Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04
NATIONAL PLATFORM.

I'VE, the democrats OF lie United States,
In national convention assembled, do re-
sential principles of justice and liberty
upon which our institutions are founded
and which d the demoeraiG party has adyo-
freedom of speech. freedom Of the press,
freedom Of conscience. the preservation of
Before the law, and uu the faithful ii '1e obs
seryance of CONSTITUTIONAL limitations. :.
party has resisted the tendency Of selfish
Interests to the Capitalization of govern
Of fhs na seee o
this republic Of republics. Under its guild:
anoe and teachings the great principle of
expression in the maintenance of the
the necessity of combining the general gov
granted by the constitution of the United
'sThe constitution of the United States
nd e eyefBB tzer The ahe Tgnfs
political liberty and religious freedom and
devotion to these fundamental principles
OF the constitution.
Financial Plank.
''Recognizing that the money question
10 paramount to, all others at this time.
we inYite attention to the fact that the
Federal constitution names silver and gold
stetes and that the rst coinage nag law
passed by congress under the constitution
f by the he sver dss init
I'VE declare that the act Of 1873 demone-
i s9Sfted in the appreciation Of gold and a
moditiees prodSucsd BY the people; heavy
increase In the burden Of taxation and OF
81 the lending Clash the at
hnd abr,oad att Of industry and
ale gold standard. Which has locked fast
The prosperity Of an industrial people in
the paralysis of hard times.
"Gold recommendation Is British policy,
nd If has bGgeught Other NATIONS
not only nnaAm neri but AMERICAN n
and II, can be fastened on the United States
BY The st II bssr9g g W ha
our political Independence in l776 and wor
1t In the war Of the revolution,
age OF both silver and gold at the presen,
tesal ratio Of sixteen to one without waiting
ar a a sser
shell be full legal tender, equally witt
We favor such legislation as Viii prevent
the demonstration OF any kind Of lega
I'VE, are Opposed 10 the policy and prac
t,ee Of surrendering to the holders Of the
reserved by law to the government Of re-
deeming such obligations in either silver
oOlu OF BOlQ CON-
Bonds.
I'VE are opposed to the issuing of inter.
est-bearing bonds of the United States II
time OF peace, and condemn the traffickins
with banking syndicates, which, in ex.
profit to themselves. supply the fedora
of gold monometaliism. M 'fA'A tt'e poAt''
Congress alone mas the power to coin
and issue, money, and President Jackson
declared that this power could not be dele.
Eated to corporations or individuals. We
therefore. denounce the issuance of notsl
INTENDED to circulate as money by nationa
banks as in derogation of the constitution
and we demand that all paper which 1,
made legal tender for public and private
the United States, shall be Issued by The
government Of the United States, and shall
be redeemable in coin.
Tariff and Taxation.
1--WE hold that tariff duties should BIZ
levied for purposes. of revenue, and tina
taxation should be limited by the needs o.
the government honestly and economic
ally administered. We denounce as dis
turb1ng to business the republican threat
to restore the Mckinley law, which haE
national elections, and which, enacted un
der the false plea of protection to home
industry, proved a, prolific breeder Of
trusts and moncpolies, enriched the few
at the expense of the many, restricted
trade and deprived the producers Of thu
natural markets. Until the money ques
tion Is settled we are opposed to any agi
tation for further changes in our tariff
laws, except such as are necessary to NEE
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