Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-09-12

The declarations Of the NsrASo eAatsask,
= attack Individual freedom. the r,eat e. prsvA,
contract the independents q the i1dlciar
4 and TIE bower Of the president h eaforee fNi
= erSl laws; they adrcoate q reckless attempt I
Increase the price % silver BY legislation |
The debaSemeat % orr monetary StSndan
and threaten unlimited issues ~ p&per moae
: by the goveranieut They abandon for rergA
liean allies the democratic cause q tArsf ~
form 10 eouT, The favor Of protcctioaiSts 3
their fiscal hereSy.
In view a. these ether grave departures fraz
democratic prineiples we can RSt support III
candidates ~ that coaventse1, ner Ne eeaa,
by It's acts The 6emeeraitc psrty has Survive,
many defeats. bat ecula nof sGFYsve a virto-,
won in essstfW sAe doctrine ana paiicy prs.
claimed n Us name st CaleSgA
The conditions however which make pasSi.
bic such u,sszsRess tron a national eaavsattNr
are The direct resags q class les Slatsar ~ The
republican party 1t ii pnSlaiEas, IS Il has
Tor years, the power and duty e soVeraaasas
to raise sad maintain prices sy tie lAx. ana {,
proposes no remedy fes existing evils excepi
OPPRESSIVE aud ualnst taxation.
The National democracy here reoosvenes
therefore reaevS It's declaration a saisA in
~denrrs;ie principles. especially a. applicable
10 The Conditions Q, the times
Taxation, tart-, excise or Gireet is rsSAt-
talh imposed oSS for public purposes. Aaa
not for private gain lis SaoQat is lastly
measured BY public expenditures which should
be limited Ay scFGpalens ecaaonsy, TIE sum
derived by tie treasury from iAris and excise
leVieS IS Arecied by the state % trade and
Volume 81 consumption. The AmOaui required
ey TIE treasury is Determined by the appn,-
ntsAiiO1S made by coHgreSs TIE de-
usSd az tee republican party for
SO increase in tA-i1 taxsti02 has
rs prets1i II the deaeieno, O, reveuae, Which
has It's causes in the starvation q. trade And
reduced consumption, due entirely 10 the loss
Of confidence inst has followed the papails,
thFesi q free coiaaee and depreciation Of our
money and TIE republican practice of ex,rays.
CANT Appropriations eeyond the needs O. good
eeVefhMeat We srrsisn and condemn
Tie nOpuliSise Conventions @. CHICAGO
a1a - Louis for their cooperation
With The republican party in creating these |
conditions which are pleaded in Justification Of |
q aeaNg Increase Of The burdens Of the people |
oy 8 further resor; 70 protection. We there
lore oenoanee protection and its ally, free 4
Coinage Of silver, as schemes for The personal
pfohi u a Few st The expense Of the masses
aAa oppose tie two parties which stand for
'asse schemes as hostile to the PEOPLE Of the
whose food snl shelter, comfort
,ud prosperity are attacked hy hishev taxes
iRa appreciated money In hne, We resnrm
ne historic democratic doctrine @. tariff for
only,
We demand that hence.artA modern and
leera! policies toward American shtppise
'aA! take the plsoe @. our imitation O. the re-
i'stea statutes OF the eighteenth century.
'hieh were leag aso abandoned by every mari
Inc power but the United Ststes. and which.
Q the Haiions humiliation. have driven Amer
'ah capital and enterprise 10 the use C, Alien
.asS ana alien crews. have made the Stars and
irlpes an almost unknown emblem in foreign /
orfs and have virtually exyinEuished tie race
I American sealen. ,
Neoppose The p~reieuse that dis~criminat.ns {
titles Viii promote shipping that the scheme
IN invitation TO commercial warfare upon
ae United sistes, uu-Ausericaa Ia the ,
shi Of our great commercial treaties, o-srirS I
Q sslF whatever to American shipping while !
rta'.! increasing ocean fre5gAts on our asri- /
litural aud Manufactured products. q
he experience Of mankind has Shown ;hs, r
reason q heir natural qualities, sold IS the =
money Of the large Affairs o. com. o
cree and business, while silver is con-
ehiehtiy adapted TO minor transactions, and s
le most beneficial use o. both together can be $
.suFed only by the adoption Of the iormarss r
>talQard o. monetary rleaSuse, and the ?
aiAtelanee OF silver al 6 parity with gold bv O
$ limited coinage under suitable safeguards a
law. Thus the largest possible enjoyment II
both metals is gained with a value uuirer. II
4y accepted throughout the world. which n