The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-05
(Chioago Times-Herald. }

We, being less than two-6h1rdS OF inc
regularly chosen delegates to the Chicago
convention many of US representing a
suppressed sound-money sentiment suffi-
cient to defeat our ticket in Demooratio
strongholds like Kentucky, together
with Populists and anarchists, having
nominated a populistio deserter from
Democracy, do reaffirm our allegiance
to those great essential principles which
the appended declarations contradict:
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Give us the money Of the (Atlanta)
Constitution.
The act (crim e) of 1878 demonetized
silver without the knowledge or approval
of that part OF the American people who
could not read the proceedings of Con-
gress as reported in the press during the
discussion of that act.
We are opposed to the English language
because it is "a British policy" and are
not in favor OF civilization because Great
Britain is enlightened and progressive.
FREE SILVER.
We demand the free coinage of gold,
silver, iron and wind. No government
has ever succeeded in keeping fiat money
| at par, our own greenback dollars having
fallen to less than one third of their face
value. Still we yearn for a return to
Confederate money. We are opposed to
the enforcement of contracts.
We also object to paying in the same
RinG of WE horrNua6
BOND ISSUES.
We are against issuing intsrest- bearing
bonds to secure government solvenoy.
Owners of money should not exact in
terest.
We are opposed to banks. They give
industrious people a chance to save
money and make it productive to them
selves and others.
TARIFF.
Any old tariff is good enough for us If
we can secure reputation.
THE INCOME TAX.
We demand an income tax, and will
guarantee that as administered by US, it
will amount to conflscation. Men who
have brains enough to make capital pro-
ductive in great industrial enterprises
that pay wages to labor should be de-
prived of the means Of doing so. Down
more law in minute than they do in a
year.
IMMIGRATION.
We hold that the most efficient way to
protect American LABOR is to destroy
business in this country SO that there
Will be no linda cement to foreign labor
to come in and compebe with it.
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
We denounce taxation. The products
OF The peoples toll are depressed In price
Till they no longer reDay the cost of pro-
du ction. AS remedy for this, we sug-
gest to the farmers that they demand
pay in dollars of less purchasing power.
This will be great thing for silvermine
owners, who can bring 50 cents worth
OF silver bullion to the mint have it
coined to dollars, and thus have the
government do it's best to make them a
present of AZ cents worth on the dollar
| of the products and labor of farmers and
others.
FEDERAL INTER FERENCE.
We believe that employees should run
their employers business and their own
wages and should burn all the property
in sight if they are prevented from doing
SO, incidentally killing those misguided
persons who interfere to protect it.
We invite all voters to indorse AltpeId
and make themselves parties Ito the out
RACES committed during the strike of
1894. We denounce the government for
its interference at that time (crime of
1894.
PACIFIC FUNDING BILL.
| No discrimination should be INDUCED
| Gno by the government in favor of apy
of it's debtors 1t should cheat them all.
PENSIONS.
| We want the votes Of pensioners there
fore they will be allowed to retain their
pensions ca but they must accept paw
rnent tn ereof in 53-cent dollars.
CUBA.
| We feel compelled to say something
about Cuba, but cut it short.
The CIVIL SERVICE.
! The fitness of civil service employees
should be determined by competent
flliteIates