The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-12

Adopted nj indianapolis May. 1881.

Adopted nj indianapolis May 1881
Eight years ago our young party met
in this city for the first time, and pro-
claimed to the world it's immortal prin-
ciples, and placed before the American
people us Presidential candidate that
great rpilanthrcpist and spotless states.
man, Peter Cooper. sihoc Tint con
vention our party has organized MI
over the Union, and through discussion
and agitation, has been educating the
the 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 the ranks Of other
parties.
I'VE point with pride to our history"
We forced the reconciliation Of the
silver dollar; prevented the refunding
of the public debt into long time
bonds; secured tho 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 slnandcring OF
our public domain upon corporations;
we hive stopped the wholesale destruc-
ton of the grecnhack currency, and Sc
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, Immigrant
railroads, and other monopolies. been
more insolcnt in their demands for
further privilegss-still more class
legislation. In this emergency the
dominant parties are arrayed against
the people, and are the AFFECT tools Of
the corporate monopolies.
In the last Congress- they repealed
over 81, 10000 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, 100000, 900 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.
Tie 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 a pres
ent of over $50, 600, 900 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 enslave the masses to
bankers and other usurpers. The
House Of Representatives has passed
bills reclaiming nearly loo, 200. 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
in order to protect the great mo-
nopolics 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, in national eoaven'
ton assembled, this 29th day of May,
4. ID. 1884, declare:
/. That we hold the late decision of the Sa-
| preme Court on the lecal-tender question to be
| tull yindication of the theory which that party
| las always advocated on the right and author
ty of Congress over the issue of legal-tende
| notes, and We hereby pledge ourselves to uphold
i
| against alterations or amendments intended
| 10 deprive the PEOPLE OF any right
or privileges conferred by that instrument. w
| demand the issue OF such money in sufficient
quantities TO supply the actual demands of trad
and commerce in ace. riance with the increas,
| OF population and the development of our indus
| tries. We demand the substitution of sreenbGck'
tor national bank notes and the prompt payment
| OF the public debt We want that money whicl
saved our country in time OF war, and which ha'
given 1t prosperity and happiness Ill peace W.
| condemn the retirement of the fractional tus'
renes and small denominations af ereenback'
and demand their restoration. We demand til,
| issue ot the boards OF money now locked up "
| the United States Treasury by applying them I,
| the payment If the public debt now due
| = We denocnce as dangerous 10 our rclub
| lean institutions those methods and policies o
| the Democratic and Republican parties which
| have sanctioned or permitted the establishment
| of land, railroad, money, and other gisan.i,
| corporate menaaoles. and we demand suci
| governmental action as may be necessary I,
take from such monopolies the powers the,
| have 81 corruptly and uniustly usarpea and r.
| store them to the people to whom they belong
| T. The public lands being the natural inner
| itance If the People. we denonnee that polio,
| which has granted tn corporations vast tracts q