The San Francisco call., 1896-06-24
DESPERATION OF DEMOCRACY

work of the world since the dawn of civiliza-
ton, and which was made the basis of the
monetary system by Hamilton and Jefferson,
is absolutely necessary At present to the pros
perity of mankind and that its re-es tablish-
ment will check the present business paralysis,
viii give to the country a safe and honest cur
reney of adequate volume, will restore prices
of agricultural commodities, will encourage
enterprise and give onr people steady anG prot
liable employment. Having learned through
bitter experience that Wall street has con-
trolled the financial legislation at Washington,
and knowing that every effort will be made TO
defeat the Will of the people, we deem it proper
to be explicit in our declarations.
Actuated by the foregoing principles and
desiring the prosperity of the people, we de-
mand the immediate restoration OF the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
as standard money at the ratio of 16 ounces OF
silver TO l ounce of gold, OF equal hneness,
with full legal ten Ter power to each metal,
without waiting for or depending on any
other nation on earth; and the delegates from
this convention to the National Democratic
Convention are instructed TO use all honorable
means to secure similar declaration by said
National Convention and to support only such
men for the Presidency as are in full and pro-
nounced sympathy with these principles.
We are also opposed TO the contraction of the
currency by the retirement of any part of the
present outstanding treasury notes.
We favor a tariff for revenue only, and de-
clare that the Government should collect no
more taxes than are necessary to defray the
expenses of the Government, honestly and
economically administered.
We are unaltersbly opposed to the revival of
any such monstrosity in legislation as that act
of Congress which was known as the McKin-
ley law, which for the fiscal year ending June
80 1894, produced deficit in the United
States treasury of $40, 100000, under which
wages were greatly lowered, and which gave
proprietors a monopoly, while it permitted
them to fill their shops with the cheapest kind
of cheap labor brought from all parts OF the
earth.
We demand the abolition of government by
injunction, that new form of oppression and
weapon of the money power never Detore heard
of among men, whereby Federal Judge at
once became a legislator, Judge and executor.
1t is absolutely destructive of republican in
stitutions; it robs the American people of the
right OF trial by jury and of all the protection
by the constitution. The arbitrary interfer-
ence on the part OF the Federal Government
in local affairs by ignoring lawful authorities
is not only violation of the constitution of
the United States, but crime against free
government, anG is destructive OF the very
foundations OF uemOCrauc ana repuDIiedQ IN
stitutions.
We call attention to the fact that the Ma
tional Republican Convention, recently in ses-
sion at st. Louis, was absolutely dominated by
those men who devour thesubstance OF others,
and by those influences which have been so
prolific of corruption in all branches of the
public service. That convention yielded to
the iron hand of the barons OF monopoly and
nominated as President the author OF the most
iniquitous tariff bill ever enacted, and, bowling
down to the money power, declared in favor
OF a single gold standard.
We favor an amendment to the Federal con-
stitution permitting the leyying and collect
ing of an income tax.
The delegates from this convention to the
National Democratic Convention are in
structed to support only such men for the
Presidency as are in full and pronounced
sympathy with the declarations of this plat
form, and the delegates to the National Con-
vention are instructed to vote upon all mat