The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-12
Platform.
LAND.

Every human being possesses natufaltnalien-
able right 70 Sufficient land for self-snpport and
We desire to secure 10 every industrious cit zen
home, - the higheet result Of free institutions.
o this end We demand . gradusted lard tar
all large estates, especially thoseA held for spec
ulative or tenant purposes: the reclamation VI
all learned land grants: the immediate opening
OF Oklahoms to homeftes I'D settlement: the pur.
cha.e Of al unoccupied Indian lands and the
settlement Of the various tribes upon lands In
eeveralty: aleo laws preventing corporations
from acquiring real estate beyond the quire-
ments OF their business and alien ownership OF
Of land. The systemr Of irrigat on In States and
territories where necessary should be under
such public control - shall eecure-the free and
equitable use Of the waters and franchises TO the
people.
TRANSPORTATION.
The means OF communication and transports.
ton should be owned and controlled BY the peo-
pie, - 10 the United States postal system, and
equitable rates everywhere established,
MONEY.
The establishment Of . national monetary
system In the interest Of the producer instead Of
the Spectator and usurer. BY which acirculating
medium In necessary quantities and full legal
tender shall be iseued directly to the people
without the intervention Of banks, or loaned 70
citizens upon ample security At a low rate Of
interest TO relieve them from the extort0ns Of
reury and enable them to control the money sup.
ply. Postal savings banks should be establish
ed. While We have free coinage Of gold, we
should have free coinage Of silver. We demand
tho prompt payment or theuNstioDal d. BIT and
condemn the furthur ieeue Of interest-bcaring
bonds. either1 BY the National government or BY
Statesterritories or municipalities.
LABOR.
Arbitration should take the place OF strikes
and othcs injurious methods Of settling labor
disputes: the letting u convict labor TO ntract-
0rs prohibited: the contract system abolished
In public works; the hours OF labor In industrial
| establishments reduced commemorate with the
increase Of production In labor-saving fmachnery
employees protected from bodily injury: equal
pay given for equal work for both Eexes and
| labor, agricultural and cooperative associs-
tons be fostered and incorporated by law.
| TIE foundation Of republic 10 the intelligence
| Of its citizens and children who are driven in
to workshops. mines and factories are de-
prived OF education. which should be occur. d
| TO all by proper legislation. We desire u
see labor organization extend throughout
| civilized countries until 1t ehall be impossible
for despots to array the workingmen OF one
country in war against their brothers Of
another country.
i soLDIIRs AND SAILORS.
In appreciation Of the services OF the United
States soldiers and sailors. we demand FOL
them justice before charity. The purposely
deprecated money paid them during the wal
should be made equal In value to the gold
paid the bondholder. The soldier WAS prom
| ist a coin or its equivalent and lid in depreci
atcd paper The boIdholder loaned the Govern
ment deprecated paper and contracted TO take
1t Tor his bonds, but WAS paid In gold.
/ INCOME TAX.
A graduated income tax iethe most equitable
eystem Of taxation, placing the burden Of
| government on those who can best afford &c
pay. insicad Of laying II on the farmers and
producers, exempting millionaire stockho.dcrl
and CO operations.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The capture OF the United States Senate BY
m'lli0naires and tools Of corporations, who
have NO sympathy with free institutions, threat.
ems the very existence Of the republic. We
demand . constitutional mendment making
United States Senators elective BY direct vote
| Of the people.
AoNGoLIAN SLAVES.
Such State and National laws should be adopt
ed ~ shall effectuslly exclude from America
| the Mongolian slave and Asiatic COMPETE
ton.
ARMED MEN.
The employment OF bodies OF armed men by
private corporations should be prohibited.
SUFFRAGE.
The right to vote IL inherent In cit xenship
irrespective Of sex.
TEMPERANCE.
Excessive wealth resulting 10 luxury aud idle.
ness on the one hand and excessive toll and
poverty on the other lead to intemperance akd
vice The measures Of reform here demanded
will prove 70 be the scientific solution OF the
temperance question.