The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-27

The 24th Instant:
i. The Democracy Of Texas IN con
ycotion assembled realIirmS it's tradi-
tIuna principles, n favor OF alnct
construction of the Fedora! co1s.itu-
ton and The preservation OF the rights
Of the state and the liberties of The
people, the political equality OF our CYL
liens. freedom Of conscience, the sepa-
ration OF church and state and the free
don. OF the press as among the 1l0da-
mental doctrines embodied in .ale dec
la'ration of independence and the con-
stitution of the United States, and at
an times adhered to by tine Democracy
of The union.
2. We are opposed to all mOl3pol'es
and trusts and all class Legislation ana
demand equal rights to adj and eXclu-
slye privileges to none, and we TaS'St
that all of the great corporations,
while protected in all rights, should be
held subordinate to law and held sub
ject to all legal restraint and control.
g. Wefavor a tariff for revenue only
but in sufficient amount supplemented
by other taxation to NEE, the expenses
of the government economically ad-
mIu;stered SO as TO render it unnPces-
sary to increase the public debt in any
manner whatever. And We believe that
The present tariff law which lets INTO
this country raw materials free CT duty
and levies heavy duties on mnnu1ac-
tured products, thus subjoctng our ag-
ricultural and pastoral classes to COM
petition with the world, while it enA0les
Uhe rich manufac by means M
combinations and trusts 10 eXtort Them
own prices for their products from tine
! people. violates the Federal constluI-
tipn as we'll as The fundamental prime
ples of the Democratic party tina. taIatr
duty should be levied aud collected 1o1
| the purpose on rtVt'lllVS O4N4.'
i. We favor an economical 2amHN4s-
tration Of the government. Ana we
view with alarm the increased expense:
caused by the session OF congress J'lS'
adjourned which has appropriated to'
expenditures during the next fscA yeal
s515 75o SEQ az We condemn Nl.s ex'
cess:ve appropriation of the peop.e
mcnav and insist on a large rtdu>FIJa
of the public expenditures, and we De-
lieve that there has been an unfleces
gary increase in the number OF ofllceT'
and employees of the Federal govern
, mena and that the number should D.
greatly and speedily reduced.
s. We demand the submission OF
! constitutional amendment ito the sever
, q, States which will authorize conGre
, ~ rass an income tax law, to tine EN-
Y that the wealth of the nation may o
y corn,erlea ito bear its just share OF oh
eNnenses OF the government.
G. The Democratic party is uila.IeT"
: b]y opposed to the issuance OF nl'ereS'
! bearing bonds by the Federal govern
g meut i'm times of peace, and we desnan
. trhan the Federal debt should be dim'l
. ,shed rather than INCREASED un~l
v shall be fully paid off and discharged
g T. We favor the free and unillni'e
l. coinage of gold and silver into s'a'
" dard money, without discriminate
" ,gainst either. and at the ratio OF
to J. independently of the action
other nations, which standard motl'
n shall be legal tender for all debts, p'u
re liz and mivate, and we further denial
le t,bat tEas money of the country SIND
"a CON st,s, of gold and silver thus come
20 and Of paper convertible into tine
w coins CEN demand of the holder, and
~ This connection we demand that I
1T nractice of the treasury department.
rs refusing to exercise its option to p
al coin notes in silver the same as IN &c
shall he discontinued, because the sal
is an unwarranted use OF power VIVA
70 results III, making the federal treasu
no bu, a brokerage office for speculation
at WV ="
40 gold.
NC We demand that law shall be
acted by the federal congress maxi
- gold and silver coined at the ratio he
No tofore mentioned, and the paper &C
ed yertibIe into such coin on demand
ne The holder of such notes, legal tent
he for all debts. public and private, the
after contracted. without reference
any contract or agreement that
OF debts shall be paid in some parncu
an kind Of money, reserving alone to
I'm federal government the right to des
III nate the kind Of money in which G.
toms dues may be paid.
~ 9. We are opposed to the canceli&N.
u and retirement of the legal tender nc
ion OF the government, which serve all
oil purposes money to the goveTnmt
the and the people. at the least eXpe
the at which currency can be supplied.
10. We oppose national banks OF Isl
for the reason that the issuance OF
at per currency is a function of the
1od ernment which slhnlhld not he fam