Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-22
On the financial and other important que

Ex-PosTMAsTER GENERAL DICKINSON.
tons the platform says: "We denounce the
Sherman law of 1880 and demand its uncon-
ditional repeal and we favor the free coinage of
both gold and silver on such basis az will
maintain the two metals on parity with each
other.
I'VE denounce all trusts and combinations
which have grown up and being fostered under
the pernicious and class legislation Of the
republican party and demand their regulation,
and suppression by legislation.
THE NAVY.
"We congratulate the democratic party for
that modern and more efficient navy which had
its birth under the last democratic administra-
ton and we favor all appropriations necessary
for the reasonable increase and proper mainte-
nance Of this navy and for the protection of our
seaboards.
THE FARMERS FOE.
"We denounce that policy of the republican
party which by oppressive legislation has re-
suited in the gradual Impeachment of the
farmer, and we arraign the republican party as
an enemy to the agricultural classes as well as
the foe of organized labor"
Here follows statistics in detail showing the
gradual depreciation of value Of farms and the
increase in mortgage Indebtedness on farm
lands throughout the Union.
1--WE reaftirm the old-time democratic doc
trine of reciprocal trade relations with foreign
powers and denOunoe the reciprocity preten-
sions Of the republican party a subterfuge
designed to mislead and deceive"
The platform also denounced the "jingo"
policy OF the republican party and declared the
present administration in its foreign relations
to be an oppressor of the weak and q trucker
to the powerful.
The Fifty-frst Congress was arraigned for the
extravaganza of its appropriations and for the
enactment of that legislation for continuous
appropriations which renders it impossible for
the democratic House of Representatives to
make the necessary radical reduction in the ex-
penditures of the government.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Probably the most important plank in the
whole platform submitted by Chairman Jones
related to the school question and is destined
to be burning issue in the states of Illinois
and Wisconsin, where that question is now
issue. The plank was amended slightly at the
suggestion Of Clayton Z. Crafts. speaker of the
Illinois house Of representatives and the Ili-
nois member Of the committee, and as subse-
quently recommended to the subcommittee on
formulation is as follows:
1--WE commend the common school system.
which had its birth under democratic admins
tration and has stood the test of many wears of
practical operation. and declare in favor of
freedom of education and for that right of the
parent to control the teaching of his child
which is necessary to maintain civil and
hgious liberty"
Its natural Interpretation as a quasi-denun-
citation of the past republican legislation IN the
states Of Illinois and Wisconsin is relied upon
as an effective means of attracting the Lutheran
and other sectarian votes in those states.
The committee received with marked favor
the following resolution adopted by the con-
ference ofthe silver state delegations and intro
duced in the committee by one of their repre-
sentatives:
1--WE denounce the demonstration of silver
by the fraudulent legislation of a republican