The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-31

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Platform.
We, the Democratic party of Ten
nessee, in convention assembled, be-
Iieve that the powers delegated by
the people should be strictly con-
strued; that the autonomy OF the
States and the rights Of local self
government and home rule should be I
jealousy guarded; that no money |
should be taken from the people un- |
der any preteXt Tor other than pu6hc |
purposes; that the strictest economy |
should be exercised in all govern |
mental expenditures, whether local, !
state or national; that legislation
should be confined to the legitimate
obi of government; that puDilc
office is a solemn public trust. We
are uncom promisingly opposed To the
enlargement and co lcentratlon OF
Federal powers; the nsurpation by
the central Government of the func-
tions OF the States; 10 bounties ana
subsidies in every form; to every
species Of class Legislation and govern
mpnt partnership with private eule'-
prises; to the whole theory and prac-
nee OF pateTnalism.
The Democratic party is the fast
friend of the farmer aud labOrlng
men. We recognize the fact that
they are unjustly burtheued; aud we
sympathise with them i'll all proper
| attempts at relief: but We regard as
| illusorY, impracticable and uncon-
! stitutional all such measures as the
sub-treasury, land loan schemes ana
| governmental ownership of railroad
| and telegraph lines. We think many
good men have been misled in Ten
| uessee by erroneous teaching on
| these points, and therefore, in utmost
! kindness, we invite all classes to join
with us in persistent efforts to restore
! the prosperity of the country by legit-
! innate means The Democratic party
! is alone able and willing to adopt
and pursue a course of Legislation
| that would secure the equal rights OF
| all classes.
We denOunce the course of the last
Republican Congress to whose record
we call attention, as showing the
dangers of Republican rule. We con-
denim its wasUeful and corrupt eX-
penditure of public money by reason
of which the appropriations have not
only reached the UNI Laralleled sum
of one billion dollars or about (SS)
eight dollars per annum for every
man, woman and child in the coun-
try, but laws have been enacted max
ing a satisfactory reduction OF eX-
penditures impossible except by a
repeal of those laws, which cannot be
done until the Democratic party
comes into full control of the Gov
ernment. We condemn the passage
of the Mckinley act as base surren-
der to the greed Of taritt-built strusts.
We condemn its reciprocity pollcy as
a temporiZing scheme intended to
sOothe the people with a measure OF
partial free trade, delay the down
fall of monopoly and throw Il sop to
New England. We condemn Its at
tempt to pass that mOnstrOus and in
famous measure known as the force
biz. bV which it was sought to rule
she people OF the South by the bayo-
nets OF Federal power rather than by
. lie ballots of its own citizens. " c
condemn its policy Of building up
private industries and private for
lune= by means Of largCsses from the
; public treasury. While we favor
liberal expenditures for pensions, we
utterly condemn the reckless grant
ING OF pensions 10 sixty day suffers
camp followers and bounty jumpers
and the making Of the whole pension
[ / system = huge machine Tor the dlstfl-
3 button OF parry spoiIs. We condemn
= il as a part Of the general policy OF
the Government under the RepUbli-
: can rule 10 drain the South Of it,
!, wealth and carry ii to more favored
sections. We favor the enactment ol
. a law lcvying a graduated tax UpoI
: the swollen income of the rich 20 bt
held and used as Il trust fund for the
I payment Of pensions.
= We favor = currency of gold, slIT-l
and OF paper convertible into coin ~
| the option of the holder, and in suei
will rho hnSinaES II =
/ cessities of internal trade and con
merce among the people; and we fur
ther favor a parity Of the two metals a
= q commercial unit of value and as 3
legal tender for the payment OF al
1 debts, public and private, as existed
under the laws of the United Sta"
, down to the infamous and surreii!
tious demonitization of silver in Isl,
: by the Republican party; and W
further favor the continued coinaG
:, of silver and gold bullion in sucl
manner as that every dollar so coine'
, shall be equal 10 every other dollar.
The Democratic party believe tina
}, the Federal Government alone la
the right and power under the Con
|, stitution to coin and issue its none,
circulation; that the national ban
2. ing system is q monopoly, conferrln
J, unequal and unprecedente d privilege
upon the rich aud bOnd-holding class
J, es, enabling them to draw interes
from the Goverament and from tn
: people both upon their capital ant
e upon their deUts at the same time.
The Democratic party is opposed t
secret political organizations as sub
:, versive of good government.
/ We inCo Sc the wise and patriot
administration Of Grover Cleyelan
e as President of the United States, an
recognize him as the great leade
of tariff rnf",r'n. and express our con
nued C, nfidence in him and hereb
!, instruct Jue ueIega. es from Tennesse
to vote as unit for his nominatio
q at the Chicago conven ion, whic
y assemblies June q, so long as hi
name shall be before the convention
The report was unanimously adopt
ed. .
u Delegates at Large.