The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-09-16
STATE GREENBACK PLATFORM,

once more the National party OF Iowa calls
attention o the unjust legislation from which
the people suffer, and demands relief
4 false, partial, ard cruel financial system
now forces the millions into usurious 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-
Ism has already produced incipicnt revolution,
while strikes and universal organization for the
protection OF labor. Indicate great unrest
The process of Initiating the value OF the dol
lar y d all bonds, mortgages and other money
obligations, while crowding down the vaae OF
farm products, labor, and property generally,
has been greatly facilitated by corncring about
onc-third Of the money Of the country in the L.
5. Treasnry-a 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 It's time pass
ing relief bills for private individuals, while the
millions suffer.
We call upon the mortgaged farmers, manu-
facturcrs and business men Of Iowa. and upon
the workingmen to rise up and save their farms,
workshops and business houses from confsca-
tion and the labor market from destruction. by
uniting with US 10 change this mad policy and
compel congress TO do its duty.
ENGLlsH CUNNING EXPOSED.
The English plan for our ruin has been adopt
ed. L was exposed by the Hazards Circular,
published by Hazard. an English capitalist, and
circulated confidentialy Is early 1867 among
the bankers and CAPITALISTS OF this country. 1t
was as follows:
HAZARDS INFAMOUS CIRCULAR.
..Slavery is likely to be abolished by the war
power and chattel slavery be destroyed This,
aud my European friends are in favor OF, for
slavery il but the owning OF labor, and carries
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 TO it is made out of this
war must be used as measure to control the
volume OF money. To accomplish this, tthe
bonds) must be used as banking basis. We
arc now waiting to get the secretary Of the
treasury to make this recommendation to Con-
grcss. 1t will not do to allow the gfeenback, rs
1t il called. to circulate n 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 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 ut 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 people
under an equitable and safe system on ample Sc.
cnrity, the school fund OF Iowa is now loaned
ard ut rate not to exceed three per cent.
LABOR.
In the language or Lincoln: Labor being
prior to and independent Of capital, deserves
much the higher consideration" The right o
the laborer to enjoy the fruits Of his toll, IL nee
essary to the maintenance Of that equality il
wealth upon which the permanencc Of our po
| ltical fabric depends. Ihs country cannot re.
Aain free under laws that create colossal fer
tunes for the few and widespread poverty fol
| the many. We call upon all labor organization.
aud all patriots in every station Of life to assis
| us to restore labor to that position which it,
| importance demands. We realize that labor il
| the motive power, manual labor the engineer I,
| to keep the car OF progress moving forward, yc
its claims receive less consideration at the hand
| 0f law makers than DO non producers, specnla
| tors and bankers. We heartily endorse the de-
mands made upon congress by the last genera
| assembly Of the Knights OF Labor. ard pledg,
ourselves 10 aid BY voice and vote their adoption
| into law.
We condemn the Republican party Of tn,
State OF Iowa for opposing every measure intro
Guccd in the last legislature, advocated by the IL
Dor organizations, in violation Of their p.eyioa
party pledges.
\ We i.e..a suen laws IA will insure speed,
| payment OF wages to employees in mines, facto
res and workshops in the lawful money OF tn,
country and the complete abolition Of the truci
4 store system.
free government can exist only with frc
homes, and We condemn that policy that per
| mits vast tracks Of land to b. owned by any in
! aiviGaal or corporation. We leRounce the pol
| icy OF permitting foreigners who owe no allegi
anco to the flag Of our country to acquire title /
real estate in this country, and we demand tha
all forfeited or uncarncd lands, granted to rail
roads or other corporations, be reclaimed an
opened for homesteads for the people.
OKLAHOMA.
| While all cattle leasea In oklahoma and tn
Indian Territory generally, have been decides
illegal. the cattle syndicates despite a feint I
drive them ont) still practically own and COVER
the Indian Territory, while honest settlers ar
expelled by the army. We demand s-yssss
Of this an-Amercan and inhs..a,, policy.
.akroEArE MoNoroLiEs.
The great corporate monopolies which contrs
money, transportation and public in.ei,seno
should be brought to u sense Of justice, by th
adoption OF laws which will prohibit extortiol
ate rates for the use OF money and prevent osel