The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-09
The PLATFORM IS READY.
II Demands the Free and Unlimited
Coinage Of Silver at IS tOi.
BONDS TO SUPPLY GOLD DENOUNCED.
Tariff for Revenue Only-Ko-trictio' on
Immigration - Economical Govern
ment-Government BY Injunction.
Observation-Disclosures Amendment.


Committee on Resolutions TO be submitted
to the convention when the report is
called for:
We. the Democrats Of the United
States ln National Convention assembled.
do reafirm our allegiance TO those great
essential principles Of justice and liberty
upon which our inst. .llti0ns are founded.
and which the Democratic party has ad-
yocated from Jefferson's time TO our own
freedom OF speech. freedom Of the press,
freedom OF conscience. the preservation
Of personal rights. the equality OF all
citizens before the law and the faithful
| Observance Of constitutional limitations.
| During all these years the Democratic
party has resisted the tendency OF selfish
/ interests 10 the compilation of govern
mental pOwE and stondiy maintained the
I integrity OF the dual rglts of government
established by the founders Of this re-
| public Of republics.
Under it, guidance and teaching the
great principle OF local self-government
has found its best expression ia the main
/ tenance Of the rights OF the States and
| in its assertion OF the necessity Of con-
hning the general government 10 the ex-
stitution OF the United States.
FINANCIAL PLANK
Recognizing that the money question
! Is paramount to all others az this time.
We invite attention 10 the fact that the
! Federal Constitution names silver and
! gold together as the money metals Of
! the United States and that the first coin-
age law passed By Congress under the
| Constitution made the silver dollar the
/ monetary unit and admitted gold 10 free
/ coinage at ratio based UPON the silver
| dollar unit.
We declare that the act Of 1873 de-
/ mOueuzIng silver without the knowledge
| or approval Of the American people has
! resulted in the appreciation of gold and
/ "a cOrre ponding fan iu the prices of COM
/ modiues produced by tAe people. a heavy
/ incr ase in the burden 0f taxation and Of
/ all debts. public and private. the enrich
| mont OF tie m0ney-lendiz class al home
and abroad. the prJs.rstion OF industry
/ and impoferishment of ,Ae poor.
We are unalterabiy opposed TO mono-
/ metall.sm which has locked fast the pros
/ perty of an industrial people in the pa
/ ralysis of hard times Gold monomctallIsm
/ is British policy and It's adoption has
/ brought other nations into financial SER
! Vltude to London. IL is not only un-Amer-
/ Jean. but anu-Amercru, and 10 can be
/ fastened only by ile sthinS CT that
/ spirit and love Of 30 rs which proclaim
/ ed our political independence i'm 1ll5 and
won 10 in tho war of the Revolution.
FREE SILVER COINAGE.
We demand the Gee and unlimited
coinage OF both gold and silver al the
/ present legal ratio Of l5 10 ] without
waiting for the aii or consent of amy
other nation. We demand that the
/ standard silver dollar shall he fun legal
4 tender. equally with gold, for an debts.
public and private aud we favor such
I legislation as Uill prevent for the future
I the decentralization Of any kind Of legal
tender money hy private contract
We aIs opposed tO the policy and prac-
/ tice of surrenderng TO the holders of tine
OBLIGATIONS of the United States the op-
ton reserved by the government Of re-
deeming such obligations in either silver
coin or gold coin.
BONDS
Wd are opposed to the issuing of inter
est-bearing bonds of the United states in
time of peace and condemn the traiilckina
with banking syudicatcs which boz eN-
change fer bonds and at am enormous
7 profit to themselves, supply the Federal
. treasury with gold 10 maintain the policy
/ OF gold m0nomel1lli@n
CONGRESS alone has the power g. coin
/ and issue money and President jackson
declared that this power could not Nt
/ dalapatad fo corporations 6r individuals
/ We demand that the power 10 issue notes
to circulate as money be taken from the
/ national banks and that an paper money
/ shall boz issued directly hy the Ilea7Nl. .
/ danartrgcnt De redeemahle in c'n ana
receivable for all debts public and pri-
yate.
TARIFF.
We hold that tariff duties should be
| levied =or purposes of revenue, aN'H
flfIcs 10 he s0 adjusted as TO operate
| equally throughout the country ana ho'
d. discriminate between class or sfclioh' ana
! that taxation should be- lim,ieN hy iNe
| needs Of the Government honestly a"-
! economically ADMINISTERED
! NJ. denourcc as disturbing 10 husln.
the Republican threat TO restore ihe Mc-
! I-,rl.v law. which has twice been con
| d.mued bv the people in national ciec-
| tions and whicH. enacted under the 7as'
| rle. of protection To- home industries
| nroved a proiinc breeder of trusts and
/ monoDoles enriched tle few az me eA-
| pcn-e OF the maIs restricted tfa1r a"I
denrivo8 the producers OF the great Amer.
| lean staples OF access 20 thor nauoni
markets.
INCOME TAX.
Trntl the money question is settled We
! arc oup0sed to any agitation for further
! change. i'm our tariff laws. except suci
"a. are necessary To- meet the dcnTit Dbl
revenue caused hy the .ns,crse decision
| OF the Sinreme Court ON the income tax
| puf for this decision iy the Supreme
! Court There would bee 10 deficit ON thf
| rer.nue under the law passed by a
| Democratic Congress iu strict pursuance
| of the uniform decisions of that cour'
[ for nearly one hundred years that cour'
! having in that decision sustained constl
| futfr al objections to its enactment. which
had previously been oyerrulcd hy tne
ablost Judges who nave ever sat on that
| bench.
We declare that It is the duty of Con
eress fo usc an the constitutional power
| which romans as-ls that decision. oi
| which may come from its reversal Dos
tho court as II mag hereafter bee c0nsti
tuted. so that the l.,dens Of taxation mas
bo eouany AMI irI,artaliy laid 10 ths
end that wealth may bear its due propor
tion of the expenses of the Government.
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
we hold that the most efficient way
of protecting American labor Is 10 pre-
vent the importation Of foreign raupci
labor TO compete with it in the hons
market. and that the value ~ the homs
market 10 our American artisans and
| t.r-fers &. greatly reduced by n NiclOr.