The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLAT
FORMS IN 1890.
They Were All for Free Coinage--Where
Has the Party Gone tor

the silver bill as passeoDby the
present Republican House of Represen-
tatives, as an attempt to demoralize
silver and to build up the fortunes OF
the favored few, and we favor the free
and unrestricted coinage of silver, and
an increased volume of currency, re
stricted alone to the necessary demands
of the country, which shall be a legal
tender for all debts, public ndprivate.
We believe the power to issue and con
troll the volume Of the currency belongs
alone to the government, and that this
| power should not be delegated to or
controlled by any other authority.
Cazformio.-We favor the free coin
age of silver, and demand that it be
made an unlimited legal tender for all
purposes, public and private.
Cozorado.-We condemn the present
administration for reckless and IN
necessary waste of public treasure, by
means of which the surplus fund &C
cumula5e under the wise and eco
nomic administration of Grover Cleve-
land has practically disappeared, in
place of which the country is threat
ened with a deficiency arising from the
increase of expenditures over receipts
for the present fiscal year. Wedemand
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
FIorIda.-We persistently and con-
tinuously oppose the pernicious system
of contracting the circulating medium
of the country, as now conducted by
the National Government. The con-
sideration of the Sub Treasury in Con-
gress indicates a desire upon the part
of the whole people for an increase of
a circulating medium, and that it is the
duty Of our members in Congress to
secure the passage of some law that
will give the required relief.
Id0hO.-We tender our gratitude to
the Democrats in Congress for their
almost unanimous votes in both Houses
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, and congratulate the people of
our new State that there is one great
political organization in the country
committed by it's votes In Congress to
a measure so essential to the prosperity
of Idaho. The silver bill as enacted by
the Republican Congress is a conpro
mise in the interest of Wall street,
clothes the Secretary Of the Treasury
with power to refuse to purchase bull
lion on the pretext that bullion is not
offered at the market price, and enables
him to bear the silver market by re-
fusing to purchase except at his dis
erection and at such prices as he may
determine.
WinOis.-We demand that all IN
necessary restrictions be removed from
the coinage of silver.
IndianG.-We denounce the silver
bill, so-called, recently enacted, as an
ignOminious surrender to the money
power. Itperpetuates the demonetiza-
tion of silver AID the single gold stan
dard, whereas the interests of the peo-
pie require the complete remonetiza-
ton Of silver and it's restoration to per-
feet equality with gold in our coinage.
We demand the free and unrestricted
coinage of silver upon the basis exist.
ing prior to 1872.
IOaUG.-We demand the free coinage
of silver, and that it may be made a
legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and denounce as unjust and
dishonest the provision of the law re-
Gently enacted allowing parties to
stipulate against payment in silver and
silver certificates, thus setting one
standard of value for the creditor and
one for the debtor, one for the poor
man, and the other for the rich man.
Kansas.-We favor the free coinage
of silver, We favor such change in
our fiscal laws as will leave the control
of our circulating medium of the coun-
try wholly in the hands of the govern
n ent.
Massachusetts, We recall with pride
the financial policy of the Federal Gov
eminent when the Treasury was under
control of the Democratic party, when
confidence was felt in the prudence
and sagacity of its methods, and we
ask the business men of this State to
contrast that administration with the
short sighted and dangerous policy
that has prevailed lately, a policy
which has several times threatened
and may at any time lead to a financial
panic.
MichigGn.-We believe in the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer, unhampered by conditions as to
the legal tender qualities of either and