Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
NATIONAL PLATFORM.

I'VE, 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
and which the democratic party has advo-
gated from Jefferson's TIME TO our own
freedom OF conscience, the preservation Of
personal rights, the equality Of Al citizens
serYance of constitutional limitations.
During all these years the democratic
nteiests to The eentraization Of r eov vrl
mental power. and stead l maintained Mt IN
khiA republic q. republics. Under it's guild.
Repression, in the maintenance Of the
rights Of the states and in its assertion Of
ernment to the exercise Of the powers
granted by the constitution of the United
"The constitution of the United States
guarantees t., every citizen the rights Of
civil and religious liberty. The democraticc
e renews its obligations and reafirms its
81 the constitution.
Financial Plank.
Recognizing. that the money question
10 paramount to all others at this time,
ss aifo "a ls silver ea and ana god
together as the money metals of the United
States. and that the first coinage law
made the silver dollar the unit Of value and
admitted, gold to free coinage at the ratio
Eve declare that the act Of 1873 demone-
tizing silver without the knoWle ( or
IN q The shs aa
corresponding fall in the prices Of COM
odtes BY the people a heavy
ment q the money lending Class SIS at ti home
1mpeyerishment Of the people.
e ged ass Sas 5S
The paralysis OF hard times.
"Gold InonometalIism is British policy,
NOT. only un-American, but anti-American.
eny the stg Of nat
'tpirit and love Of liberty which proclaimed
1t IN the war Of the. revolution.
I'VE demand the free and unlimited COIN
age Of both L silver Sly, and gold at the present
We demand that the standard silver dollar
syS5 sny as E pSFsysa
81 tne policy and
obligations Of the United States tie o o.
TsssrXed by o law t0 the Of re-
s!osS1uInB SUN opHSdtAoI1S al eltuer SuVeC
I'VE are opposed to the issuing Of inter-
est-besring bonds Of the United States in
with banking syndicates, which, in ex-
change for bonds and at an enormous
4ront TO themselves. supply the federal
or gold monometalllsm.
Congress alone mas the power to coin
end Issue money, ana President Jackson
heclared that this power could not be dele
gated to corporations or individuals We,
therefore. denounce the issuance Of notes
entsnded TO- circulate as money by NATIONAL
and we demand that all paper which ID
anade legal tender for public and private
debts, or which Is receivable for dues tc
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 government honestly and economic
turbing to business the republican threat
to restore the Mckinley law, which has
been twice condemned by the people in
national elections, and which, enacted UNI
Industry. proved prolific breeder Of
lat the expense of the many, restricted
trade and deprived the producers of the
great American staples of access to their
6atural markets. Until the money queg-
tation for further changes in our tariff
laws. except such as are necessary to meet
the deficit III revenue caused by the, ad-
Ear.a daEis.an- Of. Of the surname cn',rt IN