Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-08-27
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70 those great esstntial principles of justice
and liberty upon which our institutions are
founded and which the Democratic party has
advocated from JetieraSn's time 70 our own
freedom Of speech. freedom Of the press, free
DON Of conscience. the preservation Of per-
sonal rights, the equality of all citizens before
the law. and the faithful observance Of con-
stitntional limisa tons
Dnring all these years the Democratic party
has resisted the tendency Of selfish interests
70 the Capitalization Of governmental power
and steadfastly main tanned the integrity OF
the dual scheme Of government established by
the founders OF this republic Of repub lies
Under its guidrDce and teachings the great
principle Of local self government has found
its best expression In the maintenance Of the
rights Of the states and It's assertion Of the
necessity Of combining the general government
70 the exercise Of the powers granted by the
constitution Of the United States
The constitution OF the United States guar
antees 20 every citizen the rights Of civil and
religious liberty. The Democratic party has
always been the exponent OF political liberty
and of religious freedom. and IL renews its OBJ
legations and reafRrms the devotion to those
fundamental principles Of the constitution.
Recognizing that the money question is par
amount TO all others ct this time, we invite
attention 10 the fact that the federal constitu-
ton names silver and gold together os the
money metals Of the United States. and that
the lrst coinage law passed by congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar the
monetary unit and admitted gold TO free coin
age at q ratio based upon the silver unit
We are opposed 10 the policy and practice
Of surrenderine to the holders Of the obliga-
tons Of the United States the option reserved
by law 10 the government Of redeeRing such
obligation in either silver coin or gold coin
We are opposed TO the issuing of interest
do a,f fhs sf.,dS 90
peace, and condemn the trafhckine with bank
ng syDdicates which, in exchange for bonds
and enormous profit to themselves, supply thh
federal treasury with gold 70 maintain the
policy Of gold monometallism.
| Congress alone has the power to coin or issue
money, as President Jsskon declared that
this power could not be delegated to corpora
tons or individuals.
" therefore denounce the issuance of
notes intended to circulate as money by ma
tlona banks as in delogation OF the constl-
tuition and we demand that all paper which is
made legal tender for public and private
debts or which is receivable for dues to the
Upised States. shall be issued by the govern
mept o. the United States and shall be re-
deemable in coin.
We hold that tariff duties should be levied
for purposes of revenue such duties to be 30 ad-
justed as to operate equally throughout the
country, and not discriminate between class
or section, and that taxation should be limited
by the needs OF the government honestly and
economically administered We denounce az
disturbing to business the Republican threat
TO restore the Mckinley law,
Until the money question is settled we are
opposed TO any agitation for further changes
In our tariff laws, except such as are neces-
Bary TO meet the deficit in revenue caused by
the adverse decision of the supreme court on
: the income tax
But for this decision by the supreme court
there would be no deficit in the revenue under
the law passed bya Democratic congress in
strict pursuance Of the unifor n decisions OF
that court for nearly one hundred years, that
coult baving under that decision sustained
constitutional objections to is enactment
which have been overruled by the ableSt
judges who have ever sat on that bench,
We declare that 1t is the duty Of congress to
use all the constitutional power which re-
mains after that decision, or which may come
from its reversal by the court as it may here.
after be constituted, so that the burdens Of
taxation may be equally and impartially laid,
to the end that wealth may bear its due pro-
portion OF the expenses of the government
Wehold that the most efficient way of pro
tecting American labor is to prevent the i'm
portation Of foreign psuper labor TO compete
with it in theahome MARKET and that the value
OF the home market to our American farmers
aud artisans is greatly reduced by vicious
monetary system which depresses the prices
of their products below the cost of production
and thus deprives them of the means of pur.
chasing tha products OF our home manufecto-
"A ries.
md as labor creates the wealth ofthe coun
try We demand the passage Of such Jaws as
may be necessary to protect it in all its rights
absorption OF wealth by the few, the
consolidation of our leading railroad systems
and the formation of trusts and pools require
stricter control by the federal government
Of those arteries of commerce. We demand
the enlargemt at Of the powers Of the inter
state commC .oe commission and such restric-
tions and qua raDtees in the control Of rail.
roads as will protect the people from robbery
and oppression
We denounce the profiigste waste Of tbs
msney wrung from the people by oppressive
taxation and the lavish appropriations Of re-
cent Republican congresses, which have kept
taxes high, while the labor that pays them is
unemployed, and the products Of the peoples
toll are depressed in price till they no longer
reray the cost of production.
We demand return to that simplicity ant
economy which BELTS democratic govern
ment ard q reduction of the number OF use
less Offices, the salaries of which drain th
substance Of the people.
We Genounc6 arbitrary interference by fed
eral authorities in local affairs as q violation
t~ of the constitution OF the United States and 9
crime against free institutions, and we es
pecially object 20 government by injunction
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Ff the laws of the states and rights Of citizens
become at once legislators, judges and execu
tioners, and we approve the bill passed at the
last session of the United States senate and
now pendine In the house Of representat,ves
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