Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
Democratic Resolutions Are a
Practical Reputation of
Kansas City Creed
TRUST QUESTION is PROMINENT
Old Time Leaders Desire Harmony and
at the Same Time Return to the
Traditional Principles of the Party
The Completed Ticket-News of the
State.
neciaI to Times-Republ.can.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 25.-The platform
as adopted by the democrats yesterday
practically repudiates the Kansas City
creed The text of the platform fol-
lows:
I'VE. the chosen representatives of
the democratic party in Iowa, in dele
gate convention assembled, hereby de-
clare anew our faith in the funda-
mental principles OF the democratic
party and renew our allegiance there
to.
I'VE find much in the domestic aifalrS
of the nation that ought TO be changed.
The tariff policy, originally adopted LOT
the avowed purpose of raising revenue
to meet the enormous burdens OF the
civil war. has been turned to use OF
individual and class interests until 1t
has become the creator OF countess IN
earned fortunes and the shelter of huge
combinations of capital organized IN
the form of trusts, which are struggling
competition in many of our Industries,
DESTROYING individual effort, crushing
try and already acquiring power which
enables them to dictate in their own
interest the prices of labor and raw ma
iterial and the cost of transportation OF
finished products.
1--WE declare our unqualified opposi-
ton to the principle OF government by
injunction.
I'VE renew our demand for the cleo
ton of United States senators by d.
rect vote of the people.
I'VE demand economy in the admin
istration of state affairs, repeal OF the
nnulct law and the enactment OF To-
cal option law.
1--WE demand the contracting for sup
plies for the state with the lowest re-
sponsible bidders.
In the interest Of the much needed
Improvement OF public roads, we favor
state aid in the building of permanent
highways.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to the
policy of imperialism by this govern
ment instituted, fostered, and main
tained 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 inalien-
able right 10 self government.
I'VE condemn the republican party
for lis financial policies which would
foist upon the country an unstable cur
1ency based upon uncertain private
securities.
I'VE protest against the plan present
ed in the Aldrich bill recently before
the United States senate by which the
money of the nation shall be loaned TO
capitalists upon the bonds and secur-
tiles of private corporations as an effort
10 give value and stability to watered
bonds and securities of corporations
and trusts, many of which are main
tanning monopolies in defiance OF law
and public sentiment.
I'VE 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 ii shall be safe
guarded by careful legislation so as
to prevent the gamblers OF Wall street
from cornering the money market, thus
INJECTING untold injury upon the small
Ter business men, the farmers and the
laborers of the land.
I'VE point with pride to the one
hundredth anniversary of the achieve
ments of that great diplomat and dem
ocratic statesman, Thomas Jefferson,
under whose administration the Louis
lana territory, Of which Iowa was Il
part, was secured from foreign power
in peaceful and civilized way, with
out the loss of life, yet with the con
sent of the governed.
IN the great exposition to be held in
St Louis in 1904, to properly COM
memorate this event. the people of Iowa
should take prominent part and make
a creditable exhibit OF the products
Of the soil and the work Of the crafts.
1--WE deplore the corrupt condition of
the government service in the postoffice
department and demand a thorough in
vestigation Of that and other depart
ments by a congressional committee,
publicity as TO such conditions and
punishment OF all wrong doors.
'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
fayoring one class and against an
other by transportation privileges and
by monopoly of original sources of sup
ply of natural products, therefore, TO
the growth Of trusts may be eliminated
we call for the removal of the tariff
from all trust-made goods and demand
that all tariff schedules be adjusted
with a view to a tariff for revenue
only.
I'VE ask for such changes In our law,
statutory or constitutional, as will limit
the charges by railroads to such an
amount as will yield only reasonable
return on the capital actually invested
and will render II impossible for trans
portation favors to be granted to any
one and such as will make certain that
all railway companies will be treated
alike, such statutes to provide penal
ties that Will be effectual to secure a
compliance with them.
when the sources of supply of any
product are in the ownership of those
who combine to eXtort from the people
an llnrea sonable amount for such pro-
ducts then we believe IT is the duty
OF the government to take such steps
as may be necessary to secure an
equitable distribution thereof with fair
compensation to the owners of ths
same And so that the design OF nature
in making provisions for the wants OF
man may not be perverted into means
for his oppression.
1.-THE fundamental principle OF dem