The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-05
THEPLATFORM IN FULL
Principles on Which National
Democrats VIII Stand.
Is SOLID FOR THE YELLOW METAL.

Want = Tariff FOR Revenue Only, FOR
Honest Psnnloss and FOR EeonomioAi
0overnment-Indorses the Administra-
tloa of Cisveland-Rsvival Of AmsFi.
can shipping.
The following il the platform adopted
at the convention Of the National Dem.
ocratic party at indianapolis;
This convention has assembled 10 up
hold the principles upon which depend
the honor and welfare Of the American
people In order that Democrats through.
out the Union may unite their patriotic
efforts 10 avert disaster from their ooun.
Try and ruin from their party.
The Democratic party Is pledged 10
equal and exact justice TO all men, Of
creed and condition; the to larges.
freedom Of the individual, consistent
with good government TO the preservA-
tion Of the Federal government in its
constitutional vigor and 10 the support
Of the states in all their just rights; 10
economy In the public expenditures 10
the maintenance Of the public faith and
sound money and Il IL opposed 10 pa
ternAlism and all class legislation.
The declarations Of the Chicago con.
vention attack individual freedom. the
right Of private contract. the independ.
ence Of the Judiciary and the authority
Of the president 10 inforce Federal
laws. They advocate reckless attempt
10 increase the price Of silver by legislA.
lation. TO the debasement Of our none
tary standard. and threaten unlimited
Issues Of paper money by the govern
ment They abandon fr Republican
allies the Democratic cause Of tariff re.
form TO court the favor Of protection.
lists to their fiscal heresy.
In view Of these and other grave de-
partures from the Democratic principles
we cannot support the candidates Of
that convention nor be bound BY its
acts. The Democratic party has sur.
vived many defeats. bat could not sur.
vive = victory won In behalf Of the doc
time and the policy proclaimed in its
name az Chicago. The conditions, how.
ever, which make possible such utter
ances from a national convention are q
result Of class Legislation by the Repnb'
ican party. Il ssin proolAims, a. it has
Tor year., the power and duty Of the
goyeFnment 10 raise and maintain prices
BY law, and Il proposes no remedy for
existing ills except oppressive and un.
Just taxation.
The national Democracy. here recon.
vened. therefore rensws its declaration
Of faith in Democratic principles, %.
peciAlly A. applicable to the conditions
of the times.
Taxation, tariff, excise or direct, Il
hghtfully imposed only for public pur.
poses, and no, for private gain. Its
amount is Justly measured by public On,
penditures, which ahoald be limited BY
Isrupnlona economy, The sum derived
BY the treasury from tAFifis and excise
leyies is affected By the state Of trade
and volume Of consumption. The
amount required BY the treasury is de.
termined by the appropriations made BY
congress The demand Of the Rspub-
lican party for an increase In the tariff
laxations has its pretext In the deficiency
Of revenue. which has IL cause In the
ItAgnAtiOn Of trade and reduced con.
sumption, due entirely TO the los Of
confidence thA, has followed the Popu.
lat threat Of free coinage aud depFaCiA,
hcn Of our monsy, and the Republican
practice Of extrAvagAns appropriations
beyond the needs Of good government.
We arraign and condemn the Popu.
listio conventions At Chicago and 81,
Louis for their cooperation with the Re.
publican party in creating these oondi.
tons which are pleaded in justification
Of . heavy increase Of the burdens Of
the people by further resort to protec,
tlOn. We therefore denounce prO.eo,
ton, and especially FREQ coinage Of sil
yer as schemes for lhe personal profit Of
. few a. the expense Of tho masses, Ant
oppose the two parties which stand fol
these schemes a. hostile 10 the people Of
the republic, whose food and shelter
comfort and prosperity are attacked By
higher prices and deprecated money
In fine, we reailrm, the historic Demo
cratic doctrine for revenue only,
We demand that henoeioFth modorI
and liberal policies toward American
shipping ShAll take the place Of our imi
.aliOn Of the restricted statutes Of thl
Eighteenth century. which were lonl
ago abandoned by every maritime powo
but the United States. and which, h
the nations humiliation. have drivel
American capital and enterprise to "a
use Of alien flags and alien crows. hav
made the starr and stripes an almost un
known emblem in foreign ports, AM
have virtually extinguished the race o
American seamen, We oppose the pre
lenso that discriminating duties vii
I-Omote shipping that scheme is an In
vitation to commercial warfare upon th
United States. unamorican In th
light Of our great commercial treaties
offering no gain whatever 10 American
shipping, while greatly increasing oceal
treights on our Agricultural and manu-
iactured products,
the experience Of mankind hsaehnw