The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-22
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An ADDRESS
uy Representatives III the National Grcen.
back .lAhor Party IN the forty.scNcnti,

bark.l.ahor Party IN the forty.~c.cnti
Congress.
We, tho undersigned. members ~ thu Forty
seventh Congress. submit TIM following address
Ia the people vi the United NtaieaI
The National uircnbark. Labor party differ
widely from both oi THE old parties IN IL claim
Tor ruhli, support, and NJ the mattls nstl III Il,
nainr Indicate what some III these difference
are, We Will tndrasor To explain their mcanin.
a. W understand thcnh
The hunrtlta resulting from n union OF til,
States, tho power and dignity the nniun tonieis
and tho rcapcet II gives To The name Americas,
citizen" throughout the world, arr all covered by
the WORT 'ha,lnnal.' vet, ~. enias MI the MI
Nahtages this word iMptier There mnst he hhsn
lntr harmony, PATERNITY hhd suol fellow
shir nmons MI cinAsr~ In nlt ae.t, III NJ M,
| country
such l. not tho rnsc now
Thr prejudice created through forty wears
controversy over sectional issue still exists |,
The minas anu hearts Of majority Of TIN Amer
/ iean people, ami Will continue there while part,
organizations associated with that ni.iudit,
i continue to exist,
| main support through appeals IL sectional pre.
/ indiee. na tut, minded man Viii dvns, III,
/ temporary hiumnhA " either III opposite SIC.
tona unls rruse that the people wish 10 he rid III
i the dominant laits There. AMI nut a desHr tn,
/ the permanent su.esAnut the other
/ Nashlnutpna farewell address II illlsd viii
/ words "a Wisdom AMI warning against saph il
ron.liisnn, AMI he sums M some ot itst.sults ~
i tnlluNss
Al ao,ves always IL distract the public cunn.
! v.ls, and .n,echle thr pnhlir administration II
aeita,cs tho community with Ill founded i,unna.
i les nna false alarin-, kindles the animnsits III
ane raft against another, fainsnt<. occasionally
lhitntnre anu corruption, Which iini facilitated
aeseNs IL the Government tfsel. through til,
,hannn's \, party Mssinn. thus Ne rol',,
] ana III. VIII " ono country are subjected To til,
ralieN Hna Will NJ another"
aould language more tfnthtnlly descriw gu,
I runatians
/ ana much uth.r LEGISLATION h.en framed IN
i ahesitcnee To tafeian dietatioh. AMI anf com.
tusnt heen ken' iion the sras through tht
luli,N, WILL ani earrnltlng Influence" VI SCI.
/ ttuhal strife, iesterpa by fur.ian mterirrsne,
i during TIN last ~ MY YEARS.
Il Ihe lar'N WI have tile hnnnr IL represent II
absolutely fres from tAs e,tls ana ,,angprs ~.
stlting ttNm such influences ur INTERFERENCE.
fht Wuti nattniNf, ~ arlts,t IL our lartN,
mean$ nndNtns eonst,lrnee i'll tho rrretuitN Of
i this fvlMhltv,
I n,l,et III the capacity i, til, American people
iof sill ssuselnmeht. aud their Milnanesstu csf-
. rrst public Wrongs WHEN public attention l.
sufficiently directed IL them
/ II means party tnt in,ta all pr,iudl,e I'm.
der Mhas, banner ihe hatred ana .alinustsps,
eAsentered through tAst sectional strife. Mil liz
tataatten III tue discussion II questions relating
I ~ the present anu future welfare Ut all
/ PARTY intn MnoSe told all san ceme without
teeard H. their relation to the late war; their
/ lgtnn calof, or past condition
/ Tie success Ut our party means the enactment
/ ~ equal ana just laMS REGULATING all monol,u-
lies which alltesS the rulir,
II means the establishment II national
financial tultes Which Mill unite all American
citizens through ties ii interess aud patriotism.
neltes which viii place American labor and
IT. productions above the slavery II II naM nn@
hrf Ia Professional mon,s elcaasrs, turesn die.
tattun and nntus, corporate exaetinn~,
THESE en,t~ cannot TIC accom- lShea through
either Ut the old parties, Their rast history
prsSlndss III their future existence iushttls A.
" i THE present wo,k ~ our lastN ~ dtr'et
public attention IL the importance III the 81
questions aud IL mission ~ carry into tsleet the
objects tAss suggest,
akgrNhs,g
A construed hy our r~rt, 'ai~ Mrra means
that the it2ht IL issae ami control the solaMc 1T
money l. SOVEREIGN loMcf belonging IL tho
.easlal Government, Al>awes II cannot dele
sats III ANY other anthNtskN.
In tts position aa 'Ae money question ons
laNtN l. Stlst sined hs ncllN esreS great states
man. latfiat AMI last>t sinee continental inter-
sNNlsS Ms tsld among Msn,
In his tsmc Aristotle said Money Il CREATION
ot law"
In our time the supreme cras, Ut The United
states, III isse. slNAe as follows; "l.egalsfen,ler
treasury NOTES have hesNne the universal nseaS.
aw ~ values, That making the notes LEGAL
tenders cave them new use, and II aesss M
argument 10 sllaa tina, the Value VI things IL i'll
l,FNls,stian ~ the Nsc~ IN which They may Ii. ~.
piled, Whatever lower ,hefe Is over the eur.
tvnrs i, vested IN Caagse>s,
III the tsAucr fastelals what Il money Il MT In
Congress II l. aanihllated,
"ihs constitution slac> not orlaln what metals
max liz coined, ~ rts~srile that the LEGAL value
81 the metals. Mh,n coined, shall verrvslnnd al
all with their Msfanss. value Ia the n.arkst,
Nas lues 1t wen affirm that Congress may ,le
clare ANYTHING IL be leasi tender Tor tho lNy-
naeMs M .lshtS.
