The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-22
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

We, the chosen Representatives of the democratic
party in Iowa, in delegate convention assembled,
hereby declare anew our faith in the fundamental
principles of the democratic party and renew our
allegiance thereto.
We find much in the domestic affairs of the nation
il atought to be changed The tariff policy origin
adopted for the avowed purpose of raising
revenue to meet the enormous burdens of the civil
war has been turned to of individual and class
interests unti has become the creator of countless
unea rned fortunes and the shelter of huge comona-
tons of capital, organized in the form OF trusts,
which strangling competition in many OF our in
dustres destroying individual effort, crunchng am
bition largely in every line of industry and already
requiring power which enables them to dictate to
their interest the prices OF labor and raw mater
ial and the OF transportation and OF finished
products.
We delare unqualified opposition to the princi-
Pile of government by injunction.
We demand for the election OF United
States senators by direct vote of the people.
We demand economy in the administration of state
affairs repeal OF the mulct law and the enactment OF
local option law.
We demand the contracting for the state with the
lowest responsible bidders.
In the interest of the much needed Improvement of
public roads we favor state aid In the building OF
permanent highways.
We are unaterably opposed to the policy OF i'm,
perialism by this government instituted, fostered
and maintained by the republican party. And we
demand tina government shall declare 1t to be its
purpose, and without delay adopt such measures as
shall give the people of the philippine Islands and
Porto Rico their inalienabe right to self government
We condemn the republican party for its financial
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stable currency based upon uncertain private securi-
ties
We protest against the plan presented in the Aid
rich bill recently before the United States by
which the money of the ton shall he loaned cap
itasts upon the bonds and securities of private
porations an effort 20 give value and stability to
watered bonds and securities of corporations and
trusts, many of which maintaining monopolies in
defiance of law and public sentiment.
We insist that the integrity OF the money of the
nations be guarded with Jealous and demand
that it shall be sufficient in volume to meet the needs
of the business interests of the country, and that it
shall be safegnarded by careful legislation SO as to
prevent the gamblers from Wall street from
ing the money market, thus infcting untold injury
upon the smaller business men, the farmers and la
borers of the land
We point with pride TO the one bunttredth anniycr-
sary of the achievements of that great diplomat and
democratic statesman, Thomas Jefferson under whose
administration the Louisiana territory of which Iowa
was part, secured from foreign power i'll Il
peaceful and civilized way, without the loss of life,
yet with the consent of the governed
In the great exposition to be held in St Louis in
1904 to properly this event, the people
of Iowa should take prominent part and make a
crediable exhibit Of The products of the soil and the
work of the crafts.
We deplorc the corrupt condition of the government
service in the post Office department and demand
thorough investigation of that and other departments
by a congressional committee, publicity as to sucl
conditions and punishment of all wrong doors.
As the most alarming features of our present con
dtions are the evils which conc from trusts and a
these evils are made possible by legislation farornt
one class and against another by transportation priv
leees and by monopoly of original sources OF supply
natura products therefore, to the end that the evil
he eliminated we call for the removal of the TART
from all trust made articles and We demand that al
tariff schedules shall be adjusted with view OF tart
for revenue only.
we ASK for such changes in our law, statutory o
constitutional as will limit the charges by railroad
to such an amount will yield only REASONABLE
return on the capital actually invested and Will rem
der 1t impossible for transportation favors to b
granted to any one aud such as will make certai
That all railway companies will be treated alike
do but
fectual TO secure compliance with them.