Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-10-16
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

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national eonvention rsseab.-t ID rcanar-n
our nlieCiance 10 those gre cssentiai prsr-
fipicS CT jrSfice cfd IN crty uyor which or
insnta'soos are fc-s1Gs d. a<i1 whish sne DEM
cratic pTty faS ;dNCeetctl from Jcr-rSoa'S
time 10 cur own-freedcrn c( sr,eccn T. sedor,
OF the press. freedom o. conscience the
preservation OF persOnni ry-bts. the EQUALITY
q all citizens before the La ard the faishfay
Observance Of constitutional Nmis1tioaS
luring all these years the democratic party
las resisted the tendency o. SCI nsh interests
20 the Capitalization OF government pov Sr
and SteadiaStiy m intIined the fitesr,t. OF
the ca Schetre of government estabiishcd tn
the founders OF ehfs rcpub ic Of REPUBLICS
Vnsscr its guidance aud teachings the ere {
principal or local self-=ovcrnnicnt n IS foursl
its best expression in the rnatntc n nee OF the
rights OF she states and n its assertion of the
necessity OF confininy the general governments
to the exercises OF the powers granted by the
constitution Of the Uaitcd States
The, constitution OF the United States
guarantees TO every citizen the rio ut Of civil
and religious liberty. The democratic plrfV
mas always been the exponent OF political lib
erty and religious freedom snd IL renews its
oo!1sations nd res firms iss devotion To these
fundamental principles Of the constitution
Recognizing that The money question. is par
amount 70 all others NJ this time We iuvife
attention 10 the CT that the federal consti@
tuition names silver and gold toRe Their az the
money metals OF the United States and tb;;t
the FIRST coinaSc law parsed by congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar the
monetary unit OF value and admitted gold TO
free coinage at a ratio measured by the silver
dollar unit
We declare that the act OF 1873 demonetizinr
silver without the knowled 20 or approvnl of
the American people has resulted In the ap-
probation OF gold ana a CORE spending fan in
the prices OF commodities produced by the
people. a heavy increase in the burden of tax
alton and OF all debts public and private: the
enrichment OF the money~lendinK class az
home and abroad postrstion OF Industry and
tmpoveriShmont of the peOplc
We are unalteraoly opposed to the single
Rolo STANDARD which his locked fast the pros
perity OF an Industrial people Ia the paralysis
OF hard times. Gold monometalliSm Is a
British policy and its adoption has brought
other nations into financial servitude TO Lon
don IL is not only un-Amcrican but anti
american and 1t can be fastened on the United
states only by the sitting OF that indomitabla
spirit and love OF liberty which proclaimed
our political indie pendeuce in 1875 AID won a
in the war OF the revolution
We demand the free and unlimited coio,pe
OF both silver and gold the present le, / r.,,io
OF 10 to l. without waiting for the lid or consent
OF any other nation We demand that The
standard silver dollar shall be a fun leral ten
der equally with gold for all debts pubic and
private, and we favor such legisl tion viii
prevent the dcuOnetiz tion OF any kind of lss
gal tender money by private contract
We are opposed 70 the policy and practice
OF surrondertng TO the holders OF the obligl-
ttons or the United states the option rescrvea
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obligations In either silver coin OF gold coin
We are opposed to the iss uing Of interest =
bearing bonds OF the United States in time OF
peace. and condemn the traniclxinx with bank
Ing syndicates which. 81 exchange for bonds
ard at an enormous profit TO themselves sun
ply the federal treasury with gold to maintain
the policy OF gold recommendation
Congress alone has the power TO coin and
issue money. and Prcsidens Jackson declared
that this power could not be delegated 10 cor.
porations or individuals.
We therefore denounce the issuance ~
notes intended TO circulate rs money b, ma
tonal banks as in derogatior Of the constitsf-
tion and we demand that all paper which L.
made q legal tender for public and private
debts. or which is receivable for dues TO tl4c
United StrteS. shall be issued by tho govern
mcnt or the United States and shall be re
deemablc in coin
We hold that tariff duties should be levied
for purposes OF revenue. should also be ats.
lusted TO op,ratc EQUALLY throu-hou,
the country, and not discriminate between
class or section, and that tax ton
should be limited by the needs OF the govcrn-
ment honestly and economically administered
We denounce disturbing TO business this
republican threat TO restore the Mckinley
Law which has been twice condemned NV the
people in the national elections and
which. enacted under the false plea OF
protection TO home industry, proved n proliac
breeder OF trusts and monopolies. enriched
the few Mt the expense OF the many. restrictca
trade and deprived the producers of the great
Anne rican staples OF access TO their natural
markets Until the money question Is
settled VIC arc opposed 20 any agita-
ton for further chSnges in our tariff
laws. except such are necessary 10 meet
the deficit in revenue caused bv the adverse
decision OF the supreme court on the incone
tax There would be no deficit in the revenue
out iof tue annuimcat by the supreme court
OF i law passed bY democratic congress in
strict pursuance OF the uniform decisions OF
taat court Tor nearly one hundred years that
court having In that decision sus-
lined constitutional objections TO It's en-
actmcnt which has been previously over
ruled by the ablcst judges who had ever sat
on thSt bench We declare that IL is the duty
OF congress 10 use all the constitutional mower
winch remains after that decision or which
may come from it's reversal by the court as IN
may hereafter be constituted so tnat The bur-
oenS ei taxation may be equally aud impar-
TALLY laid 10 the end that wealth may bear its
Jus proportion OF the expenses OF government
We hold that the most enlcient way of pro-
tecInR American labor is TO pre- vent tho i'm
portatton OF foreign pauper labor 10 comreta
Win ~ In the home market and with the value
OF the home market 10 our american turner's
and artisans is greatly reduced by vicious
monetary system which dcpresses the prices
or their products below the cost OF production
ana thus deprivcS them OF the means OF ptlr-
CHASING the products OF our home manufac-
tories. and as labor creates the wealsh of the
country, we demand the passage OF such laws
." my 10 ASSVSSuFy 10 protect IL IN all its
rights
We are In favor OF the arbitration OF differ
enccs between employers engaged in Interstate
commerce and their employees and recon-
mend such legislation as is ~ cessary TO carry
out this principle
The absorption OF wealth by the few the
consolidation of our leading railroad systems
ana the formation OF trusts and FOOLS. REQUIRE
siricteF control by thc federal government
OF those arteries OF commerce We demand
the en- arsement OF the Interstate commerce
commission. and such restrictions ana guar
antecS In the control OF RAILWAYS as will pro-
sect the people from robbery and oppression
We denouncc the profigate waste OF tho
money wrung rom the people by oppressive
taxation ana the lavish appropriations OF re-
rent republican congresses. which have kept
taxes high. while tho labor that pays them is
unemployed and the product of the peoples
toll are depressed till they no longer repay the
cost OF production. We demand a return TO
That simplicity ana economy which bents
. democratic government and reduction In
The mum Der Of useless officers. the salaries OF
which drain the substance Of the people
We dcnounce the arbitrary Interference by
federal authorities in local affairs as a vioIa-
lion OF the constitution OF the United States
and a crime against free institutions. and we