Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20

Resolutions Adopted at 18th Dist.
Congressional Convention.
We, the democrats of the Fourth
Congressional district of Iowa, in con-
vention assembled, do declare our al
legiance to these great principles of
justice and liberty upon which our in
stitutions are founded, and which the
democratic party has always defended
and upheld; freedom of speech, free
dom of press, freedom of conscience,
the preservation of personal rights,
the equality of all citizens before the
law and the faithful observance of
constitutional limitations.
Recognizing that the money ques-
ton is still paramount to all others at
this time and knowing that the con.
stitution named gold and silver to-
gether as the money metals of the
United States and that silver as we'll
as gold is money tor ultimate redemp-
ton; we therefore demand the use of
both gold and silver as standard mon
ey in this country, and demand the
free and UNLIMITED coinage of both
gold and silver at the present legal
ratio of 16 to one without discrimi-
mating against either metal or wait
ing for the consent of any other ma
ton.
We are unalterably opposed to the
single gold standard and denounce
the republican party for it's delusive
attitude on the question of bimetall-
ism and we oppose any legislation
that confers upon national banks the
right to issue money for the use of
the people and insist that the federal
government only has the constitu-
tional power to issue money for the
people.
We demand such legislation as will
prevent the decentralization OF the
lawful money of the United States by
private contract.
We condemn the republican party
for attempting.to convert our nom
interest bearing debt into an interest
bearing bonded Indebtedness.
We maintain that the obligations
of the government are payable in
either silver or gold, and demand that
the government exercise its option as
to which metal it will employ in the
payment of such obligations.
We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern
ment for the safe deposit of the earn
ings of the people and that such laws
be enacted as will effeetually deal
with defaulting bankers by making
the punishment therefor imprison-
ment for life at hard labor.
We favor the speedy construction
of the Nicaragua canal by the gov
eminent of the United States and
that it be owned and controlled by
this government.
We applaud the patriotism and val
or of the late volunteers and commend
the patience and fortitude displayed
by them during the long and weary
weeks they were closely penned up in
the different camps throughout the
United States, suffering from hunger
and disease, awaiting active duty ev-
er ready and willing to go to the front
and fight for their country.
We glory in the brilliant achieve
ments of our soldiers and sailors in
active duty on land and sea, they have
demonstrated to the world thorough
efficiency and heroic bravery of Amer
lean soldiership, in the genius of war
fare, to them we are indebted for the
wholesome respect now shown our
flag by every country on earth.
With all these victories we hear APP
paling charges made of incompetent
cy of some of the officers which has
caused much distress among some of
the volunteers.
We demand thorough investiga-
ton of these charges and that the
culpable parties be properly punish
ed. Believing that there is too much
difference in pay of commissioned Of
ficers and priyates in the United States
army, we therefore favor an increase
of pay for the private soldier.