
| ton Of taxation, and We demand il graduated
/ income tax.
~. We dcnoEnce rs most dangerous the CT
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the H. h..
| of suffrage.
IL. We arc opposed to All increase OF tht
standing army III time Of peace, and the In
| sld'on. scheme 10 establish an enormous mi i
itary power under the gnisc OF militia laws.
IL. We Gemanl absolute democratic rule.
| Tor the government OF Congress, l,laoiag MI
| representatives Of the p,or!e upon M equ
footing. clil taking away IL, M committee
Z veto power greater than THAI OF the Pfcsi
/ dent.
/ i. We demand a &. yel nnent O: the people
| Ey tic people and for the people, instead Of
/ Government II TIL lodho!t,ers, by tine bond
aold,fs and for the peadholders, and We dc
| nouice every attempt to str np sectional strif,
Ms an effort to conceal monstrous crime
| against the people.
IA. In the inrtneraEce of these ends we asl
! the cooperation ct all fair-mnsed people
| We have no quarrel with individuals, wage ne
war upon classes, bat only agains. viciG.ls III
| st'tItions. We ale not content to endure fur
| tiier discipline from our present actual rulers
| Who, having dominion over money, ever trans
parsa,ion, over sca and land, and largely oy,I
| tho press and the machinery OF Government
| Weld understandable power over our institu
tons and over our life and property.