Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-18
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

| cratic ptyiy has sdsccstci from Jcfferson's
| time TO our own--freedom OF speech. freedom
OF tho press. freedom or conscicncc. the
| preservation OF personal rights. the equality
OF all citizens b.fore the la and the fafthf,fl
Observance OF constitutional limitations
| luring all these years tho democratic party
has resisted the tendency o. scl1sa Interests
TO tho Capitalization OF governmental power
and stcadfastly maintained the Integrity o.;
| the gu u scheme of government established b :.
| the founders OF this republic OF republics
| Under It's guidance and teachings the great
! principal OF local solf-governmcnt his fouriL
Its best expression In the mnintsnnncc OF the
rights OF the states aud in Its assertion OF the
necessity OF combining the general government
/ to the exercises of the powers granted by the
| constitution of the United States
Tho constitution OF tho United Statos
guarantees to every citizen the right OF civil
and religious liberty Tho democratic party
has always been the exponent Of political fib-
orty and religious freedom. md IL renews Ira
OBLIGATIONS rnd req firms its devotion to these
fundamental principles Of tho constitution
Recognizing that tho money question IS par
amount to nll others ut this time. We invite
attention To the fuot TINT the federal consti-
tuition names silver and gold together US the
money metals of the United States, and that
tho nrst coinage law parsed by congress under
tho constitution made the silver dollar tho
monetary unit OF value and admitted gold to
FREQ coinage ut roto measured by tho silver
dollar unit
We declare that tho not OF 1873 dcmonc thing
the American people has resulted In the ap4
probation OF gold and u correspondent. fail iu
the pricos OF commodities produced by the
! people: heavy increase in the burden OF tax
alton and OF all debts public and private. the
enrichment OF tho moncr-londinz class ut
home and abroad: postration OF industry and
impoverishmcnt OF the Icople
We arc unulternbly opposed to tho single
gold standard which HIS locked fast tho pros
perity OF an Industrial people In tho paralys sis
OF hard timcs Gold monomc tallism 1, N
British policy and it's adoption has brought
other nations Into financial scrvttudc to Lon
con il Is not only un-Americnn but anti
Amcftcnn and II cnn be fastened on the United
States only by the sSniDSs of thai indemitable
spirit and love OF liborty which proclaimed
our political independence In 1870 and won IL
In the war OF the revolution
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
OF both silver and gold ut tho present legal ratio
OF TO I. without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other milton VIC demand that the
standard silver dollar shall he q full legal ton
der. equally with gold for all debts. public and
private. and we favor such lccisl. ton as will
prevent tho demonctiz. tion OF any kind OF lc-
snl tender money by private contract.
We are opposed to the policy and practice
OF guaranteeing to the holders OF the obliga-
tions OF tho United States the option reserved
by law to the government Of redecminR such
obligations In either silver coin or gold coin
we arc opposed TO the issuing of interest
bearing bonds of the United states in time of
ing syndicatcs which. In exchange for bonds
ard ut an enormous profit to themselves sup
ply the federal treasury with gold TO ma.nts in
the policy of gold recommendation
Congress alone has the powor to coin and
issue money. ana President Jackson declared
TINT this power could not be delcan,cd TO cor
porations or individuals.
We therefore dcnounce the issuance OF
notes intended to circulate as money sy M
tional banks Us in dcrogution OF the cons,itu-
lion and we demand that all paper which Is
made n legal tender for publ: and private
debts or which is receivable for dues to the
United States. shall be issued by the govern
mont of the United Suites and shall he re-
decmnhlc in coin
We hold that tariff duties should be levied
for purposes OF revenue. should also be ad-
tusted SO rs to op.rats equally throughout
the country, and not discriminate between
class or section. and that tax.tion
should be limited by the needs OF the goyern-
mcnt honestly and economically administered
We dcnounce MS disturbing to business tho
republican threat 10 restore the Mckinley
law which has been twice condemned by tho
people in tho national elections and
which. enacted under the false plea of
protection to home industry. proved prolific
breeder of trusts and monopolics. enriched
the few ut the expense of the many. restricted
trade and deprived the producers OF the great
American staples OF access to their natural
markets Until the money question u
settled ~c are opposed to my agita-
tioH LOT IurtuOs chnnuoo thrift
laws. except such as nrc necessary to NEE.
the deficit In revenue caused by the adverse
decision OF the supreme court on the Income
tax There would be no deficit In the revenue
put Tor inc annuimcatby the supreme court
OF law passed by democratic congress. in
strict pursuance OF the uniform decisions OF
that court for nearly one hundred years that
court having in that decision sus-
TUNED constitutional objections 10 its en-
actncnt which has been previously over
vel IN h.lH
on that bench We declare that 1t Is the duty
OF congress 10 use all tho constitutional power
which remains after that decision. or which
may como from it's reversal by the court rs IL
may hereafter be constituted no that tho bur-
ucnS OF taxation may be equally and impar-
TALLY laid TO the end that wealth may bcnr its
quo proportion Of the expenses of government
We hold that the most efficient way OF pro-
tccting American labor is TO prevent the I'M
portation OF foreign paupor labor TO compete
with IL In the home market and with tho ynlno
OF the home market TO our American farmers
nud artisans is greatly reduced by n vicious
monetary system which dcprcsscs the prices
OF their products below the cost of production
ana thus deprives Thorn of the means of pur-
chasing tho products OF our homo manufac-
tories. and MS labor creates tho wealth OF the
country. we demand the passage OF such laws
MS may be necessary to protect IL In all It's
rights
We ara In favor OF the arbitration OF difYer-
ences between employers engaged In Interstate
commerce and their employees. and recon-
mend such legislation rs is necessary to carry
out This principle
The absorption OF wealth by the few tho
consolidation OF our leading railroad systems,
and the formation OF trusts and pools. require
strictcr control by the federal government
OF those arteries OF commerce.. We demand
the enlargement OF the Interstate commerce
commission. and such restrictions and guay-
antccs In the control OF railways as will pro-
teot tho people from robbery and oppression.
We denounce the profiigatc waste OF the
money wran: rom tho people BY oppressive
taxation and thesiavish appropriations OF re-
cent republican congresses. which have kept
taxes high. while the labor that pays thorn is
unemployed and the product. OF the reopies
toll nrc depressed It'll Trey no longer refny tho
cost Of production We demand o return to
that simplicity. md economy which berts
democratic government and reduction 10
tho number Of useless 6ficers. the salaries OF
which drain tho substance of the people
We denounce the arbitrary interference by
federal authorities In local fairs rs n VIOLA
ton OF tho constitution Of the United States
and crime against FREQ Institutions, and We
especially object to government by Injunction
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