The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-02
nxMoCRATIC STATE TICKET.

of Allamakee County.
Railroad Commissioner.
PETER A. DEI,
of johnson County.
TIE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. |
/. A. signal Illustration Of public. good TO
be secured by letting the office seek the man.
we congratulate the people OF Iowa upon the
nure able ana fearless administration OF our |
present distinguished executive. horace bolcs. |
=. We again declare. that In the interest OF
true temperance we demand the passage OF
carefully guarded license tax law, which snaH
provide for the issuance OF licenses IN towns,
townships and municipal corporations OF the
state by vote OF The people OF sue en- ann
cense an annual tax OF $500 be paid into Ine
County treasury. and such further tax as the
Town. township or municipal corpoaallo,hn sn ,sa
prescribe, the proceeds thcTeOl " ~ " 1Ae uoe
os such municipalities.
4. We favor such changes in our laws as Will |
insure under stringent pena tiles full ana equa.
taxation OF every species OF prope, rs nv law al
and We demand strict economy and honesty IN
the expenditure OF all public moneys taken
from the substance OF the people uhuef any
4 4 " favor the Australian system for vot.
Ing TO the end that we may have an honest bal
uncontrolled ny the nraoely Or ,or he d
sae{ IF this salutary reform in the Twenty
third General Assembly In defiance OF the popu
lar vote in lie aSer ara sar states 81 with he
undeniable result OF securing pure and un-
trammeled ba ilot.
s. We reaflirm our adherance to the doctrine
OF control and regulation OF railroads as now
enacted into law. and NefavOr such changes
as experience may show to be necessary to
protect the people from enyaSionS OF the law,
from encroachments and extortions through
imperfections of law. and Will establish just
and equitable relations between the people and
roalroad corporations In all travel and trafhc
over railroad lines. We call for statutes which
" III provide stringent safeguards In org aniza-
ton Of all corporations, protect the people
vide that when any such artificial creature OF
the law Is found to be engaged In harmful
practices the law shall promptly put an end to
6. We denounce all trusts, pools and COM
bines, and we favor such action, state and ma
tiona as vii forfeit to the public all franchises
and property made use of by corporations or
Others to form trusts In manufactures trade, or
commerce to the injury and spoilation Of the peo-
pie; and also TO insure the punishment crimi-
nally OF individuals thus conspiring against the
public veal.
:. The democratic party declares that, In
the division of the results derived form un-
ion OF capital and labor, labor does not receive
its just proportion, and on behalf OF our labor
ing and producing masses we renew that de-
yotion TO their interests and rights which has
always been the fundamental doctrine and
practice OF the democratic party We favor
the establishment by law OF public free en-
plOyment agencies In our cities, and OF all other
fair and lawful methods by which labor may
secure employment and adequate compen-
eation, undiminlshed by any device for the en-
nchment of the few at the expense OF armies
of toilers land We coudemn the practice OF i'm
porting contract labor for work in mines OF
elsewhere.
8. We are In favor of the election OF United
States senators by the direct vote OF the peo-
pie, and until an amendment 10 the national
init 10 has lrn1 rnr,r
election by such direct vote, their nomination
by state convention. We hold In deteStation
the alarming corruptions which are SO wide.
spread In senatorial elections by state legis
latures, and which have defeated the Will o.
the people in:the United States senate as nov
constituted.
for free coinage OF silver, and that 1t be made
fun legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and denounce as unjust and dishonest
the provision or the law recently enacted al.
lowing parties TO stipulate against the paymen,
In silver and silver certificates, thus setting ul
one standard for the creditor and another for
the debtor, one for the poor man and another
for the rich man.
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 lusI
liberal and equitable pension laws for all In.
valid and dependent soldiers and sailors, theii
widows and orphans.
motives of its authors and defenders, and ths
theory under which II is submitted for the APP
prevail OF the American people. such legisla
don increases the cost OF the necessaries OF life
promotes dishonest manufactures, trusts and
combines. creates sectional envy despoils the
many for the benefit OF the few, threatens the
ten gain, and above all corrupts the politics OF
the country SO az to seriously endanger the
perpetuity OF popular government. We de.
mand equal opportunities for every section OF
our country and for every citizen, and we In
stst that every oppressive feature OF the tarifY
be eliminated to the end that our merchant
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kets OF the world opened TO the producing
classes. The sugar bounty is not tariT, ii Is
spoilation OF the treasury for special classes
and interests which are no more entitled 70 be
aided by the government than the farmers OF
Iowa In raising hogs and corn or the pioneer
settlers OF the frontiers In their Eardships and
SuneringS as the vanguard OF civilization.
12. We denounce the wasteful and lavish
appropriations OF the las. Congress, which Ia
time OF profound peace expended an amount
equal 70 one-th.Td Of the total public debt in.
CURED IN four years OF unparalleled war for the
preservation Of the union. This billion dollar
congress marks the final effort or desperate
POLITICIANS 10 perpetuate themselves In power
BY substituting classes, communities, s.ec.al
interests and privileged individuals froln the
public funds which should be sacred trust TO
De aammistereo soiely for the necessities OF the
Is. While we concede the right OF relatives
q our naturalized G ltAens - Inherit lands and
hold Tor o reasonable period lands acquired In
tne collection OF Cots. and while we welcome
the actual zettl-r as an owner upon his filing q
declaration Of his intention to become citizen
we nevertheless are unalterabiy opposed to non.
RESIDENT, alien ownership OF lands and Of foreign
Yndleate ownership OF our industries; and We
also demand that all unearned railroad Ia I'd
grants be reclaimed by the general govexn.
ment and held for actual settlement
a. We tender the Irish people our profound
sympathy In their struggle for home rule, that
safeguard OF freedom which the infamGls Force
btu attempted 10 take from the American peo
pie In congressional elections, We abhor the
nrsa q "a
pie, and We believe that civilized nations should
protest against such barbartsin and inhuman.
1ty.
Resolved: That VIC are in hearty sympathy
with the efforts icing put forth TO make credi.
table exhibit Ok Iowa's resources at the worlds
fair, and We favor a liberal appropriation by
the next General Assembly, that her prosperity
And greatness may be cxemplificd at the great
gathering OF the nations OF the world.
For the endorsement Of these principles, and
for the election Of state officers and lesytsla-
ture In support OF them, we appeal to the con-
science. Intelligence and judgment OF our fel-
low citizens irrespective OF their toamer party
A11liations,