The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-29
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

We, The chosen Representatives of the democratic
party in Iowa, in delegate convention assembled
hereby declare faith in the fundamental
principles of the democratic party and renew our
allegiance thereto.
We find much in the domestic affairs of the ma ton
hat ought to be changed. The tariff policy, origin
adopted for the avowed purpose of raising
ievenue to meet the enormous burdens of the civil
war, has been turned to of individual and class
Interests until it has become the creator countless
rnearned fortunes and the shelter of huge conbina-
tions of capital organized in the form OF trusts,
which struggling competition in many of our in
dustries destroying individual effort, branching am
biton largely i'll every line of industry and already
requiring power which enables them to dictate to
their own interest the prices of labor and raw mater
1al and the cost of transportation and of finished
products.
We delare unqualified opposition to the princi-
pie of government by injunction.
We our 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 unalterably opposed to the policy of i'm
perialism by this government instituted fostered
and maintained by the republican party And we
demand that shall declare it be its
purpose and without delay adopt such measures as
shall give to the people of the Philippine Islands and
Porto Rico their inaenabis right self government
We condemn the republican party for its financial
policies which would foist upon the country I'M
stable currency based upon uncertain private secur-
ties.
we protest against the plan presented in the AID
rich bill recently before the United States senate by
which the money of the nation shall be loaned to cap
italIss upon the bonds and securities of private
poratons, effort give value and stability to
Rateted bonds and securities of corporations and
trusts, many of which are maintaining nonopolies 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 the needs
of the business interests of the country and that
shall he sufeguarded by careful legislation so as to
prevent The gamblers from Wall street from corner
ing the money market, thus intlictng untold injury
upon the smaller business men, the farmers and Ia
borcrs of the land
We point with pride to the hun(lredtl anniver-
sary ofthe achievements of that great diplomat and
democratic statesman, Thomas Jefferson under whose
administration the Louisiana territory of which Iowa
was d part, was secured from foreign power in
peaceful and civilized without the loss of life
yet with the consent of the governed
In the great exposition to be held in ST. Louis in
1905, to properly commemorate this event the people
of iowa should take prominent part and make IL
creditable 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 a
thorough investigation of that and other dcpartmens
by n congressional committee publicity as to such
conditions and punishment of all wrong doers
AS the most alarming features of our present con-
ditions the evils which from trusts and as
these evils made possible by legislation favorng
one class and against another by transport ion priv
ieSes and ny monopoly OF original sources OF supply of
natural products therefore, 10 the end that the evils
be eliminated we call for the removal of the tariff
from all trust made articles and demand that all
tariff schedules shall be adjusted with view of tariff
for revenue only.
We ask for such changes in law, statutory or
constitutional will limit the charges by railroads
to such an amount will yield only reasonable
seturn on the capital actually invested and will
der it impossible for transportation tavos to be
granted TO any one, and such will make certain
that all railway companies will be treated alike
such statutes provide penalties that will be eff
feciual 20 secure a compliance with them