The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-07-10
CHICAGO CONVENTION.

Missouri.
Secretary, Thomas j. Cogan, of Gin
cinnati.
Assistant secretary, Louis ID. Hers
heimer, of Chicago.
Reading clerk, Eth B. Wade, of Ten
| n.Ssee.
PLATFORM.
On Thursday, by vote OF 52S to sol,
the platform drafted by the silver wing
of the party was adopted. For want
of space and time we give only that
relating to the financial question::
Recognizing that the money ques-
ton is paramount to all others at this
time, we invite attention to tile fact
that the Federal constitution names
silver and gold together as the money
metals Of the United States, and that
the first coinage law passed by congress
under the Consultation made the silver
dollar the monetary unit and admitted
gold to free coinage at Il ratio based
upon the silver dollar unit.
I'VE declare that tile act of 1873 de.
monetizing silver. without the knowl-
edge or approval of the American peo-
Pile, has resulted in the appreciation
OF gold and corresponding fall in the
prices of commodities produced by the
| people; Il heavy increase IN the burden
of taxation aud of all debts. public and
private; the enrichment Of tine money
lending class at home and abroad;
prostration of industry and impov-
erishment Of the people.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to the
monOmetallism which has locked fast
the prosperity of an industrial people
in the paralysis of hard times. Gold
recommendation Is British policy, and
its adoption has brought other nations
Into financial serytude to London 1t is
not only un-American. but anti-Amer-
lean, and 1t can he fastened OH the
United States only by the sitting of
that spirit and love of liberty which
proclaimed our political independence
IN l776, and won it in the war of the
revolution.
I'VE demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
present ratio of 16 to l., without wait,
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation. We demand that the standard
silver dollar shall be IA full legal tender,
equally with gold, for all debts. public
AUD private. and we favor such legisla-
ton as will prevent for the future the
decentralization of any kind of legal
tender money by private contract.
| I'VE are opposed to the policy and
practice of surrendering to the holders
OF the obligations Of the United States
the option reserved by law to the gov
eminent of redeeming such obligations
in either silver coin or gold coin.
''We are opposed to the issuing of
interest bearing bonds OF the United
States in time of peace, and condemn
the tratficking with banking syndicates
which. in exchange for bonds, and at
al enormous profit to themselves, sup
ply the Federal treasury with gold to
maintain the policy Of gold monpmet-
allism.
Congress alone has the power to coin
and issue money, and President Jack
sou declared that this power could not
be delegated to corporations or individ-
uals. We, therefore, denounce the
! issuance of notes as money for national
! banks AS in derogation of the cpnstitu-
ton and we demand that all papsl
which is made legal tender fox public
and private debts or which is receivable
for dues to the United States be issued
by the government OF the United States
and shall be redeemable in coin"
NOMINATIONS.
cir. P. Bland, of Missouri, was
nominated by Senator Vest.
Col. II. Lewis, of Georgia, no ml-
mated VIM. J. Bryan, of Nebraska.
Hon Claude Matthews was put
in nomination by Senator pTurpie.
Fred White. of Iowa, put in
nomination horace, Boise, of Iowa.
John S. 'Rea, OF kentucky,
placed in nomination 10. Black.
burn, of Kentucky.
A. w. Patrick placed the name
of John r. Mclean, of Ohio, before
/ the convention.