Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-09
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM
Adopted at Chicago July 8. 1896.


which the Democratic
preservation of personal
o. constitutional limitations.
years party
selfish interests to the Of ana W
Of
principle of local fgovernment has found its best expression the
cOnng the exercise Of powers granted by the
Constitution of the United States - TIL, 49,
rights of civil and religious liberty The democratic party
the cxrnt If nel nrtv and religions freedom and it renew it's
devotion these fundamental principles the
THE MONEY PLANK
time we invite attention to the fact that the
gold tos9ooer as the m0@ey metals % the on G silver do
ratio based
1873 without the knowl
price commodities produced by the
and private abroad;
the aon Of industry and i'm of rRi Pe S fast the
r o. an Industrial pope in the paralysis of
nomaIsm a policy other nations
into financial etude to London It not only @ % h d
that spirit political independence
both silver and gold at the
We demand that the standard silver dollar ha "a
demonezoO Of any kind of
We are opposed policy the holders
the obligations of the United States the option reserved BY d gov
1NTEREsT-BEAR1NG BONDS.
of nerestbearng bonds of the United
States time of peace nnd condemn ' pToGt to themselves supply
maintain the policy of gold monoe
AGAINST NATIONAL BANKS
money and President jack
power corporations or midi
as we i1 % m Of the Contribution and
which made legal tender for public ana ]
and shall be redeea0 in COIN
TARIFF RESOLUTION
of revenue such
duties be adjusted to operate equally throughout the G9 %
economically administered We
business the Republican threat to restore the @
n and which, enacted under the false plea Of protection
prolific and monoroHes ehcneu the
deprived producers of the great
OF their natural markets , Con-
settled opposed to any asaton for
caused by the adverse decision the supreme court on the
But for this decision by the Supreme Court there wo
passed by Democratic Congress in STREET
court having objections to its en-
ctn which had previously been ovued by
@ @ ON that bench We declare all
its reversal by the court as 1t may h % IId to the end
that the burdens OF taxation may DE h nses Of the government
IMMIGRATION ARBITRATIoN
we hoo ina M 81 fir manner labor to compete with in
value of the home market to our
presses the prices products production and thus de-
' na as labor creates the
age % Ge ia S o of the
gagged employees and recommend such s'-
ation as is necessary o this principle
TRUSTS AND POOLS
few the consolidation OF our eadlns ran
road systems @n& n a' % SCI arteries
ENLARGEMENT of tine powers of Commission and
and guarantees in the control Oh railroads. as VIII protect
inc p'''' DECLARE Fo R ECONOMY
appropriations of recent Republican Con-
havek ep
peoples toll are depressed IN price I'LL y
Of to that simple
m and economy which and reduction the
number Of the substance of the peo-
-, roc,1 ,rr,1ps
&c violation of the and crime against
by injunction
highly o which federal judges
citizens become at once
and approve the bill passed at n last
session Of the United pending in the House of Repre-
providing Tor trials
Jury in contempt
PACIFIC
be of the United
refusal OF the Fifty
funding bill and denounce the
enact similar measure
PENSIONS
Recognizing deserving Union soldiers we heartily in
no y dropped fact of enlistment and
disease disability
enlistment -,
the Mexico Oklahoma and
Arizona into the Union favor the early admission OF all the
od and While hold that the officials
the Territory together with the
de residents OF the Terri
the
para % a1ropaed establishment of free homes for American cit
gr,ntoda dleqat
land the United States
led t Territory
SYMPATHY FOR CUBA
Monroe doctrine interpreted
Inc United
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