The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
TRUE AND PURE DEMOCRACY.
Platform Adopted by the Pennsylvania Sound
Money Convention Held at Phila-
delphla Yesterday.

We. the Representatives of the National Democratic party of Pennsylvania, in
derive their powers from the consent Of those for whom they are delegated to act
p pag, es p0 ae ths Or sa auuoray SOL o. me e 1se enf sneag0 80 e0h osmasaoa 70 ~ am aaaaou upon aan as
dates for President md Vice President Of the United States whosed declarations and
Democratic pary or the ountry as heretofore declared IN reiterated throughout
We also deny that allegiance to any party organization requires or win excuse
eraw Welfare Of our country and aanserons f. te nernstutty ~ or savsrnment
We declare our unaterable adherdon to the declaration of principles unant
at Allentown m the twentyninh day Of April last as rue Democratic doctrine m
OF ee'e asn rfnss and We epeahys mDhasa the f0noWln panks 3 rue Demo
ana neasuryn notes OF oaetfu nMHuh0nalt originally issued under ne plea Of
mansas r necessity sasns., a%a under & : pl ssas Of sa nx N asnarss AL. They ARE are a e CO.. tan
We believe that the Federal government should e entirely divorced from tn
business Of banking and that Congress should enacts such legislation as win give
luteys secure under every contingency and At II times reaeemab IN gold We are
IN favor Of a firm unvarying maintenaneeof the gold standard While We favor ts
are absolutely opposed to the free coinage If snvera and to the compulsory purchase
Of silver bullion by the government We believe that the interests Of the people
demand that the earnings of trade, agriculture manufarture md commerce. md
value I'M of the highest standard adopted by the cIvrized nations Of the world
We are therefore, unaltrahiy opposed to ALI devices M schemes for tbs debase
Affecting Individual and national credit and honor. We heartily endorse the
ness wisdom wisdom an n ability shown nL b him in all matters matters affecting the Interest," q
maintain the national credit to avert financial N business disturbances and to
We hold that the chicago Convention violated the established laws ana ira
ahions Of n Democratic party and trampled upon its ttmehonored usages and
principles " rejecting the expressed choice of a majority of the States through
their National Committee for the tenporary presiding officer of the onvention by
order to secure a twothirds majority to carry ut its revolutionary purposes. by
esps4 1, sona ao nee' euf'eney ne goa am snVef OF the Sonsu5uuon o.
value demoneazng gold by attacking the sancety Of contracts BY declaring h
purpose TO saovert the Supreme Court TO partisan control an the dangerous die
tauon Of popular passion and excitement through changing its membership to
nert by refusing to endorse the patriotic and pure Democratic administration Of
rresident Cleveland and by Encouraging law1essness rebeIaon and anarchy in the
and public order through the legitimate functions of the courts and the executive.
When we observe that This betrayal of the Democratic party has been sup-
plemented by an aleRanee largely brought about y the solicitation Of the Chi
to revofmiOnize the government to cOnascate te property IF its citizens and 10
arbu4aqny divide ii amongst tn thrifty n untmafty; and when We and !
majority d ~ constituted State organizations deserving Democratic PRINCIPLES
evaton Of Democracy other than the nomination by the National Democratic
form so5adopted and the ticket 50 nsninatea e pledge our loyal and unfanerfng
support