Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-07
THE PLATFORM.

freedom Of speech, freedom of the press.
freedom Of ; the eS M
serSanee Of sonstisutional limitations; =,
party has resisted the tendency Of selfish
interests to the GENERALIZATION Of govern;
TSs ateps aMtsr q hs q
eminent established by the d doun &c rs, Ct
local self-government has found it's best
expression, in the maintenance OF the ne
rights Of the states and In Its assertion or
the necessity of combining the general gov
eminent to the exercise of the powers
granted by the constitution Oh the ohileo
'The constitution of the United States
Evil and reiso Ssii liberty The
party has, always been the expoanent Of
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devotion to these fundamental principles
Iof the constitution.
Financial Plank.
"Recopnizing that the money question
H. paramonnt to ali others at this time.
we invite attention to the fact that the
names Eil Hf me and nEIf Sld
states, and that the first coinage, law
BY Tnd he rhe e 9ans
admitted gold to free coinage at the ratio
measured BY the silver dollar IN, Unit doona.
t,zimns silver silver without the knowledge or
approval Of the American people 1d has 81 re-,
suited in the n The p ri geo Of
eaeass IN lhe g ' Of
menf 81 the eu Money I lending Class at home
nnd abroad; prosttras,ti 4 1oe OF industry and
xle ged drs standard @Se has &c
the paralysis of hard times.
AGold recommendation Is British policy,
and It's adoption has brouEnt other nations u
NOT only un-American. but anti-American.
and 1t can be fastened on the United States hs
spirit and love Of liberty which proclaimed
Dur political independence IN IT'S and won
I'VE demand the free and unlimited COIN
hgc of both silver and gold at the present resent.
demand that The standard silver dsla ola
gold FOR 20 ali fd aebts Pubic fsu and
I'VE favor such legislation as, viii prevent
sa{fs are en opposed Sc the policy and
Of the United States the opon
reserved by law to the government Of re-
coin i or gold ,Ei coin. ms >'''-e - ~ ''N'
I'VE are opposed to the issuing Of inter
est-bearing bonds of the United states IN
WITH Z ba1a aRIiias a aYndeates. Witch. in ex
change for. bonds and at. an enormous
70 wfS god Is the poy
of gold monometallism.
Congress alone mas the power to , coin
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
made sa tende ha5 al pubBep Thh a
debts, or which Is receivable for dues ia
the Omitted States shall be Issued BY te
BE redeemable in coin.
Tariff and Taxation.
1--WE hold that tariff duties should be
levied for purposes, OF revenue, and ina,
ally ssaministered. We denounce AZ. dis
eaFor te sSs ns R8 ahe sa
s sa fs psa a of we na ct
trusts and monop9lies enriched the few
great American staples Of access o to thei
tation for further changes in our tariff
e eaeap caused BY the
Verse decision Of, the supreme court 81
In the revenue but for the annulment b,
the supreme court Of law passed by ,
Snfofm a If that
nearly 100 Years, that court having sus
Mheh Ras
q1eS es WhS had hat fyer sh h dny ho
rongress to use all the constitutional pow
er which remains after that decision. Q
which may come from It's reversal a tx ,t tn
ssus Fly era impsrtially laid; f th :, n RI
Expenses Of the government.
Palmer Labor Plank.
1--WE hold that the most efficient way Q
protecting American labor is to proven
With It IN the hompe marke
that the value of the home market to on
American farmers and artisans is great
which depresses the prices Of their prod
Iucts below the cost Of production an
Chasing the products of our home manu-
factories, and as labor creates the wealt
OF the country we demand the e, passage
It in all its rights
1--WE are In favor of the arbitration Q
Interstate commerce and their employs
and recommend such legislation as is nee
,essary to carry out this principle.
Restraint on Railroad Corporations.
the consolidation Of our. leading railroa
systems, and the formation Of trusts an
IF o
merce. We demand the enlargement
od shs
nntees. In the control of railroads as. wi
protect the people from robbery and OF
preston.
Republican Congresses.
1--WE denounce the profigate waste of tn
money wrung from the people by oppressiI
taxation and the lavish appropriations
recent republican congresses. which hay
h and
peoples toll are depressed in price TILL the
demand return to. that simplicity an
Mh aaa best bss e De-
OF useless officers, the salaries Of whic
drain the substance of the people.
Federal Interference.
1--WE denounce the arbitrary interference
by federal authorities in local affairs as
violation of the constitution of the Unite
States and a crime against free instit1
tons, and we especially object to COVER
by orm OF ne% b b1
d geat 1adge n II m Ct the a eS
at at once nee legislators, judges and Execute
ers; and we approve the bill passed at Il
last session of the. United States senate al
now pending in the house relative to co
ttempts in federal courts and providing t
trials by Jury in certain cases OF contemI
Admission of Territories.
I'VE favor the admission of the teri
tories of New Mexico, Arizona and Okl
the early admission of all the territori
having the necessary population and I
source to entitle them to statehood a.
the officials appointed to administer t
government of any t tsrrif9ry, together VI
should be bona fide residents of the teri
us. performed The democratic party =