The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-09
HERE IS THE PLATFORM
Upon Which the Standard Bearer Of the
National Democracy Will Have TO Stand.
FREE C0IAAGE AND A REVENUE TARIFF.
silver ana Gold should Dc hop. M nm
Absolute Parity OF 10 TO l-'FursH
should be Laid Equally on all Sec
tions-The Platform IN short but
Ii is CnequivocaI.

Chicago. July S.-Thc following Is the
platform as finally agreed upon by the
Committee on Resolutions, to be SUBJ
| mitted TO the Convention when the re-
| port Is called for:
we, the Democrats OF the United
states; IN National Convention assem-
pled. 90 reaiiirm our allegiance TO those
great essential principles OF justice ard
liberty upon which our institutions are
founded, and which the Democratic par
| ~ has advocated from Jefferson,s time
| to our own-freedom OF speech freedom
OF Inc press. freedom of conscience.
the preservation of personal rights. the
equ9Sty of all citizens before the law
and the faithful Observance of cons,dt II .
,iohal limitations. During all these wears
the democratic party has resisted the
tendency OF selfish interests to the CEN
tidiHt'WoIi OF governmental power and
steadfaStly maintained the integrity of
,he dual scheme of government estab-
iisheu U! Hhe founders of thi: republic
OF republics. Under its guidance and
teachings the great principle of local SELF
government. has founded sts best ex-
preSSion In the maintenance of rights OF
the states. and i'm its assertion of the
necessity of combining the general gov
| eminent to the exercise of the powers
granted by 1.-THE Constitution of the
United States.
FINANCE.
Recognizing that the money u,estion
Is paramount TO all others at this tIme
we inVt-e attention to the fact that the
federal Constitution names SILVER md
gola together as the money metals of the
nnited states, and that the firdt coinage
law passed by Congress under the Com
stttution made the silver dollar tho mon
etaEv unit and admitted gold to free
coinage at Il ratio based upon the silver
dollar unit 'N ei
we declare that the act of 1873 damon
euiZlhG eilNer without .he knowledpe or
appioNhl oi the American people, has re-
suited In ;he appreciation of gold ara "a
corresponding fall in the prices Of con-
hodiiies produced by the people: 81
hcaVy Increase In the burden of toy,,,o,,
ana OF all debts, public and private. ,be
enrichment of she money lendIn, cla 90
al nome and abroad; the prostration
oi industry and impoverlshment of the
people. t"e
We are nnalterably opposed to q mo-
hometallism which ha, locked fas, rba
prosperity of an industrial PEOPLE in tho
paralysis OF hard timcs Cold ,,o,o
lleiaiilsm IS British policy and lie
adoption hss brought other nations into
hhahcial servitudc to London. II Is NO,
ohiS uh-American but anti-Amer;cap
- ~ NtAAl pt fastened the Tns. ,nl
States only by 'yhe sitting of that sni,,it
ana love of liberty which proclo in,ea
our polftioal independence i'm 1776 ond
won II IN The war Of the revolution
we demand the free and unlimited
coinage OF both gold and silver Mt thc
present legal ra:!o of Is to l. without
waiting for the aid or consant of 49,.
other nation. We demand that tbS sta
aard silver dollar shall be a full legal
tenuer' equally with gold, for all doSts
puDic ana private and we favor ,s,Icb
iSsSiatloh as will prevent for the f,,.urn
80. pehiohctl2atlon OF any kind of legal
'emueF money by private contract.
are opposed To the policy and prac-
@ .ice oi surrendering To the holders OF the
opilsatlons of the United States the an.
tloh reserved by Law to the government
Oh redeeming such obligations I'm either
silver coin or gold coin.
are opposed To the issuing of inter-
es' peaf1nS bonds of the United States
III Time OF peace. and condemn the tror
iickihs with banking Syndicates wbirL
IN exchange for bonds and at an enor'
nous proht TO maintain the policy of
Sold monometallism.
Congress alone has tho po,var 70 oo;,
anu issue money, and President Jackson
declared that Ibis power could NOT no
uciegated To corporations or fndivi6,,aIs
we. therefore, demand that the mower
TO issue notes to circulate as money ha
takan from the nationla banks nnd tbot
All paper money shall he issued directs,
by the treasury department, be redeem
ap!e III coin ana receivable for all debts
public and private.
TARIFF.
We hold that tariff duties should he
levied Tor purposes OF revenue. such du
Ties TO be so adjusted as to operate
equally throughout the country and
not discriminate between class or sec
tlon, ana that taxation should be limit
ed by the needs of the government. hon
estly ana economically administered
we denounce as disturbing to business
me republican threat to restore the MIC
iSinley law, which has twice been con-
demned by the people in national cleo
tions. and which enacted under the
false plea of protection to home indus
tries. proved prolific breeder of trusts
and monopolies. enriched the few Mt the
expense of the many, restricted the
trade and developed the producers OF
the great American staples of access to
their natural markets. Until the money
question is settled, we are opposed to
any agitation for further changes in orr
tarih laws except such as are necessary
to meet the deficit in revenue caused by
adverse decision OF the Supreme Court
on the income tax. But FOR this decision
by the Supreme Court, there would he
no deficit In the revenue under the law
passed by a Democratic Congress in
strict pursuance of the uniform deci-
sions of that court for nearly one h,1n-
dred years, that court havingin that de-
cision sustained constitutional obiec-
ttons to its enactment which had pre-
vtously been overruled by the ablest