Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-17
PERSONAL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

National convention assembled, do reaffirm
our aleg ance to those great essential princ-
pie, of iustc, and liberty upon which our in
stitutions are founded, and which the Demo-
cratic party has advocated from Jefferson's
time to our own-freedom of speech, freedom
of the press, freedom of conscience, the preser-
walton of personal rights. the equality of all
citizens before the law, and the faithful OBJ
seryauce of constitutional limitations. The
constitution of the United States guarantees
to cv,ry citizen the right of civil AMI religious
liberty. The Democr att; party has always
been the exponent Of political liberty and re-
ligious freedom, and it renews its obligations
and reatrms its devotion to tn Sc fundamental
principles of the constitution.
During all these years the Democratic party
mas re.isteu .lie .cneency o' se,ns o n ~,
,he y, aiAu'io VI ~ .i'.
mas steao'as.iS luiht .na. 'no Ivy
o' .le u"al s0iieiie VI eiiit '.,,I;e
py t'ic ioulucfs Vi a"is Iepuo nb;D .I,n oroa :
onuei Tvs EuiuuIoe anu aeasns' "a. 500
prihcipio Vi iooa' .;. .,"9 80 tho
us oesI eA A ~ nv on'; ,ho. ~ ia
rism.s -. ' t "a" d. ,ha ,onoraI covornment to
necc7sry W eou uiie viz e'nela. H.. to 49,
.ne exercise Vi 'h' po"o'S s''n'o' " 'A' ''-
su'u'ion'
THE MONEY QUESTION
Recognizing that the money question is
paramount to all others at this time we invite
attention to the fact that the federal constitu-
ton names silver and gold together as the
money metals OF the United Staes and that
the first coinage law passed by Congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar the
monetary unit and admitted gold to free coin
age at ratio based upon the silver unit
"We declare that the act of 1873, demonetz..
ing silver without the knowledge or approval
of the American people, has resulted in the
appreciation of gold and n corresponding fall
in the prices of commodities produced by the
people; heavy mere ise In the nurden Oh TAX
a..cn ON. 80 t,o 800, Io,d;na cInss nj home
chi .hl~t. y. W.. - ;ndustry and ;mnover
: an .s ~ ,,oo,,Io
W. S,o,o,,rr.,,,cu
NJ "oi-D 'oN'i
ave are unaltcrab.y opposed to the mono
metallism which has locked fast the
prosperity of an industrious people III the par
alysis of hard TINES Gold monom'tallism is
British policy. an its adoption has
brought other nations into financial servi
tude to London. 1t is not only un-A American
but anti-American and 1t can be fastened upon
the United States only by the sitting OF that
spirit and love of liberty which proclaimed
our political Independence in lI16 and won II
in the war of the revolution
I'VE demand the free and unlimited coin.
age OF goiu anu sii'er NJ tho piosehu
legal ratio of IS to l. without
waiting Tor the a'u OF cohseh. U, any o,,cr
nation we demand the soauuarI siiver uoi WI,
shail D, iullleGat teh 'c'' equaiy WV" soiu'
for an debts puolc anu private, anu we iaVui
zsuch LEGISLATION as Will prevent Ilio ueiioho.i
alton OF any kiha Oh iesai 'ehier i"on'S W
private contract
I'VE are opposci 10 'ns poiicy anu praCeice
OF surrendering TO INC hoiusrs o. tie ooilsa,
lions OF the uniteu otates tne optioh feserfcu
by law to the government OF reoeem,he eucn
obligations in either silver coin or gold coin
AGAINST INTEREST BEARING BONDS
uyy. .,,,,o.oa 20 tho ;ssr,,g If ,ntorcst.
L.;u III 81 tho ITnitod States in times of
ea,s 81 IT, nondamn Tho tr,f,icking with hank.
- sn,,d;ootos which in EXCHANGE for bonds
.ne i az ar orormons nro8t TO Themselves.
snr,,,r tho fodor,I trco ,urv with gold to main.
.oin tiho nj; ~ Of cold mo ,ometallism.
'' 80 e,o nIono has tho n,wor TO coin an
;ss,o r,enoy onJ Prosiiont Jock,on declared
- ~. ,,o,,or corid not bo delogatej to co.
.ot;on, or ;nIiv;du,ls We ther fore de-
o H. ;s,,,a,,co If nnto. ma money for ma
~ II. as l., dor ,r,tion nj the constitu
.ion''. - ~ d.n,,nJ th.t oIl n,ner which is
..oi, W. ta,,anr for r,,blic and nrivote debt.
,L;.I :, uo,o;vrhlo for dies TO the United
o q. I'll - ;s.,,oJ h., th, government nj
.wa T;.ad To-, nd sIoll bo rodeem, ble in
.n1 0"'''N
GULL ,,,y,x,pvr raw nrSoYrNcEn
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We hold that taritf duties shouo DO ieVieu
| for purposes OF revenue such duties 10 20 81
| adjusted as to operate equally throushou'
tho country ana not discriminate oe'ween
| class or sec ION anu 'hae @A Va tIl