The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-08-28
The Platform.


sonal rights, the equality Of all citizens before
the law, and tho faithful observance OF con-
stitutional limitations.
| During all these years the Democratic party
has resisted the tendency Of selfish interests
to the contralizatiun of governmental power
and steadfastly maintained tho integrity OF
the dual scheme of government established by
the founders of this republic of republics.
| Under its guidance and teachings the great
principle of local self government has found
| its best expression in tho maintenance OF tho
rights OF the states and its assertion of the
necessity of confning the general government
to the exercise Of the powers granted by the
constitution of tho United States.
Tne constitution of the United States guar
autees to every citizen the rights of civil and
religious liberty. The Democratic party has
always been tn exponent OF political liberty
and of religious freedom, and IL renews its OBJ
legations and reaflirms the devotion to those
fundamental principles of the constitution.
Recognizing that the money question is par
amount to all others at this time, we invite
attention to the fact that the federal constitu'
ton names silv 3r and gold together us the
money metals OF the United Statos, and that
the first coinng law passed by congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar the
monetary unit and admitted gold to free coin
hge at ratio based upon the silver unit
We are opposed to the policy and practice
Of surrenderiug to the holders of the obliga-
.lon5 OF tne ohlteu ouuVes wy Wv op,loh IoseIYou
" "a" w 'iie II,,. o , Ia ,
We are opposed to the issuing of interest
bearing bonds Of the United States in times OF
peace, and condemn the tratiiclSing with bank
llB ~ n~..,o".e9 ~ a., q. .iai,t ,,,, tto
federal treasury with gold to maintain tho
policy of gold monometallism.
Congress alone has the power to coin or issue
money, as President jackson declared that
this powor could not be d ,legated to corpora.
tions or individuals. We therefore demand
that the power to issue notes to circulate as
money he taken from the national banks and
that all paper money shu 1 be issued directly
by the treasury department. be redeemable In
coin and receivable for all debts, public and
priyate
We hold that tariff dutios should be levied
for purposes of revenue, such duties to be so ad.
iusted ns to operate equally throu yhout the
country, and not discriminate between class
or section and that taxation should b. limited
nv the needs of the government honestly and
economically administered We denounce CO
disturbing to business tho Republican threat
to restore the Mckinley law, which has been
twice condemned by the people in national
elections and which, enacted under false pleas
Of rrc lection t. hcme industry, proved pro.
life breeder Of trusts and monopolies, en-
rich cd the few Mt the expense of tho many re.
stricted trade AID deprived tho producers of
the great American staples of access to their
natur;n markets.
Until tho money question is settled we are
opposed to any agitation for further changes
in our tariff laws, except such as are neces.
sary to meet the doflcit in revenue caused by
the adverse decision of the supreme court on
the inoomc tax. But for this decision by the
sapreme court there would be no defot in the
revenues under the law passed by Demo
cratic congress in strict pursuance of the uni
taxation NAV he oona,lv and ,mnartialIv laid.
To the cnd tbat ,cealth nav hear its due pro.
nortio,, of Tho o,nonso, ~ Tho yovornnont
wo hold thot tho most nty,c;ent ,vnv NJ nro
toctir,, A,norioa,, inbor 10 4, nrevapt tho i'm.
,,ortn to-, 1f fornI, ,,o,,,'er Labor to comn.te
r,;th n ~, tha ho,, n,arl,nt o,d thot the valve
oe No h|r,a ,,,,,l,et t,> o,,, A Americnn farmers
ard a,..;oan, is ,,root1v rodnced hy n vicIons
,,,to,7, ,,n;h donrcssas rho nrices
% ,Ii,. - 80. hoIo, +I,o ,,oat ~ ,rodnction
81 ti,,,s da,-i,,,a tho,,, ~ tho ,,,oa,s of nur
i,ss,,,,, .l ,,,.,d,,ot, Of INV howe ,nanufaoto
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snu tne -. Nv saua, o,,orn1,ont
=, ,i,,,sa .u,a';oa - on,,,n,aroa W. demand
H, as',o,.o,,,art % tha ,,nu,ars os the infer
- :. oe,,,,,;sior and srch rcstric
t;anS and a,orantnea in the control of rail
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aD,Io a,'S o,',s,"gaio, "..i ~ '''0'
w ~ oPPteo ,.. A., oa,..o ,,o,ta of tho
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.,e w. VI ~ ,a,,,ai ,,,ranr;at t;nns ~ re.
o",t pan,hi,oa,, oo,nrassa. ,vhich have kont
80. ~ I'll t,'o ,a1,o, ,h,t ,a,,s ,he,, il
,,,,a,,,,n,nd a,J ,ho ,'roJrc,s ~ the nconle's
III - ~, ;,,-aoa g., 1t, ti,I tlo,, no Iongar
rsnav tbe onst NJ nroduction we demand a
return to TINT simnlicity and economy wh. Oh
be6taa Dor,ncro tic government and n reduo.
tior Il, tt,o rrr,hcr 30 ,aoln.a of3cea rho sala.
,ios ~ ,,,hi,h d.ai,, M. srhstarco of the noonle
we dcnonrc, arbitrary interference by fed.
araI a-thori.ics a, local affaira ns n violation
- tho cn,stitnt,or oP the ITnitod state and n
or,,ao oaainst froe institntions M A we es
rso,aI,v oricct 70 oovarnment bv Injunction
~ /. 80, oSd hiob1v dorgcrous form of an
=, : .,s;o,' h,, ,,,bjcS rsleraI iudces in cont,mn
- ~ 10 90 tho stote, and righta of citizens
t,,o,,o ot ocs ieaIsIatora iud,os and execu.
,,o,ars o,,d nv. oenroyo mo bIil RAGGED at the
iast aession OF ths ITnitad states senate and
now nending in IN, honse of repr1 ssntatiyes
ro,"+i,,a ,o corteunts in fojarai conrts and
,.,,isi,,,. o.. tr,II h in,, "a ,e. of contcmnt
NJ Observation-Disclosures shonid he indulped Inv the
aovernn,ent of the ITnite1 states in favor of
snv of ito debtors, We approye of the refusal
Of tho Eiftv.third congress- to pass the Pacific
railroad funding hill. and denounce the effort
os the present Ropublican congress to enforce
similar measures
Recopnizing the lust claims OF the deserving
IJnlon soldiers we heartily endorse the rules
of the 7 sent comm donor OF pensions, that
no names ,hail be arbitrarily dropped from
the pension roll, and the fact of enlistment
and service should be doomed conclusive evi-
denco against disease and disability before en-
listment.
Wefavor the admission OF the territories Of
Nov Mexico and Arizona into the Union as
statoi, and we favor the carly admission Of