The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-06-08
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Or THE NATIONAL dnEENBAcK-LADoR PANTY o.
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
JUNE a. 1sYO

Or THE NATIONAL daEENBAcK-LADOR PANTY o.
THE UNITED STATEs, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
JUNE 8. 1850.
/. That the right to make and issue money Ii
sovereign power to BIO maintained by the peo-
pie for the common benefit. Tho delegation
of this right to corporations IL \ 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 iA volume controlled by the dow
crnmcnt. and not by or through banking cor
porations, and, when 10 issued, should be .
full legal tender for oil debts, public and pri-
vate.
q That tho bonds OF the United States
should not be refunded, but paid ~ rapidly 40
practicable, according TO contract. 10 enable
legal-tendcr currency shonld 10 substituted
for the notes Of tho national banks the m.
tional-banking system abolished, and tho un-
limited coinage Of silver, - well q gold. o.
tablishcd by law.
8. That labor should 10 10 protected ssby
burdens. and insure just distribution OF ita
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-
ishcd; bureau Of labor statistics established ;
factories, mines aud workshops inspected ;
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 atrfs necessarily
bends to brutalize and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate steps should b. taken 10
abrogate tho DurlinKAme treaty.
s. Railroad land grants forfeited by reason OF
non-fulhllment Of contract should b mmedi-
Ately reclaimed by the Government, and hence
forth the public domain reserved exclusively a.
homes for actual settlers.
s. 1t 10 the duty OF Congress 10 regulate In
tef-State commerce. All lines OF commnuica-
ton and transportation should be brought un.
der such legislative control ~ shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
freight traffic.
z. We denounce rs destructive TO prosperity,
and dangerous to liberty, the actions ct the old
parties in fostering aud sustaining gigantic
nopolies, Invested with and exercising powers
belonging to the Government, and not respon-
9ible to 1t for the manner Of their exercise.
8. That tho constitution, giving Congress the
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raise
and support armies, to provide and maintain .
their money for IN interest consideration should
be preferred to the soldier ana 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 processing great
gratitude to the soldier, has most unjustly dis
criminated against him and In favor OF the
bondholder.
9. All property should bear its Just proper
ton Of taxation, and we demand graduated
income tar.
10. We denounce a. most dangerous the Of
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
Of suffrage.
II. We are opposed TO IN increase or the
standing army In time Of peace, and the in
sidious scheme to establish an enormous mill
itAry power under the gnise Of militia lava
H. 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.
Is. We demand Government OF the people.
BY the people and for the people, instead Of a
Government OF the bondholders, BY tho 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.
L. In tho furtherance OF these ends We ask
tho cooperation Of all fair-mindcd people,
We have no quarrel With individuals, wage no
war upon classes, bat only against vicious in
etitutions. 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 unwanantable power over cur ins,itu-
tons and over our life and property.