Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-31
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
From the N. Y. Journal


From the N Y Journal
lnst an irresistible desire to read the book into the minds u of people
who would never have thought such an amusement if had not a
vice for democratic platform Party platforms rule particularly
ticng
ibed in boodcurdlg all the fascination
When the honest citizen tmd this awful manifesto of revou
what will he find? Suppose we take up the platform order and
principles Of Justice and UPON which our institutions are founded and which the
freedom the freedom of conscience the preservation of personal rights the
limitations "S '' '0s ana D "'A'" observance constitutions"
revolutionary
But America can read except by persons
coinage
the
mistaken policy but that has
both parties the last twenty
ventins Democratic Republican,
Houses can hardly considered wild explosion Of Nsm Ifs vote
for silver William
hen
eve hold that tariff duties should for purposes of
revenue and that taxation should be limited by the of
the Government honestly and economically administered
We denounce disturbing business the republican
to restore the Mckinley law which has
ed by the people in national elections and which, enacted
under the false plea of protection to home industry proved
prolific breeder OF trusts and monopoe enriched the few
the expense of the many restricted and deprived the pro-
ducers of the great American staples their natural
markets
Un the money question is settled opposed to
agitation for further changes tariff laws except such
necessary the deficit caused by the adj
verse decision of the supreme Court on the income tax
PLAINLY
they
fashioned
q further
Supreme
slaughtered order - 'O'N
"rhere would be deficit the but
nument by the Supreme Court of law by Demo-
ratio Congress in strict of the uniform decisions
that court for nearly hundred years. that court having
tanned constitutional objections to its enactment which have
been yerued by the abest Judges who had that
BENCH
eve declare duty Congress to use all the
constitutional power which remains after that decision,
which may from its reversal by the court tmay here
after be constituted that the burdens Of taxation be
equally and impartally laid to the end that may all bear
prop orion Of the expenses of the Government"
The et @ f II i th nnaso1 sftt pG
s c ft OIL Nbu 'ns that the t Of s %
regard to the income tax literally The second part then must be that
all power that remains to that the burdens of
that tho C always has been dflv from time o e
not been Constituted last year. any time the
century the income would have been annu bond issue
would and perhaps Nh Bryan might nothae been nominated
The for sensations passes hastily this
isng ground proceeds
denounce arbitrary by Federal authorities
i'll local affairs violation of the constitution of the United
States and crime against free institutions and especially
object by injunction and highly danger
of oppression by which Federal Judges, contempt of
the laws of the States and rights of citizens become leg
slaor judges and execuoner and approve the bill passed
the last session Of the United States Senate and pending
the House relative to contempt Federal courts and rovd
ling for trials by jury in certain of contempt
Capitalization undermined
pay debts
with ideals
Tevouioni that prevailed
the third
the Presidency wants that the Chicago
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