Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-05-19

TO put into his own mouth tho bread trat
he earns with his own han Is aul all OF 1t,
without having IL toled or taxed for the
private boneht OF aly OF his fellow men.
And we denounce all such telling and tax
alton rs IL exists to-day under tho so-callod
protective terir system
We declare that the citizen Is boSt pro,
tcctcd wheu insured in the absolute control
aud disposition OF his own wages ani sub
stance; that he Is most certainly robbed
whom deprived OF this disposition and CON
troll and when Others exercise 1t for HIM,
not for his benefit, Tut for their own selfish
objects aud ends.
All limitation upon tho liberties OF tho
citizen NOT required In the interests OF good
morals and good government arc olious
and tyraunical We hold 1t TO be sel-ovi'
dent that limits imposed 10y law which COM
pei one citiSea, to his own certain loss, to
trade with designated classes OF citizens for
the certain gain of such classes is OF this
o1ious and tyrannical character And we
assert our confidence that u free people can.
not be permanently deluded into support.
ing such legislation upon the pretensa that
they are thus bang protected while having
their rights invaded and denied FOR tho
benefit of monopolios, trusts aud combina-
tions, The conditions which have boon
brought about by this falsely called protec-
ton must be romediel, or we must have In
stead of u pure democracy where the voice
and liberties and interests of the people are
supreme, n government OF the classes by
the classes and for the classes, in whon tho
masses viii bo seryitors and subordinates,
equally tramplod upon and dospisel
We declare that this is tho paramount is
sue in the presidential campaign Tho re-.
publican policy of spoliation OF the treas
ury 10 pay bounties for tho favored fow
was repudiated by the people at the polls IN
1870, and will be rejected In lssg. with
free ships and the markets of the world
open to our farmers, our wagoworkcrs and
our mechanics, we will have that larger
freedom OF commerce and that genuine rec
iprocity for which democrats have always
commended, and our industrial and CONNER
cisl supremacy Is assured, Trusts nnd
monopolies, with their imported foreign
labor, are entitled to no favors over our
mechanics, wagoworkers aud farmers. We
demand such free raw materials for our
factories, shops and FORCES as shall secure
emancipation from industrial bondage; we
demand Tree list made up of many arti-
clos of necessity and OF comfort to tho peo-
Pile and n reduction of import duties all
along the limo, fixing the limit at a basis
which shall give no greater revenue than
IL requisite to the needs OF the government
honestly and economically administered,
Tho democratic party OF Iowa, recognize
ing tho nations obligation TO maintain u
sound and honest currency of equal value
In all its forms and OF sufficient volume To
preserve Just proportion between It's pur-
chasing power and the cost OF the products
of labor at liberal wages, roaiilrms its adj
herence TO the financial system of tho faith.
ers of the republic, based upon equally
free himetallic coinage, and hereby de-
clares its unqualified opposition to all log
islotion calculated tn reduce either Cf the
precious metals To the position OF COM
modify alone, 10y establishing the other MS
A nula In nd ri Tnrt "A ma rap nT
values.
We commend the faithful, the honorable,
and the successful administration OF our
chief executive, Hon. Horace Boies. His
duties have been performed with high re-
gard for the Office OF public servant. Hts
trust has been discharged unseliishly for
the good of the whole people His leader
ship Is without error and his name Is justly
honurei In every household, Recognizing
his ability, his integrity, his pure charao-
ter, his eminent fitness and popularity, we
present his name to the national democratic
convention ~ Il candidate for the Office OF
president of tho Unite States, In doing
this we feel the great responsibility which
devolves upon Iowa and western democratic.
Aud while we pledgs the faithful support
of the party To the candidate of tho national
convention, we pledge tho electoral vote OF
Iowa To him who has led tho party To vic.
tory In three successive state elections, ana
that the wishes OF Iowa democrats may los
fairly and justly known and represented,
we hereby instruct the delegates selected
ut this convention to uso all honorable
means To secure tho nomination for prcsi.
dent of Hon. Horace Boic9 and the delo-
gates to vote as n unit upon all questions
upon which roll of states may be called
in tho national convention.
The platform was adopted by ac'
clamation, after which the convention
adjourned