The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-10
.IHl WHOLE PLATFORM
Principles Upon Which the
Democrats Will Stand.
SILVER THE STRONGEST PLANK.

waiting For the Consent ar Aid oi
Any other Nation. and Touches Upon
Various other Matters.
The following Is the platform sub
mitted 20 the convention by the com.
mittoe:
We. the Democrats OF the United
States, IN national convention assembled
do reailirm our allegiance 10 those great
and essential principles Of justice and
liberty upon which our institutions arc
founded and which the Democratic
party has advocated from Jeifersons
time 30 our own, freedom of speech,
freedom Of the press. freedom Of con.
science, the preservation Of personal
rights, the equality Of ali citizens before
the law, and the faithful Observance Of
constitutional limitations
During an these years the Democratic
party has resisted the tendency ~ selfish
interests. the Capitalization Of govern.
mental power and steadiastly main.
tanned the integrity Of the dual scheme
Of government established by the found.
ers Of this republic Of republics. Under
~ guidance the great principle Of local
selfgovenment has found its best *.
preston IN the maintenance Of the
rights OF the states and IN it, assertion
Of the necessity Of coniining the general
government 20 the exercise Of the pow.
ers granted by the constitution Of the
United States
Recognizing TIA: the money question
Is paramount 90 all other. at this timo
We invite attention 90 the fact that tho
Federal constitution names silver and
gold together a. the money metals of
the United States. ard tina, the first
coinage law passed by congress under
the constitution made .he silver dollar
the monetary unit ans admitted gold 10
free coinage al ratp based upon the
silver unit
We declare that ,he act of 1873 de-
monotinng silver without the know.
ledge or the approval of the American
people has resulted In the appreciation
Of gold aud a corresponding fall In the
prices Of commodities produced by the
people
We are unalterahly opposed 90 the
monomct lllism which has locked fast
the prosperity Of an industrious people
IN the paralysis Of hard times. Gold
monomctallism is British policy.
and it, adoption has brought other
nations into financial scrviiudo 90
London II Is not only umamcrican. but
autiaucr.can. and Il can be- fastened on
the uaitod States only by the sitting OF
tia, spirit Of love % liberty which pro-
claimed our political Independence in
l7,G and won 1t IN the war Of the rov.
oluiion.
We demand the free and unhmii-
ell coinage ~ both gold ond silver at
the present legal ratio Of 10 10 without
waiting for the consent or aid of any
other nation. We demand that the
standard silver dollar shall be- a full le.
gal tender. equally with gold. for all
debts public and private. aud We favor
such legislation as will prevent Tor the
future the decentralization ~ any kind
of legal tender money by private CON.
tract
We are opposed 10 the policy and
I practice 81 surrcndcring to the holders
Of the obligations Of the United States
the option reserved by law TO the gov.
enmont of rcdccming such obligations
IN either silver or gold coin.
We ar opposed 10 the issuing Of n.
tcr,sthcaIing bonds Of the United Sta'cs
IN times ot peace and condemn the trnf.
icking Of banking syndica;os, which. n
exchange Tor bonds and an enormous
profit TO themselves, supply the Federal
treasury with gold 70 maintain the pol.
icy OF gold monometallism.
! Congress alone has the power TO coin
and issue money and President jackson
declared that this power could not be
delegated % corporations or individuals.
we therefore. dvnounce the issuance of
notes as money fcr national banks as in
dcugation Of the constitution, and wa
demand an paper which Is legal tender
for public ur private debts or which is
receivable tor dues TO the United States.
shall De issued by the government Of the
United States, and shall be- redoemablc
IN coin.
Tho constitution Of the United States
guarantees 10 every citizen the rights
Of civil and religious liberty The
Democratic party has always been the
exponent Of political liberty aud relig.
ious Freedom, and It rcncws its obliga.
tions and reanirms is devotion 90 these
fundamental principles Of the coustitu.
ton.
We aro In favor OF the arbitration OF
differences between employers engaged
IN interstate commerce and their en-.
ployccs, and recommend such lSgisla.
laiiou as Is necessary 20 carry ont this
principle
We hold that the tariff duties should
be lcviod for purposes of revenue. such
duties 60 be- 20 adjusted as 70 operate
equally throughout the United States,
and not discriminate between classes
or sections. and that taxation should
be limited by the needs Of the gov,
enmenl, honestly and economically
administered. We dcnouncc as dis.
tprhing 10 husinos ;hc Republican