The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-15
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

40G UGmVCAAX4C EAAxEONW.
l. AS a signal illustration OF public good To
be secured by letting the efYice seek the man.
we congratulate the people of Iowa upon the
pure. able and fearless administration OF our
present distinguished executive. Horace Boies.
:. We again declare, that In the interest or
true Temperance We demand the passage OF a
carefully guarded license tax law, VIII ich shall
provide for the issuance OF licenses in towns,
townships and municipal corporations OF the
state by q vote OF the people OF such corpora
tons, and which shall provide that for each H.
cense an annual tax OF $500 be paid into the
county treasury. and such further tax as the
Town. township or municipal corporation shall
prescribe, the proceeds thereof to 60 to the use
OF such municipalities.
3. We favor such changes In our laws as will
insure under stringent pena tiles full ana qua.
taxation OF every species OF property. after all
lowing fair exemptions as fixed by law,
and we demand strict economy and honesty in
the expenditure OF all public moneys taken
from the substance OF the people under any
form or guise Of taxation.
/. We favor the Australian system for vot.
lot, uncontrolled by the bribery or employers,
Nc denOunce the republican party for the de-
feat of this salutary reform In the Twenty
lar vote in It's favor and in the lace OF les adopt
ion by SO many OF our sister states with the
undeniable result OF securing pure and un-
trammeed bs Hot.
s. We reafiirm our adherence to the doctrine
OF control and regulation OF railroads as now
enacted into law. and we favor such changes
US experience may show to be necessary to
protect the people from enyasiOns OF the law,
from encrOachments and eXtortions through
imperfcctiOns OF law. and Will establish just
and equitable relations between the people and
rualrOad corporations In ali travel and traffic
over railroad lines. We call for statutes winch
W III provide stringent safeguards In Org anfZa-
from fraadaiens and bubble Concerns. and pro.
vide that when any such artificial creature Ot
the law Is fOurd to be engaged In harmful
practices the law shall promptly put an end to
4, We denounce all trusts. pools and CON-
bincs, and we favor such action, state and ma.
tiona as vii forfeit to the public all franchises
and property made use OF by corporations OF
Others to form trusts In manufactures trade, OF
commerce to the injury and spOilatiOn OF the PEG
pie; and also TO insure the punishment crimt
nally OF individuals thus c0nspirtng against tho
Z. The democratic party declares that. in
the division of the resnas derived form a un.
IT. Just ABORTION. and on behalf OF our labor.
hi And producing masses we renew that de-
sOfion TO their interests and rights which has
always been the fundamental doctrine ant
practice OF the democratic party We favor
the establishment by law OF public free eG
ployment agencies In our cities and OF IL Other
.seure empoymenl
sati0n und.m ;AlsIied by any device for the en-
r,raMtnt Of the few At tho expense OF armies
" tOilers ;and We cOudemn the practice OF i'm
aorting contract labor Tor work In mines OF
elsewhere.
4. We are In favor OF the election OF United
states senators by the direct vote OF the peo
pie, and until an amendment to the nationa
constitution can be secured requiring theil
election by such direct vote, their nomination
tie alarming corruptions which are 50 wide
spread In senatorial elections by state lcgis
laturcs, and which have defeated the will o
the people, In the United States senate as nov
.. We reiterate our demand of one year asl
for free coinage OF silver, and that i bs. msn'
1% legal .n ,s aseor rst s aaSs s
the provision q ihs iaw seSsnty enacted Al
n snseSa.d silver eertitSates, thus setting u
The debtor, ono fof the poor man and anothe
10. We acknowledge the great debt OF graft
tude the nation owes TO the soldiers and sailor
OF the union, and we declare In favor OF ins,
liberal and equitable pension laws Toy ~, Il
valid and dependent soldiers ana sa,Ats, thel
II. We denonngs, ,Se ask,nley bnl., tn
thes;s sntr When i is saSmitted for the az
l,rotal Ofthe American people. Such ltgis:,
ton Increases the cost OF the necessaries ol lie
promotes dishonest manufactures, trusts an
cohbtncS. creates sectional envy, despoils tn
many for the benefit of the few. threatens III
country with AN aristocracy based 4lpl, nsgot
Ten gain; and above all eor,spt tt politics
scr s9ssy section Me 'e
I'M Gouistry anu for every citizen. and we In
slst that every oppressive feature OF the tart
be eliminated to the end that our merchau
marine may be restored 10 the sea anu Lhe maj
kets OF the world opened TO the p:oducin
classes. Tne sugar bounty Is not tarir, il
spoilati0n OF the treasury for special classe
and Interests which are no more entitled To b
aided by the government than the farmers
Iowa In raising hogs and corn or the pi0nee
settlers OF the frontiers In their hardshlps an
surerings as the vanguard OF civilization.
r. We denOunce the wasteful and LAWS
appropriations OF the last congress, which
time OF profound peace expended an amour
e1rred 10 ioar veal Of Sas ara leiSd war for ii
hreaervttiotaoi the uiion. This billion doils
lnkEress mafka the mai effort OF desperal
politicians 20 perpetuate themselves In pow'
by Substituting classes, cOmmuntLies, specs
interests and privileged individuals from u
public funds which should be q sacred trust
be administered solely for the necessities OF Il
government.
IL. While we concele the right OF RELATIVE
OF our naturalized itizens to inherit lands q,
hold for reasonable period lands elAuired
the collection OF debts, and hlt,e vic k,eleoll
the actual settlea 81 "a oN,hei>hhoA his Ming
declarat,. n & hG fRIsntion 70 become citlze
As,Aeht. aAcn ownership OF lands and OF forei,
also demand that OIL unearned railroad Lar
grants be reclaimed by the general cover
nent and held for actual settlement
II. We tender the Irish people atft prof0ul
sympathy In their csrNAA1e for home rule, tn
safs&Nafu 0ftreedon which The infamous For
lte Ia congressional elections. We abhor I
prosecutions OF Russia toward the Jewish pe
pie, and we believe that civilized nations shOil
protest against such barbarisn and inhuma