Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-07-16
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
PLATFORM FOR THE
CAMPAIGN OF 1908

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4 ssus'oh on i's fHs'olAs Ply 'o'eri.of ifas
ko!l oil oklahoma, chairman OF me com
I m.ttee on resolutions.
u We the representa- yves cf the demo
/ crazy OF he United Staics in nationa
convention assembled rraffirm our belle,
: IN, and pledge our LOYALTY 10. the prin.
c.p!es OF the party
/ We II 5p.ct. 1T The iicrelsii,., signs of al,
aWakfl!ia- throughout the country Tn.
various Investigations hlye traced graf,
and political corruption 70 the represen,a a.
DIVES al predatory woulth ana laid bare
the unsc,upulous methods BY which they
have deoaliched elections and preve., upo,
u d.fenseless pubisc through the subs.rv-
lent officials whom they have raised to
! pIases and power.
aramsed tn f t 81 , sn.o' sr ~ NV Nv
, nI nos !" No .s 'u,n .n.s
800, ~ u. iaSui - MI, !.
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"any o'heeholaers'
in oxpen,,iti,rn, is tho addition Of the nun
her Of ne" Oft c..holinIs. During ;he mast
ys'ii' 2-''..H We're added. costing Slf.l5.o.o
ai.u y. ei.t i'as, sis sNats OF repup!ieah aa-
''.o'i s'le N?'a. huitilsi OF new Of
- ~. ., ii''ui hisins commas
1910 il's ~ ''9iS' tht;'iilils an aadi-
.''a4 eNi,aelS u .. OF nary s'""n"p as
ns ga H. "ls ~ new oiGfs crea1sl UNI
tratons winch involved a.. .S s, ii,iil''' Of
n'ii"pii.c sis'9 = 10y
~ OF va.
w.,s...fil h,l, ,i III, ana
ali,,'., 60 - ,,''iis iii,satls1s q
~. ga '"e paft on Vht iin-
Hifhsi'aHph 10 Keep the republican, party
or m ,S as i s, ~ ~, Wy mus IN
dependents Such procedure we declare
To bs To less dangerous ard corrupt than
the open purchase of votes nj th.. ,olIs
yu,..a pI.,.
~, eop'e MONEY.
81. AZ iel,un!leah congress IN the session
lust ended has made appropriations
amounting 10 sl,v3S.ppeo. exceeding the
.otal expenditures OF the past fiscal year
~ s',e'a' aii'' teaNihs a deiicN OF more
ehan s".VeIvo Toy the fiscal Year We
nsie uilre tfe needless waste OF the peo-
pie El9H'y which has resulted in this ap-
pa!li@s Increase and shameful violation of
oil prudent conditions of government as
no Jess than IL crime against the millions
Of working men and women from whose
earnings the great proportion of these
colossal sums must be .xtor;ed through
excessive tariff eNacions and other iiidi
rect .nefhcus. II Is i9l surprising that in
the f.iee OF t.i.s shocking record the re-
publican platform contains no refereilce
U eeouomieA administration nor promise
Thereof II thu future We demand that
a step i}e pa; TO THIS fr.ghiiui extrava-
Eaiiec and Insist upon the strctest ee.,-
h@alN n "y9iN l"partm'nt colnpat Bile
With frugal ami e.tisie,lt administration
CuS Cars pauar
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.;,,.i ~. s''iasNsl Hta''NNs was O.
"a l,i5 80 - - 'lS Htli'af3Hth2il
~. ~. ~ 80 'intith OK pdi SpF..il7
T.. w. 1910 ,'-NNs, ~ c9htfoiiel
~ y ~" ienGb'aeall PATTY,
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~ ~ W ltle Win =" a ana
= =, =. ~ ~ = PM is'lS tl' IN h.l-
VI "" ','SVl!4e ~ hiiEsii,,'ii ~ iie Nilt-
~ ~ l'2ISe y e 1851 ron W. have
-, - W n !tAi.t|, N" al Vie N,pu!af
80 - ~ ~ i'@'i ~ s9SeIiilis'ni help
- ~ 'Pti'tii ''f4i w aisAil' eaton or
~ ~ feS y, i&ef. ny iilst-
sS'ils ~ - h 'fllt,' Legislative tst'Neiii-
IL, ~. incomes y fiaiRrs, wA"a oNe man IN
- l''sisot el lii SlMhket y more power
-, ~, ',iill lhH .Aliie BODY We demand tnat
, ,lit ilvose OF ,kl1resent aiiv"s shall az in
a aeinefit.Ne BODY controlled by
h,.u ,ol ~ the SPEAKER. and We pledge
V .,a s's W a'"pi su@h rules and regula-
Ions 10 govern Vie House of ltepres. fta-
NV. .lNss Us VIII enable majority of Its
members 10 direct its deliberations and
No'i'io' i' -,
''suse OF patronage.
Of MS high office !" ssM,' .' M. l5pnnage