Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08

tcuUcrs eQudtiy with COLO, Tor al DEBTS,
public and private, and we favor such legis-
latioa as will prevent the demonetixa ton
OF any kind Of legal tender money by pri-
vate contract.
OF surrendering to the holders Of the ob1i-
cations Of the United States the option re-
served by law to the government Of re-
deeming such obligations In either silver
coin or gold coin. We are opposed to the
lssuiEg of Understanding bonds of the
United States in times Of peace and con-
domn the trafticking with banking syndi-
Gates which. In exchange for bonds and at
an enormous profit to themselves. supply
the FEDERAL treasury with gold to maintain
the policy Of gold monometallism
congress alone has the power to coin and
issue money, and President Jackson de-
eiared that this power could not be delegat-
eo 10 corporations or individuals
we. therefore. demand that the power to
issue notes to circulate as money be taken
rom the banks and that all paper money
ShaH De issued directly by the Treasury
Department.
we hold that tariff duties should be
!evled solely for purposes of revenue, and
| that taxation should be limited by the needs
of the government, honestly and eeonom-
tcaIy administered We denounce as dis
tufpihs 10 business the republican threat
h TO restore the Mckinley law. which has
been twice condemned by the peoDla in
rational elections, and which. enacted IN
ger the false plea of protection to home in
oostry. proved prolific breeder of trusts
a anu nionopoies, enriched the few at the
expense OF the many, restricted trade and
deprived the producers of the great Amer,-
can staples access to their natural mar
kets. until the money question is settled
~, aas opposed to any agitation or fur
.ner changes IN our tariff laws, except such
as are necessary to make I'D the deficit In
IeV.1ue caused by the adverse decision Of
'nT Th supreme Court on the income tax
mere would have been no deficit in fed
eral revenue during the last two ve.rs h,,,
ioT the annulment by the Supreme Court of
law passed by a democratic Congress- in
s s pursuance of the uniform decision of
,nat court for nearly 100 years, that court
having sustained cons titutionai obiactions
10 It's enactment which had been over
luied by the ablest judge who has ever sat
on that bench ''
We declare that IT is tho dut,, ~ ,~,..,,1..
10 use all the constitutional power which
remains after that decision, or which NAV
come from Its reversal by the court az II
lay hereafter be Constituted so that the
n.Iuens OF taxation may be cquSlly and
| fmpartially laid, to the end that w.,lth
may beer its due proportion OF the expenses
OF the government i
we hold that the most efficient way IN
protect american labor is to prevent the
importation of foreign pauper labor to com
pete with 1t In the home market, and that
| the value of the home market to our AmerI
| 49, a n ana artisans is greatly re-
| Suced Dy vicious monetary system which
| uePresses the prices of their products he
| low the cost of production and thus de-
means n Caf fvr;,, 1,
needs iiS .heii
we denounce the profiigate waste of the
.ioney "ruhg from the people by oppressive
taxation and the lavish representations of
| i e..h. republican Congresses. which have
KEPT taxes high, while the labor that navs
| them Is unemployed, and the products Of
| me people s toll are depressed In price Till
,nes no longer repay the cost of production
we demand a return to that simplicity and
economy which best BELTS darnoora.;o
| government and reduction in the number
u useless offices. the salaries of which
ut Wa the substance of the people
we denounce arbitrary Interference In,
ieueral authorities in local affairs as a VIC,
iauon or the Constitution of the I-nitad
Sa.es' ana crime against free institu
| , ,o' anu we especially object to govern
Ill Ill ny injunction as a new and highly
9anserous form of oppression, by which
!euefai Judges. In contempt of the Laws Of
.ne states and the rights of citizens. become
We 81 slalors. judges and executioners
we are opposed to life tenure in the nuh-
nc service We favor appointments hsssd
upon merit, fixed terms of office and sHcL
on ,..;,i of the civil service laws
as VIII afford equa! opportunities 10 all citis
Zens OF asc~rtained fitness VII
We ueciaIe II TO be the unwritten law of
inns republic. established by custom and
1880 pl 10 years, and sanctioned by the
eHaihpies OF the greatest and wisest of tbosa
VINO rounded and have maintained orr NV
q niieht mat no man should he eligible. to
| d C .,,,ra term OF the presidential Office.
,Sohlidlhg In the justice of our causa and
the necessity of its success at tbs ILL a Lu
submit the foregoing declaration of min
| n,p, n ana purposes to the considerate jIidg-
th en -, VI me American people. We invite
she SUPPORT OF all citizens who approve tbayo
anu VINO desire to have them made effecfiys
.nlousn legislation, for the relief of the
people ana the restoration of the countrv.s
prosperity. e Country 5
fhe Pacific railroad plank offare5 b.,
senator White has been adopted bv the
committee on resolutions ~