The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-24
NATIONAL PLATFORM.
Adopted ~ indianapolis May, isaa.


ciples, and placed before the American
people IA n Presidential candidate that
great philanthropist and spotlcss states
man, Peter Cooper. Since that con.
yention our party Inns organized all
over tho Union, and through discussion
and agitation. has been educating tho
tho people to a sense Of their rights and
duties 10 themselves and their country
These lahers have accomplished won
ders. We now have n great, harmon
ious party, aud thousands who believe
in our principles, in tho ranks Of other
parties.
I'VE point with pride 10 our history"
Wc forced tho RECOMMENDATION of tho
silver dollar; prevented tho refanding
Of the public debt into long time
bonds; secured tho payment Of
the bonds, until tho "hest
banking systcm the world over saw"
for robbhg tho producer now totters
because Of i.s contracting foundation !
We have stopped the suuanderins 1T
our public domain upon corporations
we have stopped tho Wholesale destrae'
ton Of tho greenhack currency, and 40
cured n decision ef the Supreme Court
Of tho United States establishing for.
ever tho RICH, Of the people to issue
their own money,
Notwithstanding MI this, never IN
our history have tho banks, land.grAnt
railroads, and other monorelies, been
more insolent in their demands for
further privileges more elass
legislation, In this emergency the
dominant parties arc arrayed against
tho people, and are tho ahleet tools Of
tho corporate menopolies,
In the last Congress- they repealed
over sia. 600. 900 Of annual taxes for tho
banks. throwing tho 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 tho hanks whose charters they
have renewed for twenty years, Not
outstanding the distress of business,
the shrinkase Of wages and he panic.
they persist in locking up on various
preteNts, $ioa, Ola, oO0 Of maney, every
dollar Of which the people pay inter
est upon, and need and NEST II whiel,
should be promptly applied TO pay
bonds now payable,
Tho old parties are unitea-as they
cannot agree what taxes IL repeal-ln
efforts TO sauander tho income af the
Government upon every preteSt rather
than pay the debt,
4 hill has already passed tho United
States Senate making tho hanks u pres
ent Of over Sa0.ooo,0o0 mere II the
peoples meney in order to enable them
to levy still greater burden Of iaseres,
taxes,
A Joint effort ia being made by the
old party leaders To overthrow the save
reign constitutional power of th.
people to control their own financial
affairs, and issue their own money IL
order to forever enslave the masses Il
bankers AMI other nsurrers. TIL.
House Of Representatives has passed
bills reelaiming nearly TN, aoO, ,Nla aeres
Of lands granted Ia, and forfeited by
railroad companies, These bills haN,
gone to the Senate, a body composed
largely of aristeeratie millieaaires who
according IL their own party papers,
generally purchased their election,
in order to protect the great Mo
nopolies which they represent, Ihi,
body has thus far aeilel tho people aud
the House. and refused 10 act upon
these bills in the interest Of the people
Therefore, We, thu National party q
the United States, i'll national eeavea
ton assembled, this Auth lay Of May
4, d, 1881, declare,
1, That Nc hold the late decision II the sa'
MeMe Court ON the legal tender question: IN N
4 nlll vinaieatian OF the tResaN wlisa that rsss,
has alMass advocated en the right end sasher
aty et CungNs> over the issae ~ lesalsseate
aid ass s M AMI 10 asssaS sss esas,ssasse,
against alterations " amendments taseAas,
10 deprive ,he lea.se " saN nshs
oe privileges conferred by that Instrument, W
demand The issue vi saeh Menev In satsseisa
aranttivs to supply the actual aeAaNsl~sI trad
and eSmmvrSe Ia acSxr<AaAee VITA the neteA>s
sr,ss, slesasna NE seSsl sasa,a ii gsvsasseA
Tor national hank Nets and the ns,ssi.s lsSsaep
VI the pubic SeAt> w Want that AsssvN MhssA
~ !, as,,s AMI s ~ NM MAJ.
eenasmn ,hs resaemea II the fractional ~
reney ana small asnanAiaatsoaS N gEveahAes
s ISSUE ii The hSsr,ls ii msasS new ssss' M
! the United states Trvasars IN slalNlag theaa Il
the payment II the paAlte aeht aVw aNr
resa msss,a'sas those s" @sSas AMI nsi,ssss
the Democratic and Republican rses.es whsel
have sanctioned ~ nesMttsea the establishment
s asa 'a mes, a,n and an" NV ss smaaa s sss
gusernmentsl action ~ may Ae n,scS~zss 4
take frrm sarh Meaepeltes the rewess the
ssss ,e.m ~ sas sss " a s ss sass
4 TIE lnhlsc lants helng the natural ahss
itanee - III l~,rae, w aeavunve that lolse
land, an 4 W. demand that smmesssste and Vi;
oruns ,neasufes le taken IL ssSiaaa tfNm Sssss
/ corporations ter the nsoi,es ase AND eaaett a
| sash land. giants ~ have heeA iosssslsa hN IVA
, ron III nun,iasnlaasut III the contract, ~ tia
Mss have hevn MsaagsaslN Acquired hN eNsaAl
, LEGISLATION; ami thN SUCH resls,mets lanas an
o,hsr rahlse domain he henevtesth held -
sscs,a trust. ~ ~ Granted eals ~ actual set
| tiers in inattsst Quantities. and Nv demand ,As
al,,a oWaetssh.pef land, Individual ~ cvsler&s'
; 4 We demand Congressional regulation Of IN
,ersta,e eoaasnsNvs W. asaeaacv "reeliar
stuSA -Nsst rims, aud Ills fiMinSsi,n In rates an
chargcss aud that tNnSn - shall sassvst thes
aha>vs, even II NECESSARY hN the construction
a national railsuaslss Nc also desnsnd ths sStsi
. lsanent of u governmental postal Telegram
, systena,
4 All private rsorsrty, all Il rms vi maae
and obligations to nsy sneAss, SAaala nss
g.. | their iast nauisoasioA ~ nnhlse tsNess No as
, | nland graduated ineomw tax.
4 We demand an smelsosatson If the coaa
tion III lahor ~ entorcinS sanitary laws In IN
Y duSsrlal establishments by the stelttson af n
- coaStets later ss~tcms hy rigid Inspection
mines and factories hy reduction OF the hon.
! ii labor I'M industrial estshsishmsnsss hN ii
n fostering Vt educational m~tatatsonss and
4 aholisAin2 chilli lshor,
!. :. We condemn all importation II contract h
II hor made With view ot rcsiassng ~ Ssassatl,
y wages the Mufklagmsn II this country. and Ii
: 1 nsna laws Tor it, prevention
Al u Ne insist al sac q constitutional RnseaSmel
reducing the terms IF United Safes senate
!, one halt ard making them eaeettse directly |
. the people: aisa making the President lasiaslh
a 10 rv-sievtAen.
4 We demand such rules for the s.Oss rnmel
: / Of Cunsress shall lis,v all representatives
!. the people alon eslaal footing and take ava
Il tram eynsnlttssae veto Grsasar than tls