The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-23
NATIONAL PLATFORM.


In this city for tho first time, and pro.
claimed to the world its immortal prin.
ciples, and placed before tho American
people ma Presidential candidate TINT
great philanthropist and spotlcss states
man, Peter Cooper. Since that con.
yention our party hns organized NIL
over tho Union, and through discussion
anil agitation, has boon educating tho
tho people TO a sense Of their rights and
duties TO themselves and their country
Those labors have accomplished won
ders. Wo now have great. harmon.
ious party, and thousands who believe
In our principles, In the ranks Of other
parties.
ave point with pride to our history"
We forced tho reconciliation of the
silver dollar; prevented the refunding
of the public debt into long time
bonds; secured tho payment of
the bonds, until tho "hest
banking system the world ever saw"
for rohb,ng the producer now totters
because Of its contracting foundation;
VT have stopped the suuanacring of
our public domain upon corporations,
we have stopped the wholesale destruc.
ton of tho greonback currency, and 50
cured n decision Of the Supreme Court
OF tho United States establishing for.
over tho right OF the people to issue
their own money.
Notwithstanding all this. never in
our history have the banks, land.grant
railroads, and other monopolies, been
more insolent in their demands for
further privileges-still more class
Legislation. In this emergency tho
dominant parties are arrayea against
the people, and are tho ablect tools Of
the corporate monopolies,
In the last Congress they repealed
over Sl2, oo0, 900 of annual taxes for tho
banks, throwing the burden upon the
people to pay or pay interest thereon.
| Both old parties in the present
Congress. vie with each other in their
efforts to further repeal taxes In order
to stop the payment Of the public debt
and save the banks whose charters they
have renewed for twenty years. Not.
withstanding the distress Of business.
the shrinkagc of wages and he panic,
they persist in locking up on various
pretexts, 500, 600. 600 Of money, every
dollar Of which the people pay inter.
est upon, and need, and most of which
should be promptly applied to pay
bonds now payable.
The old parties are united--as they
cannot agree what taxes to repeal-in
efforts to squander the income Of the
Government upon every pretext rather
than pay the debt,
4 bill has already passed tho United
States Senate making the hanks pres.
| ent Of over so. 600, 900 more III the
peoples money in order to enable them
to levy still greater burden of interest
| taxes.
4 joint effort in being made hy the
old party leaders to overthrow tho soye.
reign constitutional power of the
people to control their own financial
affairs, and issue their own money in
order to forever enslave the masses to
bankers and other usurpers, The
House of Representatives has passed
bills reclaiming nearly 100, 600, ooa acres
of lands granted to, and forfeited hy,
railroad companies. These bills have
gone to the Senate, u body composed
largely of aristocratie millionaires who,
according to their own party papers,
generally purchased their elections
in order TO protect the great mo-
nopolics which they represent, This
body has thus far deiiea the people aud
these bills in the interest of the people.
Therefore, We, tn National party Of
the United States. in national eonsea-
ton assembled, this 18th day Of May,
A. ID. 1854, declare:
| l. That We hold the late decision IF the SUI
pseme Court on the iesal-tenasr question to I've
full yiadieatiun at tho theory which that party
| has always advocated On the night aud author.
| its III Congress over the issue III lsgaivttnaer
notes, and We hereby pledge ourselve~ta uphold
/ said decision AMI tn defend The Constitution
| against alterations or amendments Intended
| To deprive the ieoile vi any rights
| or privileges conferred by that instrument, We
/ demand the issue at such menvN IN suiaetent
| quantities to supply the actual aemanasuI trad
/ and etmmaree IN accordance with the increase
| OF population and tho development Of our naas-
/ trles, Nedenand the hstttatien at ereenhacks
/ Tor national bank notes and the prompt ,,asmept
| OF the public oeht We want that money Witch
sawed our county IN time al war anu which has
/ given II pruSnsrity anu h pnanrss IN peace, We
| condemn the rettr9uvltt II the fractional tars
| rnes and small acn &nAiuattons nj sfteahaeks
| AMI demand IL restoration, We dsmaaa the
/ ISSUE ri the huards al money nov terkea nj IN
/ the United States Treasury tN applying them to
| the payment If the public debt nov due
| ;. We denonnec as daneefons 10 our re,@h.
| lean institutions those methods AMI lNltelss III
| the Democratic aud Republican parties which
| have sanctioned ~ permitted the establishment
/ Of land, railroad, money, anu other slsaasie
| corporate nant,l 'olles, and WE demand such
| governmental aetian as may he NECESSARY IL
! take from such menololies the noMsfs They
| have 81 earrnaiy and untastly nsurlca ana ~
| store them tn the leailr To whom they helong,
| 4 The tnllic lands h.ing the natural inher~
| itance # the eonle, w acnonnee thai policy
/ whi.h has srdntea "a corporat' ans vast tracts II
| land AMI W. demand that immediate anu Ntg~
| aious measures he takca Ia reclaim trun sneh
| corporations tor the peoples use AMI benefit all
| such itnd~gtants a. have been fortified hs rea-
| son ut non~tuliillment III the contract, ~ that
| NAV have been wiongtuliy acquired hy corrupt
| legislation; and that such reclaimed lands and
| other puhlic domain he heneeiolth held as 4
| sacred trust Ia hc granted aniN Ia actual set
| tiers in limited anantittcS: and VT demand that
ali, n ownersipof land, individual or corporate,
| ehall he prohibited
| 4. We demand Congressional regulation OF in-
! terstate caAmetsSs NJ 6enounee "nealiug,
| stool. wateriug and dis Elimination In lates AMI
| charges. and that tvngr ~ shall eufrcet these
abuses, even IL necessary lay thu construction af
| national railroads.: We also asni. na the estah-
| lishment oI II governmental postal telegra, /,
| xystem.
| 4. All private property NH firms M money
| and OBLIGATIONS To pay monty. Sht Htd heaf
| their just lnatortion ot public tsSas. We ae-
| mand graduated income tax,
| d. We demand an amelio,at'on Ut the eaaal-
tiun of labor hS enforcing sanitary laws In in .
| dastfial establishments by the shulttaaa II the
| coasiet-iahnr system: bS a rigid INSPECTION al
| mines and factories; hy Il reduction OF tile huurs
| Of labor in Industrial establishments. lay tae
| fostering If educ atioaal institutions; aid hs
| ahaishing chill labor
| 7. W. condemn all importation ri contract Ia,
| Dor made With n Wow Of reducing 10 starvation
| wages the Wa kingmen II his country. aud de-
| mana laws iar its prevention.
\. We insist M on Il constitutional amendment
| reducing the terms of tuited States Senators
| one hatf, and making them jevtlte disszsts hN
the people: also making the President Ineligible
| to reelection