The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-28
DEMOCRATS OF IOWA URGE PER.
SONAL LIBERTY ON LIQUOR
QUESTION.
Overwhelming VOTE
Dc jpite Attack OF Few Convention
Favors Plank StrongIy-TariH Re-.
vision Oenouneed--Postai Savings
Bank Bill and Central Bank Ideas
Arc Oisapproved.

ships aud municipalities Of Iowa as are
willing to pay "A high license for III.
sake OF trafficking In liquor may do 50.
In the event OF democratic success at
the forthcoming gubernatorIal election.
At least. the platform adopted at the
convention OF that party here today
says so. but the pledge was not made
without fight, both In committee and
on the floor. Former Congressman
Martin Wade. chairman of the resoiu-
tions committee. defended the plank
against a vigorous assault on the part
Of General j. Il. Weaver.
Il am tired of belonging to a party
which Is known as the liquor party"
declared Mr.. Wade Where major
ity of a G. immunity desire liquor, they
should have II, and vice versa. That
~ personal liberty. gentlemen. and II
is democracy"
General Weaver grew vehement IN
reply. II don't know what will do
more to make the democratic party the
liquor party than the plank" he de-
. ciared.
Weaver Overruled.
The platform as reported was then
adopted with n shout. and General
Weaver demanded a roll call on the
liquor plank. so that. ms he said the
people OF the state would know exactly
where the party stands. lie made
motion to strike out the vital parts of
the plank. but was Overwhelmingly de-
fcsted on roll call.
r. y. Wolfe of Clinton received the
long 'erm and II. G. Van Wagenan
the short term nomination for the su.
of Des Moines. the temporary chair
man. delivered the keynote speech. II.
J. Stcngcr OF Toledo presided over the
permanent organization.
A ringing speech was delivered by
Claude II. Porter. the democratic can
'lldatc for governor. Frank Hoime. re-
cordcr OF Scott county. was overcome
by the heat as he sat among his dele
CATION, but was revived. Many dele
gates were forced to leave the hall.
The platform denounces recent tariff
revision as masterpiece of injus-
ticc." declares trusts and monoplies TO
be intolerable, opposes the central bank
idea, condemns the postal savings bank
law In allowing the Withdrawals of
savings from the communities in which
they are deposited and accuses the rs-
IldtiDudi VI
making reckless expenditures. II in
dorses the regulation of railway. tele-
phone. telegraph and express compa-
nies. an Income tax, the conservation
of natural resources, the initiative. ref
crendrm and recall and Improvement
of roads. II urges modification OF
the state primary law 10 reduce ex-
penscs and declares for the oregon plan
NJ al In IT,,l, al 40,
such time az II shall be possible TO do
50 by direct vote of the people.
The Platform.
The platform, as reported by the
committee. read IN part:
I'VE denounce the republican tariff
act as masterpiece of Injustice. In
volv,ng remorseless exactions from the
many to enrich the few. through the
trusts and monopies which II fosters.
Tariff taxation. like other taxation.
should be for public purposes. and not
for private profit.
I'VE favor the vigorous enforcement
OF the criminal law against guilty trrst
nlagnatcs and officials. We believe the
true method of enforcing the criminal
statutes Of the United States Is by the
prosecution of the Individual guilty of
the wrong.
I'VE favor a law providing for fair
and just regulation of the rates and
service of railways, telephone. tele-
graph and express companies and other
public utilities.
I'VE are opposed to any legislation
under which there may be established
"A central bank. and we condemn the
republican party for permitting. In the
establishment Of postal savings banks.
the funds 10 be withdrawn from the
local community and sent to the large
financial institutions of the east and
we recommend such legislation as shall
prevent this discrimination against the
people Of the great west"
The conservation of natural resources
Is favored and the withdrawal from
entry of remaining timber. OIL. coal
and iron lands and water sites Is de-
nanded
The Liquor Plank.
The liquor question was reported on
as follows:
'The democratic party Is IN favor of
as large degree Of liberty as is COM
pat,ble with the rights Of organized
society. and. therefore, with reference
to the use and sale of intoxicating
liquor. we are in favor of strict local
to he fixed by the legislature under
which the municipality shall declare by
vote of the people thereof whetber or
not intoxicants shall be. sold therein