The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-08-16
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The committee on resolutions,
through X. H. H. Henry, of Rank
in, reported the following plat
form:
Whereas, We the democracy of
the State of Mississippi in conven-
ton assembled deem it advisable
to have uniformity of expression
throughout the nation among Dem
ocrats upon the financial question;
and the Democratic party of Mis-
sour in convention on the sixth
day of August, 1895, having adopt
ed the following resolutions, which
meet with our approval and en-
dorsement, therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Democratic
party Of the State of Mississippi,
that we adopt as our declaration
of principles upon the money qnes-
ton, said resolution to-wit:
The Democrats of Mississippi
in state convention assembled,
make the following declaration on
the monetary question, which has
been forced into the leading place
among the issues of the day, The
federal constitution means silver
and gold together as the money
metal of the United States. The
first coinage law passed by Con
gress under the constitution made
the silver dollar the unit OF value
and admitted gold to free coinage
at a ratio measured by the silver
dollar unit.
"From the beginning ofthe gov
eminent, following policy for
mulated by Thomas Jefferson and
firmly established by Jackson, the
Democratic party has been the par
ty of bimetalism, favoring the free
coinage of both silver and gold at
the national mints and opposed
to farming out to the banking cor
porations the governments sover-
eign power of issuing and controll-
ing the money of the people. The
act of 1873 demonetizlng silver was
surreptitiously passed, without the
I approval or knowledge OF the
| American people, and from the
time when the effect of this act, in
: fastening upon the country the SIN
, gle gold standerd, was understood,
] the Democratic party has consist
emily urged that the grievous wrong
= should be righted, Failure to ac-
t comphsh this object has resulted
+, in the steady appreciation OF gold
9 and a corresponding fall in price
. of commodities produced by the
Il people, heavy increase in the
d burden of all debts. public and prl'
t fvate; the enrichment of the money
: lending class; paralysis ofindustry
y and improverishment of the people
e and unexampled distress IN al
e parts of the country. Experience
has shrown that while under the
y single gold standard there may b'
an occasional revival of bushes:
activity, accompanied by enhanced
n prices of limited numbet Q. com
lie modities, such revival is due to al
y tiilcial and temporary causes an'
y cannot permanently alleviate tn
| suffering due to falling of price
n, brought about by the appreciation
ID of gold and an inadequate suppl
e, of primary or redemption money
es duty to the people require
II that the party of the people cor
"a tinue the battle for bimetallisi
s until their efforts are crowned wit
IS success; therefore, be it
IL "Resolved, That, We, the Den
ocratic party OF Mississippi in COZ
at vention assembled, demand II
n free and unlimited coinage OF 81
e. Yer and gold into primary or r
IN demption money at the ratio of !
ed to I, without waiting for the actic
n or approval OF any other natioa
ne a0d,
u -. Resolved, That we are
y revocahly opposed to the substit