Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-24

and calls upon the people to send to
Washington a man who will uphold
the president
1t indorses the administration and
declares that democracy has deprived
monopoly of its shelter, substituted a
tax on wealth for tax on necessities,
emanicipated banking, industry and
commerce from Wall street, rescued the
honor of the nation on canal tolls, put
the money of the country at interest
thruout the nation and put the nation
foremost in the powers of the world.
Text Of Platform.
The complies platform follows:
The democracy OF Iowa views with
modification and regret the course OF
the senior senator from Iowa in his
unwarranted criticism of Woodrow
Wilson. He brings shame upon the
state and supplies fresh proof of his
selfish purposes. 1t furnishes power
full reason why Iowa should substitute
for this self server the Hon. Maurice
Connolly, whose aim would be to serve
his country and to cooperate with
Woodrow Wilson and the democratic
party in making the government SEN
sitively responsive to the aspirations of
the common people.
lie people SIoulO SSuu u w ash
ington as their representative a man
who will at all times vote and work to
sustain and uphold the hand of the
president in his efforts to redeem the
pledges of the democratic party. and
TO bring about the enactment of laws
in harmony with our democratic faith,
to the ultimate end that the great re-
forms 10 which we are committed may
tNa do nr
our land made more prosperous more
just laws honestly made, and honestly
enforced.
Democracy Keeps Faith.
The democracy in Iowa calls the
nation to witness that its representa-
tives in the nation have kept the faith.
The party has given the people IN
Woodrow Wilson a chief executive en-
dowed with vision of democracy, the
genius of equipment. the zeal OF noble
purpose and the morality of the truly
great
we enthusiastically indorse and
commend this administration for the
great and successful work that has
been accomplished along the line OF
progressive and beneficial legislation,
and hereby express a supreme con-
adence that under his leadership ard
direction even greater achievements
will result, and that the welfare of the
people and the dignity of the nation
will be wonderfully enhanced.
Democracy has given the people a
congress whose record of achievement
surpasses that OF any other in our his
tory.
1T has deprived monopoly of its
shelter and taken the taxes off of food.
It has effected a downward revision Of
the tariff. and the democracy of Iowa
rejoices in the evidences of prosperity
presented in farm, in office and factory.
and points TO the prices for all the
farmer has to sell in disproof Of the
false, vicious and hoary doctrine that
a tariff on his products is essential to
his prosperity.
What Il Has Accomplished.
TT has substituted in the income tax
a tax on wealth for a tax on the nee
essities of life: it has rewritten the
banking and currency laws and eman
cipated banking. industry and com
nerce from the unnatural and monop-
olistic control Of Wall street: il has
rescued the honor of the nation and
set its face against subsidies in the re-
peal of canal tolls exemption; it has
put the money of the nation at interest
turnout the country, recognizing that
there are states beyond New York and
that one is Iowa, custom that gave to
New York banks exclusively the treas
urys funds without interest; it has re-
vitalized the principles of the Declare
ton Of independence and has put this
no n
the world 1t has by faith in the RICH,
and steady patient purpose to avoid
unjust war opened the way for wipins
out Of the last vestige Of feudalism or
the North American continent.
I'VE commend the policy Of the ad-
minisuation in relation to the foreign
affairs Of the nation. We further as
sure the administration that the Amer.
lean people view its high standard o.
international obligations as an endorse.
ment to the public service. meriting the
lasting gratitude Of the party ant
country.
I'VE pledge to the taxpayers of Iowa
! the most painstaking investigation and
study of the road problem to the enc
! that the inequalities, waste and ineffi
| cheney of the existing system may b.
remedied in an intelligent manner.
Initiative and Referendum.
| I'VE favor such changes in the work
mems compensation law as will protec
! the heads of families engaged in tn
| Industries of Iowa against the presen
unjust discrimination in favor of tn
unmarried man and the correction 0
| other existing inequalities in the law.
"Favoring as we do the principle o
the Initiative and the referendum, w
recognize that principle the best meth
Cd of submitting to the people tn
| question of woman suffrage, question
| of extraordinary state expenditure
and similar questions Of state-wid
| character.
I'VE are in favor Of ascertainin
the physical valuation of all railroad
to the end that such valuation may b
considered in establishing rates 70
the transportation Of commodities an
passengers
I'VE favor the control by law of tn
operation and rates Of telegraph an
, telephone service, and are in favor c
J the government ownership Of suci
} that private monopoly OF these mean
Of communication may be abolished.