The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-16

Adopted NJ Indiana polls May, lisa

in this city for the first time, and pro.
claimed to tho world It's immortal prin.
ciples, and placed before tho American
people as Presidential candidate that
great philanthropist and spotloss states.
man, Peter Cooper. Since that con-
vention our party has organized NIL
over tho Union, and through discussion
and agitation, has been educating the
tho people to sense Of their rights and
duties 10 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 tho ranks of o,hor
parties.
"We point with pride to our history"
We forced the reconciliation of the
silver dollar; prevented tho refunding
Of the public debt into long time
bonds; secured tho payment Of
tho bonds. until tho "best
banking system tho world ever saw"
for robbing tho 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 greenbaek currency, and 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 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 the
dominant parties are arrayed against
the people, and are the abJect tools OF
the corporate monopolies.
In the last Congress they repealed
over SO ZOO, 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 taxes in order
to stop the payment Of tho public debt
and save the banks whose charters they
have renewed for twenty years. Not
outstanding tho distress of business,
the shrinkage Of wages and he panic,
they persist in locking up on various
prctexts, 500, 600, 900 Of money, every
dollar OF which the people pay inter
est upon, and need, and most Of which
should DO promptly applied to pay
bonds now payable.
The old parties are united-as they
cannot agree what taxes to rereal--in
efforts to squander the income Of the
Government upon every pretext rather
than pay the debt.
A bill has already passed tho United
States Senate making the banks pres
ent of over 0,OOu, 900 more Of the
peoples money in order to enable then
to levy a still greater burden Of interos,
taxes.
A joint effort is being made hy the
old party leaders to overthrow the sove
reign constitutional power Of the
people to control their own financial
affairs. and Issue their own money in
order to forever enslave the masses Il
bankers aud other usurpers. The
House of Representatives has passed
bills retaining nearly lou, 600. 900 acres
of lands granted to, and forfeited by,
railroad companies. These bills have
gone TO the Senate, a body composed
largely of aristoeratic millienaires who
according to their own party papers,
generally purchased their elections
in order to protect tho great mo,
n opolics which they represent, This
body has thus far detied the people and
the House. and refused to act upon
these bills in tho interest Of the people.
Therefore, We. thu National party oi
the United States. in national eonven'
ton assembled. this 2%th day Of May,
A, d. 1884. declare;
l, That We hold the late decision Of the SUI
preme Court ON the legai-tenaer question Ia ID
a full yindieation ut the theory which that party
has always advocated on the right and author
ity of Congress over the issue of lcsal-tende,
notes. and We hereby pledge ourselves To uphold
said decision and 10 aefeaa tho Constitution
against alterations or amendments intended
TO deprive the PEOPLE of any right.
or privileges conferred by that instrument. W.
demand the issue O. such monev In sufficient
quantities TO supply the actual demandsof trad
aud commerce In accordance with the Increase
oil population and the development II our indus
trles. We demand the substitution of srccnhscks
Tor national bank notes and the prompt payment
ss1 stta. "A
saved our country In time Of War, ami which Ia,
given II prosperity aud h pp.ness in pace. W,
condemn the retirement of the fractional cur
and ANAL sr den
..~..e OF the hoafas OF money now lncked Mn II
the United States Treasury hy Aprlyin. them I,
the payment Of tho public debt now due
. We denounee "a dangerous to our repnh
lean institutions those methods And policies Q
the Democratic and Republican parties whiel
have sanctioned OF permitted the establishment
of land. railroad, money, aud either eteAnI
corporate monoraiies, and we demand sue
governmental action as may he nscessary y
take from such monopolies the powers the
s"r - ss 10 tiny ne"pe 10 mhe Ses seons
The public lands being tho natural inher
itance II the eorie. we dcnuuncc that nolie
which has gran,ed 10 corporations vas, tracts i
| land AMI We demand that immediate and Wig
| osons measures he taken To reclaim from sue
corporations Tor the peoples use and benefit a
| such land grants - have been forfeited by fca
4
/ max have been Mfongfullv acquired by corsnl
| legislation; and that such reclaimed lands an
/ other public domain he henceiosth held rs
/ sacred trust. to he granted only TO actual -
1 tiers in limited quantities; and We demand ths
| ali, n ownership Of land individual or corpora,
| rhall he prohibited.
| 1. We demand 1ongre ssional regulation Of Ia
| terstate commerce.. We aeMounce reosing
| stoek. watering. and dis riminAtion In rates an
| charges, and that C.ngr, ~ shall correct thes
| abuses even II necessary by the construction
national railroatls; We also dem nd the estal
| lishmcnt Of a governmental postal tele.ral
| uystem.
s. All private property. NIL 4 rms Of mons
| and obligations To pay money. should he,
| their just proportion at public taxes, we Ill
| mani a graduated income tax.
Il. We demand an aInelioratnn Of the eond
ton of labor ny enforcing sanitary LAVE In II
dustrial establishments by the abolition II Il
convict labor system: by a rigid INSPECTION
mines and factories. nv \ reduction OF the hou
| of labor in industrial ESTABLISHING hts: by II
fostering II educational institutions. and
| ahalishing chill labor
T. We condemn all importation IF contract l
| bor made with view OF reducing 10 starsatl,
| wages the wol ktngmsn IT his country. and u
| mand laws Tor It's prevention.
| e. W. hist u on q constitutional ameadmsl
| reducing the terms of United b ates senate
| ella r. and u asing them slecIi Ill a. IN
| the people. also making the President inslssit
| to re election,
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