Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-07-21


American farmer; and in many Other
ways, to promote the interests of al
the people. We commend him, and We
commend the Democratic congress,
which has so Loyalty supported him, and
which has redeemed every promise made
to the people by the Democratic party
at the Baltimore convention. They
have earned, and the Democracy Of
Iowa will gladly give to them our earn
est and loyal support.
MEREDITH.
We take pride in presenting to the
people of Iowa our candidate for Gov
ernor, Hon. E. T. Meredith, who per-
sonifes all that is best in the manhood
of Iowa, in his personal character and
his spirit of unselfsh devotion to the
public service. With Wilson and Mer-
edith, we make our appeal to all the
voters of Iowa, regardless of party, who
have the best interests of our country
and our state at heart.
PRIMARY LAW.
We favor such a modification of the
present primary law as will reduce the
enormous expense to the taxpayers,
increase their effectiveness and yet pre-
serve the principle thereof.
WoRKMEN's COMPENSATION.
We favor the principle of the work
mems compensation law, but the law
now in force in this state is inadequate
to render justice to those intended to
be benefited thereby. We therefore
favor such amendments to the law as
will increase the amount of compensa-
ton, and such other amendments as
will more nearly do justice to the
employer, employee, and the public.
The author of the compensation act is
an honored Democrat of this state, the
Hon. John T. Clarkson. For twenty
years he has been the able champion of
the laboring forces in Iowa. Recog-
nizing his worth, his services and his
ability, our party presents him as can
didate for Attorney General, in the full
belief that he will be triumphantly
elected
ROAD MAKING.
The Democratic party and our candi-
dates stand for such business admins
tration of our present road revenues as
will give US a dollars worth of roads
for every dollar spent.
We favor such law as will give us
local option in the matter of road build
ing and will give such communities as
desire better roads authority to bu Id
them.
We believe the practical road program
at this time should be limited to the
cutting down of hills, grading of road
beds, proper drainage, surfacing with
gravel where such gravel is available.
and the erection of permanent bridges
and culverts. And we pledge the can
didates of our party to this program.
We unreservably believe in local con-
troll of road expenditures, and that the
local community alone has the right to
say what improvements shall be made.
And we further declare that rural COM
munities must be protected against
unfair or burdensome expenses being
saddled upon them by cities in the same
community.
We further pledge our candidates, if
elected, to eliminate all waste in the
administration of our road affairs in each
and every department thereof.
We expressly declare that we are
opposed to any program that means
increase in the taxes for road purposes.
We denounce the fragrant campaign OF
misrepresentation publicly and private
ly made that our party or candidates
stand for paved roads, 500, 900, 600 bond
issues, or extravagant expenditures.
PROHIBITION.
We commend the stand of our candi-
date for Governor upon the liquor gues-
ton, and it being fundamental prin-
ciple of Democracy that the people
shall rule, we favor the resubmission of
the prohibitory amendment to the
people, and pledge ourselves, if given
the power, to so submit it. We further
favor such legislation as may be neces-
sary, if any, for the effective enforce
ment of the present prohibitory laws.
STATE BUSINESS.
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