The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-09-09
STATE GREENBACK PLATFORM.

Once more the National party OF Iowa calls
attention % the unjust legislation from which
the people suffer, and demands relief.
A false, partial. and crnel financial system
now forces the millions into usulious debts to
monied men and banking houses. and then al
lows the lenders to contract the currency.
crowd down all property values, foreclose mort
cages, closc factories, and drive producers into
the highways. This arbitrary financial despot-
lem has already produced incipient revolution.
while strikes and universal organization for the
protection Of labor, indicate great unrest.
The process Of Initiating the value OF the dol
lar q, d sll bonde, mortgages and other money
obligations, while crowding down the value Of
farm products, labor, and property generally.
has been greatly facilitated by cornering about
One-third Of the money Of the country in the L.
$. Treasury policy adopted by the Republic
can party and continued by the present admins.
tratiOn, despite the fact that nearly two hundred
million Of the war bonds are payable and draw
Ing interest. Congress seems Indifferent to the
ruin resulting, and spends much OF its time pass
ing relief bills for private individuals, while the
millions suffer.
We call upon the mortgaged farmers, manu-
facturers and business men OF Iowa, and upon
the workingmen to rise mp and save their farms,
workshops and business houses from cOntsca-
tion and the labor market from destruction, by
uniting with us 10 change this mad policy and
compel congress to do its duty.
ENGLISH CUNNING EXPOSED.
The English plan for our ruin has been adopt
ed. 1t WAS exposed by the s.IIazard' Circular.
published by Hazard, an English capitalist. and
circulated confidentially early as 1862 among
the bankers and capitalists of this country. II
was as follows:
HAZARDS INFAMOUS CIRCULAR.
.'Slavery is likely to he abolished by the war
power and chattel slavery be destroyed. This,
and my European friends are in favor Of, for
slavery l. bnt the owning Of labor, and carries
with 1t the care for the laborers; while the Eu-
ropean plan, led in by England. il capital con-
troll OF labor, BY controlling wages. This can be
done BY controlling the money. The great debt
that capitalists will to it Ii made out OF this
war must be used a. a measure to control the
volume Of money. To accomplish this, (the
bonds) must be used az banking basis. We
are now waiting to get the secretary OF the
treasury to make this recommendation to Con-
grcss. II will not do to allow the grcenback, as
II IL called, to circulate as money any length OF
time, for We can not control them. But we can
issues
GOVERNMENT LOANS.
We denounce the present money system
which enables few men to borrow the credit OF
the people at one per cent. and reioan 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
under an equitable and safe system on ample Sc.
curity, NJ the school fund Of Iowa is now loaned
and ut rate not to exceed three per cent.
LABOR.
In the language Of Lincoln: Labor being
prior to and Independent OF capital, deserves
much the higher consideration" The right oi
the laborer to enjoy the fruits Of his TOLL il nec-
essary to the maintenance Of that equality in
wealth upon which the pcrmanence Of our po.
| litical fabric depends. This country cannot le.
| main free under laws that create colossal for.
tunes for the few and widespread poverty foi
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.
Importance demands. We realize that labor i.
the motive power, manual labor the engineer tc
! to keep the car OF progress moving forward, yc,
its claims receive less consideration ut the hand.
OF Lawmakers than do non. producers, specula
tors and bankers. We heartily endorse the de.
mands made upon congress by the last genera
assembly Of the Knights Of Labor, and pledg.
ourselves to aid by voice and vote their adoption
/ into law.
We condemn the Republican party OF thu
| State OF Iowa for opposing every measure intro
duced in the last Legislature, advocated by the la
Dor organizations, In violation Of their previous
party pledges.
We demand such laws az will insure speed,
payment Of wages to employees in mines, facto
ries and workshops in the lawful money OF tn,
country and the complete abolition Of the trucl
| store system.
A free government can exist only with fre,
homes, and we condemn that policy that per
mits vast tracks Of land to be owned by any in
| dividual or corporation. We dcAounce the pol
icy Of permitting foreigners who owe no allegi
ance to the flag Of our country to acquire title I,
real estate in this country, and We demand tina
! all forfeited or nnearned lands, granted to rail
roads or other corporations, be reclaimed ant
opened for homesteads for the people.
/ OKLAHOMA.
While all cattle leases In Oklahoma and th,
Indian Territory generally, have been decidet
illegal. the cattle syndicates despite feint t.
drive them ont) still practically own and govern
the Indian Territory, while honest settlers ar.
expelled by the army. We demand reversa
OF this an-American and inhuman policy.
CORPORATE MoNoPoLIEs.
The great corporate monopoles which contro
money, transportation and public inteligenc,
should be brought to u sense Of justice, by thu
adoption Of laws which will prohibit extortion
I ats rates Tor the use Of money and prevent over