Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
NATIoNAL PLATFoRM.

we, the democrats OF The United States,
In national convention assembled, do re-
affirm. our allegiance to those great es-
sential principles of justice and liberty
upon which our institutions are founded
and which the democratic party has advo-
Gated from Jefferson's time TO our own
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personal rights. the equality Of all citizens
before the law and 18th the faithful fI. OBJ
During all these years the democratic
party has resisted the tendency Of selfish
mental power. and steadfastly maintained
the integrity Of the the dual scheme ct gov
this Republic Of republies Under its gud
ance and teachings the great principle Of
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rights Of the states and in It's assertion Of
the necessity Of contining the general gov
by the Of the nea
States; oonst,+,,t,on =, tna 11n,.a, s..ta.
civil and religious liberty. The democratic
liberty as rspedo and
It renews its obligations and reaffirms its
DEVOTION to these fundamental principles
Financial Plank.
Recognizing that the money question
20 paramount to all others at this time.
nyts to the s faet that the
States. and that the first coinage law
made the silver dollar the unit Of value and
admitted. gold to free coinage at the ratio
I'VE declare ii. that 1.-THE the act Of 1873 demone-
tizing silver without the kn n1Sa or
:SRssayf IN q 'hs han "a
corresponding fall in the prices of, COM
be 6y ts o PFeeps ana
m ana q Srd the money lending class at home
1mDOyertshment of the people.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to the sin.
the paralysis Of hard tines mes : 49, t0t''' -
bpou Is other n nasy
into financial seryitude to London. It is
and It Be on nI the uned stssss
only, by the sitting Of that, indonitable
spirit d lIvG % sd5s wh ,n
II the Ss war rs 9f the ,rss
ago of both silver and gold at the present
LEGAL ratio Of sixteen to one without waiting
aid Of any other nsto
goid Tor ali debta. public and pFlyafe. 1 and
the demonetizatio 81 any kind 81 legal
are sPaS hs ns5s me pocy and prac
ct 81 tha IT, h a n 5s s
deeming such obligations in either silver s
coin or gold coin.
4.
We are opposed to the issuing of inter.
est-beartng bonds of the United States in
S Tine OF peace. and condemn the trafficking
change for bonds and at an enormous
profit to themselves. supply the FEDERAL
treasury with gold to maintain the policy
OF gold monometallism.
Congress alone has the power to coin
ana issue money, ana President Jackson
declared that this power could not be dele
gated to corporations or individuals. We,
intended to circulate as money by national
banks as IN derogation of the constitution
and we demand that all paper which Is
made legal tender for public and private
debts, or which is receivable for dues to
the United States. shall be issued by the
Be redeemable in coin.
Tariff and Taxation.
We hold that tariff duties should be
levied for purposes of revenue, and that
taxation should be limited by the needs Of
ally administered. We denounce as dis
turbing> to business the republican threat
to restore the Mckinley law, which has
been twice condemned by the people in
national elections. and which, enacted I'M
der the false plea of protection to home
industry, proved a., prolific breeder of
trade and deprived the producers Of the
great American staples OF access to their
natural markets. Until the money ques-
tton ID settled we are opposed to any agi-
ftat1on Tor further changes in our tariff
laws saacspt such as are S
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