The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-10-26
PLATFORM

Or the NATIONAL GREESBAcK-LABo PARTY OF
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
JUNE 8, 1850.
/. That the right to make and issue moneys
q sovereign power to be maintained by the peo-
pie for the common benefit. Tho delegation
Of this right to corporations IL a surrender Of
the central attribute Of sovereignty, void Of
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub.
ordinate irresponsible power aud absolute do
minion over industry and commerce.. All
money, whether metallic or paper, should DO
issued and its volume controlled BY the Gov
eminent. and not by or through banking COR
porations, and, when 30 issued, should be
full legal tender for al debts, public and pri-
vate.
Z. That the bonds Of the United States
should not be refunded, bat paid - rapidly %
practicable. according to contract. To enable
the Government to meet these obligations,
legal-tender currency should be substituted
for the notes OF the national banks, the ma
tional-banking system abolished, and the I'M
limited coinage Of silver, - we'll - gold, e.
tablished by law.
8. That labor should b.. 20 protected BY
national and state authority ~ to equalize 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 and presence OF Chinese serfs necessarily
bends to brutalize and degrade American labor,
abrogatc the Burllngame treaty.
s. Railroad land grants forfeited BY reason Of
non-fulfIlment Of contract should Be- immedi-
ately reclaimed BY the Government, and hence
forth thp public domain reserved exclusively -
homes for actual settlers.
6. Il j. the duty Of Congress % requisite n
ter-State commerce. All hines Of comnunica-
ton aud transportation should b brought un-
der such legislative control - shall secure mod
crate, fair aud uniform rates for passenger and
fret ht traffic.
Z. We denounce o. 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 respon-
sible to It for the manner Of their exerclse.
1 8. That the constitution, giving Congress thu
power to borrow money, to declare war, TO raisa
| and support srmies, TO provide and maintain Z
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 processing great
gratitude to the soldier, has most unjustly dis.
crlmlnated against him aud In favor Of thu
bondholder.
! 3. All property should bear its Just proper.
ton Of taxation, aud We demand graduated
income tax.
10. We denounce as mort 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
sidlous scheme 10 establish an enormous mill
itary power under the guise OF militia lava
IL. We demand absolute democratic rules
for the government Of Congress, placing al
representatives Of the people upon an equa
footing. and taking away from committees
veto power greater than that OF the presi
dent.
l3. We demand Government OF the people
by the people and for the people. instead Of
Government of the boudholders, by the bond
Mold. rs and for the bondholders, sill We de
nounce every attempt TO str up sectional s.rif,
- an effort to conceal monstrous crimes
against the people.
IA. In the inrtnerance OF these ends We asl
the corporation cf all fair-mlnsed people
We have no quarrel with individuals. wage nc
war upon classes, bat only ssalilst vicious in
st.utIans. We are not content TO endure fur
Their dis lpline from our present actual r,le n
who. having dominion over money. over trans
portat.on, over SEA aud land, and largely ovel
the press and the nlscLinery ., Government
WELD unwarrantabe power over our ins,itu
tons and over our life and property