Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-25
)EMOCRATIC PIATFORM.

! DE.MOChAllC PLATE OkfNl.
We. the democrats OF the Uaitcd states In
/ national conyeatSoa ASSEM- bled. 10 rcanirm
our allegiance 20 those greet essential prtn-
eipics Of justice ard liberty uron which our
4 institutiops are f51gdcG. and which thc demo-
cratic parry has d,Ce3ted from Jererson's
, time 10 oor own-freccOm Of speech. freedom
| OF the press. freedom OF conscience the
| preservation % personal rights. the equality
! OF all citizens before the La aud the faithfy0
observance OF constitutional limitations
4 During al these years the democratic party
| has rests ted the tendency OF sell sa interests
| 70 the centraiiz ttion OF governmental poA or
| and steadfastly maintained the fategrits o.
! the Gu scheme of government estabii shed b.
the founders OF this republic OF republics
| Cnder its gsidance ard teachings the greet
| principal OF local self-govcrnment has fourSi
/ ITS best EXPIRE ssion in the maiutc n Bce OF the
rights Os the states and ia its assertion OF tac
necessity of combining the general government
/ 10 the exe-cises OF the powers granted by the
constitution Of the UGfted States
The constitution OF the United St1tes
/ guarantee TO every citizen the right OF civil
and religious liberty. The democratic party
has always been the exponent Of political lib
erty and religious freedom. and IL renews its
! obligotions nj reaftsrms It's devotion to these
fundamentaS principles of the constitution
Recognizing that the money question is par
amount TO all others ut this time. We invite
attention 70 she Ct that the federal consti-
/ tuition names silver and gold together as tho
money metals OF the United STATES. and thas
/ the constitution made the silver dollar she
monetary unit OF value and admitted gold Co
free coinage az n ratio measured by the silver
dollar unit
We declare thatthc act OF 1873 demonetizing
| silver without the kno wledse or approval OF
the American people has resulted in the ap-
preciotion OF gold and cores ponding fan in
the prices OF commodities produced by the
people, heavy increase in the burden OF tax
alton and " all debts public and private: the
enrichment III the money-lending class "a
home and abroad pOstration OF industry. and
/ tmpoverishment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to tho single
gold standard which h $ locked fass the pros
perity OF an Industrial people In she paralysis
OF hard times Gold recommendation is n
| British policy and it's adoption has brought
other nations into financial servisude to- Lon
don il is not only un-American but anti
American and il can be fastened on the United
States only b. the sitting ofthTt indomitabie
spirit and love OF liberty which proclaimed
our political indie pendence in 1870 ana won y
IN the war OF the revolution
We demand the free and unlimited coin7re
OF both silver and gold the present leg Al ratio
or 10 |. without whiting for the aid or consent
| Of any other nation We demand that tho
standard silver dollar shall be a full legal ten
/ der equally With gold for all debts public and
private. and we favor such legislation 5 Will
| prevent the demonetiz ton OF any kind OF le-
gal tender moley by private contract.
| We are opposed TO the policy and practice
! OF surrendering TO the holders OF the obligs-
tions OF the United states the option reserved
/ by law to the governu cnt O! redeomng such
obligations in either silver coin or gold coin
We are opposed TO the issuing OF interest
! bearing bonds OF the Unite States In time OF
| peace. and condemn the tranickiry with bank
/ IN syndicate which. fn exchange fo- bonds
I ply the federal treasury with gold TO maintain
the policy OF gold monometallism-
Congress alone has the power TO coin and
/ issue money. and President jackson declared
. that this DONcr could be dplpyutC,3 to-
| porations or individuals.
| We therefore denounce the issuance os
notes intended TO circulate money by ma
uonal blnkS a. in dcrogatton Of the constitu-
/ tion and we demand that all paper which IS
| made legal tender for public and private
! debts. or which is receivable for dues to the
| United Stytes. shall be issued by the govern
ment Of the United States and shall be re-
| deemable in coin.
We hold that tariff duties should be levied
for purposes OF revenue, should also be ad-
justed SO as to opcrata equally throughout
| the country, and not discriminate between
| class section, and that tax ton
| should be limited by the needs OF the goyera-
| ment honestly and economically administered.
We denounce as disturbing 10 business the
| republican threat 10 restore the Mckinley
| law which has been twice condemned by the
! people IN the national elections and
which. enacted under the false plea OF
protection TO homo industry, proved a prolific
| breeder or trusts and monopolics. enriched
the few 1T the expense Of the many. restricted
trade and deprived the producers OF the great
| American staples OF access 10 their natural
markets Until the money question IL
settled VIC arc opposed to any agita-
| ton for further changes in our tariff
| laws. except such as are necessary TO meet
| the deficit in revenue caused by the adverse
decision OF the supreme court on the income
tax. There would be no deficit In the revenue
out Tor tho annulmcat by the supreme court
OF 4 law passed by democratic congress in
strict pursuance OF the uniform decisions OF
1 that court Tor nearly enc hundred years, that
/ court having in that decision sus-
TUNED constitutional objections to its en-
/ actincnt which has been previously over
ruled by the ablcss judges who had ever sat
on that bench. We declare that IL is the duty
OF congress TO use all the constitutional power
which remains after that decision. or which
may come from It's reversal by the court as IL
| may hereafter be constituted so that the bur
dcns OF taxation NAV be equally and Impair
! Tally laid 10 the end that wealth may bear its
que proportion OF the expenses OF government
We hold that the most efficient way OF pro-
tecting American labor is TO prevent the inn
portation or foreign paupcr labor to compete
Win 1t In The home market, and with the Value
! Of the home market to our American farmers
and artisans Is greatly reduced by a vicious
monetary system which dcpresses the prices
| OF their products below the cost OF production
and thus dcprivcS them OF the means of pur-
chasing the PRODUCTS OF our home manufac-
| tories. and as labor creates the wealth Of the
/ country. we demand the passage of SucG laws
( as may be necessary to protccs it In all its
! rights.
We are in favor OF the arbitration OF differ
onccs between employers engaged in interstate
commerce and their employees, and recon-
mend such legislation as is necessary TO carry
| out this principle
The absorption OF wealth by the few. the
consolidation OF our leading railroad systems,
and the lorna ton OF trusts and POOLS. require
a stricter control by the federal government
OF those arteries of commerce. We demand
! the en- argemcnt of the Interstate commerce
/ commission. and such restrictions and guar
antees IN the control OF railways as will pro-
| tect the people from robbery and oppression.
We denounce the profligate waste OF tho
money WIRING rom the people by oppressive
taxation ana the lavish appropriations OF re-
! rent republican congresses which have kent
| taxes high. while the LABOR that pays them is
unemployed and the product OF the peoples
! toll are depressed till tacy no longer repay the
| cost OF production. " e demand return to
! that simplicity and economy which BELTS
a democratic government and n reduction In
| the numb Der OF useless officers. the salaries OF
| which drain the substance of the people
We denouncc the arbitrary Interference by
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