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

Adopted nj indianapolis May, 1884.

III tHlS city 1Of tile nfst time, anu pro-
claimed to the world its immortal prin-
ciples, and placed before the American
people rs Presidential candidate that
great philanthropist and spotless states
man, Peter Cooper. Since that con-
vention our party has organized all
over the Union, and through discussion
and agitation, has been educating the
the people to a 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 the ranks of other
parties.
ave point with pride to our history"
We forced the reconciliation of the
silver dollar; prevented the refnnding
of the public debt into long time
bonds; secured the payment Of
the bonds, until the "best
banking system the world ever saw
for robbing the producer now totters
because of its contracting foundation ;
we have stopped the squandcring of
our public domain upon corporations;
we have stopped the wholesale destruc-
ton Of the greenback currency. and Sc
cured a 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, Immigrant
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 ablect tools Of
the corporate monopolies.
In the last Congress they repealed
over ST. 100000 of annual taxes for the
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 shrinkage of wages and he panic,
they persist in locking up on various
pretexts, 800, Ooo, 100 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
A bill has already passed the United
States Senate making the banks pres
ent of over $4,000, 600 more of the
peoples money in order to enable them
to levy still greater burden of interest
taxes
A joint effort is being made by 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 enslaye the masses to
bankers and other usurpers. The
House of Representatives has passed
bills reclaiming nearly 100, 900. 0Oo acres
of lands granted to, and forfeited by,
railroad companies. These bills have
gone to the Senate, body composed
largely of aristocratic millionares who,
according to their own party papers,
generally purchased their elections
in order to protect the great mo-
nopolies which they represent. This
body has thus far deiied the people and
the House, and refused to act upon
these bills in the interest of the people.
Therefore, we, thu National party of
the United States. III national conven-
ton assembled, this 29th day of May,
A. ID. 1884, declare:
!. That we hold the late decision of the SUI
preme Court on the legal-tender question TO he
a full viGdica'ion OF the theory which that party
has always advocated On the right and author
ity of Congress over the issue of legal-t.nder
notes, and We hereby pledge ourselves To uphold
said decision and to defend the Constitution
against alterations or amendments intended
to deprive the reolle Of any rights
or privileges conferred 10y that instrument. We
demand the issue OF such money in sufficient
quantities To supply the actual demands of trade
and commerce in accordance with the increase
of population and the development of our indus
tries. We demand the substitution of ereenhacks
for national bank notes and the prompt payment
OF the public dei.t. We want that money which
SAVED our country in time OF war. and which has
given il prosperity and ppness in peace. We
condemn the retirement IF the fractional aur-
r.ncv and small den minatiens of s'reenbaeks
AMI demand th,i restoration. We demand the
issue OF the hnartls OF money now locked up in
the United States Treasury 10y applying them to
the payment Of the public debt now due
!. We denounce as dangerous 10 our repub-
lcan institutions those methods and policies of
the Democratic and Republican parties which
have sanctioned or permitted the establishment
of land, railroad. money. and other gigantic
corporate monaloiies. and we demand such
governmental action rs may he necessary to
take from such monnpolies the powers they
have so eorruptly and nniustly usnrped and re
store them to the Ieople to whom they belong
= The public lands heing the natural inner
itance If the eople, We denuunce that policy
whinh has granted IL corporations vast tracts If
land AMI WE demand that immediate and Wig
orous measures he taken 10 reclaim from such
corporations for the peoples use and benefit all
such land -gtants as have been forfeited hy rea-
son OF non-;uliillment OF the contract, or that
may have been ~rongfully acquired by corrupt
legislation: and that such reclaimed lands and
other public domain he henceiosth held as
tiers in limited Guantitc*: and we demand that
ali ownership of land. individual or corporate,
shall be prohibited.
4. We demand Congressional regulation OF in
terStatc commerce: We aenonnce pooling"
stock watering, and dis Elimination in rates and
charges: and that t"nars shall correct these
abuses. even ii necessary hy the construction of
national railroads: we also dem" nd the estab-
lishment OF governmental posta, telegraph
system.
5. All private property. NIL firms of money
and obligations to pay money, sht ald bear
their just proportion of public taxes; we de-
mand a graduated income tax.
4. We demand an ameliurat.on of the cond-
ton of labor hy enforcing sanitary laws in in
dustrial establishments by the abolition If the
conyict-lahor system. hy rigid inspection of
mines and factories. by Il reduction OF the hours
Of labor in industrial establishments; by the
fostering Of educational institutions; and by
abolishing chilli labor.
7. We condemn all importation of contract Ia
Dor made with view of reducing to starvation
wages the wogkingmen Of his country, and de-
mand laws Tor its prevention.
y. We insist I'll on a constitutional amendment
reducing the terms of United States Senators
one-haf, and making them elective directly by
the people: also making tie President ineligible
to re alection.