The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-31
PLATFORM
or THE NATIONAL GREKNBAcx- LAson PARTY Or
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At CHICAGO
1stNv q 19Q0

Or THE NATIONAL GREKNBAcK-LA1onP PANTY OF
THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED At Cz1oAoo
JUNE 8, 1880.
/. That the right to make and issue money IL
sovereign power to be maintained BY the peo-
pie for the COMMON benefit. Tho delegation
Of this right to corporations il 4 surrender Of
tho central attribute OF sovereignty, void Of
constitutional sanction, comforting upon sub.
ordinate irresponsible power aud absolute do.
minion over industry and commerce.. ALI
money, whether metallic OF paper, should be
Issued and Its volume controlled BY the Gov
ornmcnt. and not by or through banking cor
porations, and, when 80 issued, should DO .
full legal tender for oil debts, public and pri-
vatc.
q. That the bonds Of tho United States
should not be refunded, but paid - rapidly 90
practicable, according to contract. To enable
the Government to meet these obligations,
lcgal-tcndcr currency should be substituted
for the notes OF the national banks, the ma
tional-banking system abolished, and the un-
limited coinage Of silver, - we'll - gold, ~
tablished by law.
3. That labor should be 20 protected by
national and state authority % to equalise its
burdens. and insure Just distribution OF IT.
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 |,
the employment OF children under Il yean Of
age forbidden, and wages paid in cash.
1. Slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the imports
bends to bnltalize and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate STEPS should be taken 70
abrogate the Burlingame treaty.
s. railroad land grants forfeited BY reason Of
noal-fulilment Of contract should b immedi-
atcly reclaimed Dy tho Government, and hence-
forth the public domain reserved exclusively -
homes for actual settlers.
G. It 10 tho duty Of Congress % regulate In
ter-State commerce. All lines Of communica-
ton and transportation should be brought nm
der such Legislative control % shall secure mod
crate, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
freis bit traffic.
.. We denounce ~ destructive 70 prosperity,
and dangerous to liberty, the actions Of the old
parties IN fostering and sustaining gigantic
lapd, railroad and money corporations and mo-
nopolies, invested with and exercising powers
belonging to tho Government and not respoD-
eible to it for the manner Of their exercise.
8. That the Constitution, giving Congress The
power to borrow money, to declare war, to raise
ana support armies, to provide and MAINTAIN :
. navy, never intended that the men who loaned
their money for IN interest consideration should
be nreferred to the soldier and sailor who
periled thesr lives and shed their blood on land
and SEA in dei.,.nse OF their country. and We
condemn the cruel clas.. legislation Of the Re-
publican party which, white processing great
gratitude to tho soldier, has most ...n1ustly dis
eliminated against him and In favor o. tne
bondholdef.
8. All property should bear its lust proper
ton Of taxation, and We demand : graduated
income tax.
10. We denounce as mort dangerous the e.
forts everywhere manifest to restrict the rights
Of suffrage.
IL. We are opposed TO an increase OF tho
standing army IN time OF peace, and the in
sidious scheme to establish an enormous mill
itary power under the guise Of militia laws
I IL. We demand absolute democratic rules
] for the government Of Congress-, placing al
/ representatives OF the people upon an equal
/ footing, and taking away from committees
1 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 .
Government Of the bOndhOlders, by the bond
4 holders and for the bondhOldcrs, and We de-
nounce every attempt to stir up sectional strife
I - an effort to conceal monstrous crimes
/ against the people.
| "a. In the furthcrance Of these ends W ask
! the cooperation OF all fair-mindcd people.
/ We have no quarrel with individuals, wage no
4 war upon classes, bat only against vicious in
stitutiOns We are not content to endure fur
| Their discipline from our present actual rulers,
who, having dominion over money, over trans.
por!ation, over sea and land and largely over
tho press and the machinery Of Government,
WELD unwarrantable powcr over our institu.
tons and over our life and property.