Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-07-17
SILVER AT 10 TO
PLATFORM FORMULATED BY THE
DEMOCRATIC sUB-COMMITTEE.
Free Coinage Independent of All
Other Nations Is the All I'M
pOrtant Plank.

lutions was not prompt in assembling
today, owing to the fact that the sub
committee was at work until late this
morning.
The Subcommittee made its report to
the full committee, submitting the plat
form adopted last night.
w. w. Gatewood, the Texas delegate,
made an argument in favor of modera ton
in the tariff declaration and submitted
the following. which has been incorpor-
ated:
Resolved That we favor tariff for
revenue sufficient to defray the necessary
| expenses of the government economically
| administered and 60 adjusted as not to
| discriminate against the industries of any
| section, and especially raw materials of
the south and west, including their wool.
hides, sheep. cattle and other livestock
| interests
| Allen w. Thurman of Ohio offered
Johns amendment to the financial plank.
| providing for issuance of coin certificates
| n times of money stringenoy in exchange
| for United States bonds, and spoke in its
| favor.
Thurman's amendment was rejected.
The secretary proceeded with the read
ing of the platform, section by section,
developing little discussion as he pro-
crossed.
Senator Hill made a suggestion when
the paragraph demanding the immediate
restoration of free and unlimited coinage
Of silver was read. to the effect that there
should be declaration for the preserva-
lion of the parity of the metals.
This brought discussion as to the alb
sence of the minority report, several Sill
yer men complaining that the minority
report was being unduly delayed and say
ing that it should be before the full COM
mittee to be considered, together with the
majority report.
Later it was stated by members chat the
| n n Nil t..1
the committee, but TO the convention. 1t
may take the form of a protest.
The paragraph condemning the issuance
OF bonds in time of peace, started dis
| cussion, which was participated in by
Thomas, Tillman, German and others
| ly discussed.
| Finally the paragraph was slightly
amended on motion of Thomas of Colo
| RADIO.
The Platform.
The platform submitted by the majority
| OF the committee on resolutions is as fol-
| lows:
| I'VE, the democrats of the United
| States, in national convention assembled
| do reaf1irm our allegiance to those great
essential principles of justice and liberty
| upon which our institutions are founded
and which the democratic party has
| maintained from Jefferson's time to our
|
press, freedom, of conscience, the preser-
walton of personal rights the equality
of all citizens before the law and the
| faithful observance of constitutional lin
| ltatons.
During all these years the democratic
party has resisted the tendency of selfish
| interests to the Capitalization of govern
| mental power, and steadfastly maintained
| the integrity of the dual scheme of gov
| eminent as established by the founders of
| this republic of republics. Under its
| guidance and teachings the great princi-
pie OF local self government has found its
| best expression in the maintenance of tie
| rights of the states and its assertion of
the necessity of combining the general gov
eminent to the exercise of the powers
| granted by the constitution of the United
| States.
Money Question Paramount.
| Recognizing that the money question
is paramount to all others at this lime.
| We invite attention to the fact that the
| federal constitution names silver and gold
| together as the money metals of tie
| United States, and that the first coin
age law passed by congress under the
constitution made the silver dollar the
unit of value and admitted gold to free
coinage at ratio based upon the silver
| dollar unit.
I'VE declare that the act OF 1873 de-
| monetizing silver without the knowle lgc
or approval of the American people, mas
resulted in the appreciation of gold and
a corresponding fall in the prices OF
commodities produced by the people; a
| heavy increase in the burden of taxation
and of all debts, public and private the
| enrichment of money-lending classes at
| home and abroad, the paralysis of INDUS
| try and mpoyerishment of the people
I'VE are unalterably opposed 20 the
monometallism which has locked fast the
/ al a tn, la
| paralysis of hard times. Gold monOmet-
! allism Is a British policy and it's
| general adoption has brought other ma
uons into financial servitude to London
| 1t is not only un-American, but anti
American and it can be fastened upon
the United States only by the sitting of
that indomitable spirit and love of liberty
which proclaimed our political independ-
ence in 1l16 and won 1t in the war of the
| revolution.
I'VE demand the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of both gold and sill
yer a. the present legal ratio of
l6 to /, without waiting Tor the aid or
consent of any other nation. We de-
mand that the standard silver dollar shall
be a full legal tender. equally with col a.
for all debts. public or private, and We
favor such legislation as will prevent
for the future the decentralization of any
Kind of legal tender money by private
contract
I'VE are opposed to the policy and prac-
tice of surrendering to the holders Of
the obligations of the United States the
option reserved by law 10 the govern-
ment of redeemng such obligations in
either silver coin or gold coin.
We are opposed to the Issuing Of inter-
est-bearing bonds of the United States in
times of peace, and condemn the traffic
with banking syndicates which. in ex-
chanse Tor bonds at an enormous profit
to themselves, supply the federal treas
ury with gold to maintain the policy of
gold monometallism. Congress alone has
the power to coin and issue money, and
| President Jackson declared that this DOW
er could not be delegated to corporations
or individuals We therefore demand that
the power to issue notes to circulate as
money be taken from the national banks.
and that all paper money shall be issued
directly by the treasury department, be
redeemable in coin and receivable for all
debts. public and private
On the Tariff.
we hold that the tariff duties should
be levied for the purpose or revenue, such
duties to be readjusted as to operate
| equally throughout tho country apd No,