The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-10-14

silver dollar shall be full legal
tender, equally with gold for all
debts, public and private, and we
favor such legislation as will pre-
vent for the future the demonetI-
zation of any kind Of legal tender
money by private contract.
We are opposed to the policy
and practice of surrendering TO the
holders Of the obligations OF the
United States the option reserved
by law to the government OF re-
deeming such obligations in either
silver coin or gold coin.
We are opposed to the issuing
of interest bearing bonds Of the
United States in time of peace,
and condemn the traflicki g with
banking syndlcates, which, in ex-
change for bondssat an enormous
profit to themselves, supply the
Federal treasury with gold to
maintain the policy of gold mono
metalliSm. Congress alone has
the power to coin and issue money,
and President Jackson declared
that this power could not be dele
gated to corporations or indivihu
ais.
We, therefore, denonnce the is.
suance of notes intended to circn-
late as money by national banks
as in derogation of the constltu-
ton, and we demand tnat all pa
per, which is made legal tender
for require a stricter control by the
federal government of these artc-
ries Of commerce.
We encouragement OF the
power Of he Interstate commerce
commission, aud such restrictions
and guarantees jim the control OF
railroads as will protect the people
f from robbery and oppression.
The money wrung from the PEG.
pie by oppressive taxation and the
lavish appropriation of the recent
, republican congress, which have
kept taxes high while the labor
that pays them is unemployed, and
the products Of the peoples toll
F.. are depressed in price till they no
p longer repay the cost of product
ton.
] We demand a return to that sim.
: plicity and economy which BELTS
: II democratic government, and q
n reduction in the useless Offices. the
salaries of which drain the sub
f stance of the people.
. We denGuECe the arbitrary i'll
) reference by federal authority il
local affairs as n violation Of til,
I constitution of the United States
:, and Il crime against free institu
lions, and we especially object t
5 government by injunction as a new
u and highly dangerous form Of OPP
{ preston by which Federal Judges
:. in contempt of the laws Of States
and rights of citizens, become a
d once judges, legislatures aud exc
cutsoners; and we approve the bill
q passed. at the last session of TIL
L Uuited States Senate, and nov
pending in the House Of Repre-
\ sentatives, relative to contempt il
!. Federal Courts and providing tri
!, lis by jury in certain cases of con
d tempt.
J No discrimination should be in
/, lulged by the government in ia
vor of its debtors. We approx
Y of the refusal of the Fif'y.TLirt
: Congress to pass the Pacific rail
road funding bill, aud denouuc
y the efforts of the present republi
q can Congress to enact a simiIa
VI measure.
e Recognizing the just claims 0
Y deserving Union soldiers, we heart
( lily endorse the rule of the preseu
il commissioner Of pensions, that Ii
e names shall be arbitrarily droppe'
Il from the pension rolls and the fac
Of enlistment and service Shoul,
3 be deemed conclusive eyidenc
Il against disease and disability be
70 fore enlistment.
Il We favor the admission of tn
+ territories of New Mexico, Arizc
u ma and Oklahoma to the Union a
\. | States aud wa faHnr tho nrl,, II 4