Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
v FULL ASSENT.
AdIai Z. Stevenson Speaks on the Ia.
sues of the Campaign at
indianapolis.

In his speech of acceptance Hon. Adlai
E Stevenson said, in part:
1 am profoundly grateful for the honor
conferred upon me by my selection by the
national democratic convention as its can
of the United States. For the compli-
mentary manner in which such action has
to you, Mr.. Chairman, and to your honored
associates of the committee, my sincere
thanks.
Deeply impressed with a sense of the re-
sponsibility assumed by such candidacy, /
accept the nomination so generously ten
dered me. Should the action of the conven-
ton meet the approval OF the people in
November, it will be my earnest endeavor
to discharge with fidelity the duties of the
Sympathy for Sister Republics.
Clearly and u~nequivocally the democratic
convention has expressed its sympathy
with the burghers of the South African re-
tain free government. In this the conven-
ton not only voiced the sentiments OF
American democrats, but of liberty-lovfng
men everywhere.
War Taxes and Expenditures.
The lavish appropriations, by the present
republican congress, should challenge the
attention of all thoughtful men. Subsidy
bills and all unnecessary taxes are con-
demned by our platform. The accumula-
ton OF surplus revenues is too often the
pretext for wasteful appropriations of the
public money. The millions of surplus now
accommodating in the treasury should re-
main in the pockets of the people. To his
end the democratic party demands a re-
ductfon of war taxes to the actual needs
of the government, and a return to the
policy of strict economy in all govern
mental expenditures.
Laws to Curb MonopoIfes.
In apt words the Dingley tariff law is
condemned. 1t is tersely characterized as
legislation skillfully devised in the interest
of a class, and to impose upon the many
burdens which they should not bear. Ad-
herring to the ti-me-honored doctrine of the
democratic party, we oppose all tariff legis-
lation, the necessary consequence of which
is at the expense of the consumer, to secure
unjust advantage to the favored few. Ex-
in laws have deprived the government of
needed revenues, secured to favored bene-
ficiarieS colossal fortunes, and largely in
creased to the people the cost of the neces-
SarieS of life. The baleful but logical result
of the tariff law condemned by our plat
form is seen in the sudden growth of giant
combinations in restraint of
lawful trade and trusts" more threaten
ing than foreign foe to the existence of
popula government.
Labor. Pensions and B~fmetaIIism.
Our platform favors the creation of a
department of labor, whose chief officer
shall take rank with other constitutional
advisers of the president. This is in the
interest of justice and will prove an inn
milton and encouragement of the producers
OF wealth. In explicit terms it favors
liberal pensions to our soldiers and sailors
and to those dependent upon them. With
equal Justice 1T reiterates the demands of
a former democratic platform for bimetal-
er function in our monetary system. For
the protection of the home laborer it de-
mands the enforcement of the Chinese ex-
clusion act.