The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-09

silver dollar shall be a full legal
tender, equally with gold for all
debts, public and private, and we
favor such legislation as will pre-
vent for the future the demonetl-
cation of any kind Of legal tender
money by private contract.
We are opposed to the policy
and practice of surrenderiug to the
holders Of the obligations of the
United States the option reserved
by law to the government OF re-
deeming such obligations in either
silver coin or gold coin.
We are opposed to the issuing
of interest bearing bonds of the
| United States iu time of peace,
and condemn the traffioki:g with
banking syndlcates, which, in ex.
change for bonds at al enormous
profit to themselves, supply the
Federal treasury with gold to
maintain the policy of gold mono
metallism. Congress alone has
the power to coin and issue money,
and President Jackson declared
that this power could not be dele
gated to corporations or individu
ais.
We, therefore, denounce the is.
Suamce of notes Intended to circu-
late as money by national banks
AS in derogation of the constitu
ton, and we demand that all pa,
per, which is made a legal tender
for require a stricter control by the
federal government of these arte-
ries of commerce.
We demand enlargement of the
power Of the interstate commerce
commission, and such restrictions
and guarantees in the control OF
railroads as will protect the people
f from robbery aud oppression.
The money wruug from the peo-
pie by oppressive taxation and the
lavish appropriation of the recent
republican congress, which have
kept taxes high while the labor
that pays them is unemployed, and
the products of the peoples toll
are depressed in price till they no
, longer repay the cost of product
ton.
We demand return to that sim.
: plicity and economy which BELTS
a democratic government, and a
] reduction in the useless offices, the
salaries of which drain the sub
f stance of the people.
We denounce the arbitrary in.
5 reference by federal authority in
local affairs as violation of the
constitution of the United States
and a crime against free institu
!. tons, and we especially object tc
government by injunction as a new
l and highly dangerous form Of OPP.
. preston by which Federal judges,
in contempt of the laws Of States
and rights of citizens, become at
| once judges, legislatures and exc
cutloners; and we approve the bill
passed. at the last session of the
United States Senate, and now
pending in the House Of Repre-
, sentatives, relative to contempt in
Federal Courts aud providing tri
ais by jury in certain cases of con
tempt.
. No discrimination should be in
dulged by the government in ia
vor of it's debtors. We approve
!, of the refusal of the Fifty.Third
\ Congress to pass the Pacific rail
road funding bill, and denounct
the efforts of the present republi
can Congress to enact a similar
f measure.
2 Recognizing the just claims O
deserving Union soldiers, we heart
lily endorse the rule of the preseu
commissioner of pensions, that Il,
e names shall be arbitrarily dropped
r from the pension rolls and the fac
of enlistment and service shoult
be deemed conclusive eviuenc,
. against disease and disability be
p fore enlistment.
! We favor the admission of tn,
: territories of New Mexico, Arizo
+ ma and Oklahoma to the Union a
States, and we favor the early ad