The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

which art essential 10 the purity a
party action and the stability Of part,
vascondancy. This destructive action
has necossitaied the reorganization Of
the Democratic party in Texas and ",
announce that our separation from
those who would destroy the party foi
the sake Of gaining a temporary advan.
tage for their peculiar financial heresy
Is final and irreconcilable until they r..
turn 10 the advocacy OF true Democratic
principles
8, Holding II to be rs impossible fol
men to measure value by more than any
one standard as it Is 70 20 measure any
other quantity, and being firmly con.
WINGED that a change IN ihestandard fol
the measure Of value nt this time
would result IN a financial panic d
which the history Of the world fur.
nishea no parallel. and believing tha,
every government owes Il 20 it, honor
and 10 it, citizens that Il shall 20 order
its laws as 10 require al debts 20 Dc paid
IN money as nearly a. possible equal in
value 70 the money Ia circulation % the
time Of the creation Of the debt, we de.
clare that IL Is the duty Of the United
States 10 maintain the present gold
standard Of themeasure Of value, 20 the
end that justice shall be- done 20 all men
and the honor Of the nation be- pre-
served. We believe Ia the use Of silver
a. current money and the coinage and
circulation Of such amount thereof "a
can BE- kept at a parity with gold. but
We oppose the free and unlimited coin.
age Of silver by this government alone
AZ a measure borrowed from Populism
and fraught II successful with dishonor
and disgrace 20 the nation and destruc-
tion 10 the people.
4. We favor a tariff for revenue only.
sufficient Ia amount 20 support the gov
ernment, economically administered.
We demand return 10 simple and fru-
gal government, the abolition Of an use.
less Offices, the rigid cnrtalment Of all
expenses and the return Of the goverh.
ment to its ordinary functions Of pro.
lection 10 life. liberty and property. We
oppose all sumptuary legislation, nc
matter under what disguise, and de-
mAnd that the citizen BE- left free 10 pur.
sue his OWE happiness without unneces-
sary interference by governments.
.. We believe that ths issue Of the
greenbacks by n Republican congress
under the impcrvious exigencies of q
great civil war, and which were then
declared 10 be Temporary expcdient, and
their retention in circulation By subse-
quent congressional action has contrib.
uted 90 misoducate and 70 dehauch tho
public mind upon questions Of finance
more than all other causes combined. II
has miseducated our people "a 20 the
proper financial functions II the govern.
ment and has tended 10 the propagation
81 hatisiic ideas now 20 current in the
land II has mislod many.of our people
into the belief that the government can
create values with its stamp, and their
constant redemption and roissuanco has
more than once nearly bankruptod our
treasury and enabled the money chang.
en- % rob the people. We demand the
Immediate retirement Of this govern.
ment from the banking business and
that the law authorizing the reissuance
Of the treasury note shall be repealed
and such promises be- retired and can.
ccled. We favor the establishment a
safe system Of banking under rigid gov.
crnmental supervision la order that the
people Of this country may have at all
times a sound. safe and elastic currency
amply sufficient for the transaction II
their business
9. We congratulate the country that
thus far the credit aud the honor Of the
nation has been maintained hy the pa.
triotic and untiring Efforts of President
Cleveland and his secretary Of the trcas.
ury, John G.. Carlisle. in the UNEQUAL
battle which they have 80 long warcd
against the combined strength Of cor.
morants Of Wall and Lombard streets
and the bilionaires Of the silver noun.
tains, aided and abotted by two con.
crosses 50 grossly incompetent as 20 not
know the right or so unpairlotic and
dishonest as TO prefer their own political
and financial aggrandizomcnt 10 the
good Of their country, and We call upon
all good citizens. irrespective % party
affiliations, 10 add TO our own their un.
qualified aud hearty indoromont Of
these two pure and unselhsh patriots
The seventh plank providedEf the
election Of delegates TO Chicago. the
eighth for the selection Of electors. the
ninth for a state convention 70 meet AZ
Waco on Aug. Is to nominate state OH.
GERS, the 10Th provided for the maxi 2
mp Of the executive committee aud thc
eleventh recommended that coner,s.
sional candidates In accordance with the
platform be- put out IN every district.
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
silver Has = MaIsrlfF of tha nat.-.t -.