The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-10-12
PLATFORM

Or THE NATIONAL GREENnAcR- LAnoR PARTY OF
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
JUNE 3, 1880.
/. That tho right TO make and Issue money Ia
I sovereign power to bc maintained by tho pco-
Pile for the common benefit. The delegation
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 the Gov
eminent. and not by or through banking cor.
porations. and, when 20 issued, should DO .
vate.
2. That tho bonds Of tho United States
should net be refunded, but paid q rapidly 40
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, - we'll - gold, e.
tablished by law.
8. That labor should DO no protected BY
national and State authority ~ to equalixe liz
burdens. and insure just distribution OF It's
results the eight-honr 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 ;
factories, mines and workshops inspected
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,
therefore immediate steps should be taken 70
Abrogate the BurlingAme treaty.
8. Railroad land grants forfeited by reason OF
non-fulfilment Of Contract should b immedi.
ately reclaimed BY the Government, and hencc-
forth the public domain reserved exclusively @
homes for actual settlers.
6. 1t is the duty Of Congress 10 regulate in
ter-State commerce.. All lines Of communica-
ton and transportation should be brought m
der such Legislative control o. shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
freight traffic.
Z. We denounce ~ destructive 10 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 powefa
belonging to tho Government, and not respop-
sble to it for the manner Of their exercise.
9. That the constitution giving Congress the
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raise
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
periled their lives and shed their blood on land
and sea in defense Of their country, and ws
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.
9. All property should bear It's lust proper
ton Of taxation, and we demand . graduated
income tax.
10. We denounce as most dangerous the Of
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 i'm
sidious scheme TO establish an enormous mill
itary power under the guise Of militia lava
II. We demand absolute democratic rules
Tor 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 or the people,
by the people and for the people, instead OF 3
Government Of the bondholders, by the bond
holders and for the bondholders, and we do
nounce every attempt to str up sectional strife
- an effort TO conceal monstrous crimes
against the people.
Il. In the furtnerancc Of these ends We ask
the cooperation Of all fair-mindcd people.
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage no
war upon classes, but only against vicious in
stitutions. We are not content to endure fur
thcr discipline from our present actual rulers,
who, having dominion over money, over trans
portaton over SEA and land. and largely over
the press and the machinery OF Government
WELD unwarrantable power over our institu-
tons and over our life and property.