The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-05-04
PLATFORM


Or THE NATIONAL dREEsBAcx-LA PAHrY or
THE UNITED States, ADOPTED At CnoAoo
JUNE 8, 1850.
i. That the right to make and Issue money IL
. sovereign power to be maintained by the peo-
Pile for the common benefit. The delegation
Of this right to corporations 10 surrender 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 or paper, should be
issued and its volume controlled By tho Gov
eminent. and not by or through banking co.'s
porations, and, when 30 Issued, should be .
full legal tender for oil debts, public and PRE-
vate.
3. That the bonds Of the United States
should not be refunded, but paid % rapidly %
practicable, according to contract. Io enable
The Government to meet these ObligatiousY
legal-tender currency should DO substituted
for the notes Of the national banks, the ma
tional-banking system abolished, and the ur-
limited coinage Of silver, - we'll - gold, e.
tablished by law.
8. That labor should BE- 20 protected by
national and State authority 40 to equalize 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-
ishcd; bureau Of labor statistics established
factories, mines and workshops inspected
the employment Of children under 4 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 aud degrade American labor,
therefore immediate steps should be taken to
abrogate the Burlingame treaty.
5. Railroad land grants forfeited BY reason Of
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ately reclaimed by the Government, and hence
forth the public domain reserved exclusively ~
homes for actual settlers.
6. It ia the duty OF Congress 30 regulate In
ter-State commerce. All lines Of communities
ton and transportation should be brought un-
der such legislative control as shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
freight traffic.
Z. We denounce as destructive to prosperity,
and dangerous to liberty, the actions ct 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 respop-
siblc to it for the manner OF their exercise.
g. That the constitution, giving Congress thu
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raisa
and support armies, to provide and maintain Q
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 w
condemn the cruel class legislation OF the Re
publican party which, while processing great
gratitude to the soldier, has most unjustly dis.
eliminated against him and in favor OF the
bondholder.
3. All property should bear its Just proper
ton of taxation, and We demand : graduated
income tax.
10. We denounce a. most dangerous the ef
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the righta
of suffrage.
IL. We are opposed TO an increase OF thu
standing army in time OF peace, and the ia.
sldious scheme TO establish an enormous mill
itary power under the guise Of militia laws
IL. We demand absolute democratic rules
for the government of Congress-, placing al
representatives Of the people upon an eqna
footing, and taking away from committees
q veto power greater than that OF the Presi
dent.
10. We demand Government OF the people
by the people and for the people, instead Of .
Government of the boadhOlders, by the bond.
Eoldt rs and for the bondholders, and we de.
nounce every attempt to stir mp sectional strife
as an effort to conceal mOnstrous crimes
against the people.
IA. In the furtnerance OF these ends we ash
tho cooperation Of all fair-minded people
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage no
war upon classes, ba; only against vicious in.
st.tutions. We are not content to endure fnr.
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 unwarran'abie power over our institu.
tons and over our life and property.