The news boy., 1896-09-12

We demand that henccforth modern and
liberal policies toward American shipping
shall take the place Of our imitation OF the re-
str!cted statutes OF the eighteenth century,
which were long ago abandoned by every mari
time power but the United States. and which,
to the nations humiliation, have driven Amer
lean capital and enterprise to the use of alien
flags and alien crews. have made the Stars and
Stripes an almost unknown emblem in foreign
ports and have virtually extinguished the race
Of American seamen.
We oppose the pretense that discriminating
duties will promote shipping: that the scheme
Is an invitation to commercial warfare upon
the United States, un-American IN the
light Of our great commercial treaties, offering
no gain whatever to American shipping, while
greatly increasing ocean freights on our aGri-
cultural and manufactured products.
The experience OF mankind has shown that
by reason of their natural qualities, gold is the
necessary money OF the large affairs OF COM
merce and business, while silver is con-
veniently adapted to minor transactions, and
the most beneficial use Of both together can be
insured only by the adoption Of the former rs
standard Of monetary measuse, and the
maintenance Of silver at parity with gold by
its limited coinage under suitable safeguards
OF law. Thus the largest possible enjoyment
OF both metals is gained with value univer-
sally accepted throughout the world, which
constitutes tho only practical bimetaliic cur
rency, assuring the most stable standard and
especially the best and safest money for all
who earn their lvlihood by labor or the pro-
duce OF husbandry. They can not sufier when
paid in the best money known to man. but are
the peculiar and most Gefenseless victims OF
O debased and f1uctuating currency, which Of
fers continual profits to the money changer at
their cost.
Realizing these truths, demonstrated by long
public Inconvenience and loss, the democratic
in ho inf nf the MASSES and Of
equal Justice to all. practically established by
the legislation OF 1884 and 1858 the gold
standard OF monetary measurement, and ike
wise entirely divorced the government from
banking and currency issues. To this long
established democratic policy we adhere,
Of the gold standard, and of the
parity herewith OF every dollar issued
by the government, and are firmly opposed to
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver. and
TO the compulsory purchase OF silver bullion.
But We denouncc also the further maintenance
of the present costly patchwork system OF
national paper currency as constant source
OF injury and peril
We assert the necessity Of such intelligent
currency reform as will confine the govern
ment 10 its legitimate function, completely
separated from the banking business, and
afford to oil sections Of our country uniform.
safe and elastic bank currency under govern
mental supervision, measured In volume by
the needs OF business
The fidelity. patriotism and courage with
which President Cleveland has fulflied his
great public trust, the higher character Of his
Administrations: its wisdom and energy In the
maintenance OF civil order and the enforce
mcnt Of the laws: Its equal regard for the
rights OF every class and evory section; it,
nrm and dispined conduct Of foreign Affairs,
and Its sturdy persistence In upholdins
the credit and honor OF the nation.
are fully rscognissd BY the dsmocsatic party
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sidca the fatopFs of ths repubiie
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