The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-02-23
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Q. TINE NATIcsAh 0nasssAex.IAscn rAsEs -
Jus 9 Z. ,ss0 sTATsa A0orTso At ozioA'o
!. That tho right 70 mske and iasue money Ii
. sovereign power 10 b. maintained by tho poo
plo Tor the common benefit Tho delegation
* this right 70 corporations h surrender Of
tic central attribute Of Sovereignty, void Of
constitutional sanction, comforting upon : sub,
ordinate irresponsible power and absolute DO.
minion ovor industry and commerce. All
money, whether metallic or paper, should be
issued and its volume controlled BY tho Gov.
crnnent and not by or through banking cor.
poratlona, and, whom 70 iaanod, should 10 3
full legal tender for I'll debts, public and psi.
vAtN.
!. That Tho bonds Of t.s United states
should not b. refunded, but paid - rapidly %
practicable, according 10 contract 10 enable
tho Government 70 mcet these obligations,
lcgal.tender currency should bo substituted
for tho notes Of tho national banks, the M.
tionAl-banking system aboiiahod, and tho nn-
limited coinage Of silver, - we'll ~ gold. o.
8. That labor should ba1po protected ~
national and state authority - 20 cquAlise ~
burdens, and insure lust distribution 81 ~
results tho cight.hour Law Of Congress should
b enforced tho sanitary condition oe indus.
trial establishments placed under rigid control /,
the composition OF contract convict labor ahol-
-
iaceortce mines and workshops inapected !
tho employment Of children under Il years Of
age forbidden, and wagcs paid In cash.
4. Slavery being Himrly cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, the importa-
ton and presence Of Chinese scrfa NECESSARILY
bends to brutalixc and degrade American labor,
therefore immediate stops should be taken 10
abrogate the Hurlingame treaty.
b Railroad land grants forfeited BY reason OF
non-fulhllms0t Of contract should 81 immedi.
Ately reclaimed ~ tho Government and hcnce.
forth tho public domain reserved exclusively @
homes for actual settlers.
q. u \ tho duty o. Congress . regulate A.
tor-6tatc commerce. All lines Of commUNica-
ton and transportation should b brought IN
dor such Legislative control . shAll secure mod
srats, fair and uniform rates for passenger and
I. We dsnounos u destructive 10 prosper,ty.
and dangerous TO liberty, the actions o. (he Old
parties IN fostering and sustaining gigantic
nopolics, invested With and cxsruislne powers
belonging 70 tho Government and NOT rcapon-
sihls % Il for tho manner 81 their e1srciss.
q That tho constitution, givin9 Conercss the
power 10 borrow money, 10 declare war, 20 rAise
and support armies. 10 provide and maintain 8
navy, never intended that Tho man who loaned
DO preferred 70 tho soldier and sailor who
perilod their lives and ahsd their blood on land
and - In defense Of their country, and W
condemn the cruel claas lcGislalion al the Rs-
publican party which, while profcasing great
gratitude to the soldier, has most uninslly dis
criminated against him and In favor 81 The
bondholder.
.. All property should bear its lust prcpor.
ton OF taxation, and No demand graduated
Income tax.
10. we dcnounce ~ most dangerous tho cf-
forts everywhere manifest 10 restrict the rights
Of outrage
n. We ars opposed 70 IN increase 81 tho
standing army IN tinlo Of peace. and the III.
sidious echemo 10 CetAblah An enormous min.
ltary power under the gNias Of militia lava
H. We demand absolute democratic rNlea
Tor the government OF Congress, placing al
representatives OF the people upon an equal
footing, and taking away from committees
veto power greater than that Of the rrcsi-
dent
IL We demand Government OF the pcoplc.
BY the people and for the people, instead 81 \
Government Of the bondholdcra, by tho bontl-
holders and for tho b0Ndholdcrs and 10 de-
nounce cvory attempt 10 stir up sectional strife
- an effort TO conceal monstrous crimes
againat the people.
Il. In tho furtherAncc Of these ends No AK
tho cooperation Of AL fair~minacd pcoplc.
We have no quarrel with individuals, wage no
war upon claAsca, bat only against vici0Ma in
etitutions. We arc not content 10 endure fur~
thor discipline FROM our present actual rulers.
Who having dominion over money, over trans
portatiou. over seA and land, and LARGELY over
the press and tho machinery of Government,
WELD unwarrantAhle power over our institu.
0ons and over our life aud property,