Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-24
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Democracy's Platfor m.

| The democratic party of Iowa in convention
| assembled declares its adherence and devotion
| to the fundamental principles of the democrat
ic faith, tersely asserted In the words: Equal
rights to all and special privileges to none"
We believe ina tariff for revenue only and In
approaching to that condition of our revenue
| laws there should be immediate relief granted
to the p'ople who are now being robbed by
! c tUr'ioDate prices exacted under the shelter
| OF the tariff.
| We b iieve that the people of this country
who produce our wealth and pay our taxes and
| fight the battles of the republic are entitled 10
purchase the goods manufactured In this
| country as cheaply as the people who reside
abroad. We denounce the extortlon inflicted
upon our people under the pretense of protec-
| ton as an outrage upon the consumer and upon
tne poor and upon the laboring people who pro-
duce the wealth of this country. We believe
The tariff should be removed from all trust
made goods, and in the removal of all duties on
| iron, steel, lumber AZ d coal.
| We demand the enactment OF such legislation
| as will etfectuay destroy all trusts and the
| strict enforcement Of all laws concerning the
same, and we denOunce the executive of the
state OF Iowa for failure to enforce existing
| laws.
That We are in favor OF such railroad rate
regulation in the state OF Iowa as will give
equivalent rates and service to that afforded by
the interstate commerce act and that we are
opposed to the present legislation in force
discriminating. as 1t does, against local iowa
industries, anu declare III favor Of such legisla-
ton as VIII give competition 10 all competitive
points In Iowa with through billing anywhere
In the state.
we demand that our next legisl. ture enact a
2-cent passenger fare on railroads.
we are III favor of a primary law giving to
inc people the selection rs well as the election
OF all candidates from senator down. SO drawn
as to protect all parties.
we FAVOR the election of United States
senators by direct yore of the people,
"eare III favor of absolute and UNQUALIFIED
government control Of interstate commerce.
we FAVOR the enactment of such laws as shall
give 10 all manufacturers and Jobbers in Iowa
the same rights TO ship their products and
goods TO all points III Iowa as are now given by
the interstate commerce law to manufacturers
| or Jobbers In similar products or goods in other
states.
We Delleve the politics OF our state should be
uuhampered by the influence of corporate
Power and are In favor of stringent laws
puhishing all corporations or persons represent.
Ing them who contribute campaign funds to
any political organization.
We favor a terminal tax amendment TO the
present railroad property TAX In the cities of
Our state.
We are in hearty sympathy with the purposes
OF national labor organizations as set forth in
the late addresses OF Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell ct al, calling labor to assert it's poiti-
cal rights at the ballet box, and We condemn
government by injunction.
We favor the complete elimination of railway
aud other public service corporations from the
politics OF The state. To accomplish this. we
favor law providing for the assessment of
railways, express companies, telephone and
telegraph companies by nom partisan CON-
mission OF SIX men to be selected by Joint
session OF the house and senate no more than
three members of such commission shall belong
TO any one political party
We are in favor Of such laws as Will permit
municipal ownership Of public utilities and
demand that the democratic members of tn
legislature do their utmost to secure the enact
ment OF such a law
We indorse the exalted character, the peer.
less craftsmanship and the high minded and
pure personality of democracys conceded
leader, William Jennings Bryan. and pledge
BIN Our unqualified support for the presidencJ
in 1898.