Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
NATIONAL

we, the, democrats of the United States.
affirm. our allegiance TO those great es-
sential principles, OF Justice and liberty
and WHICH haist the EIDE dem nMsaaatt,I party VI has a%ea advol
Gated from Jefferson's time to our own
freedom Of speech, freedom Of the press.
personal rights, the equality of all citizens
before the law, and the faithful OBJ
During all these years the democratic
party has resisted the tendency Of selfish
measai po sSi the an ssn steadfast9g @ of s9yH5ai
, f5nm SapIb sSta d4 zheabl BY the 1ender p 'fs s,,, q
!ance and teachings the, great principle Of
local self-government has found its best
rights Of the states and in its assertion Of
the necessity Of combining the general gov
granted by the constitution of the United
'The constitution of the United States
civil and religious liberty. The democratic
party has as, alWays been the exponent Of
It renews Its Obligations and reafarms its
devotion to these fundamental principles
of the constitution.
nancia Plank.
Recognizing that the money question
We! invite attention Is the fact that the
States. and M t that tie first coinage law
made the silyer dollar the unit Of Value and
admitted, gold to free coinage at the ratio
mss1 We deci RX III asa al1 tha act aali a 1 Sa't demone-
tizing silver without the knowledge or
epproval Of the american people has re-
Corresponding faf in the prices Of COM
,modlties produced by the people; a heavy
ment q tths money lending Class 5 at home
end abroad; prostration of Industry and
1mDoyeriShment of the people.
We are unalterably. opposed to the sin
the paralysis Of hard tines. - : -
Gold recommendation is a British policy,
into financial serYitude to London. It is
not only un-American. but anti-American.
spirit !, td shd lGv ir Ct Liberty which 3J pggoelaimed
i've demand the free and Unlimited COIN
issal = ra fS'o Of s sixtaea ae TO one geia ai Fl ene RR ralsslfns
i1rtaeaid or consent Of eny other nation.
shall be a full legal tender, equally With
gold for all debts, public and private, and
, TX ftSse safa tt{SS,sl St any as KIND M,5l q Ff issaf
. e"'#fs a Pen oppo Be n II tne p e3st'a and prac-
obligations Of the United States nes1t the o op ion
deeming such obligations in either silver
coin or gold coin.
Bonds.
w are opposed to the issuing Of inter-
est-beartng bonds of the United States in
TINE or peace, and condemn the t%raficktng
WIN banking syndtcates, which, in ex-
cnange Tor bonds and at an enormous
treasury with gold to maintain the policy
OF gold monometallism.
congress alone has the power to coin
Rno issue, money, and President jackson
declared that this power could not be dele
gated TO corporations or individuals. We,
therefore, ~denounce the issuance Of notes
tntended to circulate as money by national
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 Eedeemable in coin.
Tariff and Taxation.
I'VE bold that tariff duties should be
levied for purposes of evenue, n that
taxation should be limited by the needs Of
the government honestly and economic
ally az administered. We denounce as dis
to restore the Mckinley law, which has
rational elections, and which,, enacted UNI
der the false plea of protection to home
industry, proved a prolific breeder OF
trusts ana monopolies, enriched the few
at the expense of the many, restricted
trade and deprived the producers Of the
natural markets. Until the money ques-
itton Is settled We are opposed to any agi-
itation for further changes In our tariff
laws. except such as are necessary to meet.
the oencit n revenue caused by the ada