Ii i aas,lls ssstees to speak Of standard
values
~lhe constitution ,,ocS not speak cit,
Vt snntvmrlatcS that which has sfasitN ~ sNe
tensians hut value l. an hlesl thing,
@IAe coinage acts IN Its Unit AZ 4 dollar, haf
the gold or stiscr thtas NJ call dollar i IN NJ
sense standard y, aallas-it l. representa-.
tive III II.
These eases have heen hessa before a iull
eoast and they have resssNca our most eairtM
considerations,
tlcrstsnd the value at this opinion II wall III ~
Sarlet by them ~ svsNaa in Importance only u
the Declaration et Undergraduates
Aftcs svallns this opinion, no intclllgsnt man
Will dispute the cesscctasss IT our position a.
ta the psoler, AMI only authority Tor issuing
money! nor cAaisense the right Ut that power.
under that decision, IL create money ont II any
material II scc~ nj IL select.
Our party accept this decision AZ an ins,lh-
eca, expression Of il Views IN that branch oil
the ONvmhack " MoneN question,
In is;s when the National Observation-Disclosures
party ofgaMtsesis factories Metc CLOSED. hasi
acss nasalSsrd, skilled AMI nnSksllca lahus was
cut Ut employment, highways wcse then
thfanSed With sratMrs, women aud chil,lrea
ssasNsns. merchants failing, nsastsase> lsctns
tuscclaSca, emf senerai aud almost universal
ass,se~~ pseNaslsss Throughout, tho lamb
lssos aad each sesSssstins 0aN gn.~tng poorer
the Iew wAa hsesoa nNrd Incomes aud nssaanccd
nvshins, sae vNls oae> then SreMins ssch lass
the lseolae isfsestcn What II wa~ that produced
lAr~r rs~Nlt~s Have they sessottrn that il Mas
solvls ami enslssls hesaa>e aaoMt S.,vNstsssas.
II ooNc1nsAeNs ss~tNtsts,ss used A. money when
shc MAR ciaslcs NsSs converted into bonds, anu
seid III suesisn markets, plaend in the tnssass,
a. security sos nassonalsssak circulation, 81
loasva ia the vaults ~ corporations and inai.
vlaaal~ ami held there for the Interest they
fAAkI Aa%skAA If hs&nn nN.sl \ az fhss
original ehllsasaas wen before 20 converted,
hass the leSple tussattea the demand They
Themselves Ms'ss, IN lsss saa lis, tos tho laSS-
sSr " lsm~ stopping shc further contraction ~
sesalssep,sss nese> AMI ios neAaonc,issns silscr.
sA5 fAas 1t Ma that demand, ami the rapidly
ssNmtao ssscnsiA II cur ,asn new lsasty npre.s
seatuas tAe>e and kindred ass~ttvaS Mlaisa
cotaaslacsl The passage ~ Sssca lsWs
/ isSse they ,afS0,ten that IT was these Laws
which easNsea tho pol,cS ~ she aesciament
ssNslN Nsar vi tsAatsaettan se THAT ~ sNlSnslon,
and TIA, II Mas such chsaSe which saNe 10 the
aNAas the lSssiettss waiea followed Their
lA~~ases
should krsn the volume 81 money aniinrsa With
tAv nNaNlrs,nasNss u business on cash basis, "a
that lAtsaf Mila nNd constant and reMsNncaa'ise
gNaasl0ssMsNS> AMI lsNascGtN a nNst money value
lassuGs aAa experience psuvc that this cannot
he haeNsAt assaas thsuash the nss III hank cur.
tvavN. tho accidental production ~ mtNe~, aag
the sNelG~sse Nss IT metal money which l. lshle
te tNvasaSe ~ aeeeease IN volume, secorliaG 10
slac tAalaNss VT trade With utasg countries. "
lgaA lNagas aflsee causes With which neither our
ls0lle lns Government have any interest,
Thew sYv nuw shne kinds ci paper aloncy III
NSe~-aatloasl~hsnk notes, s,,ln ceftalieates aad
lsssl%sen,ser notes,
A Acsws1sG hank ant legal-feateg notes W.
shall esAMtnnt ourselves by stating few facts,
leastns thv people - aeVssc tas balance Tor
themselves,
Tia, average amount II national hank iao,es
ia circulation anrins thu las' twenty wears
Has hesM atRuut S*ss.tNsstsrs The snaagai II
tatrsv~, tail daring t.st time on hontis deposit
ea - >seNatts fNr such notes has amounted To
About ss,sstaa,tssA
Ia illustrate saoe clearly, a Sits NATIONAL
h&ak note. ISSUED fa 49, haas anN st,>t Iii in
tsFVSa na e~l.ers cent, Government fnsnds, de-
lsesisel tyr il security, Slat AMI each staaallar
naty. ~ slne.s stat tine, issued S-pcf-cent.
holafa~, tile future ,ssst II t.a.>s NOTES Ia the
isnaale Nil Ia aaslf these Sns Tor like period,
en- the utAcr hand, M tax or burden whatever
i imnosea for ias use 81 lesal-tenacs notcs
possessing advantages which cannot he given ~
national. hank nosc>
sonssi nauass l. ranidiS guiag ont of use and
seta certificates atp rapidly heln~ substituted IN
It's stead, i Ills ncesSsatsfss large annual eN.
lsadafures Ia provide store- ruam tor coin, The
aA>arifty III continuing such expenditures must
soon heconac apparent to all since iegal-tendcf
NOTES arc exempt irom that burden AMI perform
al the unsRNs money san lscftOrnl.
We have NgieNn hy quoting from the highest