The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-16
THE PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRACY,
DECLARATION OE PARTY pl,lN.
ClpLES
n straightforward anu Uncuuivocnl
boCum"nt-No Strnudlc on the
Financial Question:

Financial Question.
The following il the platform AS fin
ally agreed upon by the committee on
rcsolutions 10 be submitted TO the con
vcntiOn
We, the Democrats OF the United
states, in national convention asscm
bicd, 90 rcaillrn our allcg lance to those
| great canchtial principles OF Justice
and liberty upon which our institutions
| are founded, and which the Democratic
| party has advocated from Jclfcrson's
time TO our Own-frccd0m OF sDccch,
lrc:don OF the press, freedom OF con
science, the preservation OF personal
rIBhtE, the equality OF all citizcns be-
Tore the law, and the faithful obscrv-
ancc OF constitutional limitations. Du-
ring all these years, the Democratic
party has resisted the tendency OF sell
iah interests to the Capitalization OF
government power. and stcudfasty
maintained the integrity to the dual
scheme OF government established by
thc lonhdcrs OF this republic Of rCpub
liCa. tndcr It's guidance and teachings
the great principle OF local sclf-gOvcrn-
men. 1:.a found it,, best expression in
the 'nhintcnn.::"" OF rights OF the State
and In -. ASSERTION Of :hc necessity Of
Cnn"n!nE III" general pOvU:nmcnt to
.tG nxcrctac OE tn" power granted by
the fnna.tJt!nH rf the United States.
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