People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-02

When the democratic party was as
sembled in national convention at
Chicago in June, 1892, it incorporated
in its platform the following opening
sentence:
Section 1. The representatives of
the democratic party Of the United
States, in national convention assem-
bled, do reaffirm their allegiance to
the principles of the party IS formu-
lated by jefferson and exemplifed by
the long and illustrious line Of his
successors in democratic leadership"
That is enough to make COW laugh.
Now let US measure them by the
standard they have chosen for them
selves.
Jefferson opposed banks of issue.
In letter to Mr.. Gallatin in 1903, he
writes:
This institution United States
bank is one Of most deadly hostility
existing against the principles and
form of our government"
In the same letter he suggested that
the proper way to meet it would be
by the use of government money. Ae
says:
But in order to be able to meet a
combination of the banks against us,
in a critical emergency, could we not
make a beginning toward an indie.
pendent use Of our own money
through the governments subtreas-
uries?"
Not only was Mr.. jefferson opposed
to all kinds of banks of issue, as shown
in his writings, but the democratic
party incorporated this opposition in
its national platforms from 1910 to
1850. The platform of 1910 contains
J this plank:
&c. Resolved, That congress has no
power to charter a United States
bank; that we believe such an institu.
ton enc of deadly hostility 10 the
best interests of the country, danger
Gus to our republican institutions
and the liberties of the people, and
calculated to place the business of the
country within the control of a con-
centrated money power and above the
laws and the will of the people"
That is Jeffersoniau democracy and
a time honored democratic principle.
Wherein does the democratic party
adhere to it today. Cleveland has
done more for the national banks
than any President we ever had. Mr..
Voorhees, has introduced a bill IL
grant them further privileges, and Mr..
Springer favors chartering state banks
OF issue. All these men are democrats
and all favor what Jefferson and the
original democratic party opposed.
The platform of 1910 contained the
following resolution, also:
rs. Resolved, That the separation
Of the moneys of the government
from banking institutions is indis-
pensable for the safety of the funds
of the government and the rights Of
the people"
In the face OF this declaration. under
Mr.. Cleveland's first administration,
he placed over sixty million dollars Of
the public money in pet banks without
exacting cent of interest, and that
policy is pursued to-day under his ad
ministration.
There IS no democratic adherence
to the time honored principles of the
party" and they lied when they made
that declaration.
Resolves OF the same platform (lsiO)
declares that it is the duty of every
branch OF the government to enforce
and practice the most rigid economy
in conducting our public affairs" In
the face of that declaration demo
cratic congress, whose members were
receiving three times as much pay a.
we're members of congress when tina
platform was adopted, voted to still
further increase that pay to the extern
Of 500 per month