The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-07-23

ver-RepeaI of the Tax on State |
Banks OF Issue Demanded-The |
Mckinley Law and All Forms OF !
Protective Tariff Legislation De- |
noucned.
Following /, fall tx. Of the pla'
form adop.et BY the Democratic State |
Convention n Raleigh June p:
WHEREAs, the Democratic parry had |
is birth n NJ. Jef-rson's great CON
test against 'le CentrainatiOn II the
powers Of tie Federal government,
and IN behalf Of The strict construction
Of The Federal Constitution embodied
in the tenth amcndmen! tn reto, II
which all powers nyt delegated u II
were expressly reserved to the States,
respectively, or 70 the people; and
WHEREAS, the Republican parry nAs
ever been the party Of centralzatIon,
Rc50L0eh, I That we appeal TO the
people u oJ-crve this fundamental
difference Let%ccn the DemocratIc
party and It's traditional enemy in re-
spect - the p,"ers If the central gov
eminent.
That the Constitution Of the
United States recognized both gold
and silver as the primary or rcdemp-
ton money Of these States, aud that,
in the words Of the National Demo-
cratic platform Of 1884, 1--WE believe
in honest money, the gold and silver
Coinage Of the Constitution, and a cir
cuIating medium convertible into such
money without loss
3. We favor, independently OF
other nations, the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver and gold, without
discrimination against either, at the
present legal ratio Of 10 10 I, and We
condemn the system which IN a time
Of loace, with millions Of silver bullion
lying IDLE IN the Treasury, has forced
the government within the short period
Of t") years, to issue s202, 10000 Of
bonds, cntailing TINS enormous debt
upon the people, N order to maintain
is credit upon a single standard and
gold bass.
:. We Condemn the action Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury IN following
the Republican precedent Of paying the
obligations Of the Government IN gold
which were specifically made payable
N coin.
). We hereby instruct our dele
gates 70 the National convention, both
as to platform and candidates, to adj
voCatc and vote as unit, unfiinchingly
| and at all hazards, for the restoration
| Of silver, and otherwise in obedience to
the letter and spirit Of the principles
herein cnunciated.
We further instruct our delegates,
State and district, to Use all their ef-
forts - aJroga,c the two-lhirds RUE, if
| necessary to secure the nomination Of
candidate IN complete, IN hearty,
and IN known accord with the princi-
| P!es ue:cln enuncia;ed by Us.
+. We warn the people against the
| threatened combined evils Of the gold
s"nd>rd and the Mckinley Tariff
These twln monsters 90 hand in hand
II their mission of destruction, draw
InI the very sustcnance from the body
o! the people, and concentrating all
wealth and power in the hands of
| !-W.
!. We denouncc the Mckinley
Tariff and all other forms of protective
Tariff legislation, and favor the consti-
tutional tariff for revenue only.
3. We favor the repeal of the I'M
constitutional tax of ten per cent, on
all Stale banks Of issue.
| .. We declare ourselves in favor
Of graduated income tax in order
that wealth may bear its due proper
ton of the burden of supporting the
| government, and we favor an immedi-
ate amendment of the Constitution of
the United States authorizing its levy
and collection in express terms, leav-
ing nothing tor judicial construction
10. We are unalterably opposed to
legislation by which monopolies and
trusts are created and f0stered. We
INSIST upon the faithful execution of
the existing laws against the same, and
upon such further legislation as may
be necessary for their suppression.
| STATE AFFAIRS
II. We point with pride to the
economic and stainless administration
Of the State government whenever
| Democracy has been IN power.
Il. We favor the enactment of
such an election law as will secure the
purity OF the ballot, and for the main
tccnance and protection of the right
of suffrage to all the citizens of the
| State.
We cordially invite all men, regard :
less of former political associations, to
unite with US, in a fight t. the finish
tor free silver, for low taxes, for higher
prices for agricultural products, for
the economical administration of gov
eminent, and for the freedom and in
dlvldual sovereignty of the American
! citizen.
We declare our belief that the
peace, prosperity and happiness of the
people OF North Carolina depend On
the defeat of the Republican State
ticket in the coming election.
TOu1my'S CO,upnSit;or nv, T-,