The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-09-17
ADOPT FkEE SILVER.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLAT
FORM IN FULL.

Declarer for the Free md Unlimited Coin
nre of Silver at a Ratio OF 10 to 1-Op-
posed to Interest Bearing Bonds BE n:
Issued by the Government.
The follow
ing is the platform adopted by the
national Democratic conventions:
We. the Democrats OF the United
States, in national convention assem-
bled, do reafllrm our allegiance to those
great and essential principles OF JUS
uce and liberty upon which our insl-
buttons are founded and which the
Democratic party has advocated IRON
Jefferson's time to our own-freedom
OF speech, freedom Of the press, iree-
dom OF conscience, the preservation OF
personal rights, The equality OF all per-
sons before the law and the faithful OBJ
seryance Of constitutional limitations
During all thes, years the Democrat
ic party has resi- Bted the tendency OF
selfish interests, the GENERALIZATION OF
governmental prwer and eteadfasa-y
maintained the Integrity OF the dual
scheme OF government established by
the founders OF this republic OF repub-
Ncs. Under It's guidance the great prin-
ciple of local self-goverrment aaa
found its best expression In the main
tenance OF the rights Of the states and
IN dts assertion OF the necessity OF con-
f1ning the general government to th'
exercise OF the powers granted by int
constitution OF tho United States.
Recognizing that the money ques
ton ds paramount to all others at thi'
hs,s. we invite attention to the fact thai
the federal constitution names silVe
and gold together as the money me'aa
Of the United States, and that the hrs
coinage law passed by congress unde
the constitution made the silver 90.
lar the monetary unit and admitte
rold to free coinage at q ratio base
upon the silver unit.
We declare that the act OF 1878, de
mon etizlng silver without the know
edge or approval Of the American pee
pie, has resulted In the appreciation {
rod and a corresponding fall IN u
nrices OF commodities produced by u
people. .,
We arc unaNerab.y opposed to I'll
monometaaism which has locked Ia
the prosperity Of industrious poop
IN the paralysis OF hard times. Go'
mono-metallism is British policy, an
It's adoption has brought other nation
\ INTO flnancla! servttude to London.
\ not only un-American, but ant
American, and It can be fastened on II
limited States only by the stifhns
that spirit Of love Of liberty which pr
claimed our political independence
177s and won 1t In the war OF the rev
tuition.
We demand the free and unatmtt
coinage Of both gold and silver at U
nresent legal ratio Of 1s to !. witho
waiting for the aid or consent OF a
other nation. We demand that I
standard silver dollar shall be Il
= legal tender equally with god, Tor
dents. public and private, and we fa'
such legislation ~ will prevent for
= future the demonstration Of any ki
I ~ LEGAL tender money by private ct
tract.
We are opposed to the policy q
mactice OF surrendering to the hold
- 81 tho obligations Of the United Sta
the option reserved by law to the g
eminent Of reeeming such obNgati'
IN either silver coin Or gold coin.
We are opposed to the issuing OF
terest-bearing bonds OF the Uni
States in time Of peace, and conde
the traficking with banking syndie'
which. In exchange for bonds and
m enormous profit to themselves,
NV the Feeral treasury with gold
maintain the policy Of gold monome
usm.
Congress alone has the power
co,n and issue money, and Preslt
Jackson declared that this power q
not be delegated to corporations or
d,vtduals. We, therefore. demand
the mower to issue notes to circuiat
money be taken from the natl
IA INKS and that all paper money
~ issued directly by the treasury
oarhment and be redeemable IN
and receivable for all debts, pubic
private.
We hold that the tarif duties sn
no levied for purposes q revenue,
d,,tles to be so adjusted as 70 OPP
equally throughout the country ant
discriminate between class or sec
ana that taxation should be Unite
,ne needs Of the government, hon
,ca1lv administered. w