Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1894-05-19

''We therefore demand the free bimetal-
lie coinage of both geld and silver and
the restoration of tho bimetallic standard
as it existed under our laws for over
eighty years prior to the demonetization
of the standard silver dollar in 1873, and
should it become necessary, in order to
maintain the two metals IN circulation, to
read Just the ratio, it should be deter
mined whether gold has risen or silver
has fallen, and whether there should be
change of the gold dollar or of the silver
dollar, or of both, to the end that what
ever ratio is adopted, the rights of both
creditor and debtor shall be preserved
alike, having in view the demands of the
people for circulating medium. We de-
clare we are not in favor of gold mono
metallism or silver monometallism, but
that both should be coined at such ratio
as will maintain the two metals in circu-
lation.
"We insist upon the Democratic doc
trine of Jackson and Benton that all
money issued by the authority of con-
gress shall be issued and its value main
tanned by the government; that we are
opposed to farming out to national banks
the right to issue circulating notes; that
we are opposed to any further increase
of the interest-b bearing debt of the gov
ernment."
The resolutions also declare in favor of
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none, local self-government, the high
est possible degree of personal liberty
consistent with the public good, and
strict construction of the federal consti-
tuition.
"We especially reaffirm our devotion to
the cardinal Democratic doctrine of alb
solute equality among all citizens and
sections in bearing the burdens and en-
joying the benefits of government, and
we denounce all legislation as unjust and
un- Demo ocratic which has the effect of
creating partnerships between the gov
ernment and private interests at the ex-
pense of the great body of our people;
and we again assert, as in 1892, that 1.-THE
federal government has no constitutional
power to impose and collect tariff duties
except for the purpose of revenue duties
only, and we demand that such collection
shall be limited to the necessities of the
government honestly and economically
administered
"We denounce the Mckinley law as the
culminative outrage of tariff taxation,
and we uneq quivocally disapprove of the
action of every Democratic senator and
representative in congress who opposes
or delays the passage Of bill decreasing
the import duties imposed by that law.
"We favor the imposition OF an income
tax as proposed in the Wilson bill, be-
cause every citizen should be taxed In
| proportion to the benefits he receives for
the protection to his property by the
government, and no tax can be SO just az
| that which is collected not on consump-
tion or unproductive property, but from
the profits or incomes which really repre-
! sent the benefits received by the citizens
from just and equal laws.
"We denounce as un-American and un-
Democratic the system of taxation on
consumption only, now advocated by
| Republicans and pretended Democrats,
| under which the poor pay the same
| or greater taxes than the rich.
| "We demand that congress shall enact
laws so defining and limiting the jurisdic-
| tion of the federal courts as to protect
the states and the people from their enor-
nous and dangerous usurpations. And
we demand that all corporations doing
business in this state be declared by
proper congressional legislation, citizens
of such state and sub ject to the jurisdic-
ton of the courts thereof, to the same ex-
tent in all the respects as if such corpora
tions were organized under and citizens
| of such state.
| eve indorse the action of President
Cleveland and the Democratic congress
- 49, -~r.-~l &c 4hn inf",r, nre fnl~-~l -ln'-
tion laws, the partisan administration OF
which by the Republican party when in
power, the will of the majority and the
rights of the states have been trampled
upon with impunity.
"We commend the patriotism, integrity
ability and courage of Grover CLEVELAND
and applaud his action in promptly ap'
proving the repeal of the federal election
law, his earnest efforts in behalf of tariff
reform, the purity, economy and courage
| of his administration.
"The Democracy of Missouri have
learned of the nwarrantable endeavora
on part of would be POLITICAL leaders to
create strife and discord within the ranks
of the Democratic party by attempting to
arraign one class of voters against ar
other on account of their religious faith
therefore be 1t
"Resolved, That the grand old Demo
cratic party, whose conservatism is pre-
servative of national honor, tranquility
and peace-the party of the people and