Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-12
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM
Adopted at Chicago July 8. 1896.

We the Democrats assem-
those great essential principles justice and
oTy upon wnh aon @ o our n spech
freedom of conscience the preservation of personal
During all these years
interests
dual scheme established by the
egOnment has found best expression in the
the exercise granted by the
The constitution
and religious liberty The Democratic party has always been
these fundamental principles Of the
THE MONEY PLANK.
tma voc nTte attention % Gs fact that the CONSTITUTION named
eoa osgaGer as tp m0G[y metals made the silver dol
admitted gold to coinage ratio based upon
silver without the hoow.
commodities produced by the
private money-ndng
the Rrosration 3dustr and OF the people m m
industrial paralysis of hard times Gold
nomeasm British policy and its adoption has brought other nations
INTO n d he to G omaGn mot G s9t y by the ssng Of
that spirit liberty which proclaimed political independence
7e and won it in the War of the Revolution - ~ o,, . -.
legal ratio of Is without waiting for the aid consent any o
nation We demand that the standard silver dollar h be l @
equally with gold for all debts public and private and we favor uG
legislation will prevent for the future the decentralization Of any Kind OF
policy practice of urpnderne to the holders
gold coin
INTEREST BEARING BONDS.
opposed to the issuing OF interest bearing bonds OF the Un
enormous profit to themselves supply
treasury gold monometas
AGAINST NATIONAL BANKS
Congress only President Jack
could not be delegated to corporations or %
money the Conctuon and we de-
shall be issued
United States and shall be deeab In CON-
TARIFF RESOLUTION.
We hold that of revenue such
duties TO be ADJUSTED and that taxation should be limited by
discriminate between e ,Iv and onomcanv administered We
condemned by the people in national cleo
the false plea Of protection to home M
proved prolific and monopoes enriched the few at the
restricted trade and deprived producers oil the great
American of to their natural markets ~ +., for
Until the question is settled we are opposed any gu @ the
adverse decision of the supreme Court on '
this decision by the Supreme Court there Wo
Democratic Congress IN strict
pursuance decisions of that court for nearly 100 years u
court having in at decision , m the aIest Judges who have
actment which had previously been ne % ~ ng-sss 70 nse all
which remains after that decision or wh may
the as it hereafter be e0nseut S S
IMMIGRATION ARBITRATION.
efficient of protecting American labor TO
home market market American farm
the prices OF their products and thus de-
wealth of the country we demand the pass
such laws as may be necessary to poeT 1t EMPLOYERS en-
ation s out this principle
The absorption consolidation of our leading rail-
road systems require stre control
by the of We demand the
o
oil RAILROADS as
people fromro and oppression
ECONOMY.
We denounc progate from the people by
recent republican Con-
presses which kept the labor that them is un-
peoples toll are depressed IN price I'LL y
10 that simple
reduction IN
number which drain the substance Of the peo-
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FEDERAL. INTERFERENCE IN LOCAL AFFAIRS
local affairs
of the United States and crime against
government by Injunction as
by which federal judges in
citizens at
the bill passed the last
v relative connps and providing for trials by
in certain case
RAILROAD
be INDUCED by the government OF the United
refusal tha
third Congress funding bill and denounce the
Republican similar
PENSIONS
he arbitrarily dropped roll the of enlistment and
conclusive evidence against disease and disability
enlistment
TERRITORIES.
We favor the Mexico Oklahoma and
all
population and to enit them
officials
Territory together with
in The Democratic
ortv believes public of the United States
and that United States
o said Territory
SYMPATHY FOR CUBA