Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-03-22
PLATFORM
ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL PARTY OF
INDIANA, FEB. %, 1884.

The National party, IN Convention as
sembled at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 22nd
day OF February, 1884, believing that
many of the evils arising from false fl
n.ncial system, and those growing out of
the great monopolies of the country, still
continue to exist, whereby the interests OF
the citizens are unduly restrained and
their rights jeopardized; that it is impos>
siible to secure through either OF the DOM
nsnt parties the needed reform, yet hav.
Ing an abiding faith in the ability of the
people tor self government and their
right to dictateapon al questions cfpaliti-
cal reform until corporate injustice shall
cease and all citizens shall enjoy equal
privileges under the law, do now make
the following declaration of principles for
its government.
1. The power to create money belongs
exclusively to tho Government, and all
money issued by it, whether metallic or
paper, should be full legal tender for
the payment Of all debts, public and pri>
vate.
3. The national bonds are an absorb
emit of the products of labor. giving
class Of non.producers the ability to bc :
come millionaire at the expense of the
producer, therefore should be paid as
they become due, or shall be declared by
law to become due, in the lawful money
Of the country, and the further issue
thereof prohibited by law.
8. That all rights and privileges Civ
en- to Natienxl banks to issue money, or
representative thereof together with their
velume Of currency now in circulation
should be withdrawn, and full legsl-ten-
der money substituted therefor, on the
broad ground that private interests
should yield to the public good.
4. Glass legislation should not be toll
Grated. 80 'Spv q,
s. We demand the passage. Of snch
laws as will fully, fairly aud justly: pro-
tsct the people and transportation COM
panies; prevent all combinations, discrim>
nations and the granting OF rebates by
common carriers, and to compel said COM
mon carriers to furnish the same facilities
and perform the same services for the
same price to all citizens, and that such
laws shall be enforced by ssvere pena tiles.
8. That ~ aEe opposed to the impor-
tstion OF Chinese or servile labor. r.
7. That prison convict labor shall new
er come in competition with free labor. by
the contract system, under any name
whatever.
8. That there ahould be . graduated
income tax es@a
Q. Believing. that all property and
wealth should bear = jus. proportion of
the burden ef:taxataou, we insist that
property and money shall be taxed alike.
10. That Al Mexican soldiers and
Union seldiers:of the war OF 1861. should
be psnsioned. !. - .s...-s
II. A homestead, o. ito value, not ex-
oeeding $4,000. should be exempt from
execution to svsryrssidsnt householder OF
the State OF Indiaaa. - :.
10. That the elective ffanchises should
not be withheld from sny citizen Of the
United States q The aes of twenty -one
years and upward, except it Be forfeited
tor malfesssnes in Office or other crime.
II. That the Nationals of Indiana in
convention, favor and request Congress to
make . donation to aid persons, being
heads Of families, to rebuild or repair
dwelling houses owned or occupied by
than, injured or DESTROYED nv ,hs Iate