Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-21
THE PLATFORM.

THE PLATFORM.
I'VE. the democrats of The United States,
IN national convention assembled, do re-
sential principles Of justice os and 'e liberty
upon which our institutions are founded
and which the democratic party has advo-
Gated from Jefferson'S time TO our own
freedom of speech, freedom of the press,
freedom Of conscience, the preservation Of
serSance Of eonstisu tut ali limitatons o0
party has resisted the tendency Of salfs
interests to the Capitalization of govern;
the Of the dna se5ee Of gov
SIP established by the founders t Of
ance and teachings the great principle of
local self-government has found its best
expression, in the maintenance of the
the necessity of combining the general gov
eminent to the exercise of the powers
granted by the constitution of the United
"The constitution Of the United States
Civil and religious liberty. The democratie
purity has always been the exponent OF
f ts an
Of the constitution.
Financial Plank.
"Recognizing that the money question
Is paramount to ali others at this time
We invite attention TO the fact fat that the
States, and that the frs. coinage. law
by under ba the
admitted, gold to free coinage a, the ratio
measured BY the silver dollar IN, unit
tz,ns s8er Without the kn nov or
approval Of the American people has re.
IN a the pDess oio
modities produced BY the people; heavy
debes pa h ahd 2 t. the e aa Se
ment Of the money lending class at home
and abroad prostration of industry and
tmpoyerishment of the people.
gle gold standard. WhichP has leeked fast
the paralysis Of hard times.
"Gold monometanissm Is British stta, policy,
into ii financial ser 1i 70 London. It is
no. only un-American, but anti-American,
only BY Sa the re stng Of IF that e
Spirit nd Svn 81 9sf wh h S ad mea
- 1--WE " demand the ne free and unlimited coin
ago Of both silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of siXteento one without waiting
We demand that the standard silver dollar
I've 0f favor such les;islation as vii prevent
as 1neneH ~ nriva a @ lesa
We are opposed to the pollcy and prac-
obligations Of the United States the option
reserved by law to the goyernment Of re.
coin or gold coin.
We. are opposed to the issuing Of inter-
est-bearing bonds of the United States in
change for bonds and lies at amen an enormous II
of gold monometallism
and ssue ne to
gafllarea tAat 55his lR9qge e2Hdla m0ha r. de9e
Therefore, denounce the issuance of notes
INTENDED to circulate as money by national
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.
I'VE hold that tariff duties should be
levied for purposes Of revenue, and that
Taxation should be limited by the needs Of
the goyern,ment honestly and econom n (,
TO restore the Mckinley law. which has
national elections, and witch, enacted IN
der the false plea of projection to home
trusts and monopolies. enriched the few
at the expense Of the many, rest n
natural markets. Until the money cues
tion is settled we are opposed to any a {; !,
laws except such as are necessary to meet
the deficit IN revenue caused by the ad-
the income tax. There would be no deficit
In the revenue but for the annulment by
democratic congress in strict pursuance of
the uniform decisions of that court for
tained Constitutional objections to it's en-
actment, which has been oVerruled by the
bene veg dee ha Il IS re dy o
congress to use all the cohstitutional pow
which may come from its reversal by the
court as It may hereafter be constituted.
Iso that the burdens q, Of ta "a; may be
that wealth may bear it's proportion OF the
Expenses Of the government.
Pauper Labor Plank.
Eve hold that the most efficient way Of
protecting American labor is to prevent
1.-The importation of foreign pauper labor to
lcompete with 1t in the home market, and
that the value of the home market to our
American farmers and artisans is greatly
reduced by vicious monetary system
which is dIepresses the PRICES Of their prod;
thus deprives them of the means Of pur-
rhasing the products of our home manu-
factories, and as labor creates the wealth
of the country, we demand the passage of
such laws as may be necessary to protect
I'VE are In favor of the arbitration OF
between employers I engaged in
and recommend such legislation as is nee.
essary to carry out this principle.
Restraint on Railroad Corporations.
1.-THE absorption of wealth by the few,
the consolidation Of our leading railroad
systems, and the formation of trusts and
pools require a stricter control by the fed
sral government Of those arteries of com.
The powers Of the interstate commeree
commission and such restrictions and guar.
nntees in the control of railroads as will
protect the people from robbery and OPP
lpression.
Republican Congresses.
I'VE denounce the profigate waste of the
money wrung from the people by oppressive
taxation and the lavish appropriations OF
tTecent republican congresses, which have
kept taxes high while the labor that pays
them is unemployed and the products Of the
mo longer repay the cost Of production VIZ
demand return to that simplicity ant
economy economy which best BELTS democrati,
tof useless officers, the salaries of which
idra1n the substance of the people.