Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-07-17
THE PLATFORM.

We. the democrats OF the United States I'm
national convention assent bied. do rcnffirm
our allegiance TO those FreLt essential prtn-
ciples Of Justice and liberty upon which our
institutions are founded. aud which the demo-
cratic party has Edvocated from Jenerson's
time TO our own--frccdom OF speech freedom
or the press. freedom OF conscience the
preservation OF personal rights. the equality
OF al citizens before the law and the faithful
observance OF constitutional limitations.
During all these years the democratic marty
has resisted the tendency o; selfish interests
20 the Capitalization OF governmental power
and steadfastly maintained the Integrity OF
tho dual scheme OF government established bv
the founders OF this republic OF republics
Under It's guidance and teachings tho groat
principal OF local Self-government has found
Its best expression ia the maintenance OF the
rights OF the states and IN its assertion OF the
necessity OF combining the general government
TO the exercises OF the powers granted by the
constitution OF the United States
The constitution OF tho United States
guarantees TO every citizen the right OF civil
and religious liberty The democratic party
has always been the exponent Of political lib
erty and religious freedom. and il renews its
obligations md reafiirms its devotion to these
fundamental principles of tho constitution
Recognizing that the money Ques tion is par
amount 10 ali others at this time. we invite
attention to the fact that the federal consti-
tuition names silver and gold together as the
money metals OF the United States and that
the hrst coinage law passed by congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar tho
monetary unit OF value and admitted GOLD to
free coinage at n ratio measured by the silver
dollnr unit
We declare tha t the act of 1873 de,nonetizinq
oliver without the KNOWLEDGE or approval of
the American people has resulted in the ap-
probation OF gold and corresponding fan in
the prices OF commodities produced By the
people, heavy increase in the burd-n n OF tax
alton and OF all debts public and pslyAtc: the
nFfra hrna at a1.n
home and abroad poStration OF .ndustry. and
impoverishmcnt of the PEOPLE
We are unaltera bly, opposed 10 tho single
gold standard which h 5 locked fast fne uros-
perity OF an industrial people in the PARALYSIS
OF hard times. Gold monomet4lIi,In Is "A
British policy and its adoption has brought
other nations into financial servitude to Lon
don IL Is not only un-American but anti
American end it can be fastened or tho United
States only by the sitting Of tn L lndo:n.table
spirit and love OF liberty which proclaimed
our political independence In iT55 AID won IL
in the war OF the revolution
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
OF both silver and gold atthc present legal ratio
Of 1910 !. without waiting for the .id or consent
OF any other nation We demand that the
standard silver dollar shall be full legal ten
der. equally with gold for all debts. public and
private and we favor such iegisl~tioa viii
prevent the demonetiz tion OF any kind OF le-
gal tender mcaey by private contract
We are opposed TO the policy and practice
OF surrendering 70 the holders OF the obliga-
tions Of the United States the option reserved
oy laG to the governm cnt OF redeeming such
obligations in either silver coin or gold coin.
We are opposed 70 the issuing Of interest
. bearing bonds of the United States in time OF
Spcace. and condemn the traffickin2 with bank
ing syndicates which, In exchange for bonds
ard at an enormous profit 10 themselves sun
ply the federal treasury with gold to maintain
the policy OF gold monometaiiism
Congress alone has the power TO coin and
Issue money. and President jackson declared
that this power could not be delegated to cor
porations or individuals
We therefore denounce the issuance OF
notes intended TO circulate as money by na-
tlonal banks az in derog ction OF the constitu-
tion and we demand that all paper which is
made n legal tender for public and private
United St9tes, shall be issued by the govorn-
ment Of the United States and shall be re-
deemable in coin
We hold that tariff duties should be levied
for purposes OF revenue. should also be ad-
tusted to operate equally tfirouynotlt
the country. and not discriminate between
class section. and that tax .tlon
should be limited by tho-aeeds of the govern
ment honestly and economically administered
We denounce as disturbing 10 business the
republican threat TO restore the Mckinley
law which has been twice condemned bv the
people in the national electiols and
which. enacted under the false plea OF
protection TO home industry. proved prolific
breeder OF trusts and monopolies, enriched
the few at the expense or the many. restricted
trade and deprived the producers OF the erea,
American staples OF access 10 their natural