Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-24
DEMOCRAT TICKET.
THE PLATFoRM.

THE PLATFORM.
q we, the democrats Of the United States
"a national convention assembled. do re-.
1mfm our allegiance to those great es-
das Of {nstss and
Gated from Jeffersons TIME to our own
esdom Of the Ss
personal rights, the equality Of ali citizens
Sss ne e. sn shs sS
PARTY has resisted the tendency Of D seifisS
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The :, Integrity at. Of the dual scheme 9f gov.
this republic Of republics. Under d it's sui d
hnce and teachings the great principle of
ssfs9yernSept has found tS best
RIGHTS Of the states and in Its assertion Of
the necessity Of combining the general gov
sfseeTnted by the constitution of the United
1.-THE constitution Of the United States
civil and religious liberty. The democratic
1f pe1 Ta sad been ses hs ae
1t renews its obligations and .reafflrms it's
devotion to these fundamental principles
of the, constitution.
i Financial Plank.
Recognizing that the money question
We invite attention to the fact that the
soSeer as The money metals 81 the Tnted
States, and that the first coinage law
yssess dr tie a
ssesTs II I'll sXs IL AZ SS q IA smons
|spprsyal = the American people has re-.
moditieS produced by the he people, ,p heavy
Iii aebss, pubic and private the enrich.
mont Of the money lending class at homo
81 ss peo % ana
ne gold standard. which has locked fast st
fhs Bar ns}Gs 81 hard I'd tines mess ial p'e -
Gold monometallism is q British policy,
into Il in a aer1i i to London It Is
not only un-Amertcan, but anti-American,
IT by can The be sns Of that Tia unsa sa
spirit and love Of liberty which proclaimed
puF pelitical inde e in 1776 and won
s I'VE demand the free and unlimited COIN
RKu- ufaeStS silver and gold at the present
We demand that the, standard silver dollar
o f % al 1a deb and eaas ana
fayor such egisl at n, as VII
are en opposed e tne pocy and prac-
Of I Hd Is STATES ths op
reserved by law to the government Of re.
coin or gold coin.
1--WE are opposed to the issuing of inter-
ePt-bearing bonds of the United States In
q baRa sseGs a shs IL
change for bonds and at an enormous
to was goS e ayg1 h, sba gas
Iof gold monometallism.
3 Congress alone mas the power to coin
hothhss be de
gated to corporations or individuals: We,
tntended to circulate as si money by national
hunks as in derogation of the constitution
and we demand that IT, al p paiper which Z
debts, or which is receivable for, dues to
the: United States, shall be issued by the
BE Reasonable in coin. '~' ~-@ S.,e'-'
Tariff and Taxation.
I'VE hold that tariff duties should be
eevied for purposes, OF revenue, and that
ia rovernment honestly and economic
I ally administered. We denounce as dis.
to R bus fhs @bdb Sa
Ps sfh Y elections, and witch, enacted un:
trusts and monopolies, enriched the few
se ana pdeped the sy Fl
great American staples ct ia access ege to theii
hion Is settled we are opposed to any agi.
tation for further changes in our tariff
haws except such as are necessary sad r; to meet
verse decision Of the supreme court on
the income tax. There would be no deficit
democratio congress in strict pursuance q
tanned Constitutions. objections t., It's On,
knctment. which has been overruled by the
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Bench. We declare that it is the duty 81
congress to use all the constitutional pow.
ter which remains after that decision. OF
court court as ,' It may hereafter be constituted.
Equally and i haH laid. to the end
that wealth may bear its proportion OF the
Expenses of the government.
Pauper Labor Plank.
1--WE hold that the most efficient way Of
protecting American labor is to proven,
the importation Of foreign pauper ~ iapoI I, 9
that the value of the home market to oul
American farmers and artisans is greatly
reduced by vicious monetary systern
pcts below the cost Of production ant
thus deprives them of the means of pur.
and as labor q creates the WeatI
of the country, we demand the passage o
such laws as may be necessary to protec
1--WE are in favor of the arbitration O
differences between employers engaged i
land recommend such legislation as is nee
4 essary to carry out this principle.
Restraint on Railroad Corporations.
''The absorption of wealth by the few
the consolidation Of our leading ratlroa
* systems, and the formation of trusts an
pools require q stricter control by the fec
Il IeYal government of those arteries of CON
= tmerce. We demand the enlargement
u the powers of the interstate Commerce
u Icomrnission and such restrictions and guar
Iantees in the control of railroads as wi
protect the people from robbery and OF
ipression.
Republican Congresses.
I'VE denounce the proiigate waste of tn
money wrung from the people by oppressiN
H taxation and the lavish appropriations
+ trecent republican congresses. which hay
II kept taxes high while the labor that pay
them is unemployed and the products of tt
- peoples toll are depressed in price till the
eA mo longer repay the cost of production. W
demand q return to that simplicity ar
rs Economy which best BELTS a democrat
II Movement and a reduction in the numb,
tof useless officers, the salaries Of whie
/ drain the substance Of the people.
IA Federal Interference.
1--WE denounce the arbitrary interferen,
by federal authorities in local affairs as
Violation of the constitution of the Unit
States and crime against free instit
ltions, and we especially object to cover
Ia Iment by Injunction as new and high
dangerous form of oppression by, viii
federal Judges; IN contempt Of the lays laws,