Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-16
A MODEL 2 PLATFORM
Adoptee by the Democrats In Nationa

SOHNCItlOn.
The following the full and com.
plete platform as adopted by the
National Democratic convention:
We, the Democrats of the United
States IN national convention assemb.
led, do reatfirm our allegiance to those
great essential principles of Justice
and liberty upon which our institu.
tiOns are founded, and which the
/ Democratic party has advocated from
JetfersOn'S time TO our own-freedOm
of speech, freedom of the press. free
dom OF conscience, the preservation of
personal rights, the equality of all
citizens before the law, and the faith
ful observance of constitutional limi-
tations.
During all these years the Demo.
cratic party has resisted the tendency
Of selfish interests to the centraliZ-
alton of governmental power. and
steadfastly maintained the integrity
OF the dual scheme of government
established by the founders of this
republic of republics. Under its
guidance and teachings the great
principle of local self-government has
found its best expression in the main
tenance of the rights of the states
and in its assertion of the necessity
OF contining the general government
To the exercise of powers granted by
the constitution of the United States.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
The constitution of the United
States guarantees to every citizen the
rights of civil and religious liberty.
The democratic party has always been
the exponent of political liberty and
religious freedom and it renewS its
obligations and reatirms its devotion
to these fundamental principles of
the constitution.
FINANCE.
Recognizing that the money Ques-
tion is paramount to all Others at this
time, we invite attention to the fact
that the constitution names silver
and gold together as the money metals
of the United States, and that the
first coinage law passed by congress
under the constitution made the sill
yer dollar the money unit, and adj
mitted gold to free coinage at ratio
based upon the silver dollar unit.
We declare that the act of 1873 de-
monetiZing silver without the knowl-
edge or approval of the American peo-
pie has resulted in the appreciation
of gold, and a corresponding fall in
the price of commodities produced by
the people; heavy increase in the
burden of taxation and of all debts,
public and private; the enrichment of
the money lending class at home and
abroad, THE prOstration of industry,
and impoveriShment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to mon
ometallism, which has locked fast the
prosperity of an industrial people in
paralysis of hard times, Gold mono
metallsm is a British policy, and its
adoption has brought other nations
into financial servitude to London.
1t is not only un-AmeTican, but anti
American, and it can be fastened on
the United States only by the sitting
which proclaimed our political inde-
of the revolution.
FREE COINAGE.
We demand the free and unlimited
present eghPfp IF hPpth tRJfU SIy&sr & SQa gold At the
waiting for the aid or consent OF any
other nation. We demand that the
Standard silver dollar shall be a full
legal tender, equally with gold, Tor all
debts, public and private, ana we
| favor such legislation as VIII prevent
for the future the demonetizatlon OF
any kind of legal tender money oy
private contract.
| - BONDS.
We are opposed to the policy ana
practice Of Surrendering to the hOiu,
ers of the obligations, of the United
States, the option reserved by law u
( the government of redeeming sucn 90,
Iligations in either silver coin or golu
coin. ,.s;n
We are opposed to the issuing or IN,
Iterest-bearing bonds OF the Unlleu
States in time of peace, and condemn
the trafficking with banking ssyndl'
Icates which, in exchange for oohus
and at an enormous profit to them
selves. supply the federal treasury
with gold to maintain the policy oi
gold monOmetallism.
ISSUE OF MONEY.
Congress alone has the power tt
coin and issue money, and Prerldenl
jackson declared that this power
conld not be delegated to ocorporatlonS
or individuals. We therefore ue,
nounce the issuance of notes INTENDED
to circulate as money by nationa
hanks as in derogation OF the consul
| tntion, and we demand that all pape.
which is made a legal tender fol
public and private debts or whlca II i
receivable for duties to the UnlteC
States shall be be issued by the GOV
ernment of the United States ana
shall be redeemable in COIN
TARIFF.
We hold that tariff duties should o'
levied for purpose of revenue, sucn .otl du
| ties to be so adjusted as 10 operatt
equally throughout the country ao ane
not discriminate between class or seo II
J tion, and that taxation shoulu ILL., ~
limited by the needs of the govern =
, ment honestly and economically au
ministrated. ,,tob 20 bnsi
We denounce as disturbing 10 DusI Hr
ness the Republican threat to rest9r y
: the Mckinley law, which mas t"Ic po
! been condemned by the people 10 ha q
tional elections, and when, enac'e'
under the false plea of protectlonI = :
> home industry, proved O'fr as ar
breeder of trusts and monopolles' til 1n
Tiched the few by the expense OF W
| -.-iotod frada and deprive