Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-07-09

ya.i.n 0. personal rights, the equality 0:
all citizens beiyre the az, and the faith.
iul observance oi constitutional litn;ta.
tons.
Recognizing tina: the money question
is paramount. TO all others a. this time, We
invite attention TO the fac: that the Fed.
eral constitution names silyeraud gold TO-
gs.her as the II 3ney metals OF the United
States, and tina. the first coinage Law
passed By congress Under the constitution
made the silver dollar the unit Of value
and admitted gold TO free coinage a.
ratio measured by the silver dollar unit.
We declare tia: the &C: Q: 1873 demon
etizing silver wishou. tie knovledge or
approval Of the American people has re-
sul.ed in the appreciation 0! gold and
corresponding iall in the prices Of com.
moii.ies produced by the people, heavy
increase in the burden Of taxation and Of
al debts, public and private, the enrich
men. Of the money.lending class 8. home
and abroad, paralysi. Of industry and i'm.
po7erishment Of the people. We are un-
alsarably opposed to me single gold stand
ard, which has locked fast the prosperity
Of al industrious people in the paralysis
Of hard times. Gold mono ne.alism is a
British policy founded upon British greed
for gain AMI power, and It's general adop-
ton has brough. other nations into fnan.
cal seryi.ude into London. II is not only
un.American, but anti 4 G.eyican, and can
be fastened upon the United States only
by tae sitting Of that indomitable spiri.
and love OF liberty which proclaimed our
political independence in l776 AMI VI n
it in the var 0! the revolution.
owe demand the immediate restoration
Of the free and unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver a. the presen. legal ratio Of Is
to !, withou. waiting for the aid Or con-
cen: OF any other nation. We demand
tia: tie standard silver dollar shall b.
full legal tender equally with gold, for all
debts, public and private, and we favor
such action as will prevent the demone-
tiza.ion Of any kind Of legal tender money
by private contract.
eve are opposed to the policy and
practice oi surrendering to the holders Of
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.
I'VE are opposed to the issuing Of in.
tersst-bearing bonds Of the United States
in times Of peace, and condemn the traf-
ticking with banking syndicates which in
exchange for bonds at an enormous profit
TO themselves supply the Federal treasury
with god 10 maintain the policy Of gold
mono meta.lism.
"Congress alone has the power to coin
AMI Issue monsy, and President Jackson
decided that this power cannot be dele.
gated to corporations or individuals. We
therefore demand tia. the power TO issue
notes be taken from the banks, and that
all paper money shall be issued directly
by the treasury department.
eve hold that tariff duties should be
levied solely for purpose Of revenue, and
tina, taxation should be limited by the
needs Of the government honeatly and
econoui ally administered. We denounce
as disturbing TO bushes. the Republican
threat to restore the Mckinley law,
which has been twice condemned BY the
people in national elections, and which,
enacted under the false plea OF protection
to home Industry, proved prolific breed.
er Of trusts and monspolies, enriching the
few at the expense Of the many, restricted
trade and deprived the producers Of he
great American staples OF access to thoir
natural markets. Until the money au.s.
ton is settled we are opposed to any All.
tation for further changes in our tariff
laws, except such as are necessary to
make up the defci. in revenue ca used BY
the adverse decision Of the supreme conr.
on the income tag.
1--WE hold that the efficient way VI pro.
tect'ng American labor is to prevent the
importation OF foreign paupcr labor to
compete with it in the home IN lrket, and
that the value Of the home market to our
American farmers and artisans is greatly
reduced by vicious monetary system
which depresses the prices OF their pro.
ducts below the cost Of production and
thus deprives them OF .he means OF salts.
flying their needs.
1--WE denounce the proAisate waste Of
the money wrung from the people by op.
pressve taxation and the lavish appro-
priations ofrecent Republican congresses,
which have kept taxes high while the
labor that pays them is unemployed and
products OF the people are oppressed in
price until they no longer repay the cost
OF production. We demand a return to
that simplicity and economy which best
BELTS Democratic government and a
reduction in the number Of useless offices.
the salaries OF which drain the substance
OF the people.
Believing in the justice Of our cause
and the necessity Of it's success at the
polls, We submit the foregoing declaration
OF principles and purposes to the consid.