The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-09-02
STATE GREENHACK PLATFORM

once more the National party OF Iowa calls
attention the unjust legislation from which
the people suffer, and demands relief.
A false, partial. aud cruel financial eystem
now forces the millions into nsurious debts to
monied men and banking houses, ard then al.
lows the lenders to contract the currency,
crowd down all property values, foreclose mort
cages, close factories, and drive producers into
the highways. This arbitrary financial despot-
i'm has already produced incipient revolution.
while strikes and universal organization for the
protection Of labor indicate great unrest.
The process Of Initiating the value or the dol
lar ali 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 III the U.
= Treasury-a policy adopted by the Republic
can party and continued by the present admnis-
tration. despite the fact that nearly two hundred
million of the war bonds are payable and draw
ilg 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 morsgaged farmers manu-
factarers and business men Of Iowa, and upon
the workingmen to rise up and save their FARMS
workshops and business houses from confsca-
uniting with u 70 change this mad policy and
compel congress to do its duty.
ENGLISH CUNNING EXPOSED.
The English plan for our ruin has been adopt
ed. II was exposed by the 'sHazard's Circular,
published by Hazard. an English capitalist. and
circulated confdcntiay a. early as 1862 among
the bankers and capitalists Of this country. II
was as follows:
HAZARDS INFAMOUS CIRCULAR.
''Sayery is likely TO be abolished by the war
power and chattel slavery be destroyed This,
ard my European friends iii favor of, for
slavery is but the owning of labor, and carries
with It the care for the laborers; while the Eu-
ropean plan, led in by England. il capital con-
troll Of labor. BY controlling wages. This be
done by controlling the money. The great debt
that capitalists will to it is made out Of this
war must be used as measure to control the
volume Of money. To accomplish this, tthe
hondf) must be used as banking basis. We
are now waiting to get the secretary OF the
treasury to make this ecommendaton to Con-
gress. 1t will not do to allow the greenback, Ms
it IL called, to circulate money any length Of
time, for we not control them. But We can
control the bonds, and through them the bank
issues.
GOVERNMENT LOANS.
We dcnonnce the present money system
which enables few men to borrow the credit Of
the people at one per cent. and reioan the same
Daek 10 tue people ut enormous rates OF Int
and demand the issuance Of lawful money,
which, instead Of being loaned to banks on
bonded security, shall be loaned to the people
under an equitable and safe system ample Sc
curity, as the school fluid OF Iowa il now loaned,
aud 1T rate not 70 exceed three per cent.
LABOR.
In the language OF LiIcoln "Labor being
prior to and independent Of capital, deserves
much the higher consideration" The right or
essary to the maintenance OF that equality in
wealth upon which the permanenee OF our po-
litical fabric depends. This country cannot
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 10 assist
us 10 restore labor to that position which it's
| Importance demands. We realize that labor is
the motive power. manual labor the engineer to
to keep the car Of progress moving forward, yet
it claims receive less consideration at the hands
Of law makers than do non producers, specula-
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
dnced in the last legislature. advocated by the la
Dor organizations, in violation Of their previous
party pledges.
We demand such laws as will insure speedy
payment Of wages to employees in mines, facto-
ries and workshops in the lawful money of the
country and tue 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
dividnal or corporation. We denounce the poll
icy Of permitting foreigners who owe no alleg-
aEce TO the flag of country to acquire title to
real estate in tsis country. and we demand that
all forfeited or unearned lands. granted to rail-
roads or ether corporations. be reclaimed and
opened for homesteads for the people.
OKLAHOMA.
While all cattle leases in Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory generally, have been decided
illegal, the cattle syndicates despite feint TO
drive them ouU still practically own and govern
the Indian TERRITORY, while honest settlers are
expelled by the army. We demand reversal
Of this an American and inhuman policy.
CORPORATE NoNoraLIES
The great corporate monopolies which control
money, transportation and public inte iligence
should ho brought to sense of justice, by the
adoption Of laws which will prohibit extortion-
ate rates for the use OF money aud prevent over