The Progress., 1896-08-08
ADOiI FREE SILVER.
n .MOCRATIC NATIONAL PLAT
FORM IN FULL.
Declares for the irCr ana nlihii"h Conn
ago OF silver IL. "a iinti" Of |" I" sop
posed to Intrrrs, nrnriug II"nhs He
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permhhI r'EhS, tho county o. III P.''
Sons before tho INV ana INC lA',h'"i "o'
Servance OF CONSTITUTIONAL hh"'a''o'''
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10 party la" F'"'H''n '"' ''""'"'' ',
selfish Interests. mo '""'''.'"'"o" -
governmental power anu e''Nn'"S''S
maintained tho Inl'1iV o' inc """'
scheme OF government '"'"0"."'" -
she founders oT TINS r'p"NO' OF ''P"''
fcs. Under It's guid'nro Ia" great pm
oipIo of local sell government mas
round i's b'%t 'SpEe@"" !" '"o ''''''.
tcnance OF tho rights Of tho states ana
in dts assertion OF the necessity or con-
Aiming tho general government to tho
exercise OF the powers gM0lcd by inc
constitution Of the United Hla'ca.
RedognIzng that Tho money n"H3-
tion % paramount to ali "lh"' NJ 'h'S
nmo. We invite attention 10 tn" TACT '""V
tho federal constitution names "''''
and gold together ns the money 'n",a''
OF tho united States "h" '"'' NV w. ~
coinage iaw pafsea ny congress- ""''.'
Tho constitution maze Inv H''oV wv
var ehe monetary "n'' "'' '''''''''''
gold TO Gree colnag" at ratio haa'a
upon tho SILVER nh,l'
We declare ahNt III" h't o' i''"' wv
monCtizing BIvcr Wl'uout 'n' KNOW
sdge or APPROVE ot tho American p'o'
pie. has resulted IN the "pprec'a''"" Oh
god and a corresponding N" an 'h'
prices OF commodities pSoho''o by Inv
people.
Wo are unnItcrahy oppose" 70 "'
monomctalli@n when has 'o'"'" 'aH'
tho prosperity OF 'Ao"S'Tio"S P''p''
In tho paralysis az nara times "o''
mono melnllitm u HMt'Sh p"''cy' ''''
Its adoption has brought other nation
into financial seryltudo TO London u
IL not only un-Amcrcau, but anti
American. and 1t can be fastened on til'
United States only by the st''NlnS OF
shut spir.. OF love Of liberty which pro
,claimed our political Independence 10
i77e. and won II In the war of tho revo
mtlon.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage OF both gold and silver ut th,
,rcssnt legal ratio OF 10 to !. without
waiting for the ala or conSeAt OF any
other nation. We demand that th'
standnrd silver dollar shSN DO lUl
legal tender equally with god, Tor u
dcpts, public and private, and we faVo
such legislation IA will prevent for tn
future the decentralization OF any kin'
OF legal tender money by private con
tract.
We are opposed to the policy an
practice OF surrendering to the holder
OF tho obligations of the United State
tho option reserved oy Ia" 10 Vne gov
eminent OF reecmInG such obligation
in either silver coin or gold coin.
Wo are opposed TO tho issuing OF IN
serest-hoarlnS bonds OK the Unite
States In time OF peace, ana conacm
the traillcking with banking syndicate
which. IN exchange Tor bohaS "hd
an enormous prol't TO themselves sui
ply the Feeral treasury with goId [
maintain tho policy Of gold tnonoAeta
lism.
Congress alone has tho power
coin and issto money. and Presldei
jackson declared that this power co'lI
not DO delegated to corporations or II
M. th,,hF,.n jNn,a nd IN,