The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-08

CHICAGO, July 7-Following is the
platform as agreed to by the sub-com-
mittee to be submitted to the general
committee of the Democratic conven-
ton here tomorrow morning 1t is
thought that few if any notifications
will be made before the resolutions are
presented to the convention, although
planks favoring the Monroe doctrine
and recognizing Cuban belligerency
are proposed. The minority will, Of
course, present a report, taking ground
against the free coinage of silver
1--WE, the Democrats of the United
States, in national convention assem-
| bled, do reafirm our allegiance to
those great essential principles of JUS
tice and liberty upon which our insti-
tutions are founded, and which the
Democratic party has maintained from
Jefferson'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 citi-
zens before the law and the faithful
observance of constitutional nmita-
tons.
IS PARAMOUNT.
Recognizing that the money ques-
ton is paramount to all others at this
time, we invite attention to the fact
that the federal constitution names
silver and gold together as the money
metals of the United States, and that
the first coinage law passed by con-
gress under the constitution made the
silver dollar the unit of value and ad-
mitted gold to free coinage at a ratio
measured by the silver dollar unit.
( 1--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
prices 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; paralysis Of
Industry and impoverishment of the
people.
1--WE are una1terably opposed to the
single gold standard, which has locked
fast the prosperity of an industrious
people in the paralysis of hard times
Gold monometallism is a British poll
icy, founded upon British greed for
gain and power. and it's general adop-
ton has brought other nations into
financial servitude to London. 1t IS
not only un-American but anti-Amer-.
lean. and it can be fastened upon the
United States only by the sitting Of
that indomitable spirit and love of lib
erty which proclaimed our political in
pendence in 1776 and won it in the war
of the revolution.
I'VE demand the immediate restora-
ton of the free aid unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the present legal
ratio of 16 to 1, without 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, for
all debts, public and private. and we
favor such legislation as will prevent
the decentralization of any kind OF le-
gal tender money by private contract.
,,,y,,,ss.u - tie pOIlcy and
practica of surrendering to the holders
of the obligations of the United States
the option reserved by law to the gov
eminent of redeeming such obligations
IN either silver coin or gold coin.
1--WE are opposed to the issuing OF
Understanding bonds OF the United
States in times Of peace. and condemn