The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-07-10
TUE PLATFORM.

| tai friuClplca Ul justice anu IiptitN upon
| which! our institutions are founded, and
which The Democratic party has advocated
| from Jefferson : linz IL our own freedom
| OF speech freedom IF the press freedom
| 81 conscience, The preservation OF person
| al rights the equality If all citizens before
| the law. and the faithful observance Of
! institutional limitations
TUE FINANCIAL. PLANK
"keco gnizing that the money system is
paramount TO all others at this time. we
invite attention I" the fact that the FEEDER
n constitution names SILVER and gold to
!scthcr as the money metals of the | nitcd
States. AMI that the frs, coinage law pass
ed by Congress under The Constitution
made thu. silver dollar the unit OF value
and ;tdmi1tci gold IL free coinage At Il ra
Ito measured by the Silver-dollar unit
THE DECENTRALIZATION OF -.
w c declare that the act of 1873, de
monctiZing silver, without the knowledge
or approval of the American people, has
resulted in the appreciation of gold and
corresponding fall in the prices of c"mm"d-
tiles produced by the people; heavy in
crease il the burden nt ta\ation, and of
all debts, public and private; the enrich
ment Of the money lending class AT home
| and abroad, prostration Of industry and
| lmp0NeriSiincnt of the people.
single GOLD STANDARD OPPOSED.
We are unaltcrahly opposed To the Sill
| -ie gold standard which has locked fast
the prosperity of an industrial people i'll
| the paralysis Of hard times Gold nnn"
metalism is i British policy and its adop-
| ton has brought other nations int" flnah-
! sal Scrvitutlc to Inndon 1t il not only
! una American, and it can he fastened on
| -, l,,t Z Ct lin, of
| that indnmitabc spirit and love Of liberty
| which proclaimed our political indepcn
| dencc in l1.'i and wen il II Tie Wal of the
| revolution
| FREE SILVER, III To !.
| w, demand the free and unlimited
| coinage IF both gold and silver at the
| present legal ratio of rs 10 |. without
| waiting for the aid or consent of any ma
ton We demand that the standard sill
yer dollar shall be a full legal tender,
| equally with gold for all debts public and
| private, and we favor sucl legislation as
will prevent the decentralization of any
| kind of legal tender money by private
| contract.
We are opposed t" the policy and
| practice of SUrrcndcring to the holders of
| the obligations of the United States the
option reserved by law to the Govern
ment Of redecming such obligation in
| either silver coin or gold coin.
AGAINST MISUNDERSTANDING BONDS
We are opposed To the issuing of inter
| est bearing bonds of the United States in
| time Of peace and condemn the traflirk
| ng with the banking syndicates. which,
| in exchange for bonds. and at an en"r-
nous profit t" themselves. supply the
| Federal Treasury with gold to maintain
| the policy of gold recommendation
Congress alone has the power to coin
| and issue money, and President Jackson
| declared that this power could not he del
| egated to corporations or individuals. We
! therefore demand that the power IT, issue
notes to circulate as money he taken from
| the national banks and that all paper mon
| ey shall be assured directly by the Treas
urv Department
| TARIFF FOE REVENUE ONLY.
| "Wc hold that the tariff duties should
! ice levied for purposes of revenue, ami
| that taxation should he limited by the
needs of the Government, honestly ami
| economically administered. We denounct
| a. disturbing to business the Republican
| threat 70 restore the Mex inlev law, which
| has been twice condemned by the people
! in national elections, and which. enacted
| under the false plea OF protection 10 home
! industry. proved Il prolific breeder Of trusts
| and monOpolics; enriched the few al The
| expense of the many, restricted trade and
| deprived producers of the great American
| staples of access 10 their natural markets.
| mil the money question l. settled, We
/ are opposed to any agitation FOR further
! changes in oar tariff laws except such as
are necessary L" make the deficit i'll revc
nue. caused by the adverse decision nf the
| ( =,
| tNtoME-TAX AMENDMENT.
| There would I've no tlcticit in The reye-
| nue. hui foi the annument by the Supreme
| Court of 4 law passed by a Democratic
| Congress in strict pursuance Of the uni
| form decisions of that court for near
| ~ 100 years. that court having sustained
| constitutional objections IL it, enactment
| which had be overruied by the ahlest
! Judge who has ever sat on the bench. We
| declare that ii is the duty Of Congress to
| use all the constitutional power which re-
| mains after that decision, or which NAV
come from its reversal by the court as it
| may hereafter be constituted so that the
| burdens of taxation may he equally and
| impartially laid to the end that wealth
| may hear its due proportion of the cx
| ,cnscs of the Government
| FOREIGN rATPER LABOR.
! We hold that the most efficient way To
| protect American labor Is to prevent the
| importation Of foreign paupcr labor 10
compete with il in the home market, and
that the value of the home market IL our
! American farmers and artisans is greatly
| reduced by vicious monetary system
! which dcprcsscs the prices of their prod
| uct- below the cost of production and thus
! icprivcs them OF the means of satisfying
! their needs
REPUBLICAN ENIENNItrANCE.
| We dcnounrc the profit gate waste IF
the money wrung from the people by OPP
! prcssiye taxation and the lavish appropri-
| atoms Of recent Republican Congresses
| which have kept taxes high, while the la
| Dor that pays them is UNEMPLOYED and the
| products of the peoples toll are dcprcS-
! ed in price till they no longer repay the
cost Of production We demand a return
| 10 that simplicity and economy which
| best belts Il Democratic Government and
! 4 reduction in the number Of useless of
! iiccs the salaries of which ,Eain The sub
stance Of the people.
! FEDERAL i\TEKtERE>'E DFNot NtEp.
| We Gcnouncr arbitrary interference
| s,v Federal authorities IN local affairs as a
| violation Of the Constitution ri the | nitrd
| STATES, and a crime against free InstItu
tion>. ami NC especially object IL Govern
! ment hy injunction rs Il new and highly
! dangerous form Of oppression, hy hirh
Judges. III contempt Of the laws al the
| States and rights Of ritltn~ become ii
once Legislators. Judges. and rNccutinncrs;
and We approve the bill passed at the last
session at the nitch States senate am,
now pending in the House, relative 10 h,
| rontemIrt> in federal courts and pro
Ni"ing tor TRIALS hy jury IN certain cases