The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-29
ment and meet the appropriations made By con-
gress, BE- applied in payment OF the public debt

gress, BE- applied in payment OF the public debt
That The public lands are trust held by the
government AZ 4 heritage of its people and that
they should under no circumstances be alienoted
from it citizens nor made the subject OF barter
and sale for speculative purposes but should be
held for actual settlers who propose by their
own labor to bnild up in our own country q
home. And we demand the immediate and nm
conditional resumption Of all uncarned railroad
land grants.
That recognizing in industry and morality
the standard OF individual and national great
ness and the Foundation OF purity and happi-
ness In the home, would secure 10 the laborer
participation in the fruits OF his toll and share
10 the family and the home in the refining in
1uences Of advancing civilization, we therefore
call upon all who may have Ut heart the great
est good TO the greatest number to join with rs
in securing by unprejudiced legislation a just
recognition Of the rights Of the toiler and in
protecting the individual laborcrs by proper,
equitable and honorable safeguards against the
present and threatened cncroachments Of
monopoly corporations.
We sterniy denounce the betrayal OF the in
tcrests OF the miners Of Iowa by the last
Republican legislator and its shameless
violation OF the pledges given by its platform
and party leaders as shown by the defeat of the
measures OF relief demanded by the miners Of
the State.
The only safe foundation for free represcn-
tativc government il equal representation in
our legislative councils. We denounce the
action Of the Republican majority In the last
general assembly in the passage OF the con-
grersional reapportionment and legislative
redistrcting billie, as u bold, corrupt and des-
potic Acknowledgement OF large bodies Of our
people in order to perpctuate power In the
hands OF the Republican party and to shield 1t
from that just and certain defeat which its
partisan mismanagcment surely invites. A
party Lost to all sense OF Justice and decency,
SO oblivions to the rights OF free people and
the principles Of popular government il wholly
unit to be trusted with further political power.
That wherever q public officer is shown to
have been corrupt or to have violated the law
In his Official position, we call for his prompt
continuance of dishonest and illegal practices
can be accepted as . shield or palliation Of
guilt. The recent disclosures of Republican
maladministration, corruption, defiance OF law
and abuse Of power, call loudly for the punish
ment Of many guilty men, and Tor driving
from power the party which has SO disgraced
and debauched the administration OF public
Affairs in Iowa.
MI.
That we favor the peal Of the present prohibi-
tory liquor law OF this State and the enactment
in lien thereof law securing to each county
and municipal cooperation the right to deter
miuc for itself the prohibition or licensing Of
the sale Of intoxicating liquors as . beverage;
providing by proper Legislation for the enforce
ment or prohibition where prohibition is adopted,
and where license is adopted for q liSeLse fee
Of not less then five hundred dollars (S5OO)
with such Legislative restrictions as will promote
sobriety and suppress free whisky.
XIII.
We cordially invite all persons believing in
the foregoing principles to unite in over
throwing the party in power in this State.