The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-17
PLATFORM

Or THE NATIONAL 0REENDAcK-LADoAP AhTX o.
THE UNITED SrATEs, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
JUHA 9, 1880.
/. That Che fight to make and issue moneys
sovereign power TO b. maintained BY the peo-
ple for the common benefit. Ths delegation
Of this right to corporations ID surrender Of
tie central attribute Of sovereignty, void 81
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub.
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute 90.
minon over industry and commerce. All
money, whether metallic or paper, should DO
issued and its volume controlled ~ the Gov
porations, and, when 20 issued, should 30
Pull legal tender for al debts, public and pri-
tate.
I. Thst the bonds Of the United States
should not be refunded, but paid - rapidly %
practicable, according to contract To enable
the Government to meet these obligations,
legal-tender currency should DO substituted
for the notes Of the national banks, the ma
tional-banking system abolished, and the I'M
limited coinage Of silver, - well - gold, g.
tablished by Law.
8. That labor should b.. 20 protected BY
burdens and insure just distribution Of Jig
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-
isfed q bureau Of labor statistics established
l8ClOTIC8e mlnCD 0uU WWAnuOkW AlDPCNVCOy
the employment Of children under Il years OF
age forbidden, and wages paid IN cash:
1. Slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the importa-
ton and presence Of Chinese serfs necessarily
bends to brutalize and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate steps should b taken 70
abroGate the BuflingAme treaty.
B. Railroad land grants forfeited BY reason OF
non-fulfllment Of contract should b immedi.
ately reclaimed BY the Government, and hence
forth the public domain reserved exclusively -
homes for actual settlers.
g. It 10 the duty Of Congress % regulate In
ter-Statc commerce. All lines Of communica-
ton and transportation should Be brought I'M.
der such legislative control - shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
freight traffic.
I. We denounce - destructive 70 prosperity,
and dangerous TO liberty, the actions Of the old
parties In fostering and sustaining gigantic
nopolies, invested with and exercising powers
belonging to tho Government and mot respon-
sible to It for the manner Of their exercise.
8. That the constitution, giving Congress the
power to borrow money, to declare war, to ratse
and support armies, to provide and maintain :
their money for IN interest consideration should
be preferred to tho soldier and sailor who
periled their lives and shed their blood on land
and sea in defense Of their country, and We
condemn the cruel class legislation Of the Re-
publican party which, while protesting great
gratitude to the soldier, has most unjustly dis
eliminated against him and in favor Of tho
bondholder.
9. All property should bear its Just proper
ton Of taxation, and We demand . graduated
income tar.
10. We denounce - most dangerous the eff
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
Of suffrage.
II. We arc opposed TO an increase Of the
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 Ill
representatives Of the people upon an equal
footing, and taking away from committees
. veto power greater than that Of the Presi-
dent.
49, We demand Government OF the people,
by the people and for the people, instead Of q
Government of the bondholders, by the bond.
holders and for the bondholders, and We do
nounce every attempt to stir up sectional strife
% an effort to conceal monstrous crimel
against the people.
IL In the furtherance OF these ends We asl
the cooperation Of all fair-minded people
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage nc
war upon classes, but only against vicious in
stitutions. We are not content to endure fur
ther discipline from our present actual rulers
who, having dominion over money, over trans
portation, over sea and land, aud largely ovel
the press and the machinery OF Government
WELD unwarrantahle power over our institu
tiOns and over our life and property.