The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-30
NATIONAL PLATFORM.
adopted =, Indianapolis May, iasA.


ciplea, and placed before tho American
people a. a Presidential candidate that
great philanthropist md spotless states.
man, Peter Cooper, Since that con.
vention our party has organized NIL
over the Union, and through diaeussion
and agitation, has been educating tho
tho people to aonse Of their rights anil
duties 10 themselves md their country
These labora have accomplished won
dora, Wo now have great, harmon.
ious party, aud thousands who believe
In our principles, In The ranks Of ether
parties,
I've point with pride 10 our history"
Wo forced tho reconciliation Of tho
silver dollar; prevented thu refundinl,
Of tho public debt into long ,imo
bonds; secured tho payment Of
tho bonds, until tho "best
banking aystem tho world ever eaw'
for rohbing thu producer now totters
because Of it, contracting foundation
wc have stopped tho squandcring oi
our public domain upon corporations
We have stopped tho wholesale destruc.
ton Of tho greonbaek currency. and NO.
cured decision OF tho Supreme Court
Of tho United States establishing for.
over tho right Of tho people to ISSUE
their own money.
Notwithstanding all this, never in
our history have tho banks. land grant
railroads, and other monopolies. boon
moro insolcnt In their demands for
further privileges still more class
legislation. In this emergency the
dominant parties arc arrayed against
the people, and are tho ah,ect tools Of
tho corporate monopolies.
In tho last Congress they repealed
over So. 200. 900 Of annual taNea for tho
banks, throwing tho burden upon the
people to pay o. pay interest thereon.
Both old parties In tho present
Congress. vic With zach other IN their
efforts to further repeal taxes In order
to stop the payment Of tho public dcht
and save tho banks whose charters they
have renewed for twenty years. Not.
withstanding the distress of business.
tho shrinkage Of wages and ho panic,
they persist in locking up on various
pretexts, Sinu, 0lO, uuo Of money. every
dollar Of which thu people pay inter.
est upoa, and neea, and most Of which
should be promptly applied to pay
bonds now payable,
Tho old parties arc unitca-~as they
cannot agree what taxes to repeal---in
efforts to sQnandcr tho income III the
Government nron every preteSt rather
than pay tho debt
A bill has already passed tho United
States Senate making tho hunks u pres.
ent OF over Sau.uuu.oun moro of tho
peoples money IN order to enable Thorn
to levy still greater burden Of iatercs,
taxos
A Joint effort ia being made by the
old party leaders to overthrow tho sovo,
REIGN constitutional power Of the
Il
atairs, and Issue their own money in
order to forever ensl,se tho masses to
bankers and other naarpers, The
House Of Representatives has passed
bills reclaiming nearly lo0. au0. o0l acres
Of lands granted to. and forfeited by,
railroad companies. These bills hapa
gone TO tho Senate. u body composed
largely Of aristoeratie millsoaaires who.
according to their own party papers,
generally purchased their elections
in oraer TO protect the great mo.
nopolics which they represent, This
body has thus far deilea tho people and
tho House. aud refused b act upon
these hills in tho interest If the people.
II emiore, We, TIL National party oi
the United States. in national conyea.
ton assembled, this ssth day Of May.
A, ID, 1881, declare;
/ l, That We held the late dee 'slea IT the Sa.
| aeme toeN on the ,esaisteaaes question 10 be
has always aaNot asea Gu the light aad Gaiher-
| i,N Of Cungnsa oNtf tAa tssne OF legalstsntes
notes, aud w hesehs lle,se ealselvss to nrnot,t
| kaia decision and To asteAa The CONSTITUTION,
AGAINST alterations ~ III eaaMenss ialenae,i
10 deprive tie ieolle Ut any fishts
Or rsssleseS reateesea Ay that instr anseat, We
II
quantities To supply tie actual demands III trad
| and ., Mna.fse ia ae0tf anev With the iaeavase
a. population AMI the development Vt car indus
| tnas Wcasnaad the snasst stNslaaei sscea OK
esMssianal hank neses aud IL, prompt lssya.gp i,
| OF tho pubic eett, We Want tat nss,Msy Mht,l,
| saved eur eunatsN IN tIAae III War, aal waeA has
NM nr sns aaa II sa N & We
rensN aud small aea aasaasseaSa vi snea,se1s
| Ell aSmand tn IL ae>teastlea, Ne demand tbs
the rnit "A States Yr,,asarv " apnI,tass ths, 81
the payment Il the nahlle sataaw aae
We dehenaee - asaseseas 10 our repaa,
the Democratic amt Republican ,as,lps Which
have sanctioned " permitted the establishment
OF laad, raiheaa, meaeS, and esAes slsansis
sa,s,n,aenssl a's,sn an may W a sss.s IVY, !.
take irum sub Meael eases the iewvts they
have - eagrar,sy AMI ansasslS NsOsred and r..
as NJ S ,es a..a ass esS sss
| itanes I the eople> No aene0nec thai re,ie,
MhNh has ~ snsea - enre.t. teAs visit tracts "
Sas sa @ Sa = ,aSsa Il N s sa s a
etfpo,atiaas Tor the tssenes ase aud hsy'tns Al
saea land grants - hsve eesa fassstsea hs iea
sen al Aans tNinl smeMs at tie ss>assact II ths
may have been Maeassaily sesa,lsl hv sNnnn
lAgissattons aud tast such reelsinse1 lands am
Other ruhl,e aenatn ee I.nsvse IN held a.
| sacred trust, 10 lie caanted enls 10 aetNNl " 1
Tier. IN limi,sa auaasl,,es aal we i, msaa tia
ali n ownership II land, individual Il, easrasase
thali he rrehtiltel
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| tcrStatr eNa4MefSss NJ NeAaNAgv IN oil H.,
| stoca~MNt ring, aud Ills sm,nsssua Ia rates ans
charges aad that q nsr - sAsll sefsvss thcs
| abuses, even TX meSsSs ars IN the construction n
ma ional saisavssiss ~ also lin nj tho .ssSh
lshment " governmental postal selc-ral
xystem.
q All private rropNsty all I rms of more,
| and ohlts atioss To- NY maass. 81 ati neS
their lust proportion u raasas ttsess we dc
| mend q graduated Income tax.
| Il We demand an sntsiiosst IN 81 the coadi
| ton ef sahaF hN enforcing sanitary LAWS In in
das,rial establishments by tlse sholitan - tn
| convict ~laacr sssssias by rsid tnsl c,ion q
| mines and taesoress Nv \ aesisstlen OF The hour
| II iabor TIA iaan stsai sssah ishu MS. hy tn
| fostering II educational institutions. and d,
Anulishing chill lahor
| Z. Wesondsmn al importation N con racs 10
| hor made With ssew OF rsstns ang 10 starry Ate,
wages the was ksngncn II lis country. ami dc
mana LAWS tng III afsssnsfun,
| A. Ne in tss Il uss 4 constitutional xmesslmen
reducing the L. ms ~ lnsssa Ssaf.s Ssastos
| onc~La I. ard n astn. item taaeN e I'll -. IL "
tile people, also 4a4aklag the President iael sgihl
| to re election
q. We demand such r. les for the sev, rnmea
| of CONGRESS- shall h al rtlr aSaata1i ,ts a
/ sha n u,,se cnNn al ssstml a.3n.s aasa sahx ava