Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-07
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
This is What the Sound Money Democrats
Will Swear BY.

ms convention has assembled to IN
noid the principles upon which depent
the honor ana welfare of the American
people, in order that Democrats through
out the Union may unite their natrioti,
eHorts 10 avert disaster from their coun
Try ana ruin for their party.
Ahe democratic party is pledged tt
equai ana exact justice to all men OF
every creed and condition; to the larges,
freedom or the individual consisten,
Win soou government; to the preserva.
ton OF the federal government in ito con
stitutional vigor, and to the s,,nport NJ
the states In all their just rights: t(
economy in the public expenditures. r.
the maintenance of the public faith anf
SOUND money; and it is opposed to ma ter.
nallsln ana all class legislation.
ine ueciafatlons of the Chicago con.
Vehtioh attack individual freedom. tn.
| right OF private contract the indcneo,
dence of the judiciary and the autbnrjt,
| Of the president to enforce federal laws
| ihey advocate reckless attemnt n
increase the price of silver by legislation
| 10 the debascment of our monet =,
standard and threaten unlimited issues
of paper money by the government
| ihey apahdoh Tor Republican allies the
! Democratic cause of tariff reform. they
court the favor of protectionists 70 tbai,
| fiscal hereSy.
In view of these and other grave de-
| partures from Democratic princinlas we
cannot support the candidate of fba,
| convention, nor be bound by its acts
The Democratic party has survived
| many defeats, but could not suryiv. a
! victory won in behalf Of the doctrine
and policy proclaimed in its name al
| Chicago
The conditions. however which make
| possible such utterances from a national
convention are the direct result of class
legislation by the Republican party. II
| still proclaims as it has for years, the
power and duty OF the government Ia
raise and maintain prices BY law; and il
proposes no remedy for existing evils
| except oppressive and unjust taxation.
| The national Democracy, as recon
| Vened here, therefore renews its declar-
| atoms of principles. especially as ap-
| pliable to the conditions Of times.
| The taxation tariff. excise or direct. is
| rightful imposed only for public pur.
| poses ana not for private gains. Its
| amount Is justly measured by public *
| pcndltures. which should be limited b.
| ScrupulouS economy. The sum derived
| by the treasury from tariff and excise
| levies is affected by the state of trade
| and volume of consumption The
| amount required by the treasury is de-
| termined by the appropriations made b..
| congress.
| The demand of the Republican partv
1
| LOT an increase N the taflf TAX has Its
| Eets Y ~ me uenciehey OF revenue.
! when has ~ causes IN the slaghdtion
Oh trant al.i rSuuceu consumption, duc
| eh,feis ~ me iosS on conIlu"hce that mas
| iollpWe9 the Fppuiis' threat OF iree com
| .se 1i1o w. .'y ti'i. vi oeI money ana
| lht Itsl'uuticah p'dNlIc, ~ tAttAFaeaht
| opp. oIi "a s.ols peS Uiiu .he heeGs or
| hooa ~ = II iiilietN. = II 1is Il anu con
ut w y ~
'-u - A1ooi9 ~ ''et4 eooiei "t''i''
| Win the Republican party increasing
| these conditions which are pleaded in
lJustiicatipn Of a heavy increase of bur
| Ccns OF the people. and further resort
| t. protection, we therefore denounce
| protection and It's ally. free coinage of
| silver, as schemes for the personal profit
| Of few al the expense of the many
and oppose the two parties which stand
| Tor these schemes as hostile T. the people
| oi the republic whose food and shelter.
| comfort ana prosperity are attached BY
| higher taxes and deprecated money.
IN me. We Feaiilrm the historic Demo
| cratc doctrine OF t2rif Tor revenue only.
| we demand that henceforth modern
ahd hDerai policies toward American
tHlpWng shall take the place Of our tni-
| tStloh OF the restricted statutes OF the
l'th century. which We're abandoned by
| every Inafltlme power but the nited