Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-24
PLATFORM OF IOWA DEMOS
Meeting Outlines Declaration of
Principles for the Campaign,
sIDEsTEP SUFFRAGE UEsTIoN
No Mention L. Made of the Tenn
pernnce Issue-PrcsidcHt W.T.
son IL Given AN Endorse
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ThN democrats of Iowa left the liquor
issue entirely alone in the platform
adopted at the state convention at Coun-
Gil Bluffs yesterday afternoon. They
left the suffrage question as good as
alone, since all they did in their platform
was to insert plank admitting that they
Relieve the initiative and referendum TO
be the best method OF submitting such
matters as woman suffrage, questions Of
extraordinary state expenditure, and
similar questions of state wide I'M
portance."
This was all the women got after a
dozen Xealous workers fingered in the
aisle outside tho door of the resolutions
committee In the Grand hotel for four
hours while the committee members, hot
thirsty. and lunchless toiled over the
planks of the platform that is to guide
the democracy OF the state in the cam
paign.
This was all the temperance workers
got after having the Womans Christian
Temperance union represented before the
committee; after having the Constltu-
tional Prohibitory Amendment associ-
alton, and the Iowa Business Mems
Temperance association represented be-
fore the committee.
Dinnerless sat the dozen women In the
nlsle waiting for an audience with the
committee and dinnerless sat the repre-
sentatives OF the temperance organl-
zations I'm the hall until o'clock in the
afternoon. And dinerless toiled the reso-
lutions committee until It finally reported
TO the convention at 4 o'clock.
no largo vote with which to threaten the
democrats this fall.
The prohibition workers had no espe-
claly solidfied vote they could threaten
the democracy with
HRrken Otbc Voices.
On the other hand, the German Alliance
of Iowa had a large and solid vote. Rev
q, II. Braun OF Atlantic, appeared be-
fore the committee, holding 10000 votes
| Of the German Alliance. and asked only
| lat the democrats be sane" in handling
the liquor question He wanted sane
! laws, not prohlbitory laws"
! The committee harkened to the voice
Of 40OO votes, and refused to touch VI
the question I'm the platform at all.
! On single plank alone did little fight
| floor. This was on whether or not to
| favor pensioning school teachers In the
| state. The platform, as read, favored
| II. Charles Miller OF Waverly moved this
| plank he stricken out and made a
lengthy speech. He held that since the
teachers In the state are already pro-
tected by graduated minimum wage law
there Is no call for pension and PEN
sion would he great burden on the tax
payers
Mike Healy Of Fort Dodge made a plea
in favor OF the pension For Gods sake,
'he cried. lets get economy some other
way than attacking the school teacher"
T. J. Fitzpatrick OF Dubuque also made
a plea for the pension. II carried by an
overwhelming vote.
Immediately following the vote on the
adoption OF the platform as a whole was
taken and almost unanimously carried.
PIanks of the Platform.
The platform endorses the national ad-
ministration. specifying details OF the
work the administration has accom-
! plished II censures Senator Cummins OF
Iowa for his recent attack on President
| Wilson II pledges itself for a female
labor law TO prohibit the working OF girls
and women more than ten hours in any
one day and more than ffty-four hours
| in any one week. II advocates a free
labor exchange for the state; favors in
PRODUCTION OF industrial and technical ed
ucation in the reformatories; favors ex-
tension OF the school system so that all
children rich and poor shall have equal
advantages in the pursuit OF academic,
Industrial and technical training; favors
revision OF the banking laws OF the state
so as 20 give the people the advantage
OF the new currency and banking bill;
charges the present state administration
with extravaganza; favors child labor
law and would penalize employment OF