The Progress., 1896-09-26
ADOPT FREE SILVER
n-MocRATIC NATIONAL Plat
FORM IN FULL.
n..,.reo for the Free and Unlimited '''"
~. Of silver at Ratio of 10 to l-'p-
.o.od IN Interest Bearing BONDS DE >
Issued by the Government
The follow

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The follow
ina is the platform adopted BY the
national Democratic convention:
We. the Democrats OF the on''eu
States, In national convention assem-
bled, do reaffirm our allegiance TO tnose
great end essential principles OF JUS"
tIce and liberty upon which our 'nsa-
buttons are founded and WhloA oae
Democratic party has advocated lsom
Jefferson's time TO our owE-lreeuoln
OF speech freedom of the press ifee
dom of conscience, the preservation ~
nersonal rights, tho equality OF all per-
SONS before the law and the faithful oo-
servance Of constitutional limitations
Turing al thess years the Democrat.
tc marty has res sted the tendency ..
selfish Interests, the naturalization o.
governmental pnwer and eteaolas0-y
maintained the integrity OF the oua'
scheme of government estapAsneo Wy
the founders of this republic OF repuo'
,ca Under It's guidance the great prsn-
cdn,a Of local self-goverrment mas
: found its best expression IN the man.
tenauce of the rights Of the states ana
in its assertion OF the necessity OF con-
anipg the general government to tne
exercise OF the powers granted by 'ne
constitution of the United States.
> Recognizing that the money ques'
:. tiou is paramount to all Others at TINS
s.e we invite attention to the fact that
Q thu federal constitution names silver
u and gold together as the money MEAS
!. ~ the United States, and that the f'rS1
}. coinage law passed by congress under
o the constitution made the silver ao..
= lar the monetary unit and admitted
e rosd to free coinage at ratio based
! upon the silver unit.
). We declare that the act OF 1915 DC
|. mon et;zing silver without the kncwl
=, edge or approval Of the American PEG
N n,e has resulted in the appreciation o
cod and g. corresponding fall in tn
II, N ur,ces of commodities produced by tn
n, people. J.,
I'd We are unalterahy opposed to tn
NJ, n, recommendation which has locked las
or tbe prosperity of industrious poop.
Dy, n the paralysis OF hard times. cor
!. recommendation Is q British policy, an
It's adoption has brought other nation
into financial servttude to London
h v not only un-American, but ant
~ American, and 1t can be fastened On III
~ United States only by the stiiMns {
, il that spirit Of love Of liberty which pr,
claimed our political independence
OF 177e and won it in the wax OF the re''
led tuition.
ew We demand the free and unlimite
coinage Of both gold and silver at u
nressnt legal ratio Of 16 to !, wltno
waiting for the aid or consent OF al
the other nation. We demand that t
raj standard silver dollar shall be II
Is leg., tender equally with god, Tor
anne eepts, public and private, and we faV
IAN such legislation as will prevent fer
sunme the demonstration OF any XII
n, of legal tender money by private &C
'''@ tract.
!, Pa We are opposed to the policy a
vo,, ractice of surrendering to the hold
y q Of the obligations Of the United Sta
the option reserved by law to the g
eminent of reeenltng such obligati'
IN either silver coin or gold coin.
NJ as We are opposed to the issuing OF
terest-bearing bonds OF the Uni
lido States In time Of poace. and conde
be is the trafficking with banking syndics
which, in exchange for bonds and
an enormous profit to themselves,
ply the Feeral treasury with gold
&c. maintain the policy Of gold monome
usm.
lit Congress alone has tho power
coin and Issue money, and Presle
. Jackson declared that this power q
not be delegated to corporations or
diWduals. We, therefore, demand
" the power to issue notes to circulat
~ money be taken from the natl
hanks, and that all paper money
81 he issued directly by the treasury
~ narbment and be redeemabls IN
I'm and receivable hor all debts, pubic
&@ private.
NN We hold that the tariff duties sh
INV be levied for purposes OF revenue,
AN duties to be 50 adjusted as to OPP
NV equally throughout the country am
p discriminate between class or sec
and that taxation should be limitt
the needs OF the government, hon
NO and economically administered. W
10 nounce as disturbing to business
of the Republican threat to restore the
phys Yinley law. which has been twice
per Ell demned by the people in national
,ort tons and which, enacted unde
rms of false plea OF protection to home
al dis. try, proved q prolific breeder OF
cond- ,..,;o. ON r;ched the fe