Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-07-16
PERSONAL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.


1--WE, the Democrats OF the Unite States, in
National convention assembled, do reaffirm
our allegi ance to those great essential princi-
pies of justice and liberty upon which our in
situations arc founded, and which the Demo-
cratic party has advocated from Jefforson'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
citzcns before the law, and the faithful OBJ
serVance OF constitutional limitations. The
constitution OF the United States guarantees
to every citizen the rights of civil and religious
liberty. The Democr ate party has always
been the exponent of political liberty and re-
ligious freedom, and it renews its obligations
and reaffirms its devotion to thase fundamental
principles of the constitution
During all these years the Democratic party
has resisted the tendency of selfish interests to
the Capitalization of governmental power, and
las stoadfastly main tanned that the integ rity
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 the maintenance of the
rights of the States and its asser ion that it is
necessary to con ine the general government to
the etercise of the powe 5 granted by the con.
stitution
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Recognizing that the money question is
paramount to all others at thi' time. we invite
attention to the fact that the federal constitu.
ton names silver and gold together as the
money metals OF tho United Staes and that
tho 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 1878 demonetiz-
ing silver without tho knowledge or approval
of the American people, has resulted in the
appreciation of gold and a CORE spOndipg fall
in the prices of commodities produced by tho
people; a heavy in IRE Sc IN the burden of tax
alton, and of all debts publi' and private; the
enrichment of the money lending class at homo
and abroad paralysis of industry and impover
ishment of the people
NO GOLD MoNOMETALLIsAL
ave are unalteraby opposed to the mono
metalhsm which ma, locked fast the
prosperity Of an industrious people in tn, par
alyss of hard timeS Gold monomltallism is
a British policy. AMI its adoption has
brought other nations into financial servi-
tude to London. 1t is not only un-Amsrican
but anti-American. and it can be fastened upon
the United States only by the sitting of that
spirit and love of liberty which proclaimed
our political independence in 1875 and won it
in the war of the revolution.
I'VE demand the free and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver at the present
legal ratio OF 16 to l, without
waiting for the aid or consent OF any other
nation. We demand tho standard silver dollar
shall b. a fulllegal ten Tor, equally with gold,
for all debts, public and private and Wa favor
zsuch legislation as will prevent the dsmoneti.
alton of any kind of legal tender money by
private contract
I'VE arc opposed to tho policy and practice
OF surrendering to the holders OF the Obliga-
tiOns of the United States the option reserved
by law to the government OF redeeminZ such
obligation, in either silver coin or gold coin.
AGAINST INTEREST BEARING BONDS
I'VE are opposed to the issuing of interest
bearing bonds of tho United States in times OF
peace, and condemn the trpficking with bank
ing syndicates which, in exchange for bonds
and at an enormous profit to themselves,
supply the federal trea 'ury with gold to main
tain tho pDlijy of gold mo Iomstallism.
Congress alone has tho power to coin an
issue money AMI Presi lont JackSon declared
that this power could not be delegated to co:
| porations or individuals. We therefore de-
| nounce the issuance of nOtas as money for ma
| tional banks as in der igltion OF the constitu-
! ton, AMI we dom md that all paper which is
made legal tender for public and private debts
| or which is receivrble for dues to tho United
States, shall be issued by ths government Of
the United States and shall be redeem bio in
| coin
| THE MKINLEY LAW DENOUNCED.
| We hold that tariff duties shoud be levied
| for purposes Of revenue, such duties to be so
| adjusted as to operate equally throughout
| tho country and not discriminate between
| class or sec ion and that taxation
| should be limited by the needs OF the
| government, honestly and economically admin
| istered. We denouh 70 as disturbing TO bust
ness the Republican threat to restore the
Mckinley law, whi;h has bein twice con-
| DENIED by the people in national elections, and
which, enacted und,r thu false plea Of protec-
ton to HON, industry. PROVED prolific breeder
| OF trusts and monopolies, enrichei tho few at
| the expen4o OF tn, many. restricted trlde anil
| deprived the producers OF the great American
staples Of access to their natural markets.
| No TARIFF wORR-INCoAtE TAXES
| Until the money question Is settled we are
| opposei to an, agitation for further changes
| in our tariff laws except such as arc neces-
sary to meet tn, deficit in revenue caused
by the advers, decision Of tho Supreme court
| on the income tax
But for this decision by the supreme court
there would DO no deficit in the revenue under
the law passed by Democrats Congress in
| strict pursuance OF the uniform decisions OF
that court for near.y lJO years that court hav-
ing in that decision sustained constitutional
objections to its ena3tment which had
been oVerruled by the abloJt judges who
have ever sat on that b3nch We declare that
Il is the duty Of Congress to use all the constl.
tutional power which remains after that docis-
ion. or which may CONS from its reversal BY
tho court as il may hereafter be constituted,
50 that the burdens OF taxation may b equally
and implrtiillY laid to tn, end that wealth