The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-07

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L. bound In shadows. and in miseries.
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Aud We must take the current when II
serves,
Or lose our ventures.
State 0reenback Platform.
Once more the National party Of Iowa calls
attention to the unjust legislation from
which the people suffer, and demands relief.
A false, partial, and cruel financial system
now forces the millions into usuriOus debts
to monied men and banking houses, and then
allows the lenders to contract the currency,
mortgages, close factories, and drive produc-
ers into the highways. This arbitrary tinan.
cial despotism has already produced incipient
revolution, while strikes and universal or
ganization for the protection OF labor, indi-
cate great unrest.
dollar and all bonds, mortgages and other
money obligations, while crowding down the
value of farm products, labor, and property
generally, has been greatly facilitated by cor
nering about one third Of the money Of the
country in the U. 8. Treasury policy
tinued by the present administration, despite
the fact that nearly two hundred millions OF
the war bonds are payable and drawing in
terest. Congress seems Indifferent to the
ruin resulting, and spends much Of its time
passing relief bills for private individuals
while the millions suffer.
We call upon the mortgaged farmers IMAM
ufacturers and business men OF Iowa, and
upon the workingmen to rise up and save
their farms, workshops and business houses
from confscation and the labor market from
destruction, by uniting with US to change
this mad policy and compel Congress to do
Its duty.
ENGLISH CUNNING EXPOSED.
The English plan for our ruin has been
Circular" published by Hazard, an English
lish capitalist, and circulated confdentially
as early as 1862 among the bankers and cap
italists OF this country. It was - follows:
HAZARDS INFAMOUS CIRCULAR.
''slavery ie likely to be abolished BY the war
power and chattel slavery be destroyed. This,
Is but the owning Of labor and carries with II
the for the laborer; while the European plan,
led in BY England, is capital control Of labor BY
the money. The great debt that capitaliste win
see to it is made out of this war must be used as
measure e 9. control the volume Of money To e.
ing basis. We are now waiting to get the secretary
of the treasury to make this Recommendation 70
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| time. for We can not control them. but We can
control the bonds, and through them the bank L.
| sues
GOVERNMENT LOANS.
We denounce the present money system
which enables few men to borrow the credit
of the people at one per cent and rcloan the
same back to the people at enormous rates OF
interest, and demand the issuance Of lawful
money, which, instead Of being loaned to
banks on bonded security, shall be loaned to
fl,a In md Stoh md aofo
tenn on ample security, as the school fund Of
Iowa is now loaned, and at q rate not to ex-
coed three per cent.
In the language Of Lincoln: Labor being
prior to and Independent Of capital, deserves
much the higher consideration" The right
of the laborer to enjoy the fruits Of his toll
is necessary to the maintenance of that
equality in wealth upon which the pcrma-
country cannot remain free under laws that
create colo sal fortunes for the few and
widespread poverty for the many. We call
upon all labor organizations and all patriots
in every station Of life to assist Us TO restore
labor to that position which It's i'm.
the motive power, manual labor the engineer
. to keep the car Of progress moving forward,
yet its claims receive less consideration ct
! the hands Of lawmakers than do non-pro-
ducers, spectators and bankers. We heart
, lily endorse the demands made upon congress
by the last general assembly Of the knights
OF Labor, and pledge ourselves to aid by
voice and vote their adoption into law.
We condemn the Republican party Of the
! State OF Iowa for opposing every measure
introduced in the last legislature, advocated
, by the labor organizations, In violation Of
their previous party pledges.
We demand such laws Is will insure
speedy payment Of wages TO employees In
} mines, factories and workshops In the law.
full money Of the country and the complete
abolition OF the truck store system.
LAND.
A free government can exist only with free
homes, and we condemn that policy that
permits vast tracts Of land to be owned BY
any individual or corporation. We denounce
. the policy Of permitting foreigners who owe
. no allegiance to the flag Of our country to
acquire title to real estate In this country,
and we demand that all forfeited or un.
J earned lands, granted to railroad or other
corporations, be reclaimed and opened for
homestesds for the people.
IL OKLAHOMA.
81 While all cattle leases In Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory generally, have been de-
cided illegal, the cattle syndicates despite {
feint to drive them outl still practically own
: and govern the Indian Territory, while hon.
! est settlers are expelled by the army. WI
] demand . reversal Of this un-American and
inhuman policy.
i CORPORATE MON0PoLIEs.
The great corporate monopolies which con.
i troll money, transportation and public intel
ligence, should be brought to = sense Of jus.
tice BY the adoption Of laws which win pro.
hibit extOrttOnate rates for the use OF mon
, ey and prevent over-charges by railroads and
telegraph lines, securing equal rights and
! privileges to all.
. HENNEPIN CANAL SCHEME AND GOVERNMENT
RAILROADS.
We do not favor appropriations to build .
canal between the Mississippi river and Chi
cago, which would be closed nearly half the
} year and too slow for use the other half, and
, demand instead that the money be appropri.
atcd to build q dOuble-track steel railroad
and telegraph line from omaha to tide water
on the Atlantic coast, and that the defa ult.
ing subsidized Pacific railroads be taken by
foreclosure, thus providing atrans-contin ent.
| III route OF incalculable value.
Il TAX INCOMES.
, We demand q graduated income tax.
EQUAL RIGHTS.
81 Physical characteristics, like color OF the
skin, sex, locality of birth, can have no con.
nection whatever with questions Of human
rights, among civilized people.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
We demand the abolition Of the railroad
commission.
TEMPERANCE.
We are In favor Of the use Of all practical
means for the suppression Of intemperance.
Il BAYoNET RULE AND RUIN.
The barbarous use Of bayonets to expel
Auditor Brown from Office, and the enormous
expense to which the state has been put to
try him, were not the result 20 much Of
i irreUnlaritiea IN the mart n Andifnr nrOvvn "A