The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-14

revenue for the support of an economi-
cally administered government, and
we condemn the policy of the republi-
can party in prostituting the taxing
power to enrich few at the expense of
the many.
$40. We demand the enactment of
laws taxing incomes in order that those
who enjoy the largest measure of GOV
ernment protection shall be required to
bear their just share of the public bur-
dens.
'11. We hold that the interests of
labor, of the toiler in the field and in
the factory, demands the consideration
of the lawmaker rather than the greed
and avarice of monopoly.
''12. We hold that the laborers Of
the country should be paid their wages
in lawful money, and not in scrip, by
means of which tceir nominal wages
are scaled by exorbitant charges at the
company store, and that the country,
in all legislation, both state and ma
tional, shall be always attentive to the
Just demands of labor, whether in the
factory or in the field.
'13. We favor an equitable adjust
ment of our system of taxation in order
that the burdens may fall equally and
Justly upon all classes alike, and the
enactment of such laws as will reach
hidden wealth that has hitherto escaped
the tax assessor,
"14. We demand the enactment of
laws that will reduce the heavy cost to
state and county of criminal prosecu-
tions and reduction of the burdens of
litigation.
"15. We favor the enactment of
laws to simplify the collections of taxes,
to reduce the cost of their collection
and the number of tax gatherers, We
favor such legislation as will give the
regular tax collector full power to en-
force the payment of taxes, and thereby
obviate the necessity for special officers
to collect delinquent taxes.
"16. We favor honesty and economy
in the administration of the state gov
ernment.
"17. We favor liberal and efficient
public school system for the education
of the youth of the country, and strict
supervision of the collection and dis
bursement of the public school fund.
The charitable institutions of the state
should always be carefully fostered and
supported
'1S. We favor an efficient public
roads system, and the utilization in the
counties of convict labor for that pur-
pose.
$40. We endorse the action of the
last legislature in preserving the in
tegrity of our election laws, and in
purging the poll of all votes unlawfully
cast in the preceding election and We
demand in future rigid compliance
with the wholesome laws enacted by
the democratic party to preserve the
purity Of the ballot. We heartily en-
dorse the administration of Gov. Peter
Turney, whom we regard as an honest,
able and faithful public servant, and
we extend to him in his present painful
illness the sympathy and best wishes
of the democratic party.
"We hereby instruct the delegation
selected by this convention to vote as {
unit on all questions coming before the
national convention, to vote in accord
ance with the principles embodied il
this platform and especially to vote fol
platform declaration in favor of the
free, unlimited aud independent coin
age of both gold and silver as full lega'
tender money at the ratio of is to
and we recommend to this convention
that it choose delegates from thu
state at large and from each congress
sional district, who are in sympathy
with this policy.
"We indorse the course and conduc
of our distinguished senators, Ishan
G.. Harris and VIM. b. Bate, and th'
majority of our democratic representa-
tives in congress for their brave stant
in favor of the money Of the constitu
ton and of the people.
"E. w. CARMAcK, Chairman.
, "W. M. BRANDON, Secretary.