Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-30

many OF our industries, destroying in
dividual effort, crushing ambition
largely in every line of industry and
already acquiring power which en-
ables them to dictate in their own in
terest the prices of labor and raw
material and the cost of Transports
ton Of finished products.
I We declare our unqualified oppose
ton to the principle of government
by injunction.
We renew our demand for the cleo
ton Of United States senator's by di-
rect vote Of the people.
We demand economy in the admins
rtration of state affairs, repeal of the
mulct law and the enactment of To-
cal option law.
We demand the contracting for sup
plies for the state with the lowest
responsible bidders.
In the interest of the much needed
improvement of public roads, we IA
vor state aid in the building Of per-
manent highways.
We are unalterably opposed to the
policy of Imperialism by this govern
ment instituted, fostered and main
tanned by the republican party And
we demand that our government shall
declare it to be its purpose, and with
out delay adopt such measures as shall
give to the people of the Philippine
islands and Porto Rico their inafien-.
able right to self-government.
We condemn the republicans party
for its financial policies which would
foist upon the country an unstable
currency based upon uncertain private
securities.
We insist that the integrity Of the
money Of the nation be guarded with
jealous care, 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 safe
guarded by careful legislation.
In the exposition to be held in st.
Louis in 1904. to properly commence
rate this event, the people of Iowa
should take a prominent part ana
make a creditable exhibit of the prod.
ucts OF the soil and the work Of the
crafts. ~
We deplore the corrupt conditiomo OF
the government service In the post Of
fee department, and demand a thor
ough investigation Of that and other
departments by congressional COM
mittee, publicity as to such conditions
and pnnishmept Of all wrongdoers.
As the most alarming features Of
our present conditions are the evils
which come from trusts, and as these
evils are made possible by legislation
favoring one class and against an
other by transportatio privileges and
by monopoly Of original sources Of
supply OF natural products, therefore,
to the end that the evils connected
with the growth Of trusts may be elm
mated, we call for the removal Of the
tariff from all trust-made goods and
demand that all tariff schedules be adj
justed with q view to 20 tariff for rev
enue only.
We ask for such changes 10 our law.
Statutory or constitutional, as viii
limit the charges by railroads to such
an amount as will yield only reason
able return on the capital actually. in.
vested and will render it impossible
for transportation favors to be grant
ed to anyone.
When the sources Of supply Of
any product are in the ownership OF
those who combine to extort from the.
people an unreasonable amount for
such products, then we believe it is
the duty Of the government to taxa
such steps as may be necessary to Sc
cure an equitable distribution thereof
with fair compensation to the owners
OF the same.
The fundamental principle Of de-
mocracy. equal rights to all and spec
cial privileges to none," applies in
full force to the subject Of taxation.
The democratic party believes that
the burden Of taxation should be
borne equally by all taxable property
Ind pledge our members Of the gener-
y assssnbly ~ formulate and urge