The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-09
THE FULL TENT OF THE PLAT
FORM ADOPTED AT CHI
CAGO YESTERDAY.
some CHANGES MADE YESTERDAY.
1t Is Dyed in the Wool in Its EXPIRES
sion for the Dollars of Our
Daddies" and Recks With
Eulogies of Silver.

| the platform as 1t came from the commit
tee, but the full and correct text of the
platform is as follows:
| We. the Democrats of the United
States, in national convention assembled,
do reafiirm our allegiance to this and
great essential principles of justice and
liberty upon which our institutions are
founded and which the Democratic party
has advocated from Jefferson's time to
our Own-freedom of speech, freedom of
the press, freedom of conscience, the
preservation of personal rights, the
equality of all citizens before the law and
the faithful observance of constitutional
limitations.
| During all these years the Democratic
party has resisted the tendencies of
| selfish interests to the Capitalization of
| governmental power and steadfastly
maintained the integrity of the dual
scheme of government established by
the founders of this republic of repub-
lies. Under its guidance and teachings
the great principle of local self-govern-
ment has found its best expression in the
maintenance of the rights Of the states
and its assertions of the necessity of
combining the general government to the
exercise of the powers granted by the
constitution of the United States.
| Recognizing that the money question
is paramount to all others ut this time,
we invite attention to the fact that the
| federal constitution names silver and
gold together as the money metals of the
| United States and that the first coinage
law passed by congress under the cOnsti-
tuition made the silver dollar the none
tary unit and admitted gold to free coin
age at ratio based upon the silver unit.
| We are opposed to the policy and prac-
tice of surrendering to the holders of
the obligations of the United States the
option reserved by the law to the govern
ment of redeeming such obligations III
either silver or gold coin.
| We are opposed to the issuing of inter-
est-bearing bonds of the United States III
times of peace and condemn the
trafficking with banking syndicates,
which, in exchange for bonds and enor-
nous profit to themselves. supply the
| federal treasury with gold to maintain
| the policy of gold mOnometallism.
| Congress alone has power TO coin and
issue money, and President Jackson de-
clared that this power could not be dele
gated to corporations nor to individuals.
| We, therefore, denounce the issuance of
notes as money for national banks as
in derogation of the constitution, and
we demand that all paper which is made
legal tender for public and private debts
and which is receivable for dues to the
United States be issued by the govern
ment of the United States and shall be
redeemable in coin"
We hold that the tariff duties should
be levied for purposes of revenue, such
duties to be so adjusted as to operate
impartially throughout the country and
not discriminate between class or sec
ton, and taxation should be limited by
the needs of the government, honestly
and economically administered.
We denounce as disturbing to bust
ness the Republican threat to restore the
| Mckinley law, which has been twice
condemned by the people in national elec-
tons, and which, enacted under false
pleas of protection to home industry,
proved prolific breeder of trusts and
monopOlies enriched the few at the eX-
penSe of the many, restricted trade and
deprived the producers of the great
American staples of access to their nat
ural markets. Until the money question
is settled we are opposed to any agita-
ton for further changes in our tariff
laws, made by the recent congress and
keeps taxes higher
We demand a return to the simplicity
and economy which BELTS Democratic
government and a reduction in the num-
Der of useless offices, the salaries of
which drain the sustenance of the people.
| We denounce arbitrary interference
by federal authorities in local affairs as
Il violation of the constitution of the
United tates and crime against free
institutions and we especially object to
government by injunction as Il new and
highly dangerous form of oppression by
which federal judges in contempt of the
law of the states and rights of citizens
becomes at once legislators, judges and
eXecutioners, and we approve the bill
passed at the last session of the United
States senate and now pending i'll the
house of representatives relative to con
tempt in federal courts and provide fol
trials by jury in certain cases of con
tempt.
No discrimination should be INDUCED
by the government of the United States
the refusing of the Fifty-third congress
to pass the Pacific railroad refundns
bill and denounce the effort of the Re
publican congress to enact Il Slmllal
measure.
We heartily endorse the rule of tn,
present commissioner of pensions that III
names shall be arbitrarily dropped from
the pension roll; and the fact of enlist
ing and serving shall be deemed con
, | elusive evidence against disease ana us
ability before enlistment.
We favor the admission of the terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona int
the Union as states and we are in favO
of the early admission of all territories
, having the necessary population and re
sources to entite them to statehood ant
while they remain territories we hole
that the officers appointed to administer
the government of any territory. together
with the District of Columbia and Alas
ka. should be bona fide residents of the
territory.
We recommend that the territory Of
Alaska he granted Il delegate in con
gress and that the general land and tim
Der laws of the United States be extend
ed to said territory.
We extend our sympathy to the pco
pie of Cuba in their heroic struggle fol
liberty and Independence.
We are opposed to life tenure in the
public service We favor appointments
based upon merit fixed terms of office
and such an administration of the civi
service laws as will afford opportunities
to all citizens of aScCrtained fitness.
We declare it to he the unwritten law
of this republic. established by custom
and the usage of a hundred years and
sanctioned by the example of the great