The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-25
CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS
RULE IOWA CONVENTION
Continued From Page One.

terial and the cost of transportation Of
finished products.
I'VE declare our unqualified opposition to
the principle of government by Injunction.
I'VE renew our demand for the election
Of tho United States Senators by direct vote
OF the people.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to the policy
of Imperialism by this Government. insti-
tuted, fostered and maintained by the Re-
publican party. and we demand that our
Government shall declare it to be its pur-
pose and without delay, to adopt such
measures as shall give to the people of the
Philippine Islands and Porto Rico their in
alicnable right of self-government.
I'VE condemn the Republican party for
its financial policies which would foist upon
the country an unstable currency based on
uncertain private securities.
ASSET CURRENCY
I'VE protest against the plan presented 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 securities of private corpora
tons, as effort to give value and sta
bility to watered bonds and securities of
corporations and trusts, many Of which arc
maintaining 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 businers
of the country and that it shall be
safeguarded by careful legislation so as to
prevent the gamblers of Wall street from
cornering the money market, thus infiict
{nu in tho Sma11pr hlIEtOegl
men. the farmers and the laborers of the
land.
1--WE deplore the corrupt condition of the
Government service in the Post-Ofice De-
partment and demand thorough investiga-
ton of that and other departments by con-
gressional committee; publicity as to such
conditions, and punishment of all wrong
doers''
TRUST EVILS.
"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 another by transportation priv
ileges 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 eliminated, We call
made goods. and demand that all tal1ff
schedules be adjusted with a view to tariff
for revenue only.
I've ask for such changes in our laws.
statutory and 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 1t
impossible for transportation favors to be
granted to any one, and such as will make
it certain that all railway companies will be
treated alike, such statutes to provide PEN
alties that will be effectual TO secure a
compliance with them.
SOURCES OF SUPPLY.
when the sources of supply of any
product are in the ownership of those who
combine to extort from the people an un-
reasonable amount for such products. 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
the 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
The platform it relates to State affairs
calls for enocomIcal government equitable
taxation of corporate and private property,
the purchase for supplies from the lowest
bidder, the substitution of local option
for the present mulct law. and State aid in
the building of permanent highways. The
Louisiana Purchase EXPOSITION is indorsed