Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-02

Denoeratic State Platform Planks
National Affairs.
First-The Democracy of Iowa, il
convention assembled, rejoices will
the emancipated peoples Of the uni
verse in tho providential leadership O
Woodrow Wilson in this, the creates
crisis in the history of the world. L
dedicates itself anew to the overshsd
owing purpose of the present-to wiz
the war. and it assures him Of it's en-
thusiastic approval Of his acts and sym
ps&hy with his aims. =.
I Second-Asks oil Americana. regard
lsss of party, to unite with Democi at,
I in thanking God for Wilson. IL
r Third Refers to former criticisms OF
Democratic party as untitled to direc,
government of nation and % lacking
leaders. /-s%> INT
Fourth Praises Wilson, Daniels,
AcAdoo and Baker. %.r pip
Fifth Reviews achievements of Will
con administration in passing banking
and currancy bill. -.
6ixth-Sums up party achievement
in passing shipping bill. :,
Seventh--Savs party is restoring
American flag to the seas:
Eighth Claims rural credit bill -
Democratic achievement.
Ninth-Tells of passage Of draft law
and success of the measure.
Tenth-Relates to passage Of income
tax law and successful administration
Eleventh-Relstes to creation of war
finance corporation.
Twelfth-Refers to government con.
troll of railroads as war measure as one
Of the accomplishments of the admins.
tration.
Thirteenth-It was Democratic ge-
MUS which liberated the spirits of the
country's sailors and soldiers in pro.
vision for allowance for their depend
ents an in the further provision of
war insurance for their families. The
same foresight may be
trusted to work out practicable plan
looking to the training of the wounded
in vocations to support themselves in
useful employment after serving their
country on the field Of battle and to
make such provisions a. may be neces.
sary to enable all surviving soldiers and
sailors to re-entsr the yariousSaysnuss
Of employment and pportuSIty d most
favorable terms st the conclusion of
the war. IL ,
Fourteenth-TheD Democratic genius
which has anticipated and provided for
every need of the nation will provide
wisely for the conditions to obtain hero
after the war =. In the re.
demption Of its promises to the peo.
pie, no less than in the admirable wis
dom it has revealed in handling each
problem, the Democratic party has
earned the right to enduring confidence.
The problems pressing for solution at
the conclusion Of the war will be grave
- to call for the broadest constructive
statssmanship, and most careful prepa.
rations now to- meet them. We be-
speak for President Wilson the coop.
eration in bis legislative endeavors of
oil citizens. mindful of the gravity of
his task. and We call for the support
only Of those candidates for congress
pledged to stand by his policies.
Fifteenth-A measure of industrial
Democracy is to be one of the fruits of
the war and we rejoice in this for the
higher state the toiling masses are to
snjoy. -
State Matters.
We rejoice in the war spirit of Iowa.
We rejoice that here and there patriot
ically inclined Republicans have driven
from official life representatives more
golicitious for the Prussian in America
than for the American in America, and
We welcome as supporters Of presi.
3s0t and his policies other men in and
'ut Of official life who sdjourn politics
md convene patriotism in order to hold
1p bis hands. a..... -. 49,
We approve the candidacy of Will
lam s. Kenyon for reelection to the
United States senate, and point to this
n proof that the Democracy of Iowa is
,road enough to give credit where due
md pay regard to deserving ones of
opposite political faith, even to the
'oint of giving support to his candi-
lacy. =.
We denounce the greed which robs in
var time and ,,p0o rnnn ronoroes -