Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-21
NATIONAL PLATFORM.

!: I'VE, the democrats OF the United States.
In national convention, assembled. do re-
sential principles Of justice and liberty
upon which our institutions are founded
and which the democratic party has adyo-
Gated from Jeffersons time 10 our own
freedom Of speech, freedom OF the press.
freedom Of conscience, the preservation Of
seryance Of eonstitutiegal limstations.
party has resisted the tendency Of selfish
Interests to the Capitalization of govern
ef the eRne
thiasfspubne q Republics. Under il guida 3:
focal self-goVernment has Found It's best
depression in the maintenance Of the
the necessity Of combining the seperal&oV-
srnnlent TO the exercise xss1, Of the g6Yers
sThe constitution OF. the United States
gMarantees t. every citizen mt the I1ghts % %
political liberty and religious freedom and "a
a to Us tSese
of the constitution.
Fn,snetL Plank.
'Recognizing shat the money question
We Invite attention TO the fact that the
federal constitution names silver r., ana gold1
a as the a tRe rst eon nae a
Rmads the si2eg doar the unit Of
measured BY the silver dollar uIiit.
we declare that the act Of 1873 d l
APPROVAL say Of the American people has re-
suited In the o ne p 81 geo Of co
Increase IN the burden Of taxation and Of
m debts, PUBLIC. and private; the enrich.
and and abroad: pfostration Of industry ind
3mpoyerishment Of the people 49,, -,
gle sela aFs standaFa Which,
tbs 81 qd af a. tines
"Gold monometallism is British policy,
into financial seryitude to London. # is
on By San the Pc stng that
po sd Sys af edg h LIE
It IN the war Gf The revolutions ut 1,1i,,,.oa ,a
ago q both Silver and gold At the present
legal ratio of sixteen to one WITHOUT waiting
aid or sen Of any other ser nH
gold. for ali debts. public and private. aad
the Standardization of any kind 81 legal
aPe eP 6ppd h ID ne pog and
obligations Of tho United States the option
reserved by law to the government Of re-
deeming such obligations in either silver
coin or gold coin.
I'VE are opposed to the issuing OF inter-
est-beartng bonds of the United States In
time OF peace, and condemn the trafficking
With banking sgndieates. which, In ex-
profit to themseiyes SIS supply the eff FEDERAL i
treasury with gold to maintain the policy
of gold monometallism.
s'CUhgress alone mas the poWert.to coin
and issue money, ana President Jackson
declared that this power could not be dele
tad IN anr apaf Nm mr. ihl vi Gnn1 Ua
Therefore, denounce the issuance Of lotes
intended to circulate as money by nattona
hunks as in derogauon Of the constitution
and we demand that all paper which is
made q legal tender for public and private
debts, or which Is receivable for. dues K
government Of the United States, and shall
BE redeemable Oh coin.
Tariff and Taxation.
1--WE hold that tariff duties should be
levied for purposes of revenue, and thai
taxation should be limited by the needs o!
the government honestly and economic
ally administered. We denounce as, dis
turbing to business the republican threat
to restore the Mckinley law, which, has
national elections, and which, enacted un
der the false plea of projection to home
industry. proved a. prolific breeder o.
trusts and moncpolies, enriched the few
at the expense of the many, restricted
trade and deprived the producers OF thu
natural markets. Until the money ques
5tion is settled we are opposed to any aGi
tation for further changes in our tariff
laws, except such as are necessary TO NEE
the deficit tn reyen n sansed by the al q.