The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-07-09

Ringing Declaration in Favor of Sill
ver-Repeal of the Tax on State
Banks of Issue Demanded-The
Mckinley Law and all Forms of
Protective Tariff Legislation De-
nOunced
! Following is full text of the plat
form adopted by the Democratic State
Convention in Raleigh June IS:
! WHEREAS, the Democratic party had
its birth in Mr.. Jefferson's great con-
test against the GENERALIZATION of the
powers of the Federal government,
and in behalf of the strict construction
of the Federal Constitution embodied
in the tenth amendment III .reto, il
which all posers not delegated to it
were expressly reserved to the States,
respectively, or to the people; and
! WHEREAS, the Republican party has
ever been the party of Capitalization,
Resokoe1, 1. That we appeal to the
people to observe this fundamental
difference between the Democratic
party and its traditional enemy in re-
spect to the powers of the central gov
ernment.
2. That the Constitution Of the
United States recognized both gold
and silver as the primary or redemp
ton money of these States, and that,
in the words of the National Demo
cratic platform of 1884, awe believe
in honest money, the gold and silver
coinage Of the Constitution, and cir
culating medium convertible into such
money without loss
;. We favor, independently of
other nations, the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold, without
discrimination against either, at the
present legal ratio Of I6 to /, and we
condemn the system which in time
of peace, with millions of silver bullion
lying idle in the Treasury, has forced
the government within the short period
of two years, to issue S262, 900, 900 of
bonds, entailing this enormous debt
upon the people, in order to maintain
its credit upon single standard and a
gold basis.
4. We condemn the action of the
Secretary Of the Treasury In following
the Republican precedent of paying the
obligations of the Government in gold
which we're specifically made payable
in coin.
$. We hereby instruct our dele
gates to the National convention, both
as to platform and candidates, to ad
vocate and vote as unit, unhinching ly
and at all hazards, for the restoration
Of silver, and otherwise in obedience to
the letter and spirit of the principles
herein enunCiated.
We further instruct our delegates,
State and district, to use all their ef-
forts to abrogate the two-thirds rule, il
necessary to secure the nomination OF
a candidate in complete, in hearty,
and in known accord with the princi-
plies herein enuncia;ed by US.
s. We warn the people against the
threatened combined evils of the gold
standard and the Mckinley Tariff.
These twin monsters 90 hand in hand
in their miss ion of destruction, draw
ing the very sustenance from the body
of the people, and concentrating all
wealth and power in the hands of a
few.
7. We denounce the Mckinley
Tariff and all other forms of protective
tariff legislation, and favor the constl,
tutional tariff for revenue only.
8. We favor the repeal OF the un-
constitutional tax of ten per cent. on
all State banks OF issue.
9. We declare ourselves in favor
of a graduated income tax in order
that wealth may bear its due proper
ton Of the burden Of supporting the
government, and we favor an lmmedl,
ate amendment of the Constitution o.
the United States authorizing lis levy
and collection in express terms, leav'
ing nothing tor judicial construction
10. We are unalterably opposed &c
legislation by which monopolles and
trusts are created and fostered. We
insist upon the faithful execution o.
the existing laws against the same, and
upon such further legislation as may
be necessary for their suppression.
STATE AFFAIRS.
II. We point with pride to The
economic and stainless administration
Of the State government whenever
Democracy has been IN power.
IL. We favor the enactment o'
such an election law as will secure the
purity OF the ballot, and for the main
tecnance and protection OF the righ'
of suffrage to all the citizens Of the
4 State.
1 We cordially invite all men, regard
iless of former political associations, te
oiunite with Us, in a fight t" the finish
q for free silver, for low taxes, for higher
A@:prices for agricultural products, fo
trhe economical administration Of gov
.ernment, and for the freedom and IN
y divdual sovereignty Of the American
! citizen.
: We declare our belief that tn
r.peace, prosperity and happiness of tn
people Of North Carolina depend ol
H. 1afa,t oF tho y pepubliran Stat