The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-08-25

at ST. Louis. All the States were fully
represented. They suggest their princi-
pies by distinctly setting forth the owls
OF which they most complain and the
| remedies therefor. In the main We
agree with them, and their policy as
announced is clearly that of the Demo.
cratic party, excepting that the 10Th
plank In the platform is only creating q
cumbrous attachment to the govern.
ment that would clog action and render
1t inefficient. The evils they cnumerate
are:
First: Banking and monied monopo.
lies, by which, through ruinous rates OF
interest, the productions of human la.
Dor are concentrated in the hands OF
non producers. This is the great central
source of these wrongs, and through
which all other monopolies exist and
operate.
other transit monopolics, whereby all
industries are taxed to the last mill
they will bear, for the benefit of the
stockholders and stock, ,jobbers.
IHird: Manufacturing monopolics,
W, vp''"''io uic 'iuSicN
anu ,hu price Oh lapor anu It's products
aro uu'uiIiineo WIN mathematlcal Ger
'ainty III lnc interest OF capitalists,
a., Iourtm. ihanu mohopolles, by which
the public domain Is absorbed by few
spectators.
FVW: Commercial and grain monop
olics, speculating and cnriching thcil
bloatcd corporations on human neces5
itipS,
We propose to restore the Govern
mont to ila ORIGINAL nurnoso and n, c,,
40 ro,si,,Io to rn,,oi,, ,,asa -.
80 lo,.''D,0' W i0i,i''S '''''c eNi'' "''
remove thelr results:
First. by ESTABLISHING q uonntor,
svstpm bas1d ON tho facts and rnsnurcn1
of the nation, in harmony viii ~,
pnnius of thoj;nvernnnnt 3,do oJ,,tn,
TO The cXiuencics of lenitimate con,
merre. TO This end the circulaiin~ n0tn
| Of tho National and Sfoto Lanl,s 2s ,,,,l
rs all currency that il NOT fnll lrga
| tender. shouli be withdro,yr rro,, a.
culation and n nancr cnrrnrcv VIZ i.s,In, ul,
bv thc Govprnmnnt which ehoil'hn Inr,
fender In thn navn1cnt Of oil Jnhtl Iii ,,;,h
lie and private, ducs on imnorts inrlnJ
rd. and declared tho IowrnI moncv n
the United Stotos Tbis rnrrnncv ~
money TO be interchangeable nj th,
pleasure of the holders of Gnvornn,rn
bonds bearing 2 per cent interast I'm
Government creditors to have tho nriv
ilcpe of taking the money or the bond
nt thcir election. rosnrvino to Conorns
the rirht to regulate the rate ofintercs
on the bonds and the yalue of The cur
roncv. so as to effect the cauitable distri
button of the products of labor between
money or .producinor capitoI m,
productive Industry.
Second: Bypayiilr the National deb
in strict accordance with the laws I'm
dee which if WAS originally contracin,
gold where specifically promised, bu
all other forms of indebtedness, includ
ing the principal of the fivc.twent.
bonds, shall be discharged at the carlies
option of the Government in the legal
tender currency or lawful money of tn
United States, without funding it il
long bonds, or in any way increasing
the gold.paying and untaXeu obligation
of the Government
IHird: BY preserving inviolatc tn
public domain to actual settlers, tiller
of the soil.
FOrh: BY tariff of revenue alone
believing rs we do that the reduction O
interest to adjust the rate will do NOR
to increase rewards of labor aud to Ell
courage the development of agricultul
al, mineral, manufacturing and me
chanical resources than any system {
tariff laws that can be devised.
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