Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-10
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A MODEL PLATFORM.
Adopted BY the Democrats In National
Convention

Convention.
The following is the full and com
plete platform as adopted by the
National Democratic convention:
We, the Democrats OF the United
STATES IN national convention assemb-
led, do reatlirm our allegiance to those
great essential principles of Justice
and liberty upon which our institu.
tions are founded, and which the
Democratic party has advocated from
JeiferSOn'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
citizens before the law, and the faith
full observance of constitutional limi-
| tationS.
During all these years the Demo-
cratic party has resisted the tendency
Of selfish interests to the centraliz-
alton of governmental power, and
Steadfastly maintained the integrity
of the dual scheme of government
established by the founders of this
republic of republics. Under its
guidance and teachings the great
principle of local self-goYernment has
found its best expression in the main
tenance of the rights of the states
and in its assertion of the necessity
of confining the general government
to the exercise of powers granted by
| the constitution of the United States.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
The constitution of the United
States guarantees to every citizen the
rights of civil and religious liberty.
The democratic party has always been
the exponent of political liberty and
religious freedom and it renews its
| obligations and reatirms its devotion
to these fundamental principles of
| the constitution.
FINANCE.
Recognizing That the money ques-
tiOn is paramount to all Others at this
time, we invite attention to the fact
that the constitution names silver
and gold together as the money meta $
lof the United States, and that the
first coinage law passed by congress
under the constitution made the sill
yer dollar the money unit, and adj
mitted gold to free cottage at ratio
based upon the silver dollar unit.
We declare that the act of 1873 de-
monetiZing silver without the knowl-
edge OF approval of the American peO-
pie has resulted in the appreciation
of gold, and corresponding fall in
the price 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, the prostratiOn OF industry,
and impoverishment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to mon
lOmetallism, which has locked fast the
prosperity of an industrial people In
PARALYSIS of hard times, Gold mono
metallism is a British policy, and It's
adoption has brought other nations
into financial servitude to London.
1t is not only un-American, but anti
| American, and it can be fastened on
the United States only by the sitting
of that spirit and love Of liberty
which proclaimed our political inde-
pendence in 1776 and won In the war
of the revolution.
FREE COINAGE.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage Of both silver and gold at the
present legal ratio Of l6 TO !, 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
for the future the characterization OF
any kind of legal tender money by
| private contract.
BONDS.
We are opposed TO the policy ana
practice OF surrendering TO the hold.
ers of the obligations, OF the united
| States, the option reserved by law tO
| the government OF redeeming such OBJ.
Legations in either silver coin or gold
coin.
We are opposed to The issuing OF In,
terest-bearing bonds OF the United
States In time Of peace, and condemn
the trafilcking with banking syndl'
Gates which, in exchange Tor oonds
and at an enormous prOht 10 them
selves, supply the federal treasury
with gold To maintain the policy ol
gold mOnOmetallism.
ISSUE OF MONEY.
Congress alone has the power tC
coin and issue money, and Prerlden'
Jackson declared that TINS power
Icould not be delegated 10 corporations
or individuals. We therefore de
lnounce the Issuance Of notes intended
10 circulate as money by nationa
banks as In derOgation OF the eOnsti
ItutIOn. and we demand that all papel
(which Is made a legal tender fol
Ipubllc and private debts or which i
| Receivable for duties TO the United
I'ytates shall be be ISSUED by the gov
Iernment of The United States and
shall be redeemable In coin.
TARIFF.
We hold that tariff duties should b.
levied for purpose Of revenue, such du
ties TO be so adjusted as 10 OperaU
Iequally throughout the country am