The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-04
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HONOR IS BUFFAL0'S

government tor aise and maintain prices by
law, and proposes no remedy for existing
evils, except oppressive and unjust taxation
me national democracy here convened
therefore renews its declaration of a faith in
democratic principles especially as applicable
to thee onditions of times.
TaAstlon, tariff, excise or direct, is right
fully imposed only for public purposes and
not for private gain. Its amount is justly
measured by public expenditures. which
should be limited by scrupulous economy
The sum derived by the treasury from tariff
and excise levfes is affected by the state of
trade and of consumption. The amount re-
quired by the treasury is determined by the
appropriations made by congress. The de-
mand of the republican party for an increase
In tariff tax has its pretext in the deficiency
of revenue which has it's causes in the stag
nation OF trade and reduced CONSUMPTION
due entirely to the loss of confidence that has
followed the populist threat of free coinage
and depreciation of our money, and the re-
publican practice of eXtravagant appropriations
beyond the needs of good government We
arraign and condem the populistic conven-
tions of Chicago and st. Louis for their CO.
operation
with the republican party increasing these
conditions, which are pleaded in justification
of heavy increase of burdens of the peo-
pie, and further resort to protection. We
therefore denounce protection and it's ally,
free coinage of silver, as schemes for the
personal profit of a few at the expense of
the many, and oppose the parties which stand
for these schemes hostile to the people OF
the republic, whose food and shelter, comfort
and property are attached by higher taxes
and deprecated money.
In fine we reaffirm the historic democratic
doctrine of tariff for revenue only.
We demand that henceforth modern and
liberal policies towards American shipping
shall take the place of our imitation of the
restricted statutes of the eighteenth century,
which were abandoned by every maritime
power but the United States, and which. to
the nations humiliation have driven Amer
lean capital and enterprise to the use of
alien flags and alien crews, have made the
stars and stripes an almost unknown en-
blem in foreign countries and have virtually
extinguished the race of American seamen.
We oppose the pretense that discriminating
duties will promote shipping, and that scheme
is an invitation to commercial warfare upon
the United States, un-American in the light
of our great commercial treaties, Offering no
gain whatever to American shipping while
greatly increasing ocean freights on our agri-
cultural and manufactured products.
THE MONEY PROBLEM.
The experience of mankind has shown
that by reason of their natural qualities
gold is the necessary money of the large
affairs of commerce and business, while
silver is conveniently adapted to minor trans
actions. and the most beneficial use of both
together can be ensured only by the adop-
tion of the former as a standard of monetary
measure, and the maintenance of silver at a
parity with gold by it's limited coinage under
such safeguards of law. This is the largest
possible enjoyment of both metals gained,
with the value universally accepted through
out the world. which constitutes the only