The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-02
NATIONAL PLATFORM.
Adopted nj Indianapolis May, 1854.


In this city for tho first time, and pro.
claimed to tho world its immortal prin.
ciplcs, and placed before the American
people M n Presidential candidate That
great philanthropist and spotless states.
man, Peter Cooper. Since that con.
yention our party has organized NIL
over the Union, and through discussion
and agitation, Inns been educating tho
tho people to sense 81 their rights and
duties 10 themselves md their country
These labors have accomplished won
dcrs. Wo now have II great, harmon.
ious party, md thousands who believe
in our principles, In tho ranks Of other
parties,
"Wc point with pride 10 onr history"
We forced tho RECOMMENDATION Of the
silver dollar: prevented tho rcfund'ng
Of the public debt into long tipo
bonds, secured tho payment ot
tho bonds, until tho "hest
banking system the world ever saw"
for rohhing tho producer now totters
because of it, contracting foundation
We have stopped the sl.,anicring oi
our public domain upon corporations,
We have stopped the Wholesale dcstruc.
ton of tho gre,nhack currency, aud 10.
cured n decision Of the Supreme Nour,
Of tho United States establishing for.
ever the right of the people to issue
their own money.
Notwithstanding MI this, never in
our history have tho banks, Immigrant
railroads, and other monopolios, been
more inselent in their demands for
further privilegcs--still more class
legislation. In this emergency the
dominant parties are arraycd against
the people, and are the ahlcct tools OF
the corporate monopolies,
In the last Congress they repealed
over 81, ooo, 900 of annual taxes for the
banks, throwing the burden upon the
people to pay or pay interest thereon.
Both OLD parties in tho present
Congress. vie with each other in their
efforts to further repeal tases in order
to stop the payment Of tho public ach'
and save tho banks whose charters they
have renewed for twenty years. Not
withStantiing the distress of business,
the shrinkase of wages and he panic,
they rersis, in locking up ON various
pr,teNt$, S,nn. n0n. uu0 nj money, every
dollar Of which the people pay inter
est upon. AMI need and most of which
should he promptly applied to pay
bonds now payable.
The old parties are unitea--as they
cannot agree what taxes To rereal-~in
efforts to sauana,r tho income IT th,
Government upon every rrcteNt rathel
than pay tho delft,
A bill Inns already passed the United
States Senate making the banks pres
ent Of over >aa,eNl, n,a mono If the
pcople's money in order IL enable then
to levy still greater burden ofintcros'
taxes,
A Join, eaort IL being made hy TIL,
old party leaders 10 overthrow the sose
reign constitutional power ri tn,
people h. control their own financial
affairs, and issue their own moncN in
order to forever cn>lase the masses /,
bankers and other usurpers, The
House of Representatives has passed
bills reelam'ng nearly loa, oaa, ga acres
Of lands granted Ia, and forfeited hs
railroad companies, These bills hay,
guae To tho Senate, lotiy compose,
largely vi aristoerat,e mlllIonaires who
according h. their own party papers
generally purchased their elections
in order 10 protect thu great mo
nopoacs which they represent, Thu
body has thus far dei.ca tho people an,
tho House. aud refused tn act uro,
these bills in tho interest ef the people
Tterefer>, We, tn National party o
tho United States, in national coneen
ton assembled, this a&th LAY Of May
A, u, 1881. declare:
| /, That W. hula the late decision Of the Su
rrrane ,oarl 81 tho rsal.,cader question IL
| 4 IAil Nineisatlaa ~ the thsAfN which that last
| has always aaNeeatca un the right And author
i,N ot IuaSrvsS ">cr the issue Of icsSl'tsnds
notes, aud w keychy rls,tse ourselves 10 Ntttes
| said 1lsSlstoN aaa ~ actshJ the t"nsntotto
| againS, alterations or amendments ihseadss
| to aersAsR t@c len1ae II ANY tlSht
| or lriyslegS~ .ensertva lay that ta>trtameaL W
| demand tAe t~~asv at Savh meMsN In >ntlSeAet,
| vrautltls> ~ NulNliN the actual deAaNtt~W trad
| aud a., MN I've iii aexr &aAce With The tnetsas
| at population and thc aeNelonmeat II aNt indus
tslsyS Neaesaana tkc substitution 1T EfeSaaSek
| Tor national hank aotVs assd thu ixonsla iS,yneS
| III the lAshl Z steH I, We want taat nssstN Mht,s
saved ear country Ia ts''r "a Mar, Hnl wa'eh n
xiv, n II nssse~r,tr ana rnsnes> "a MAN. "
,a,rs, mn tn nt't>gnvNt Ut the fractional sn'
| rsncN aud ~saaA dtn AntaAtlnaS nj eECcahask
| SAa IL mSal liz III Ae$t3sastoAa Ne aethaaa u
| issue vi the h,ae.ts ~, moaey now laNkca NJ !
| the United STATES Ira~Nls hs aallylng them
| the payment It the paat,c Il lit INV dee
| =, Ne a,aoaaee rs .s&ngSroas 10 orr fepal
Eean institutions thaSs m,ttods AMI r"liet.s !
| ths neiaoeaat3e and Republican lartsS MhIe
| have SANCTIONED ar perMlttest the csStNhlsshnaeR
| II liant, railroad, mungv, and ether gtsaai
corporate menal ollie, aaa w "emand sns
| take tsea such moaoialtes the t'owefs the
have sa soTfesptiy ANA aatastls a~Nfped anu r
ssere t9em h The saple IL NJ om they helaa
| 4 The oAlc lanSS helns the natural mhei
| ltanea - tAv soplc, Nv aens0nce that lotls
| whtah has - n{rd ta corporations vas ttsctS
land, AM ~ demand that immaculate AMI vi
| asau> measurcs he taken to cxslasm tram sis
surl,a9ailan> Tor the peoples ustsNsia benefit 4
| sucn iaaa~ssants a. have heen ferteA Ell hS lex
son ot non~talnlment III the sontfNt at tn
may have teen maoaetults acquired NV .,onni
legislation. and this, such reclaimed iahsiS al
o,hsr public slv,aa,a he heneeiatih held as
sacred trust, IN he saantea only Ia actual -
tiers in limited ueantisie$: ana w demand tn
VII n own.fshnnof land, individual ar corporal,
shah he rtcAlliteA
l. w demand Congressional regulation OF /,
! ters,ate eammertV: M denonnee pooling
stock -Nats ring. aud dis, r.ef}iaaiiaa IN rates N
| charges, aud that Itn-rs IS shall correct the
| abuses even IL necessary hs ths construction
. | a.aunal raislualss Ne al~a aem&nd the sstal
| llshment of governmental postal tclesral
| system.
1. All private property. all 4 rms Of mon,
aud Civilizations To pss moaseS, should nc
| their Just proportion ri pubic taxes we 1t
| mana \ graduated Income tax.
= We demand an anasltotatton II the eond
| tion nf laigor bS euiorrsng sanitary laws In Il
: | dustrial establishments by the abolition IT 4
| convict -laIsor system: by u rigid msl ectsoa
| mines and factories. hs II reduction ~ the han
| uf labor I'm industrial establishments. hs 4
: | fostering ii educational institutions: AMI
: | ahoishiny chill labor,
Z. We condemn all importation al contract
| bor made with view OF reducing TO stara All,
y wages the Merkingtnvn # this country, and q
/, | mand laws Tor it, prevention.
: j. Ne insist "a 3on constitutional ameaame
' | reducing this terms af United States ssGate
| enc half ard making tl}em elective directly
: the people. also making the President ineiisla