The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-05-25


: Our party 10 based On the grand principle
oil legislation should represent the majority,
will and best interests or the peoplc-the Gov
ernment-conetitntional expressed.
All specia! legislation tending to and result
Ing in the building up aud fostering Of con-
0olidated corporate monopclies, not only II
destructive Of our form and character Of Gov
egnment-if by and for the people-but posi-
lively aids in creating Government Of vicious,
specializing. usury-sucking, prosperity Destroy
ing. crime-breeding. tramp creating aristoc-
ncies Government Of outrageous Unequal tice
among its people, Government OF money 40
king and labor ~ slave.
Recognizing that this, our new party, must
b built up to secure the desired reforms, both
national and State. not only Of the true and
noble men in our party, but also by drawing to
n al mon Of intelligence, integrity aud pa
triotism, who 20 long have in vain honestly and
earnestly endeavored to bring about reform
in the old parties, we present the following
statements Of principles Is baeis for such &C
ton for such departure from the old and corrupt.
G0ns 70 party OF tho people, and invite all
who are nearly in accord Herewith to partici-
pate in the Forthcoming Township, County and
State Convention. VIZ:
Tha& the old dominatiye parties. having
lived beyond their period Of usefulness to the
people, should b overthrow, and that the
interests Of the people demand the up
0 D,ssss OF the ne" political organization
/. To establish the unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver, present standard Of weight and fine
ness.
.. TO substitute ! permanent Government
lsgaltender paper money for hank issees Of
currency without contraction or imitation
thereby.
s. To promptly pay the bonded debt
/. To reduce the taxes and expenditures Of
tho people BY substituting system Of eqnita-
BILE taxation and just reduction Of official salar
ries.
8. To destroy sectional strife.
6. To overthrow corruption at the polls and
in representative bodies, and that the people
Z. To justly control BY law, and bring into
subsection to tho interests Of tho people, I'll
corporations and mon0polies which have cor
rupted the public service, and by combination
and extortion have established absolute do
minion over money, over transportation,
over invention, and over land and labor.
IL % recommended that each county, ct itl
meeting to select delegates 70 said State Con
vention, take into careful consideration thu
question OF selecting 1t said State Convention
two delegates pursuant 10 "6Axpers Call
from each of the eleven Congressional districts
TO attend said National Convention when thu
time and place il fixed
Il y recommended that each editor O. man
ager Of paper supporting the views and prin
ciples Of "The Now Party, " meet 1t Des Moins,
at p. m, Juno 8, to thoroughly canvass tht
newspaper interest In our State, and devils
ways and means 10 reduce their expsufes, x
increase their circulation and make their educa,
tiOnAl forces more potential.
il ID recommended that each member OF thu
State Executive Committee and each Chair
man OF Congressional Committee meet ct
p. M, June 6, ct Des Moines, to consider
matters Of vital importance to our party il
this State.
Having engaged Gen. A. n. West OF Nissis
sippi Gen. J. b. Weaver OF Iowa, Col Jess
Harper OF Illinois, and Hon. E. H. Gillette oil
Des MONIES, to address the convention, we ar,
assured Of = very happy and instructive time
The hotels and railroads will offer the usua
reductions to conventions q Dies Molneas
Our papers please copy.
l. III. WELLER
Chairman State Committee.