Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-28
NATIONAL PLATFORM.

we, the democrats of the United States,
In national convention assembled, do re-
affirm our allegiance TO those great es-
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 of ali citizens
before the law. and the III, faithful al OBJ
During all these years the democratic
party has resisted the tendency Of selfish
interests to the centralization Of govern;
the Integrity of the dual scheme Of gov.
b Ry the s Ct
ance and teachings the great principle Of
local gslf.goyernpinent has found its best
rights of the states and in its assertion of
the necessity Of combining the general gov
by the Of the nted
'The constitution of the United States
civil and religious liberty. The democratic
liberty tha and
1t renews its obligations and reafrms Its
dsyQtion to he Sc fundamental principles
Financial Plank.
'Recognizing. that the money question
We invite attention to the fact that 3a the
tesstser es mones
States. and that the first coinage. law
Eads the silver dollar The unit Of value ara
admitted, gold to free coinage at the ratio
deol Ry III the act n
fixing silver without the kn nSa ~ %, or
eo o.ss a Ing faa} in the prices Of Com
n 9s te o aa
sa G h shan c h9m ns
1mDoyertshment of the people.
I'VE are unalteTably opposed Sss to The 81 sin
the paralysis Of hard times. =
and It's adoption has brought other nations
into financial seryitude to London. It is
only. by the sitting Of that indomitable
our political s in lis and Won
It IN the war Of the revolution.
ago Of both silver and gold at the present
legal ratio Of sixteen to one without waiting
r tSe e f any SILVER dar
had be f legal n fbended eqgay with
the Decentralization Of any kind 81 legal
en oppe hs e policy and prac
ct e TER t. m hedebs Of the
reserved by law to the government Of re- re-.
deeming such obligations in either silver
I'VE are opposed to the issuing of inter-
egt-bearing bonds of the United States in
time OF peace and condemn the trafficking
change. for, bonds and at an enormous
profit to themselves. supply the federal
treasury with gold to maintain the policy
of gold monometallsm.
Congress alone has the power to coin
and issue money, and President Jackson
declared that this power could not be dele
Xated to corporations or individuals. We,
INTENDED to circulate as money by national
banks as in derogation of the constitution
and we demand that all paper which is
made a 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 redeemable in coin.
Tariff and Taxation.
1--WE hold that tariff duties should be
1evied for purposes of revenue, and that
taxation should be limited by the needs of
the government honestly and economic
ally administered. We denounce as dis
20 restore the Mckinley law, which has
been twice condemned by the people in
national elections, and which, enacted un-
der the false plea of protection to home
industry, proved a prolific breeder of
trusts and monopolies, enriched the few
trade and deprived the producers Of the
great American staples Of access to their
Natural markets. Until the money ques-
ton Is settled we are opposed to any agi-
tation for further changes in our tariff
laws, except such as are necessary to meet
shs deaaSid N rexen ap caused BY the ad,