Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-07-17

freedom of speech, freedom of press, ifeS~
dom of conscience, the preservation or
personal rights, the equality of all citizens
before the law, and the faithful observ-
anee of CONSTITUTIONAL limitations.
Founded on tho constitativa.
During all these years the deHoefatie
party has resisted the tendency of selfish
interest toward the Capitalization of gov
ernmental power and steadfastly main
tanned the integrity of the dual scheme OF
government established by the founders
Of this republic of republics Under It's
guidance and teachings the great princi-
Die Of 1ece1 selrarsYernm eht hos found It's
best expression in the maintenance OF The
rights Of the states and =. the assertion
81 the Necessity 6f coiffiins, tiie r:efieral
g5vernment to the exercise of the Bowers
granted by the constitution OF the United
States,
9 THE Substitution OF the United states
guarantees to every citizen the rights OF
civil and religious liberty. The democratic
party has always been the exponent OF
political liberty and religious freedom
and it renews its obligations and afhrms
its devotion to these fundamental princi-
pies of the constitution.
sacney 81 tho Constitution.
Recognizing that the money question
Is paramount to all others at this time
we invite attention to the fact that the
federal constitution names silver ana
gold together As the money metals OF the
United States, and that the fret coinage
law passed By coi1gress iifder the constl-
tttion made the silver dollar the rfioiietary
unit and admitted gold TO free coinage at
a ratio based upon the silver unit.
We declare that the act of 1873, de-
monetizing silver without the knowledge
or aptrovai pF TIE American people, has
resulted in the Appreciation OF gold and
in corresponding fall of the prices OF
commodities produced by the people Cap
plause), heavy increase in the burden
Of taxation and of all debts, public and
private; the enrichment of the money
lending class at home and abroad; the
prostration of industry and the impoVer-
ishment Of the people.
Opposed to Monom s:aiiisih.
We are unalterably opposed TO mono
metallism, which has locked fast the pros
perity Of an industrial people in the par
alysis of hard times. Gold recommendation
is a British policy, and its adoption has
brought otner nations into financial servi-
tude to London. 1t is not only un-Ameri-
can, but it is antl-American, and 1t can be
fastened on the United States only by
sitting that spirit and love OF liberty
which proclaimed our political independ-
encp III liiU ana Won IL III lilS nai " '.iS
revolution. We demand the free and I'M
limited cottage OF both silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of 16 to !, With
out waiting for the consent or aid of any
other natioi1.
We demand that tile standard silver
dollar shall be full legal tender, equay
with gold for all debts, public and private,
and we favor such legislation as will pre-
vent for the future the decentralization
of any kind of legal tender money by
private contract.
Against National Eanks.
I'VE are opposed to the policy and prac-
tice of surrendering to the holders of the
obligations of the United States the OPP
ton reserved by law to the government
Of redeeming such obligations in either
silver coin or gold coin. We are opposed
to the issuing of interest bearing bonds
Of the United States in time of peace,
and condemn the trafficking with banking
syndicates which, in exchange for bonds
and at enormous profits to themselves,
supply the Federal treasury with gold 10
maintain the policy of gold monometai-
ism.
"'Congress alone has power to coin anu
issue money and President jackson de-
cared that this power could not be dele
gated TO corporations or to individuals.
We therefore denounce the issuance Oh
notes as money for national banks as IN
derogation of the constitution and we
demand that all paper which is mace
legal tender for public and private debts
or which is receivable for dues 10 the
United States shall be Issued by the gov
eminent of the United States and shali
be Iedeemable in coin.
Tariff for Revenue.
1--WE hold that the tariff duties should
be levied for the purpose of revenue, such
duties to be so adjusted as 10 operate
equally throughout the country ana no.
discriminate between class or sections and
that taxation should be limited by the
needs of the government, honestly ana
economically administered. We denouhce
as disturbing to business the republican
threat to restore the Mckinley law. when
has been twice condemned by the people
in national elections, and which, enacted
under the false plea OF protection TO
home industry proved prolific breeder
of trusts and monopolies, enriched the
few at the expense of the many, restrict
ed trade and deprived the producers OF
the great American staples of access to
their natural markets.
Must Not Agitate Tariff Revision.
".Gntil the money question is settled
we are opposed to any agitation for fur
Their changes in our tariff, except such as
are necessary to make good the deficit in
revenue caused by the adverse decisions
of the supreme court on the income tax.
But for the decision Of the supreme court
there would be no deficit in the revenue
under the law passed by a democratic
congress in strict pursuance OF the uni
form decision Of that court for nearly
100 years. that court having in that deci-
sion overruled what had been previously
confirmed by the ablest judges that have
sat on that bench. We declare that it is
the duty of congress to use all the con-
stituional powers which remain after the
decision, or which may come from its re-
versal by the court as 1t may hereafter
be constituted so that the burden of tax
alton may be equally and inpartially laid
to the end that wealth may bear its due
proportion Of the expenses of the govern
ment
Protection for Labor.
I'VE hold that the most efficient way
of protecting American labor is to pre-
vent the importation Of foreign pauper
labor to compete with it in the home
market, and that the value of the home
market to our American farmers and ar
tisans is greatly reduced by vicious
monetary system which depresses the
prices of their product below the cost of
and thus deprives them of the
means of purchasing the products of our
home manufactures.
Government Control
1.-THE absorption Of wealth by the few,
the cons olidation of our leading railway
systems, and the formation of trusts and
pools require stricter control by the fed
eraI government of those arteries of conf
merce We demand the enlargement OF
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission. and such restriction and
in the control of railroads as
will protect the people from robbery and
Unequal Taxation.
I'VE denounce the prohgate waste OF
money wrung from the people oy oppreS-
sive raSation and the lavish appropria-