The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-06-29
PLATFORM


or rHF NATIONAL aEIExnAcK-LAAoaP aRTr n
TIE UNITED STATES. AuoPTLD At CHICAGO
IrsE a. l-~a
/. That the right to mske and issne money i
a sovereign power To le maintained fv iht fso-
pie for the canifnof len. Git. Tie Il, l.rafaon
81 Ills right 10 corporal IL i ] snrTt nder Of
tic cafltral aftr1nte II sor. r.3Grir. yoia OF
constitutional sanction, eonielrlng uson i snb
ordinate irresponsible power aud al.suauie do
nliniun OVER industry AM comm rye All
money. whether natalie or paper. should be
iesied and il volume controlled hy the tTor-
efnment. and not ly 81 through lanklng cur-
ratfans. and. when 70 ls.ued. should he Q
mi legal tender for MI debts, public and sri-
waite.
. That the bonds q the Tnit4d States
Should not be refunded. Int paid Is rapidly 70
practicable. according TO contract To enable
lie Government IL meet these obligations.
i sal-t.ader currency should lie substituted
for The lnoier OF tie national hanls. the na-
ipIial-haiala- system abolished, AID tie M
ilatted cUinsge CT silver, ~ vel ss geld e.
tatfl-h.tl hy Law.
Z. Iilat lahtr shonli Re 70 protected ~
raiianai and state Authority ~ 10 eqralize il
lnrllpns. and ln.1lro iast aIstritu,iar At IL
r.tlIts tie elglt-Logr Law Of Congress should
IL enforced: the sanitary condition Of infas-
t1al establishments placed under rl-la elItrol
liz comp tltian Of contract convict labor abaa-
ished h;.f.au 81 labpr satisfies established
factories. rliiscs and workshops inspected
tie employment II children under il years u
see forbidden. and wages paid IL cash
4. Slavery being simply cheap labor. and
cheap labor being simply -lavsry. tie impo-ts-
ton and prtse nee OF Chinese seffs neeessarIls
binds to hfutalize aud degrade American ias-or
therefore immediate STEPS should bx takel &c
abrugate the rnrllnganle tr-alv.
B. III road land grants forfeited ~ reason Of
70
atels reclaimed ~ the Government, and hence
forth The fsuhhc domain reserved exclusively a.
homes for actllal settlers.
g. II il tie duty Of Sangress 10 regulate in
t.r-State commerce. AL lines OF co,nmargaca-
ton and transportation should IL tgougla. Nh
der such legislative coL.rul ~ shall secure mod.
crate. fair and uniform rates for passenger all
frei. hi traffic.
I. We G.aounce a. destructive To yrrs-Js rTfr,
and dangerous 10 liberty. Tie ssfioils rf tie cd
parties in fostering and sustaining esgantae
land. railroad and money carporatloas ALI r4o-
nopoiies. invested with and e1erclsing Ioasr.
belonging TO the Gov. rnne.t. and not res,eop-
slale 10 il fer tie narlnsr Il tier exsrca-e.
s. Tia. tie constitution. giving Congress Tia
power to barrow money, II declare war. 10 raa-s
and support 1rulse>. 10 rOylde and maintain
navy. never Int Il led list tie men sho loaneC
Their money for ints RS. consideration she1slG
bc Iref.rr.d 10 the soldier aid sa4iQr NIX
tlttsI lives h4lI rA1l IlslI
and SEA III defense CT their ca5snirs, and III
condemn tie erael class legislation es tie lie
publican party which. willie TT f,sslnc .rea
gratitude to the so.lltr. Las most unjnsrss IL
crlmlnai.a -ali4st LIN and Ii faxor 81 Il.
bondLolier.
2. Al property should hear lis t1st propor
ton If taxation. and We demand graduase<
income tx.
IL. We denounce as most dangeroas tbs es
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the IL 1t
Of suffrage.
IL. w sre opposed 10 Al increase Of IL
standing army ii TINS Of peace. SID The ii
sldlaaS ~ nc totsiahi.-h IN eng a-as ILL
isaly power tia1s TIL eut-e d. u4ali-a taaA
j.. VI naaa alt-0 afs- democratic rule
| for tic government II saiiErees. placing ).
r.psssseatatss4 ct tie lsnfsas upon ~ s4aa
| foofinr. ~. taxing aasy frs Il coa4I4iittss
Veto faoNtr grtatNT il44a fl4t Of tie Iat>l
| dent.
ID. N. demand Gavtrnmen. or ihe people
by tie 1851 i atai fur tle Srapl-. instead II
GoY,rIiI5s.s q tlae ho44t.u.ae-s. liz IL. t0aa
1 hold, Il md sur IL. loaaaAol..r- Ell. II IL
nouact taef. ati.m.i T. Sir t. SC la4a strst
| as an tfuE 10 coI4cc4l nap1astruTs 1r.4.ss
| against iLe peopie.
| IL. Ii iAe tt.rrnsra-lce IF thee eds - 81
| tie .o-oit tatlea II III fair-n4lls.tssi fvt4 Il
| We Asve 10 qaatrta vii ts4a.yliaaI, 49, III
war npon clts~ee. lEf saay -sss4sg ylelaz, u.
| 81 tatlnnS NJ ale III ct1st.i - endure sg.-
tier lii as1lily frega car I.r.seal acis4l fa1.r-
Wiz, Lat4a- asil44asi ii saalaey. ever trans
| psgtatiou, ever - all at3 a1asa ssrgstlx ssss
TIT rac>> and til nasc...afrx ~ Government
a4etl nnsaFT. little foa,- oytr CTR ...st.ss
tao..s aud oxet cur life AMI properly.