Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-10-02
DEMOCRATIC PLATFoRM.

DEMOCRATIC PL ATFORM.
We. TIE democrats ef TIE Uas.ce States a
natsooal ronveBttou Assem- he'd do readirrn
our allegiance 10 those gre essential prins
/ eipics ~ Justice ard III erty u-on whfSh Cur
lnstituiioiks are fund, &. a ~ which the demo
! erasic pirty has sd.ceated from Jerersons
time 10 cur cwn-freedorn III sreech freedom
OF the press freedom OF conscience. the
l preservation Of personal rights. the EQUALITY
o. all citizens before the "a = Rud tae faffhfr,
observance II constitutional s.rnitatioaa
During all these years the democratic party
has resisted the tendency o. sci ASA interests
/ to the centraliz ttton Of government 4 pcM2r
and steGdfastly m intained sne iltcgrits OF
| the On schsus Of government estaciished BY
toe founders OF this reprb Ic OF republics
Nnder It's guidance and teachings the great
! principal OF local eif-xovernment h As four,i
its best expression in tac maintenance OF tho
rights OF tbe states aad in its assertion OF the
necessity OF condning tue general government
10 the Nercises OF the powers grantcd by tbs
constitution Of the 2 tted states
The constitution OF the United states
guarantee, to every citizen the right OF civil
and religious liberty. Tue democratic =, .rtS
has always been the exponent OF political Ito.
erty and religious freedom. and IL renews It's
OBLIGATIONS nj reaGirns It's devotion TO thesf
fundamental principles 5f th6 Constitution
Recognizing that the money question is par
amount TO ali others 1T this time we invite
attention 70 the ct that the federal constis
tuition names silver and gold together ne abe
money metals OF the United States ana THAI
the first eoina~c law parsed by congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar tho
monetary unit of value and admitted gold to
free coinage at q ratio measured by the silTef
dollar unit
We declare that the act OF 1873 semonetizinS
silver without the knowlcdse or approval Of
the American people has resulted in the ar.
probation OF gold aDd a CORE spending fall Id
the prices Of commodities produced by the
\ people: heaty Increase in the burden OF tax.
alton and OF all debts public and private; the
enrichmeus Of tho money- ic ndinz class as
home and abroad. poStratioTs OF industry and
tmpoverishmcnt OF the PEOPLE.
we are unaltcrably opposed to the single
gold standard which y. $ locked fast the nross
perity OF an Industrial people in the raralvsis
OF hard times. Cold recommendation is a
British policy ana its adoption has brought
other nations into financial servitude to L,on=
don IL Is not only un-American but anti
American and IL can be faster ned on the United
States only by the sitting Of that fndomitablc
spirit and love OF liberty which proclaimed
our political independence n 1915 and won IL
In the war Of the revolution
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
OF both silver and gold at the present legal ratio
OF 10 TO l. without waiting for the aid or coEseut
of any other nation We demand thai the
standard silver doll II shall be a fun legSl ten-
der. equally with gold for all debts public and
private. and we favor such lcgisl. tion viii
prevent the denonetig zion OF any kind OF lc=
gal tender money by private contract.
We are opposed TO the policy and practice
D
lions Of the United states the option reserved
by law TO the goycrnnc nt OF rcdCemins Such
obligations in either silver coin or gold coin
We are opposed TO the iss Uirg OF interest
bearing bonds OF the Unitei States in time OF
peace. and condemn the traCaclling with banks
Ing syGdicases which. ia exchange for bonds
ana 1T an enormous PfOfit TO themselves sup.
ply the FEDERAL treasury with gold TO maintain
the policy OF gold recommendation.
Congress alone has the power to coin and
issue money. and President jackson declared
that This power could not be delegated TO cors
Porations or individuals
We therefore dcnonfce the fssIancc ~
notes intended 10 circulate as money Ov IN.
tional b lnks as in dcrogat;orf OF the constitG-
tion and we demand that all ia per which *
made legal tender for public and private
debts. or which is receivable for dues 10 tie
United St1tcs shall be issued by the govern
ment OF the United States aud shsll be re-
dcemahle in coin.
We hold that tariff duties should be levied
for purposes OF revenue. should also be adj
1uStcd so as to operate equally throuvhou.
the country, and not discriminate between
class or section. ard that taxition
should be limited b. the reeds OF tho govern
ment honestly and economically administered
We denounce rs disturbing TO bh> mess the,
republican threat TO restore the Mckinney
law which has been twice condemned by the
people ia the national elections and
which enacted under tho false plea OF
protection 20 home industry. proved n prolific
breeder OF trusts and monopohes enriched
the few at 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 Is
settled VIC are opposed to aby aKita-
ton for further changes in our tarin
laws, except such as are necessary TO meet
the deficit in revenue caused by the adverse
decision OF the supreme court on the income
tax There would be no dencit in the revenue
but for the annumcat by the supreme court
OF law passed bY 4 democratic congress in
strict pursuance OF the uniform decisions OF
that court Tor nearly one hundred years. that
court having ia that decision sus-
tAtncd constitutional objections to its en-
actmcnt which has been previously over
ruled oy the ablcst judges who had ever sai
on mat bench We declare that IL is the duty
OF congress 10 use all the constitutional mower
which remains after that decision. or which
may come from its reversal by the court as IL
may hereafter be constituted. so taaL tho bur
ochS OF taxation NAV be equally and inplr-
TALLY laid TO the end that wealth may bear its
auc proportion Of the expenses of government
we hold that the most efficient way OF pro-
tectlng American labor is to prevent the i'm
lortation OF foreign paurcr labor TO compete
Win IL In thc home mark Z. and with the value
al the home market to our American firrners
and1rtisans is grcatIv reduced by a vicious
monetary system which dcprcsScs the prices
OF their p oducts below the cost of production
and thus dcprivcS them OF the means of -Dur-
Chasing the PRODUCTS OF our home manufac-
country. We demand the passage of sucn VS.
~ may be necessary to protect 81 IN all its
rights
we are In favor OF the arbitration OF differ
ehces between employers engaged in Interstate
commerce and their employees. and recon-
mend such legislation as Is necessary 10 carry
out this principle
The absorption OF wealth by the few the
consolidation OF oc'r leading railroad systems.
and the formation OF trusts and POOLS requirc
Strlcter control by the federal government
OF those arteries OF commerce We demand
the en- argement OF the Interstate commerce
commission. and such restrictions and eiaR-
antees In the control of RAILWAYS as will pro.
tect the people from robbery and oppression
We denounce the prohigate waste OF the
money wrnnS rom the people by oppressive
taxation ana the lavish appropriations Of re-
rent republican congresses, which have kent
taxes nigh. while the labor that pays them IS
unemployed and the product OF the peoples
toll are depressed till they no longer repay the
cost OF production. We demand a return to-
mat simplicity and economy which bents
democratic government and u reduction in
the number OF useless officers the salaries OF
which drain the substance OF the people
We denouncc the arbitrary interference by