Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-22
NATIONAL PLATFORM,

I'VE. the democrats of the United States,
IN national convention. assembled. do re-
upon which. our institutions are founded
Gated from Jefferson's time TO our own
Freedom Of speech, freedom of the press.
personal rights. the equality q II Citizens
nsfore the law and the faithful OBJ
During all these years the democratic
Interests to the centraltzation Of govern;
t,nment established by the founders OF
ance and. teachings the. great principle Of
local self-government has found its best
rishts Of the states and in It's assertion OF Of
the necessity Of combining the general gov
by 70 thu Of IF ths
States.
civil and religious liberty. The democratic
party has, always been the exponent Of
4 renews its obligations and reaffirns its
devotion to these fundamental principles
of the constitution.
Financial Plank.
We inYite attention to the fact that the
ststea and that on the l rst Coinage % law
&ads the syeF dollar the unit MI Of Vsue and
edmtted gold to free frees coinage mag at the ratio
M tn a the act o sn demone
II 9 }be the Mmaa an people ad has d re-
eorresponding fa IN the prices sio Of com.
inoditles produced BY the people; heavy
ment Of the money lending iin Class SIS at home
and abroad; prostration Of industry and
1mDOVer1Slment OF the people,
ged MKSeP Sss hs aet
the paralysis Of hard I'd tines ''-iai pe'pi' -
Gold monometallism is a British policy.
not only un-American but anti-American.
spirit snd love & Liberty which pToolaimed
1f sRe IL It's and won
I'VE demand the free and unlimited coin
legal ratio Of sixteen to one without Waiting
r zen 4f any sssr da
shali be full legal tender, equally Quail with With
gold, for all debts, public and private, and
ssia s say Is sSd sss
are ep oppo hS Il lne poy and
Of the Hnt it Is States se optos
dsemns such obligations in either Silver 81 rs
lcoin or gold coin.
III Bonds.
we are opposed to the issuing of inter-
iest-bearing bonds of the United States in
time OF peace. and condemn the trafficking
WITH banking syndicates. which, in ex-
cnange TOT ponds and at an enormous
treasury with gold to maintain the policy
Of gold monometallism.
t8"Congress alone has the power to coin
knd issue money, and President jackson
declared that this power could not be dele
gated to corporations or individuals We,
therefore, denounce the issuance of notes
Intended to circulate as money by national
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
government Of the United States and shall
Be redeenable in COIN
Tariff and Taxation.
1--WE hold that tariff duties should be
eyied for purposes of revenue, and that
.exatton should be limited by the needs of
the government honestly and economic
Ally administered. We denounce as dis
g restore the Mckinley law, which has
been twice condemned by the people in
RATIONAL elections, and which, enacted I'M
Ter the false plea Of protection to home
industry, proved a prolific breeder of
trusts and moncpolies, enriched the few
rade and deprived the producers Of the
latural markets. Until the money ques-
ion Is settled we are opposed to any agi-
alton for further changes in our tariff
avs, except such as are necessary to meet
he deficit tn revenue caused by the adj