Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

sYAN. OF NEBRASKA.
we. are opposeu to me policy s, and prac-
obligations of the United States the option
deeming such obligations in either silver
coin or gold coin.
We are opposed to the issuing Of inter
est-bearing bonds of the United States in
time Of peace, and condemn the trafficking
change for bonds and at. an enormous
profit to sa,G IS SUPPLY the .h federal noe1
of gold monometallism.
"Copgress alone mas the power to coin
and issue money ana pre ,sd na Jackson la ss,n
gated to corporations or individuals: We.
therefore, denounce the issuance Of notes
banks as in derogation of the constitution.
and we demand that all paper which Is
eh gndsr for f for Se
the United States, shall be issued by the
government of the United States, and shah
he 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
a ahs g administered We denounee dis
| tufbing to business the republican threat
to restore the Mckinley lay, which s,t,a has as
| national elections, and which, enacted un-
der the false plea of protection to home
t trusts And monepolics' enrlchea the few
| at the expense Of the many. restricted
trade and deprived the producers Of the
| Natural markets. Until the money ques-
ton is settled we are opposed to any ag'iss
| laws, except such as are necessary 70 meet
| the deficit in revenue caused by the ad-
the income tax. There would be no deficit
| in the revenue hut for the annulment by
/ ri strict
| the uniform decisions of that court for
nearly 100 years. that court having sus-
1 actmen, which has been overruled by the
ablest Judges who had eyer sat sat 9 on tina,
! congress to use all the constitutional pow.
| er which remains after that DECISION. OF
nay fo es be
SO that the burdens of taxation may be
equally and impartaly laid to the ef enc nt
expenses of the government.
Pauper Labor Plank.
1--WE hold that the most efficient way q
protecting American labor is to preveE
The importation of foreign pauper labor t
compete with it In the home market, ant
that the value of the home market to Oh
American farm ers and artisans is great!
which depresses the prices of their prod
ucts below the cost of production ant
chasing the products of our home manu-
factories, and as labor creates the wealth
| Of the country, we demand the passage o
such laws as may be necessary to protec
It in all its rights
I'VE are in favor of the arbitration o
differences between employers engaged il
NlerState commerce and their employees
and recommend such legislation as is nee
essary to carry out this principle.
Restraint on Kailroad Corporations.
THE absorption of wealth by the few
the consolidation of our leading railroa,
systems, and the formation of trusts an:
pools require stricter control by the fed
cr6l government of those arteries of com
merce We demand the enlargement O
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission and such restrictions and guar
antees in the control of railroads as will
protect the people from robbery and op
preston.
Republican Congresses
I'VE denounce the prohiSate waste Of tn
money Wrung from the people by oppressiv
taxation and the lavish appropriations o
recent republican congresses, which hav
kept taxes high while the labor that pay
them Is unemployed and the products of tn
peoples toll are depressed in price till the,
no longer repay the cost of PRODUCTION. w
] demand a return to that simplicity an
economy which best BELTS a democrati
of useless officers, the salaries Of whc
drain the substance of the people.
Federal Interference.
I'VE denounce the arbitrary interference
by federal authorities IN local affairs as
violation of the constitution of the Unite
States and a crime against free institu
lnent by Injunction as a new and highl
| dangerous form of ODDreSyiOn by Wlic