The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-26
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 cruel financial system
now forces the millions into usnrious debts to
monied men and banking houses, and then al
lows the lenders to contract the currency,
crowd down all property values, foreclosc mort
Cages, close factories, and drive producers into
the highways. This arbitrary financial despot-
ism 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 aid all bonds. 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.
s. Treasury policy adopted by the Republic
can party and continued by the present admins
tration, des pte 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-
factlrers and business men Of Iowa, and upon
the workingmen to rise up and save their farms,
workshops and business houses from confisca-
tion 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 adopt
ed. 1t was exposed by the s.Hazard's Circular,
published by Hazard an English capitalist, and
circulated confdentially as early as 1s6. among
the bankers and capitalists Of this country. 1t
was rs follows:
HAZARDS INFAMOUS CIRCULAR.
.'Slayery is likely to be abolished by the war
power and chattel slavery be destroyed This,
i and EurOnaN friends Are N fayn rnff
slavery is but the owning OF labor, and carries
with it the care for the laborers; while the Eu-
ropcan plan, led in by England. is capital con-
troll OF labor, by controlling wages. This can be
done by controlling the money. The great debt
that capitalists will see to it is made out OF this
war must be used rs 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-
gress. It will not do to allow the grccnback, as
il il called, to circulate ~ money any length Of
time, for we can not control them. But we can
control the bonds, and through them the bank
issues"
GOVERNMENT LOANS.
We denonnce the present money system
which enables = few men to borrow the credit Of
the people at one per cent. and retoan the same
back to the people at enormous rates Of interest,
and demand the issuance Of lawful money,
bonded security, shall be loaned to the people
under an equitable and safe system on ample se-
curity, NJ the school fund OF Iowa is now loaned,
aud 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 of
the laborer to enjoy the fruits of his toll, s
essary to the maintenance Of that equality in
waalfh which tha III ,ar,an ~
litical fabric depends. This country cannot re-
main free under laws that create colossal for
tunes for the few and widespread poverty for
the many. We call upon all labor organizations
and all patriots In every station Of life to asss,
us to restore labor to that position which its
Importance demands. We realize that labor il
the motive power, manual labor the engineer to
to keep the car OF progress moving forward, yet
its claims receive less consideration at the hands
OF lawmakers than do non producers. specua-
tors and bankers. We heartily endorse the de-
mands 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 intro
duced in the last legislature, advocated by the la
Dor organizations, in violation Of their previous
party pledges.
We demand such laws as 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 truck
store system.
A free government can exist only with free
homes, and We condemn that policy that per
mits vast tracks of land to be owned by any in
dividual or corporation. We denounce the pol
icy Of permitting foreigners who owe NO aeg
ance to the flag Of our country to acquire title te
real estate in this country, and We demand tha,
all forfeited or unearned lands, granted to rail.
roads or other corporations, be reclaimed and
opened for homestcads for the people.
OKLAHOMA.
While all cattle leases in oklahoma and the
Indian Territory generally, have been decided
illegal, the cattle syndicates despite feiGt to
drive them out) still practically own and govern
the Indian Territory, while honest settlers are
expelled by the army. We demand reversal
Of this an-American and inhumaa policy.
CORPORATE MoNoroLlk>.
The great corporate monopo.ies which control
money, transportation and public intelligence
should be brought to sense Of Justice, by the
adoption Of laws which will prohibit extortion-
ate rates for the use Of money and prevent oyel'