The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-03
National Democratic Platform.

This convention has assembled to uphold
the principles upon which depend the honor
ana welfare Of the American people in order
tnat democrats throughout the Union may
unite their patriotic efforts to avert disaster
from their country and ruin from the party
Inc Democratic party is pledged to equal and
exact Justice to all men Of every creed and
condition; to the largest freedom OF the indi-
vlouai consistent with good government; to
lls preservation OF the federal government ia
us constitutional vigor. and to the support of
tne states In all their just right: to economy
IN the pupl1c expenditures; to the m sin enanae
OF the public faith and sound money. and II
lation. ~ "a e'-'Ss ieeis-
Inc declarations of the Chicago convention
a1.ash INDIVIDUAL freedom the right of pri-
e eacs contract, the independence Of the judi
LAY 10y ana the authority Of the president to
ENFORCE legal laws. They advocate a reckless
attempt to increase the price OF silver by
s nt, to the debasement of our monetary
n sanIara. ana threaten unlimited issues Of
gaper money by the government; they aban-
don Tor Republican allies the Democrats
Sause VI iarlH reform. to court the favor of
protectionists to their fiscal heresy.
IN view or these and other grave denartures
-iOIu DeLnocratic principles, we cannot sup
Port Ihe candidate of that convention nor he
pyrnn py lts acts The Democratic party has
s1Is1veu many defeats, but could not survive
sIetory won In behalf of the doctrine and
POLICY proclaimed in its name at Chicago. The
sO .4.t : ons however, which make poss BE such
9stefahces from a national convention sre thn
o1rect result Of class legislation nv tha Re
poDHcan party. 1t still prcclaims. as n has
~ toi yesrs me power and duty OF government
~ IaiHe and maintain prices by law ard II
proposes no remedy for existing evils aycon+
oppressive and unjust taxation
!, Ihe National Democracy here cnnvana5
na1nne reneWs IT'S declaration of faith in
80 p pI principles, and especially as ap-
pncaple TO the conditions of times fTaxa+ton
1 III, excise or direct, is rightfuIly imposed
LILY LILY ior Pubic purposes and not for private
gain Its amount is Justly measured Nv
PUBIC expenditures, which Should he Iin,i+ed
py serupuious economy. The sum derived Nv
Ias treasury from tariff and excise levies is
81 sc'ea py the state OF trade and Of eonsump-
t !. Inc amount required by the treasury
Is determined by the appropriations made Nv
eollgress. The demand Of the Republican,
p ..ty !or an increase in tariff tax mas its
sAeeiit IN the deficiency of revenue which has
ls causes IN the stagnatien of trade and
.ecuced consumption, due entirely to The
i ioSs OF confidence that has followed the Ponu
ASL threat of free coinage and denrncia+ion of
OUT money and the Republican rrartica ~
es9TaVsgant appropriations beyond the needs
" ~ sqod government. We .arraign and condemn
In,is of f conventions of Chicago and ST.
LOUIS Tor their cooperation with the Repub
mean party in increasing these conaitinns
Whlch are pleaded in justification of a heavy
H. tborease OF burdens OF the people, and fur
tner resort to protection. We therefore de-
HouIce protection and its ally free coinap ca
o. SILVER, as schemes for the personal nrof3t
VI q lew at the expense Of the many. and
oppose the parties which stand for +hnso
schemes as hostile to the people or the re-
pubic, whose food and shelter, comfort and
prosperity are attacked by higher taxes and
u leGla1ed money In fine, reaff1rm the
historic Democratic doctrine of tariff for rev
enHe only. '- - Ia iSN
=, We demand that henceforth modern and
HneEal policies toward American Shining
snail take the place Of our imitation of fhe
restricted statutes of the eighteenth CEN
fury, which are abandoned by every mari
time power but the United States and which
TO the nations humiliation, have driven Amer
lean capital and enterprise to the use of alien
Hags and alien crews, have made the stars
ana stripes an almost unknown emblem in
foreign countries and have virtually eytin
gu1shed the race Of American seamen We on
pose the pretense that discriminating duties
VIII promote shipping, and that scheme is
an lny1fanon to commercial warfare upon the
United States, un-American in the light Of our
great commercial treaties, offering no gain
whatever to American shipping, while great