The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-10
FRIDAY. JULY 10, 1896.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

thing before it in Chicago. 1t is the
right of the majority to rule, but at
the same time certain consideration
should be shown to the minority, par
ticulary if a precedent has already
been set. The Democratic National
Committee, as has been its custom in
the past, named that sterling Demo
crat, Senator David B. Hill, of New
York, as temporary presiding officer of
the Convention, but in the call of States
he received the votes of but six states,
to that of thirty-three cast for Senator
Daniels, of Virginia. We are glad
that the vote of Maryland was for
Senator Hill, for the reason that his
views on the monetary question are
more in accord with the sentiment of
our people, and besides, we think it
would have been more in the line of
harmony.
The convention on Wednesday was
considerably worked up over the re-
port of the Committee on Credentials,
which seated the four silver delegates
from Michigan, and thus changed the
complexion of the delegation from gold
to silver The Committee on Perma-
nent Organization, reported through
its chairman, Mr.. Finley, of Ohio, the
list of permanent officers. Senator
White, of California, was selected as
Permanent Chairman. The report of
the sub committee on the platform was
reported to the full committee, and
was adopted with but few changes anu
is as follows:
We, the Democrats of the United States, in
National Convention assembled, do reaffirm
our allegiance to those great essential princi-
pies OF justice and liberty upon which our
institutions are founded, and which the Dem
ocratic party has advocated from Jetferson's
of the press, freedom of conscience, the preser-
walton of personal rights, the equality of all
citizens before the law and the faithful observ-
anc@2f constitutional limitations.
GENERALIZATION OF POWER.
During all these years the Democratic party
has resisted the tendency of selfish interests TO
the Capitalization of governmental power ana
steadfastly maintained the integrity of the
dual scheme Of government esabli he'd by the
founders of this republic of republics Under
its guidance and teachings the great principle
Official selfgovernment has found it's best ex-
preston in the maintenance of the rights of
the States and in il an assertion of the neces-
sty of combining the general government TO the
exercise of the powers granted by the Consti-
tuition of the United States.
MONEY.
Recognizing that the money system is par
amount to all others at this time, we INVITE
attention to the fact that the federal constitu-
ton names silver and gold together as me
mo- ey metals of the United States, and that
the first coinage law passed by Congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar the
monetary unit and admitted gold TO free coin
age at a ratio based upon the sllvei-dolar unit.
we declare that the Act of 1873 demoneizing
silver without the knowledge or approval OF
the American people has resulted in the APP
probation of gold and corresponding fall In
the prices of commodities produced by the
people; n heavy increase in the burden OF tax
alton and of ali debts, public and private; the
enrichment of the mountaineering class at home
and abroad; prostration OF industry and i'm
poveIishment of the people.
OPPOSED TO MoNoMETALLIsM.
We are unalterably opposed to monomet- |
alIism which has locked fast the prosperity OF |
an industrial people IN the paralysis OF hard
times. Gold monOmeta lsm is British policy |
and its adoption has brought ofher nations |
into financial servitude TO London. 1t is not |
can be fastened on the United States only by |
the Sitting OF that spirit and love of liberty
which proclaimed our political Independence |
In 1776 and won it in the war of the revolution.
FREE COINAGE OF GOLD AND SILVER.
We demand the tree and unlimited coinage |
of both gold and silver at the present legal
ratio of Is to without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation. We demand
that the standard silver dollar shall be a full
legal tender equally with gold for all debts, |
public and private, and we favor such legisla |
ton as will prevent for the future the demon
ettzation of any kind of legaitender money |
by private contract
NO BONDS IN TIME OF PEACE.
We are opposed to the policy and practice
of surrendefing to the holders of the obiiga- !
lions of the United States the option reserved
by law to the government 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
banking syndicateS, which, in exchange for |
bonds and Al an enormous profit to them.
selves, supply the federal treasury with gold |
to maintain the policy of gold mono
metallism.
AGAINST NATIONAL BANK NOTES.
Congress alone has power to coin and issue
money, and President Jackson declared that |
this power could not be elegated to corpora
tions or individuals. We therefore demand |
that the power to issue notes to circulate as |
1nNney be taken from the national banks and |
that all paper money shall lie issued directly |
by tile Treasury Department, be Iedeemable /
in coin and receivable for all debts, public and |
private.
TARIFF AND INCOME TAX.
We hold that The tariff duties thould be |
levied for purposes of revenue, such duties |
TO be adjusted as to operate equally |
throughout the country and not discrimi- |
nate between class or section, and that taxa
ton should be limited TO the needs of the gov
ernment honestly ana economically admin
istered. We denounc7 as disturbing To bust
ness the Republican threat to restore the Nc
by the people in national elections, and which
enacted under the false plea of protection TO
nome industry, proved prolific breeder of
trusts ana monopolieS enriched the few at the
expense OF the many, restricted trade and
deprived the producers of the great American
staples of access 10 their natural markets.
Until the money question is settled we are
opposed to auy agitation for further changes
IN our tariff laws, except as necessary to
make the deficit IN revenue caused by the adj
verse decision of the supreme Court on the
income tax But for the decision by the SUI
preme Court there would be no deficit in the
revenue under the law passed by Democratic
congress IL strict pursuance of the uniform
decisions of that court for nearly one hundred |
years, that court having under THAT decision |
sustained constitutional objections 10 its en-.
actment which had been Oyerruled by the
ablest judges who have ever sat on the bench
We declare that it is the duty of Congress to
use all the constitutional power which re-
mains after that decision which may |
come from lis reversal by the court as il may |
hereafter be constituted, so that the burdens
of taxation may be equally and impartialy
laid. to the end that wealth may bear its due
proportion of the expenses of the government
- IMMIGRATION
~ iHe hold that the most efficient way to pro-
ment Nnerican labor is TO prevent the importa- |
- 1,,.o, 1reign pauper labor TO compete with
= - SuA we market, and that the value of
lytent lock TO our Ameriead farmers ana
ev with him .@ly reduced by vicious none