The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24

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time e-honored principles OF our party, az
set forth In its state and national plat
forms OF the past, and express our
conviction that the prosperity OF the
people and the prosperity of representa-
tive government depend upon their
continued supremacy.
Inspired by these principles, we declare
In favor equal rights to all and special
privileges TO none, local self government,
the highest possible degree OF personal
liberty consistent with the public good
and strict construction OF the Federal
constitution.
We especially reaffirm our devotion to
the cardinal democratic doctrine of
absolute equality among all citizens and
sections in bearing the burdens and
enjoying the benefits Of government, and
we denounce all legislation as unjust and
undemocratic which has the effect of
creating partnership between the gov
ernment and private interests at the
expense Of the great body OF our people,
and we again assert, as in 1892, that "the
Federal government has no constitutional
power to impose and collect tariff duties
except for the purpose OF revenue only,
and we demand that the collection OF
such duties shall be limited to the neces-
stiles of the government bonestlv and
economically administered"
We denounce the Mckinley act as the
eliminating outrage OF tariff taxation,
and we unequivocally disapprove OF the
action OF every democratic senator and
representative in congress who onnosos
or delavs d;rec,Iv or ;nd;roo,I,, ,naor
anv nretert tho nosso,o -, a h,II 5oo.oas
inc the ,mnor, dut,es in,nosod h., ,Ln.
law
We favor the impos;t;or ~ IN ,noo.
tax nm nronosaa In tha yy,,,a, h;I -.
Ia false,v aaserted hy ;ts on,ona,,s e..
the purpose Of discrim;pat;nr oaoinst ,ho
wealth of anv section hut heoansa avor,, on
citizen sbould be taxed in nronor,;on -
the beneats be rece;vss from ,ha ,,ro,o.-
it, 80 Ia, ,.. H. r''0'o.
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NNuo. WHICH 'ne poo' pay 'he same
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THE SILVER PLANK.
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We tberefore demapd the free h;me,.,l;c
coinaoe NJ both Gold and silver and
the restoration Of the bjmetallic standard
n. II ex;sted under our laws for over
e;ob,v yeors pr;or IN the damopetiza,ion
of the standard silver dollar in 1873,
and should 1t become necessary in order
to maintain the two metals in circulation
to readlust the ratio, it should be de-
termined whether gold has risen or silver
has fallen, and whether there should
be change OF the gold dollar or the
silver dollar, or OF both, to the end
that whatever ratio is adopted the rights
of both creditor and debtor shall be
preserved alike, having in view the
demands OF the people for an adequate
circulating medium. We edeclare that we
are not in favor OF gold monometallism
or silver monometallism, but that both
should be coined at such ratio as will
maintain the two metals in circulation.
We insist upon the democratic doctrine
OF Jackson and Benton, that all money
ha ,a.,.:,, -, ;,a ..,'o .o,r,a,n.s ~.
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 bearing debt OF the gov
ernment.
CORPORATE POWER CONDEMNED.
We affirm our adberence to the great
,rr,h ,h., ,rea ;n.,i,nt;ons con oniv he
nrosoryod hy str;c, cons,r,c,;on ~ tho
Feder., Consti,ution and the recognition
a, ali times of the Limitations tberein of
n.tionaI and .,ate onthoritv Tberefor.
me- dornond tho, cororess shaI, enact ,,y ys
so dsf,n,nc and lim;tinv the Jurisdiction
oi The federal courts as to protect the
s,.te and the naopIe from their enormous
and dangerous usurnations. And we
dan.nd hat al, cornorations doing busi.
100 ~ ,h,s s,.,e no doc,ared bv nroner
aon.,a.s,ona, ,an,s,.,,on o;,;ve,.o Of sncb
800 go ana suh,ac, 10 ,hs inrisdiction of
e., ,sa oourts [ ,harso, 10 ths ssme sxtsnt in
a,I rasnsc,s 40 4, such cornora,ions were
araan,,ad nnd.r "a ,hs ci,,zsns n, such stats
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