The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-10-14
STATE aREENBACK PLATFORM.
Ones more the National party of lows calls
attention 0 the unjust legislation from viii. /.

the people sufer, and demands relief
= false. partial, and cruel financial system
DOW forces the millions into luxurious deht- Il
moned men and banking houses, ard then al
lows the lenders to contract the currency
crowd down all property values. toreclase mort
CAGES. close factories, ard drive producers int,
the highways. This arbitrary financial d.-pot
lem has already produced ineipient rego u.ioL
while strikes aud universal organization 10. thu
protection OF labor, indicate great unrest.
The process Of initiating the yalue OF the dol
iar al bondr, mortgages and other money
obligations, while crowting down the salae oi
farm products, labor. and property generally
has been greatly facilitated by cornering bon
one-thrd OF the money Of the country in he U
.. Treasury-a policy adopted by the Republic
can party snd continued by the present admins
tration, despite the fact that nearly two hundred
million Of the var bonds are payable and draw
Ing interest. Congress seems Indifferent to The
ruin resulting, and spends much OF it, tim. pass
Ing relief bills Tor private individuals, while the
0illi0ns suffer.
We call upon the morsgaged farmers, mann.
factufers and business men OF Iowa, and upon
the workingmen to rise up and save their farms
workshops ana business houses from conti-ca-
ton and the labor market from destruction, by
uniting with us 10 change this mad policy aud
compe! congress to do its duty.
ENGLISH CUNNING EXPOSED.
The English plan for our ruin has been adopt
cd. 1t WAS exposed by the Hazard Circular >
published by Hszairi. an English capitalist, and
circulated contdeEtialiy as early as 1862 among
the bankers and capitalists OF this country. Il
was as follows:
HAZARDS INFAMOUS CIRCULAR.
Slavery is likely To he abolished by the war
power and chat,el slavery be destroyed This,
and my European frieAcs in favor OF, for
slavery s but tue 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 moi.ey. The great debt
that capitalists will see To il made out OF this
war must be used as measure to control the
volume Of money. To accomplish this, 1.-THE
bonds) must be used as banking basis. Wo
are now waiting to get the secretary OF the
treasury to make this recommendation to Con-
grese. 1t will not do to allow the greenback, as
It is called. to circulate a. money any length Of
time, Tor we can not control them. But we can
control the bonds, and through them the bank
issues"
GOVERNMENT LOANS.
We denounce the prerent money system
which enables few men TO borrow the credit OF
the people ct 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
bonded security, shall be loaned to the ueonle
curity, - the school Z, OF Iowa u now los.ed.
and at Q rate not to eA 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 is uec-
essary to the maintenance Of that equality In
wealth upon which the permanence OF our po
.itical fabric depends. This country cannot re-
main free under laws that create coloral for
'unes Tor the few and widespread poverty for
The many. We call upon all labor organizations
and all patriots in every station Of life to assist
~ to restore labor to that position which its
Importance demands. We realize that labor ia
the motive power, manual labor the engineer to
% keep the car Of progress moving forward, yet
10 claims receive less consideration ut the hand,
of Lawmakers than do non producers. specna
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 aud vote their adoption
into law.
We condemn the Republican party of the
iuced IL the last legislature, advocated by the Ia.
NOR organizations, In violation OF their previous
perty pledges.
We demand such laws as will insure speedy
payment OF wages to employees In mines, fscto-
Hes and workshops In the lawful money or the
country and the complete abolition Of the truck
)tcTo eystem.
A free government can exist only with free
ZONES, and we condemn that policy that per-
nits vast tracks Of lard to be Owned BY any in
L1vidnal or corporation. We denounce the poll
cy Of permitting foreigners who owe no aliesi-
lnce 70 the nag Of our country 10 acquire title to
eai estate IN tGis country, and we demand that
~ forfeited or unearned lands. granted to rail-
n pfh nP $;<a.,S ~, -.
opened Tor homesteads for the people.
OKLAHOMA.
While al cattle lease. In Oklahoma and tho
indian Territory general y. have been decided
legal. the cattle syndicatrs tdcspite feint to
rive them onD still practically own aud govern
ne Indian Territory, while honest settlers are /
Expelled BY the army. We demand reversal
. this m Amercan and inhuman policy.
CORPORATE xoNopoLIEs.
The great corporate monopoies which control |
money. transportation and public int liy.nce |
hould be brought to sense OF Justice, by the !
doption OF laws which will prohibit extortion-
te rates for the use OF money and prevent over
harees ny railroads and telegraph lines. secur. +
ng equal rights and privileges to all.
CANAL SCHEME AND GOVERNMENT RAN
We do not favor appropriations to build a CO.
.. between the Mississippi river and Chicago,
'hich would be closed nearly half the year and I
70 slow TO- use the other half, and demand in-
lead that the money be appropriated to build |
oublc-track steel railroad and telegraph limo
rom Omaha to tide water on the Atlantic coast.
nd that the defaulting Subsidized Pacific rail.
pads be taker by foreclosure. thus providing .
route OF incalculable value.
TAX INCOMES.
We demand q graduated income tax,
EQUAL RIGHTS.
Physical characte ristics like color of the skin.
Il. locality of birth. can have no connection
hatever with questions Of human rights. among
vilized people.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
We demand the abolition of the railroad com.
ission.
TEMPERANCE.
We are In favor Of the Of al practical me- ans
y the suppression Of intemperance.
BAYONET RULE AND RUIN.
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