The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-15
THE PLATFORM REPORTED.
Full Text Of the Resolutions Agreed Upon
by n Majority OF the Committee.

by m Majority of the Committee.
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'ne convention py 'ne majority Oh tnoOom-
mittee on Resolutions was as follows:
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We, Wv ocunocra,s , oi ,he ohi,eu o,a,es; IN
National oohven'ioh essemnied. 30 reaihtm
our a'icsihnth ,i Nv .hos1 gfea, esseil,iai ptln
rlpies oi lusuce anu noerty upon wnich our
Dan,ocrati, nart,, noe ad,,ooata, ,rnn, To yar,
son's fine 10 our own-freedom of sneech
freedom Of tho press. freedom of coincidence
the preservation of personal rights. the
eaualjty of all citizens before the law nd tho
faithful Observance of constitutional limita-
lions,
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49,. ~ - ,
Dur,ng an ,nese years the pem0cratlc
par,y mas res's.ea ,ne tenuency OF selnsn IN,
.erests 70 the eentraliza oI doyefnmenta'
,r,ty ~ tbo duni ava,o,, 81 ,,oyarnnant astai
| lished by the founders OF this RepublIc of re-
publics. Under its guidance and teachings
| the great principle of local seli-goyernment
has found its vest expression In the main.
tenance the rights ofthe States and IN lie
assertion Of tho necessity of combining the
general government TO tho exercise Of The
powers granted by the Constitution of the
| United States.
s"ser ohce tno oht OF Naiue'
; Recognizing that the money question is
pararnount 70 an others AZ ,nis ume; we IN,
Cous,,,,,,a W .uJ s,,, ,a.' ,ns' VA % %eun'
~ ,ha ,,,o, nass s, % anu go,u ioSe.ner g,
and that ,ba 9rst ooino %, ar, osnnS 10 To,,
areas mnda, ,ha Cons,i,,,io ,ppado .,,cs ,,i,,or
So,,or the mi, of yaj,a AMI adn,i,,aI ,,oid 80
Too ~ ro,io ,,,ans,,rud ~, a., si,,,r
dollar INIT ~ ''''
he orimo OF 10"
we declare that the act OF 1873, hemonetiz-
nrovai 81 Tho Arsrio,n nann,o ne ros,,,d5
In the appreciation of gold and n correspond
! Ing fall In the price of, commodities pro-
duced by the people; a heavy increase in the
| burden OF taxation and of all debt. public
and private; the enrichment OF the money
lender class Mt home and abroad prostration
o, INDUSTRY and impoverishment OF tho peo-
pic
Monometaiiism Denounced.
We are unalterably opposed to monometnl-
| lism which has locked fast the prosperity OF
nm industrial people in tho paralysis Of hard
times. Gold recommendation is n British
EOncy, ,,y, hna us ao9ption mas Drougnt o,ner
n is no, only mn aamarican Int on,i1 1Imeri'
can. ond a. can ba faetoned on the Hated
| States only hv Tho etid;ng ~ that anirit y,
love and liberty which nroclaimed our politi.
| cal indonandanca In I17e nnd ,vo,, a. IN tho
War Of he Reyolution Wv" - - >-e
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| 'ree N"'nase VT io 10 L.
we demand tho free and unlimttod coin
age OF both gold aud silver ut the present
legal ratio OF l6 to i, without waiting for the
au OF Gonsent Oh any o,ner NATION. we De-
",'i ,a. nc s.nuuu s.'cI uour sna.i M ", y,
aa. aiun iesn, ,enusr, equahy WIN so,u, Ior ~
,u,u,, heJI, pupic anu prIvaee, anu we iavor SUN
s,sun Ss,,,., ~ w'h preveht ior ,ne lu,uro ~. nv @
ue,,ionI.,Halou ,,o ~, oi uuy k.nu vi ioSa'-'ehuoi
nonoS oy private eon'rac''
Object to "Goid" Bonds.
we are opposed to the policy and practice
OF surrendering to the holders OF the obliga.
uons Oh the United states the option reserved
py iawt the Government OF redeeming such
Bond Issue Denounced.
We are opposed TO the issuing of interest.
bearing bonds of tho United states in time O,
peace, and condemn hctrafIlcing with bank.
Ing syndicates which, in exchange for bond.
and at an enormous profit 10 themselves
supply the Federal Treasury with gold tc
maintain the policy of gold monometallism
Opposed IN Nat,ona, Hank..
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Consress a,one mas power 10 com and issu'
money, ana fres,uent jackson declared tha
WIS poweI coui9 not DC neieeateu 10 corpor
.. nsions ., OF inuIviauaH. we therefore demant
.n .na. 'ae power 10 c,rculate as money -
uana ,aken - rom the Na,ional banks ana tnat al
RaPer money snaII oe iSsued olrectiy oy I'M
aIsasury pepar.men,, oe redeemaoie IN coli
anu reeeNapie ior au oep's' puphc ana pri
'"'e'
in ior revenue ohy'
we hold that tarin duties should be leviet
so adjusted as 10 onerate eouailv throngbou
the country and not discriminate betwee,
class or section, and that taxation should b
limited by the needs Of the Government hon
estly and economically administered.
McKini.v Law Denounced
vo ,onom s,S.,,.h,s.. 49,
p Jeaounce as ulsturping 70 business in
a Ub;cn ha tsva. ho 20 ,s res.oro tne mSh,n.e ME-
INV, mniox nas peen tWice cohueinIeu py tn
actad under tbe falsa nleo % nrotaet;nr q
home industry, proved a prolific breeder +
trusts and monopoiies, enriched the few A
the expense OF the many, restricted trad
and deprived the producers of the grea
American staples of access to their naturo
markets,
Income Tax Law Repcal.