The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-16
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Or THE NATIONAL HREENBAcK- LADoA rARTY ~
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At CHICAGO

or THE NATIONAL GREENBAcK-IIABoa rARTY ~
THE UMrED STATES, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
JUNE ., 1880.
/. That tho right to mako and Issue money 10
sovereign power to be maintained BY the POO
ple for tho common benefit. Tho delegation
II this right TO corporations b Z surrender Of
tho central attribute Of sovereignty, void Of
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub.
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute do.
minion over industry and commerce. All
money, whether metallic or paper, should 30
issued and IL volume controlled By tho Gov
porations. and, when 90 issued, should b 2
full legal tender for oil debts, public and pEi-
vate.
]. That the bonds OF the United States
should not DO refunded, but paid 20 rapidly %
practicable, according to contract TO enable
tho Government to meet these obligations,
legal-tender currency should BIO substituted
tional-banking system abolished, and the un.
limited coinage Of silver, - we'll - gold, g.
tAbshcd by law.
g. That labor should be1so protected by
national and state authority - 70 equalise ~
burdens. and insure . Just distribution Of its
results the cight-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-
ished bureau Of labor statistics established
factories mines and workshops inspected /
tho employment OF children under Il years Of
ago forbidden, and wages paid IN cash.
4. Slavery being simply cheap labor, and
ton and presence Of Chinese serfs necessarily
bends to brutalize and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate steps should be taken 70
abroGate the Burlingame treaty.
8. Railroad land grants forfeited BY reason OF
fulallment Of contract should 30 immedi.
ately reclaimed Dy the Government, and hence
forth the public domain reserved exclusively q
homes for actual settlers.
Q. It ID the duty Of Congress 10 regulate In
ter-State commerce. All lines Of communities
ton and transportation should b brought un.
der such Legislative control - shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
freight traffic.
!: We denounce . destructive to prosperity,
and dangerous to liberty, the actions Of the old
parties IN fostering and sustaining gigantic
land, railroad and money corporations and mo.
nopolies, invested with and exercising powers
belonging TO tho Government, and not respOp.
sible to 1t for the manner Of their exercise.
8. That the constitution, giving Congress thl
power to borrow money, to declare war, TO raisa
navy, never intended that the men who loaned
their money for an interest consideration should
be preferred TO the soldier and sailor who
periled their lives and shed their blood on land
and sea In defense OF their country. and VI
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re
publican party which, while protesting great
gratitude to the soldier, has most unjustly dis
crlmlnated against him and In favor OF thu
bondholder.
.. All property should bear it, lust proper
ton OF taxation, and We demand graduated
income tax.
10. We denounce ~ most dangerous the or
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the right
Of suffrage.
IL. We are opposed 10 an increase OF th,
standing army in time OF peace. and tho in
sidious scheme TO establish an enormous mill
itary power under the guise Of militia lava
II. We demand absolute democratic rules
for the government Of Congress, placing Al
representatives Of the people upon IN equa
footing, and taking away from committees
. veto power greater than that Of the Prcsi
dent
Is. We demand Government or the people
by the people and for the people, instead Of /
Government Of the bondholders. by tho bond
holders and for the bondholders, aud We do
nounce every attempt TO str up sectional strif,
~ an effort to conceal mOnstrous crimes
against the people.
IA. In the furtherancc OF these ends We AL
the cooperation Of all fair-minded people
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage nc
war upon classes, bat only against vicious in
situations. We are not content to endure fur
ther discipline from our present actual rulers
who, having dominion over money, over trans
the press and the machinery OF Government
WELD unwarrantablc power over our institu
tions aud over our life aud property.