The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-01-05
PLATFORM


or THE NATIONAL GnEESBAcK-LABon PARTY o.
TiE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED Ar CHICAGO
june 2, 1880.
/. That the right to Nuke and Issue money il
a sovcr,ig ign power to bc maintained by the peo-
pie for the common benefit. The delegation
Of this right to corporation, Is a surrender OF
the c. ntral 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 DO
issued and Its volume controlled by the Hov-
cfnment. and not by or through banking cor
ryratons. and, when SO ISSUED, should be .
vate
O. That the bonds OF the United States
should not be refunded, but paid 40 rapidly 90
practicable, according to contract. To enable
the Government TO meet these obligations,
lcgal-tcndcr currency should DO substituted
tional-banhing system abolished, and the un-
limited coinage OF silver, - well ~ gold, o.
tab.iShcd bv Law.
3. That lator should be1so protected by
national and state authority as to equalize it,
burdens. and insure just distribution OF its
results; the eight-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; q bureau Of labor statistics established :
factories, mines and workshops inspected !;
the employment of children under IA years Of
ago forbidden, and wages paid in cash.
4. Slavery being simply cheap labor and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the importa-
ton ind presence Of Chinese scrfs necessarily
bends to lrutalize and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate STEPS should DO taken to
Gbrogate the Burllnaamo treaty.
3. Kalroad land grants forfeited BY reason or
non-fnl.illment Of contract should be immedi-
AZ, 10 cfria th1,G
forth tho public domain reserved exclusively %
homes for actual settlers.
q. 1t Is the duty OF Congress to regulate In
tcr-State commerce. All lines Of communica-
ton and transportation should be brought un-
der such legislative control Is shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
fret hit traffic.
7. We denounce as destructive to prosperity.
AMI dangerous to liberty, the actions Of the old
parties IN fostering and sustaining gigantic
land, railroad and money corporations and mo-
nopolics, invested with and exercising powers
belonging to the Government, and not respon-
sill 10 to II Tor the manner Of their exerclse
=. That the constitution, giving Congress the
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raise
and support lrmes, To provide and MAINTAIN
navy, never int nded that the men who loaned
Their money for an interest consideration shonld
be lrefsncd to tho soldier ana sailor who
p<riled Their lives and shed their blood on land
condemn the cruel class legislation OF the Re
publican party which, while protesting great
gratitude to the sodi r, has most unjustly dis
crnlna,cd against him and in favor OF the
bondholder
=. All property should bear its Just proper
ton OF taxation, and We demand Q graduated
income tax.
~. We denouncc ss most dangerous the eff
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
Of suffrage.
il. We are opposed TO an increase or the
standing army III time OF peace. and the in
sidious sclcme 10 establish an enormous mill
itary power under the gnise OF militia laws
IL. We lcmand absolute democratic rules
Tor thr government Of Congress, placing all
reprcS. i,ia'ls.s Of The people upon an equal
footing, ral taking away from committees
veto pow greater tnan that OF the presi-
dent.
b. We demand Government OF the people,
by the people AID for the people. instead Of
Gortrilnles.t II the hoadholiers, ly the bond
hold, rs and for the boadhoders and We de-
nouEcc every attempt to str up sectional strife
as an effort TO conceal monstrcus crimes
against the people.
Ia In the furtaerance Of these ends We ask
the cooperation cf al fcir- minded people.
We have no quarrel with Individuals wage no
war upon elias O., hst only against vicious in
sttutluns. We ire not conseat to endure fur
Their dis iphne from chr present actual rll!crs.
Who, having dominion OVER money, over trans
paria'ion. over sca ;.ntl iand. and largely over
line press AMI tn fssea,ua.r Of Government,
Well nnwairanasle lasr over cur nlstii,,-
tons and over GIL iiic and property.