The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-16

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tender, equally with gold for all
debts, public and private, and we
favor such legislation as will pre-
vent for the future the demoneti.
cation 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 traffickirg with
banking syndlcates, which, in ex-
change for bonds at 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 individu
ais.
We, therefore, denounce the is.
suance of notes intended to circu.
late as money by national banks
as in derogation of the constitu.
ton, and we demand that all pa
per, which is made a legal tender
for require stricter control by the
federal government of these @te
ries of commerce.
We demand enlargement of the
power Of the interstate commerce
commission, and such restrictions
and guarantees in the control Of
railroads as will protect the people
from robbery and oppression.
The money wrung from the PEG
pie by oppressive taxation and thu
lavish appropriation of the recen1
republican congress, which have
kept taxes high while the labor
that pays them is unemployed, ant
the products of the peoples tot
are depressed in price till they n,
longer repay the cost of product
ton.
We demand a return to that sim
plicity and economy which belts
a democratic government, and
reduction in the useless Offices, til,
salaries of which drain the sub
stance of the people.
We denounce the arbitrary in
reference by federal authority i,
local affairs rs a violation of tn,
constitution of the United States
and a crime against free institu
lions, and we especially object t
government by injunction as a new
and highly dangerous form Of op
preston by which Federal Judges
in contempt of the laws of State
and rights of citizens, become a
once judges, legislatures and exc
cutloners; and we approve the bill
passed at the last session of til
United States Senate, and no,
pending in the House of Repre-
sentatives, relative to contempt i
Federal Courts and providing trj
ais by jury in certain cases of cor
tempt.
No discrimination should be in
dulged by the government in IA
vOr of it's debtors. We approx
of the refusal of the Fifty. Thir
Congress to pass the Pacific raj
road funding bill, and denounc
the efforts of the present republ
can Congress to enact simila
measure.
Recognizing the just claims {
deserving Union soldiers, We hear
lily endorse the rule of the prese1
commissioner of pensions, that Il
names shall be arbitrarily droppe
from the pension rolls and the ia.
of enlistment and service shout
be deemed conclusive evideuC
against disease and disability b,
fore enlistment.
We favor the admission of tn
territories of New Mexico, Ariz'
ma and Oklahoma to the Union 4
States, and we favor the early a.
mission of all the territories ha,
ing the necessary population an