Owingsville outlook., 1896-09-03
Resolutions of the Kentucky
Convention OF National
Democrats.

The National Democratic party Of
Kentucky, in convention a sembled.
aBproviug the actions Of the recent
conference in Chicago, in LOuisN lie
and in indianapolis, and the call for
this convention; declare these piin-
ciplss Of Democracy:
We adhere with Unwavcring faith
to the teachings ana to the warnings
OF jefferson. jackson, Benton, Tillon
and Cleveland; aud therefore we de-
mand the best. the most stable and
the most honest Of money, for the
people of this greatest of nations I;
which money, by the wisdom, eApe-
rience and usage OF this and other
enlightened countries, must, under
existing gcirculnstanceS.b be bimetaliic,
but must be measured 10y the exist
ing standard OF gold and should con-
sist OF gold, with a bank currency
well secured and redeemable in gold,
and with the use OF silver and other
metals within the rcasonabie-limit
by convenience ard SAFE
OSaE1d &c De- kept ut a par with gold.
We beiieVefrls unde3noeratic and
unwise for the governing 10 ceoase
our money.o 20 issue paHer currency
NSr. by adopting the silVeS standard
t0>-et this nation back from ITS finan-
cial place among enlightened peo-
plies, TO monetary fellowship with
the silver rmOnOmetallists of Asia w
deem it rashness and folly on the
part of this country to discard the
long existing gold standard of the
United States, of England, of Ger
many, of Austria, OF Denmark, Oi
Norway, of Sweden, Of Greece, oi
Holland. Of Portugal. of Spain, Of It.
ally. of Brazil, of Chilli, Of Belgium
OF France and the other enlightened
nations OF the wcrld; and 10 adopt
the outeroWn and discredited silver
standard of Mexico, of Peru, of China
and of the other half-ciYilized and
pauper nations.
We believe theunlimited free coin.
age OF silver at the ratio of Is to |
when in the markets Of the world it,
ratio is only 81 to /, would bring dis,
aster upon our people, and threateI
the stability Of our Institutions.
We adhere 10 the Democratic doc.
trines of tariff reform, and of tariff
for revenue only; under which, tn,
taxes eNacted, and the burdens i'm
posed, shall not be increased TO give
special emOluments TO the privileged
few. but shall be limited to the ne
cessities of the government, econom
fcaily administered.
We adhere 10 the Democratic prin
ciples of low taxation, of ecOnomica
expenditures; of civil service reform
OF strict construction; Of freedom O
conscience and religion; of local self
government, and individual liberty
of the right of men 10 own property
and have il protected by law; Of tn,
right to make contracts and hav,
them remain unimpaired and unre
PGdiated; Of the duty of the govern
mcnt TO protect the citizen ard hi.
property from iawlossncss; OF the in
dependence of the judiciary; of Z
government OF law and order; and an
2bhorTence of special privileges, o.
sUmptuary legislation, governmental
faVoritism. bOunties. and other form.
of paternalsm and Populism. AnC
especially DO we protest against tn,
pest OF the people being taxed forty.
seven cents upon each dollar of silVel
coined; for the benefit of the owners
of silver mines.
We disclaim, as undemocrntic. the
recent convention held at Chicago,
and its platform, and its candidates
They are undemocratic; because
they repudiate the principles of sound
money, enunciated i'm previous Dem.
ocratic platforms; while they advo.
cate scheme for destroying ouI
present forms of money, for debasina
the currency, for reversing the estab.
lished standard of value, for substi-
tuting the standard of about fifty.
three cents in silver as legal tender
for one dollar; and for practically
irredeemable paper; which scheme
il successful, would force all gold
from the country, and then all silver,
cause an unprecedented contraction
the unsettling of all existing values
the shutting down Of great industries
the discharge of laboring men, and
widespread disaster and suffering.
They are undemocratic; because
they are insincere and double-dealing
with the paople; one portion of whom
they would delude into the visionary
belief, that if the owner of 53 cents
worth of silver is given the right "a
take il TO the mint, and have it coin
I'd free and returned to him, il will
thereupon nliracuiousiy rise in mar
ket valne, 10 100 cents "a theory dis
credited and demonstrated as false
by the financial history of our own.
and all other countries); while They
would win the votes of other portions
Of the people, by pandering to their
views, that unlimited free coinage
viii not increase the value of the sill