The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-19
NATIONAL PLATFORM.
Adopted Mt indianapolis May, 1884.

claimed 10 tho world its immortal prin-
ciples, and placed before tho American
people as Presidential candidate that
great philanthropist and spotless states.
man, Peter Cooper. Since that con-
vention our party has organized oil
over tho Union, and through discussion
and agitation, has been educating the
the people to sense Of their rights and
duties TO themselves and their country
These labors have accomplished won
ders. We now have great, harmon.
ious party, and thousands who believe
in our principles, in the ranks Of other
parties.
I'VE point with pride TO our history.
We forced the RECOMMENDATION of the
silver dollar; prevented the refundins
of the public debt into long time
bonds; secured the payment 81
the bonds, until tho "besl
banking system the world ever saw
for robb;ng the producer now totters
because of its contracting foundation
We have stopped the squandering Of
our public domain upon corporations
we have stopped tho wholesale destruc
ton Of the greenback currency. md So
cured decision of the Supreme Court
Of the United States establishing for
ever the right Of the people to issue
their own money.
Notwithstanding NIL this, never in
our history have the banks, land-grant
railroads, and other monopolics, been
more insolcnt in their demands fol
further privileges-still more class
Legislation. In this emergency the
dominant parties are arrayed against
the people, and arc the abiect tools Of
tho corporate monopolies.
In the last Congress they repealed
over Sl2, on0, 900 of annual taxes for the
banks, throwing the burden upon tn,
people to pay or pay interest thereon
Both old parties in the presen,
Congress, vie with each other in theil
efforts to further repeal taxes in order
to stop the payment of the public deb'
and save the banks whose charters the,
have renewed for twenty years. Not
outstanding the distress of business
the shrinkage of wages and he panic,
they persist in locking up on various
pretexts, 500, 200, 900 Of money, ever,
dollar of which tho people pay inter.
est upon, and need, and most of which
should be promptly applied to pa,
bonds now payable.
The old parties are united-as they
cannot agree what taxes to repeal-ir
efforts to squander the income of the
Government upon every pretext rather
than pay the debt.
A bill has already passed the United
States Senate making the banks pres
ent of over $4,000, 900 more of the
peoples money in order to enable then
to levy still greater burden of interes,
taxes.
A joint effort is being made by the
old party leaders to overthrow the soye
reign constitutional power Of tht
people to control their own financial
affairs, and issue their own money in
order to forever enslave the masses te
bankers and other usurpers. The
House of Representatives has passed
bills reclaiming nearly loo, 900. 900 acres
of lands granted to, and forfeited by
railroad companies. These bills have
gone to the Senate, body composed
largely of aristocratic millionaires who
according to their own party papers
generally purchased their elections
i'm order TO protect the great mo-
nopolics which they represent. This
body has thus far dciied tho people and
the House, and refused to act upon
these bills in the interest of the people
Therefore, We, thu National party o,
the United States, in national conven
ton assembled, this 29th day of May
A, ID. 1884, declare:
/, That We hold the late decision OF the SUI
| p,cmc Court on the icval-tcn,icr question to b,
full vinaica,ion OF he theory which that part,
has always advocated ON the right End author
its Of Congress over the Issue OF lcUal-tcnde
notes, and We hereby pledge ourselves to upholt
said decision and TO defend the Constitution
against alterations or amendments intcndes
| 10 deprive tue lcaale Of any right
or privileges conferred by that instrument. w
demand the issue of such money In suilicien
/ quantities to supply the actual demands of trad
/ AMI cemmercc In ccsrtsancc with the iacrcas
os population and the development Of our indus
| tries, We demand the substitution Of prccnhack
/ tor national hank notes ami the prompt paymep
| Of the public de.t, We want that money whcl
| saved our country In time of war, and which ha
| given II prosperity and hSppincss in peace. w,
| condemn the retirement Of the fractional cur
! rencs and small denominations Of greenback
| AMI demand their restoration. We demand tn
| issue OF the hnards OF money now locked up II
1 the Cnlted States Treasury by applying them 4
] the payment II the public debt now due
,, We drnonnce as dangerous 10 our rcpnh
/ lican institutions those methods and policies o
/ tho Democratic and Republican parties whic
| have sanctioned or permitted the establishment
/ OF land, railroad. money, and other giganti
corporate monapocs, and we demand sue
governmental action rs may be necessary I.
| take from such monopolies the powers the,
| have so corruptly and nn1ustly usurped and re
| = The public lands being the natural inner
! iiance II the leonle. we ucnoancc that polio
| which has granted to corporations vast tracts 0
| land, and we demand that immediate and Wig
| osous measures I've taken to reclaim from sue
corporations Tor the peoples use and benefit ri
/ such land grants as have been forfeited by rea
SON of non ;ulfil.ment of the contract or tina
| may have been wiongfully acquired bv corrup
| legislation; and that such reclaimed lands an
ether public domain he henccfoith held as
sacred trust TO he granted only to actual set
| tiers i'm limited quantities: and We demand tina
ali n ownership Of land, individual or corporate
| shall hc prohibited.
| 1. We demand Congressional regulation OF In
terstate commerce: we dcnouncc pooling,
| siock-watcrinn, and discrimination In rates an
| charges: and that C.n.r, 80 shall correct thcs
abuses even ii necessary 10y the construction o
! national railroads: we also demand the estab
lishment OF a governmental postal telegraph
| syssem.
| 5. AL private property. all forms of none
and obligations to pay money, should bea
| their just proportion of public taxes: we de
! mand graduated income tax.
T. We demand an amelioration Of the condi
| ton Of labor by enforcing sanitary laws In In
| dustriai establishments by the abolition OF tn
/ cunsict-lahor system: by rigid inspection Q
| mines and factories: by reduction OF the hour
| Of labor In industrial establishments: by tn
fostering Of educ ational institutions; and b.
| aholishing child labor.
7. We condemn all importation Of contract II
bor made with a view Of reducing to starvation
| wages the wolkingmen Of this country, and dc
| mand laws for it, prevention.
! 4. We insist nfon constitutional amendmen
reducing the terms OF United States Senator
one hat, and making them elective directly b
the people: also making the President ineligibl