, 1896-07-09

States in time of peace and condemn
which. in cxchansa for bonds at enor-
nous profit to themselves. supply the
federal treasury w'.h gold TO maintain
the policy of mo~Iometallism. Con-
gress alone has por-sT 10 coin and Issue
money and President Jackson alone de-
clared that this W could not be
delegated to corr4T.tisns or individ-
uals. We therefore demand that power
to issue notes to, circulate as money
shall be taken from the national banks
and that all paper money shall be is
sued directly by The treasury depart
mCnt. be redeemab,e IN coin and be re-
ceivable for all debts. public and pri-
Vate.
We hold that tariff duties should be
levied for the purpose of revenue. such
duties to be adjusted as to operate
equally Throughout the country and
not discriminate between class or sec
ton, and that taxation should be lin
tied. by the needs of the government,
honestly and economically admins
tered. We denourGe as disturbing to
business, the republican threat to re-
store the Mckinley law, which has been
twice condemned by he people in ma
tional elections, AM which was enacted
under the false plea of protection to
nome industry. 1tures a prolific breed
er of trusts aad nonopolies, enriches
the few at the exp Use Of the many re
s~tricted trade and deprived the produC-
ers of great Ameri an staples of access
to their natural markets. Until the
money question ! 5ettled, we are OPP
posed to any fu!Vher changes in our
tariff laws, except such as are necessary
10 make up the deficit in revenue caused
by the adverse decision of the supreme
COurt on the income tax. But for this
decision by the supreme court there
would be no deficit in revenue under the
law passed by a democratic congress,
in strict pursuance of uniform deCis-
ions of that courL for nearly 100 years.
that court having under that decision
sustained constitutional objections to
It's enactment which had been over
ruled by the ablest judges who have
ever sat on that bench. We declare
that it is the duty OF congress to use all
the constitutional power which re
mains after that decision or which may
come from its re 7ersal by the court. as
it may hereafter be constituted, so that
the burdens Of taxation may equally
and impartially he divided to the end
that wealth may bear its due proper,
ton of the expenses of government.
We hold that the most efficient way
of protecting American labor is to pre-
vent tmportaticl of, foreign pauper la,
Dor to ompete with 1t in the home
market and that the value of the home
market to our American farmers ant
artisans is greatly reduced by the vic
ious monetary system which depresse!
the prices of their products below the
cost of production and thus deprives
them of purchasing the products of oui
home manufacturers. The absorption
of wealth by the few, consolidation OF
our ieadlng ralia"y systems ana the
FORMATION ol Orusts anu pools require d
stflcter control oy the lederal govern
mem Oh those arteries ol commerce.
we uehiaho ah enlargement Oh lhe
powers u Tie INTERSTATE ohiiheiee 'oih-
MISSION ana SUCH resliic'iohs anu
guarantees as 10 cohIroi VI faiiloaus DIS
"'h pro'ec' 'he peopie NUN 'oooeis
ara oppression. we oehouice the
plohisate waste Oh inohes "Iuls from
the 2eoph oy oppressive taAa''ons anu
LAVISH appropriations VI Al ie'en 'e-
puptlciSh congresses which nave Nep'
taxes hiSh "hlle phe iaooi Hal pays
them is anu .he p'o"o'''
OF the people lo'' are "ep'e'''' Al
price TIL the! no longer pa! une 'os'
Of production. we oemahu d return "
that simplicity anu ecohoihs WHICH 'e-
= .ao,s.. or.
~ ~,.t lot. ,.a ,uh
" 1870
we uehouhce we "'o'''ai' 'n'eii
snce by the leueral au'hor'''s III local
affairs as 'loia'ioh . 'he
Of the consti'n'eu s1ales anu d o''i'e
against Tree ihsti'u''ohS VII we e'pe-
cialiy OBJECT 10 government lHtelIeI-