The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-29
Or THE NATIONAL tlREESBAcK. LABOR PARTY %
rnE UNITED SfArEa AuorfEp At CHICAGO,


THE UNITED SfArEa AuorfEp At CHICAGO,
/. That the right to Nuke and issue money il
/ sovereign power to be maintained by the peo-
pile for the common benefit. The delegation
Of this right u yu.t'osatso~s !. surrender Of
the sntral attribute Of sssefcientt, void 81
sanction, comforting upon sub
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do
ninion over industry AMI comm rec. All
money, whether metsllic or paper, should be
issued and its volume controlled by the dow
crnmene and not BY Or through banking cor
porNtiona, aud, when 10 issued, should be Z
full legal tender for all debts, public and pri-
vate.
. That the bonds Of the tinted States
should not be refunded, but paid Is rapidly ~
practicable, according 10 contract. To enable
The Government to meet these obligations,
leHal-tender currency should be substituted
for the notes Of the national banks, the ma
tional-banking system abolished, aud the un-
limited coinage Of silver, = well - gold, e.
taolishcd BY Law.
). That labor should be 30 protected by
national and state authority ~ to eqnslize its
burdens. and insure Just distribution OF it,
results the elght-Lour Law OF Congress should
be enforced the sanitary condition Of Undue
trial establishments placed under rigid controls
the composition Of contract convict labor abol-
ished bureau Of labor statistics established
factories, mines aud workshops inspected
the employment Of children under "A years Of
age forbidden, and wages paid in cash.
1. slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the lmporta-
ton and presence OF Chinese serfs necessarily
tends to 6rutalixe and degrade American labor;
therefore immediate steps should BE- taken 70
abrogatc the Durlingamo treaty.
5. Railroad land grants forfeited by reason OF
nom fulfllmcnt Of contract should be lmmcdi-
ately reclaimed BY the Government, aud hence
forth the public domain reserved exclusively ~
homes for actual settlers.
.. Il ID the duty Of Congress b regulate In
ter-Statc commerce. All lines OF communica.
ton and transportation should be brought nn-
der such Legislative control ~ shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
freight traffic.
I. We dcnounce ~ destructive to prosperity,
aud dangerous % liberty, the actions ct the old
Parties in Fostering aud sustaining gigantic
land. railroad and money corporations and mo-
nopulics, Invested with aud exercising power.
belonging 10 the Government, and not respOn-
sitlc to Il Tor the manner uf their cxercasc.
L That the constitution. giving Congress the
power TO borrow money. to declare war, to rAiss
aud support armies 10 provide and MAINTAIN i
navy, never intended that the men who loaned
their money for an INT. rcst consideration should
b. lrsfsred TO the soldier amt sailor wht
perlled thcir lives and Sued their blood on lane
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which, while protesting srea
gratitude 10 the soldi. r, has most unjustly dis
er.m,na,ed against him and in favor OF th,
bondholdes.
q Al property should bear ito inst proper
ton Of taxation, and w demand graduates
income tax.
10. We ,icnouncc a. most dangerous the a.
forts evcrywhere manifest to restrict the rights
OF suffrage.
IL. We are opposed 10 an increase Of III,
standing army in time Of peAce, and the in
sldsons scheme 10 establish an enormous mil
itAry power under the guise Of militia laws.
II. We demand absolute democratic rule.
Tor the government of Congress. placing al
representatives Of the people upon m cqusl
footing. and taking away from committees
veto pow.r Crater than that OF the Pscsi.
Dent
Is We demand Government OF the people,
by tho people aud for the people, instead Of 4
Government u tho bondholders. BY tho bond
kold.rs aud for tho bondholden, and We de-
nouncc every attempt 10 str mp sectional strife
~ an effort 10 conceal monstrous crimes
against the people.
Il la the inrtneran Of these ends We ask
the cooperation of MI fAir~Minacd people.
We have no quarrel with individuals, mage no
war upon classes, bat only against vicious in
st.tutaons, We are not content TO endure fur.
Their discipline from our present actual rulers,
Who. having dominion over money, over trans-
rartAtl0n, over scA and land, and largely over
the prces aud the machinery Of Government,
WELD unwArrantAble power over our institu-
0ona and over our life aud property.