The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-03
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Or THE NATIONAL aREEABACK-LAbOH PANTY OF
THE UNITED STATEs, ADOPTED At CHICAGO

Or THE NATIONAL aREENpAcK-LABoH PARrY OF
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
JUNE 0, 1850.
/. That tho right to mako and issue moneys
sovereign power 10 be maintained by tho poo
plo for tho common benefit. Tho delegation
Of this right to corporations II . sifr.nder Of
the 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 OF paper, should be
issued and its volume controlled by the Gov
eminent. and not by or through banking cor
porations, and, when 80 issued, should BIO .
full legal tender for all debts, public and pri-
vatc.
Z. That tho bonds Of tho United States
should not be refunded, but paid - rapidly %
practicable, according to contract. To enable
the Government to meet these obligations,
legal-tcndcr currency should DO substituted
for the notes OF the national banks, tho ma
tional-banking system abolished, and the I'M
limited coinage Of silver, - we'll ~ gold, es-
tablished by law.
8. That labor should be- 70 protected by
national and State authority % to equal.ze its
burdens and insure just distribution OF Its
results /; tho 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 bureau OF labor statistics established !;
the employment Of children under Il years Of
age forbidden, and wages paid in cash.
4. Slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the importa-
ton aud presence OF Chinese serfs necessarily
bends to brltalize and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate steps should be taken TO
abrogate the Buringamc treaty.
8. railroad land grants forfeited BY reason OF
non-fulfllment OF contract should be immedi-
ately reclaimed oy tho Government, and hence
forth the public domain reserved exclusively -
homes for actual settlers.
6. It is the duty Of Congress 10 regulate in
ter-State commerce. All lines Of communities
ton and transportation should be brought I'M.
der such legislative control as shall secure mod
erate, fair and uniform rates for passenger aud
freight traffic.
I. We denounce ss 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 the Government, and not respoD-
sible to it for tho manner OF their exercise.
3. That the constitution, giving Congress the
and support armies, to provide and maintain .
navy, never intended that the men who loaned
their money for an interest consideration should
be preferred to the soldier and sailor who
perilcd their lives and shed their blood on land
and sea in defense Of their country, and We
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publican party which, while processing great
gratitude to the soldier, has most unjustly dis
crimnated against him and in favor Of the
bondholder.
3. All property should bear It's Just proper
ton OF taxation, and we demand . graduated
4 income tax.
10. We denounce as most dangerous the ef-
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
of suffrage.
II. We are opposed TO an increase OF the
standing army in time Of peace, and the in
| sidious scheme to establish an enormous mill
itary power under the guise Of militia laws
L. We demand absolute democratic rules
| for the government Of Congress-, placing all
representatives Of the people upon an equal
footing, and taking away from committees
. veto power greater than that OF the Presi-
| dent.
H. We demand a 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 de-
nounce every attempt to stir up sectional strife
% an effort to conceal Monstrous crimes
against the people.
IA. In the fnrtherance OF these ends we ash
the cooperation Of all fair-mindcd people,
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage no
war upon classes, bat only against vicious in
situations. We are not content to endure fur
Their discipline from our present actual rulers
who, having dominion over money, over trans.
portation over sea and land, and largely over
the press and the machinery of Government,
WELD nnwarrantahle power over our institu.
| tons and over our life and property.