The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
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 usurious debts to
monied men and banking houses, and then al.
lows the lenders to contract the currency.
crowd down all property values, forecloee mort
cages. close factories, and drive producers into
the highways. This arbitrary financial despot-
lem 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 =. 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
0ne-third Of the money of the country in he Z.
s. Treasury-a policy adopted by the Repnbli-
can party and continued by the present adminis-
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 its time pass
ing relief bills for private individuals, while the
millions suffer.
We call upon the mor,gaged farmers, manu-
facturers and business men Of Iowa. and upon
the workngmen to rise up and save their farms,
workshops and business houses from confsca-
tion and the labor market from destruction. BY
uniting with ne 10 change this mad policy and
COmpel congress 10 90 ltb NUtys
ExGLIsH CUNNING EXPOSED.
The English plan for our ruin has been adopt
ed. 1t was exposed by the Hazards Circular.
published by Hazard. an English capitalist, and
circulated confdentially as early as 1852 among
the bankers and capitalists OF this country. 1t
WAS ~ follows:
HAZARDS INFAMOUS CIRCULAR.
..Slavery is likely to he abolished by the war
power and chattel slavery be destroyed. This,
| and my European friends are In favor Of, for
slavery ie but the owning OF labor, and carries
with It the care for the laborers: while the En-
ropean plan, led in BY England. 10 capital con-
troll OF labor, by controlling wages. This can be
done BY controlling the money. The great debt
that capitalists will see to 1t 10 made out Of this
war must be used - measure to control the
volume Of money. To accomplish this, (the
bonds) must be used ~ banking basis. We
are now waiting to get the secretary Of the
treasury to make this recommendation to Con-
Rress. 1t will not do to allow the gfeenback, ~
1t 10 called, to circulate as 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 1t one per cent and reoan 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 people
under IN equitable and safe system on ample se-
curity, ~ the school fund OF Iowa 10 now loaned,
and at 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. Is
essary to the maintenance Of that equality in
wealth upon which the permanence Of our DO
litical fabric depends. This country cannot re-
main free under laws that create coloeal 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 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 law. makers than do non. producers, speculs-
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
State Of lows for opposing every measure intro
dnced in the last Legislature. advocated by the Ia
Dor organizations, in violation OF their previous
party pledges
We demand snch laws a. will insure speedy
payment OF wages to employees In mines, faeto-
ries and workshops in the lawful money of the
country and the complete abolition Of the truck
store eystem.
LAND.
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
diyidual or corporation. We denounce the pol
icy Of permitting foreigners who owe no allegi-
ance TO the dag Of country to acquire title to
real estate In this country, and We demand that
al forfeited Or nnearnsd lands, granted 70 rail.