The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-07-17
The Platform.


dom of conscionce. the preservation OF per-
sonnl rights, the equality Of all citizens before
tho law, and the faithful observance of con
sttutional limitations.
During all those years tho Democratic party
has resisted the tendency of selfish interests
to the Capitalization Of governmental power
and steadfastly maintained the integrity OF
the dual scheme of government established by
the founders of this republic of republics.
Under its guidance and teachings the great
principle OF local self government has found
its best expression in the maintenance OF the
rights of tho statc4 and its assertion Of the
necessity of combining the general government
to the exercise of the powers granted by the
COZ stitutlon of tho United Stntes
The constitution of the United States guar.
antees to every citizen tho rights of civil and
religious liberty The Democratic party has
always been this exponent OF political liberty
and of religious freedom, and II renews its OBJ
legations and reaffrm4 the devotion to those
fundamental principles Of the constitution.
Recognizing that the money question Is per-
amount to all others at this time, we invite
attention to the fact that the federal constitu.
ton names silver and gold together as the
money metals of the United States and that
the first conrg law pissed by congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar tho
monetary unit and admitted gold to free coin
age at n ratio based upon the silver unit.
We are opposed to the policy and practice
Of surrendering to the holders of the obliga.
tions of the United States the option reserved
by law to the government of redecming such
obligation in either silver coin or gold coin.
We are opposed to the issuing of interest
bearing bonds Of the United States in times of
peace and condemn the traificSng with bank.
Ing syndcatoS which, in exchange for bonds
and n Jrmous rroit to themselves, supply the
federal treasury with gold to IN aintain the
policy of gold monomctallism.
Congress DO ie has the power to coin or issue
nj that
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to reatore tho NcKin1ev lay which bos hsen
t,,icc copdnn,ne1 Inv Tho nonnIa in rotionoi
s,ontio,,s o,d which eraoted r,,o fisa 80
% ,,r,oo,ion +, hcn,o indnstrv ,,ro,,ad n ,,n,
re- Lrooinr ~ truets and ,nonoroIioa an
r;nhed Tho fe,,, M tbe exnerso or tL n,anr ro.
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rcyannns nndot Tho law Tns,ad bv n Dn,~n' no
crntic congre.s in strict nursuancc NJ tho rrI
after be constituted, so That The burdens OF
taxation may bo equally and impartially laid,
TO the end that wealth may bear its due pro
portion of the expenses OF the governments
We hold that the most efficient way OF p-o-
tecting American labor Is t. prevent the i'm |
portation of foreign pauTer labor to compete |
with it in the homo market, and that the value
OF the home market to our American farmers
aud artisans is greatly reduced by vicious |
monetary system which dcpresse3 tho prices
of their products below the cost of production |
and thus deprivts them of the means OF pur. |
chasing the products OF our home manufacto |
ries.
The absorption of wealth by the few the
consolidation of our leading railroad systoms |
and the formation OF trusts and pools require
q stricter control by the federal government |
of those arteries of commerce. We demand |
tho enlargement Of the powers of the inter.
state CONNIE; D commission, and such roStric' |
tions and guarantees in the control OF rail-
and oppression.
We denouncc the prof cato waste OF the
money wrung rom the people by oppressive
taxati, n and III lavish appropriations of re.
cent Republican congresses, which have kept
taxes high while the labor that pays them IN
unemployed, and the products Of the peoples
toll are depressed in price till they no longer
repay the cost OF production VIC demand u
return to that simplicity and economy VIII Oh
bcfts Democratic government ara rcduC'
tion in the number of useless offices, the sala'
ries of which drain the substance Of the people.
We donounoe arbitrary Interference by fed
eral authorities In local Affairs as violation
of the constitution of the United States and
crime against FREQ institutions, and we es'
pecally object to government by injunction
as a new and highly dangerous form of OPP
IFssson by which federal judges, in contemp
OF the laws of the states and rights OF citizens.
become at once legislators, Judges and exeou'
toner's and we approve tho bill PASSED at tho
last session OF tho United states senate ana
now pending in the house of roprt entativeS
relative to contempts in federal courts and
providing for trials by jury cases OF contempt
No discrimination should be indulged by tho
government OF the United States In faVor ot
any of its debtors We approve of the refusal
of the Fifty-thrd congress to pass the Pacific
railroad funding bill, and denouncc the onort
of the present Republican congress to enforce
simlnr measures
Recognizing tho Just claims OF the deserving
Union soldiers wo heartily endorse the rules
Of the )sent comm toner OF psnslons' that
no names shll DO arbitrarily dropped from
the pension roll ana inc laeto oi ehnstmehV
and service should he deemcd conclusive owl
ucnco hS hnSt scaSo anu uls''p'ii'y potoro VI"
ilstmeho'
Wefavor tho ADM isslon OF tho territories OF