The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-23

silver dollar shall be a full legal
tender, equally with gold for all
debts, public and private, and we
favor such legislation as will pre-
vent for the future the demonetl-
cation of any kind of legal tender
money by private contract.
We are opposed to the policy
and practice of surrendering to the
holders OF the obligations OF the
United States the option reserved
by law to the government OF re.
deeming such obligations in either
silver coin or gold coin.
We are opposed to the issuing
of interest bearing bonds OF the
United States in time of peace,
and condemn the traffickirg with
banking syndlcates, which, in ex-
change for bonds at an enormous
profit to themselves, supply the
Federal treasury with gold to
maintain the policy of gold mono
metallism. Congress alone has
the power to coin and issue money,
and President Jackson declared
that this power could not be dele.
gated to corporations or individu'
ais.
We, therefore, denounce the is.
suance of notes intended to circu-
late as money by national banks
AS in derogation of the conStitu.
ton, and we demand that all pa
per, which is made a legal tender
for require a stlicter control by the
federal government of these arte-
ries of commerce.
We demand enlargement of the
power Of the interstate commerce
commission, and such restrictions
and guarantees in the control OF
railroads as will protect the people
! from robbery and oppression.
The money wrung from the PEG.
pie by oppressive taxation and the
lavish appropriation Of the recent
republican congress, which have
kept taxes high while the Labor
that pays them is unemployed, and
the products of the peoples toi
are depressed in price till they nc
longer repay the cost Of product
ton.
We demand a return to that sim
plicity and economy which BELTS
a democratic government, aud q
reduction in the useless Offices, tn,
salaries of which drain the sub
stance Of the people.
We denounce the arbitrary in
reference by federal authority il
local affairs as Il violation of til,
constitution of the United States
and a crime against free institu
tons, and we especially object tt
government by injunction as a new
and highly dangerous form Of op
preston by which Federal Judges
in contempt of the laws of States
and rights Of citizens, become a
once judges, legislatures and exc
cutlOners; and we approve the bill
passed. at the last session of til,
United States Senate, and nov
pending in the House Of Repre-
sentatives, relative to. contempt il
Federal Courts and providing tri
ais by jury in certain cases of con
tempt.
No Discrimination should be in
dulged by the government in ia
vor Of it's debtors. We approve
of the refusal of the Fifty -Thirt
Congress to pass the Pacific rail
road funding bill, and denounc'
the efforts of the present republi
can Congress to enact a simila
measure.
Recognizing the just claims o
deserving Union soldiers, we heart
lily endorse the rule of the presen
commissioner of pensions, that IL
, names shall be arbitrarily droppe'
: from the pension rolls and the fac
of enlistment and service shoult
be deemed conclusive evidenc
against disease and disability be
, fore enlistment.
We favor the admission of th
territories of New Mexico, Arizo
na and Oklahoma to the Union a
States, and we favor the early ad
mission of all the territories hay
ING the necessary Donu)atiOn an,