The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-29

STATE GREENBACK PLATFORM.
Once more the National party Of Iowa calls
attention !; o the unjust Legislation from which
the people suffer, and demands relief.
A false, partial, and cruel financial system
now forces the milliona into usurious debts 10
monied men and banking houses. and then al.
lows the lenders to contract the currency.
crowd down all property values, foreclose merit
cages, close factories, and drive producers into
the highways. This arbitrary financial despot-
ism has already produced incipient revolution,
while strikes and universal organization sor the
protection Of labor. Indicate great unrest.
The process Of initiating the value OF the dol
lar ~ sli bonds. mortgages ard other money
obligations, while crowding down the vaiic or
farm products. labor. and property generally.
has been greatly facilitated BY corncrng bout
one-third Of the money of the country in the L.
>. Treasury policy adopted by the Republic
can party and continued by the present adninis-
tra'!on, despite the fact that nearly two hundred
million Of the war bonds are payable and Draw
Ing interest. Congress seems Indifferent u the
ruin resulting, ard spends much Of it, time pass
ing relief bills for priva.e individuals, Will. the
millions suffer.
We call upon the morigaged farmers, manu-
facturers and business men Of Iowa, ard upon
the workingmcn to rise mp and save their FERNS,
workshops and business houses from conisca-
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. II was exposed by the ssIIazards Circu!ar,,
published BY Hazard an English capitalist. and
circulated confdeneialiy as early AZ 1862 a,aong
the bankers and capitalists Of this country. 1t
WAS as follows:
HAZARD y INFAMOUS CIRCULAR.
slavery is likely to be abolished by the war
power and chattel slavery be destroyed. This,
and my European friends are in favor Of, for
slavery il but tee owning Of labor, ard casries
with 1t the care for the laborers; while the Eu-
ropean 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 on, OF this
war must be used as measure to control the
volume Of money. To accomplish this, ithe
bonde) must be used as q banking basis. We
are now waiting TO get the secretary OF the
treasury to make this recommendation to Con-
grcss. It will not do to allow the greenback, as
1t is called, to circulate as money any length OF
time, for we can not control them. But We can
control the bonds, ard through them the bank
issues"
GOVERNMENT LOANS.
We dcnouncc the present money system
which enables few men to borrow the credit of
the people at one per cent and reioan the same
back 70 the people at enormous rates OF intt rest
and demand the issuance or lawful money
which, instead OF being loaned to banks on
bonded security, shall be loaned to the people
under an equitable and safe system on ample Sc-
curity, as the school fund OF Iowa js now loaned.
and At . rate not to exceed three per cent.
LABOR.
In the language or Lincoln: labor being
prior to and independent OF capital. des ,rves
much the higher consideration The right OF
the laborer to enjoy the fruits Of his toll, II nec-
essary 70 the maintenance OF that equality in
wealth upon which the permanence OF our po-
litical fabric depends. This country cannnt 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 assist
us to restore labor TO tha, position which its
importance demands. We realize that labor is
the motive power, manual labor the engineer to
to keep the car Of progress moving forward, yet
Its Claims receive less consideration ut the hands
OF Lawmakers than do non-prodnccrs. 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
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 speedy
payment OF wages to employees in mines. facto-
ries and workshops in the lawful money Ct the
country and the complete abolition Of the truck
store system.
free government can exist only with free
homes, and we condemn that policy that per
mts vast tracks of land to be owned by any in
Gisidnai or corporation. We Gcnouacc the pol
icy Of permitting foreigners who owe no al,cg.-
aBee to the flag OF our country to acquire title to
real estate III this country. and We demand that
all forfeited or unearned lands, granted to rail-
roads or other 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 out still practically own and govern
the Indian Territory, while honest settlers are
expelled by the army. We demand reversal
Of this un-Amcrican and inhuman policy.
CORPORATE MoNoroLIES.
The great corporate monopolies which control
money, transportation and public intelligence
should be brought to sense Of Justice. BY the
adoption of laws which will prohibit extoit;on.
ate rates for the use of money and prevent over
charges by railroads and telegraph lines, secur
ing equal rights and privileges to all.
HESSEpIN CANAL SCHEME AND GOVERNMENT RAIL
ROADS.
We do not favor appropriations to build a ca
nal between the Mississippi river and Chicago
which wonid be closed nearly half the wear and
too slow for use the other half, and demand in
stead that the money be appropriated to build
double-track steel railroad aud telegraph lin,
from Omaha to tide water on the Atlantic coast
and that the defaulting subsidized Pacific rail
roads be taken by foreclosure, Thus providing
trans.continental route OF incalculable value.
TAX INCOMES.
We demand o graduated income tax.
FOCAL RIGHTs.
Physical characteristics, like color OF the skin
sex, locality OF birth, can have no connection
whatever with questions Of human rights, amonl
civilized people.
RAILROAD COMMISSION
We demand the abolition OF the railroad com
mission.
We are in favor Of the use OF all practica me an
for the suppression Of intempcrance.
BAroSEr RULE AND RUIN.
The barbarous use OF bayonets to cxpe
Auditor Brown from Office. and the enormou
expense to which the state has been pat to tr,
him, were not the result so much OF Irregular
ties on the part Of Auditor Brown as OF the de
termination OF the Republican bosses not to tel
crate = man who fearlessly exposed rotton COZ
porstions. as was his duty under the law.
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.
The democracy of Iowa in convention Assem-
bled. announce the following platform Of prir
ciples:
That the clean, pure and honest administrs
tisn Of Grover Cleveland is a matter OF just prid
for every American citizen, without disfinctio
OF party, and we must cordially and heartily ~
prove and applaud the noble. determined an
successful efforts Of The president in the intel
est OF good government, and pledge Him our cor