Year: 1874

can party OF the state OF Iowa, IN cOnVen-
ton assembled, do adopt the following


PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES:


ResolUed. That as the policy of the Republi-
can party in relation to the finances has afforded
the people not only safe, sound and popular cur
rency, of equal and uniform worth in every por-
ton of our common country, but has likewise
greatly improved the credit of the country at
home and abroad, we point with pride to its rec
ord and accomplishments in this regard; and,
while re-afhrming the policy announced by the
party in the National Conventions of 1865 and
1872, and triumphantly endorsed by the people at
the polls--a policy which, while contributing to
the public credit, has also enhanced the indiVid-
ual and collective prosperity OF the American
people--we favor such legislation shall make
national banking free to all, under just and equal
laws, based upon the policy OF specie resumption
at such time as is consistent with the material
and industrial interests of the country, to the end
that the volume of currency NAV be regulated by
the natural laws of trade.


9 That we reaffirm the declaration of the Re-
publican National Platform of 1872, in favor OF
the payment by the Government of the United
States of all its obligations, in accordance with
both the letter and the spirit of the laws under
which such obligations were issued; and we de-
clare that in the absence of any expressed pro-
vision to the contrary, the obligations of the
Government, when issued and placed upon the
marKets of the world, are payable in the worlds
curI ency, to wit, specie.


g. That under the Constitution of the United
States Congress has power to regulate all COM
merce among the several States, whether carried





exercise of that power Congress may and should
legisate so as to prohibit, under suitable penal
ties, extortion, unjust discrimination and other
wrong and unjust conduct on the part of persons
or corporations engaged in such commerce; and
by virtue of the same constitutional power Con-
gress may and should provide for the improve
ment of our great natural water ways.


A. That the State has the power, and it is its
duty to provide by law for the regulation and
control of railway transportation within its own
limits; and we demand that the law of this State,
naasad for this at the last session of the
General Assembly, shall be upheld and enforced
until it shall be superseded by other legislation,
or held unconstitutional by the proper Judicial
tribunal.


s. That we feel bound to provide ali appropriate
legislation for the full and equal protection of all
citizens white or black native or foreign DC born n
the Constitution of the United States and the
amendments thereto.


s. That the 1927 200, 90 reduction in the esti-
mated General Government expenses for the
coming fiscal year, meets our hearty coTnmen-
datien and shows that the Republican party, on
questions of retrenchment and economy, Is car
rying out in good faith It's oft-repeateo pledges


7. That we are in favor of an amendment, to
the Constitution of the United States providing
for the election of President and Vice-President
by direct vote of the people.


s. That while inventors should be protected IN
their just right of property in their inventions,
we demand such modification of our patent laws
as shall render the sane free and equitable to
consumers.


9. That the faith of the Republican party is
pledged to promote the best good of the civil-ser-
vice of the country, and that we, as Republicans
of Iowa. demand that only honest and capable
men be elected or appointed to office; and that
we commend the position of the party in insti-
tuting investigations of corruption in office, spar
ing therein neither friends nor foes.


TO- That since the people may be entrusted with
all questions of governmental reform, we favor
the hnal submission to the people of the question
of amending the Constitution SO as to extend the
right of suffrage to women, pursuant to the &C
ton of the Fifteenth General Assembly.