Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-09-10
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri THURSDAY


We oppose the pretense that dis
eliminating duties will promote ship
ping; that scheme is an invitation to
commercial warfare between the Unit
ed States, un-American in the light oi
our great commercial treaties, offer
ing no gain whatever to American
shipping, while greatly increasing
ocean freights on agricultural and
manufactured products.
The experience of mankind has
shown that by reason of their natural
qualities gold is the necessary money
of the large affairs of commerce and
business while silver is conveniently
adapted to minor transactions and the
1 most beneficial use of both the adop-
tion of the former as a standard oil
monetary measure and the mainten-
ance of silver at a parity with gold by
it's limited coinage under suitable safe
guards of law. Thus the largest pos
sible enjoyment of both metals is
| gained with value universally ac-
cepted throughout the world which
constitutes the only bimetaIlic cur
rency, assuring the most stable stand
ard and especially the beet and safest
money for all who earn their livelihood
by labor or the produce of husbandry.
They cannot suffer when paid In the
best money known to man, but are
the peculiar and most defensel,sss
victims of a debased and fiuctuating
currency, which offers continual pro-
fits to the money changer at their cost.
Realizing these truths, demonstrate
ed by long public convenience ald
loss, the Democratic party in the in
terests of the masses and of equal JUS
tice to all, practically established by
the legislation of 1884 and 1858 the
| gold standard of monetary measure
ment and likewise entirely divorced
the government from banking and
currency issues.
| To this long established Democratic
policy we adhere and insist upon the
maintenance of the gold standard and
of the parity Herewith of every dollar
issued by the government are firmly
opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and to the compul-
sorry purchase of silver bullion.
But we denounce also the further
maintenance of the present costly
patchwork system of national paper
1 Dfs ~
jury and peril.
| We assert the necessity of such in
teIigent currency reform as will con-
fine the government to its legitimate
function, completely separated from
the banking business and afford to all
sections of our country uniform,
safe and elastic bank currency under
government supervision, measured in
volume by the needs of business.
The fidelity, patriotism and courage
with which President Cleveland has
fulfilled his great public trust, the high
character of his administration, its
wisdom and energy in the mainten-
ance with civil order and the force
ment of the laws, its equal reg forards
the rights of every class and every
section, its firm and dignifled conduct
of foreign affairs and it's sturdy per-
sistence in upholding the credit and
honor of the nation are fully recog-
nized by the Democratic party and
will secure to him place by the sides
of the fathers of the Republic.
We also commend the administra-
ton for the great progress made in
the reform of public service, and we
indorse it's efforts to extend the merit
system still further. We demand that
no backward step be taken, but. that
the reform be supported and advanced
until the un-Democratic spoils sys-
tenn of appointment shall be relegated.
We favor arbitration in the settle
ment of international disputes.
We favor a liberal policy of PEN
sions to deserving soldiers and sailors
| of the United States.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States was wisely established by the
trainers of our constitution as one of
the three coordinate branches of the
government. It's independence and
authority to interpret the law of the
land without fear or favor must be
maintained. We condemn all efforts
to degrade that tribunal or impair the
confidence which it has deservedly
held.
The Democratic party has ever
maintained and will maintain the su-
premacy of law, the independence of
it's judicial department, the inviolabil-
| ity of contract and the obligations of
all good citizens to resist every illegal
trust, ,combination and attempt against
the just rights of property and the
good order of society, in which are
bound up the success and happiness
of our people.
Believing these principles to be es.
sential to the well-being of the Re-
public, we submit them to the consid-
Grafton of the American people.
Rev. Mark Minser, Dunkard min.
ister of Deckers Point. Pa. saws he