Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-10

support of the states in all their just
rights; TO economy in the public cX-
penditures; to the maintenance OF the
public faith and sound money; and 1t
is opposed to paternalism and all class
legislation.
,"The declaratic rs Of the Chicago con
ycntion attack individual freedom, the
right Of private contract, the indie
pendencc of the judiciary and the au-
thority OF the president to enforce fed
eral laws. They advocate a reckless
attempt to increase the price OF silver
by legislation TO the dcbdseEent CT rul
monetary standard, and threaten IN
1 limited issues Of paper money by ne
government; they abandon for repub-
lican allies the democratic cause OF tar
In reform to court the favor II pro-
tcctlonists TO their fiscal heresy
lin view Of these and other grave
departures from democratic principles.
we cannot support the candidate OF
that party, nor be bound by It's acl5.
The democratic party has survived
many defeats but could not survive Il
victory won in behalf Of the doctrine
and policy proclaimed in its name at
Chicago.
"Thcc onditions, however, which
make possible such utterances from l
national convention are the direct re.
suit Of class legislation by the r"pub-
Iican party. 1t still proclatms, as I
has for years, the power and duiE Of
government to raise and udInrin
prices by law; and it proposes 10 rom
ody for existing evils except oppressive
ana unjust taxation.
THE national democracy here con-
vcncd therefore rrnuws its declaration
of y faith in democratic pril cipes, cs-
pccinlly ~ applicable u thc conditions
Of times.
"raNaliou, tariff excise or direct, IS
righIIuIy Imposcd only for public pur-
roses and not for private gain, It's
amount Is Justly measured by public
expenditures, which should be limit II
By %rlupulous economy The sum &e
rived by the treasury from tariff and
excise lcviCs Is aGIC ctCd by the state of
amount required by the treasury IL
determined by the appropriations made
by congress The demand Of the repu5-
lican party for IN Increase In tariff tax
has It's preteXt In the deficiency of rev.
enuo which has It's cause in the stag
nation of trade and reduced consump-
tion, due entirely to the loA. Of conf
dencc that has followed the populist
threat of free coinage and depreciation
Of our money and the republican prac-
tico of extravagant appropriations be
yond the needs Of good government.
I'VE nrraign and condemn the popu-
llstic conventions of Chicago and st.
Louis for their cooperation with
the republican party increasing these
conditions, which are pleaded In JUST
ncation of a heavy increase Of burdens
of the people and further resort to
protection. We therefore donounce
protection and liz ally, free coinag" Of
silver, az schemes for the personal
profit of few at the expense Of the
many and oppose the two parties which
stand for these schemes ns hostile to
the people of the republic, whose food
attacked by higher taxes and dcprrcia-
ted money, In fine, we reaillrm the
historic democratic doctrine Of tariff
for revenue only.
Eve demand that henceforth modern
and liberal policies towards American
phInnInu chnlI inlEn IN ,,ln ,,r, Inn,
itation of the restricted statutes of the
eighteenth century, which were aban-
doncd by every maritime pow
or but the United States and
which, To the nations humli-
alton. have driven American
nj en- flags and alien crews, have made
the stars nnd stripes an almost I'M
known emblem in foreign countries
and hnvN virtually eXtinguished the
race of american scamcn.
We oppose the pretcnse that dis
cr'minattnS duties will promote ship
.ng and that scheme is an invitation
to commercial welfare upon the United
States, un American in the Hight of our
great commcrcinl treaties Offering no
gain whatever To American shipping,
while gr'N'ly increasing ocean frcights
ca our ny icu'tural and manufactured
products,
The Npcr'Cncc of mankind has
shown that by reason Of their natural
qualities, gold Is the necessary money
% the g affairs OF commerce aud
uSncss, while silver Is conveniently
adapted @ MINOR transactions aud the
most hcnr rcial use o. both together can
he insured My by the ndoptiou
former ~ standard of monetary
measure aud the maintenance of silver
~ par, with gold by It's limited
coinage mde' such safeguards of law.
Thus J., Is the largest possible en-
CNmcnt Of both metals Is gained with
the value universally accepted through
cut the world, which constitutes the
only practical currency assuring tho
II est stlM" standard and especially
the best Hnu safest money for all who
earn Nv lihool by labor or the pro