The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-07-11

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1nainder Of the organization as presente1
by the silver people went through by ac-
ciauaation, the gold men making no no111i.
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Z u r. T. Jordan was AIMED as chairman Of
y the committee to notify Senator White.
PLATFORM. III
Chicago, July 9.-Following is the plat
fern which the committee on resolutions
reported to the convention:
We, the Democrats OF the United
States III national convention assembled
do re-af1lrm our allegiance to those great
: upon which our Institutions are founded
and the Democrats party has advo-
Gated from Jefferson to our own
time, freedom of speech, freedom Of the
press, freedom of conscience. the, preser-
walton of personal rights, equality OF all
citizens before the law, and the faithful
observation of constitutional limitations.
= During ali these years the Democratic
party has resisted the tendency OF selfish
interests to the Capitalization of govern
mental power, and steadfastly main
tanned the integrity of the dual scheme
of government established by the, found
ers Of this republic of republics. Under
It's guidance and teachings the; great
principle of local self-govern ment has
found it's best expression in the mainten-
ance of the rights of the states, and this
assertion of the necessity of combining the
general government to the exercise Of the
powers granted by the constitution of the
United States.
Recognizing that the money question is
paramount to all others at this time, we
invite attention to the fact that the fed
eral constitution names silver and gold
together as the money metals of the
United States and the first coinage law
passed by congress under the constitu-
tion made the silver dollar the unit Of
value and admitted gold to free coinage
at ratio measured by the silver dollar
unit "t..
We declare that the act of 1873 demon
etizing silver without the knowledge or
approval of the American people has re-
suited In the appreciation of gold and a
corresponding fall in the prices of COM
nodities produced by the people, a heavy
increase in the burden Of taxation, and
of all debts public and private; enrich
1nent of the money lending class at home
and abroad; paralysis of industry and
impov erishment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to the sin
gle gold standard, which has locked fast
the prosperity Of an industrious people
in the paralysis of hard times. Gold
recommendation is British polity found
ed upon British greed for gain and
power and its general adoption has
brought other nations into f1nacial serv-
tude to London. 1t is not only un-Amer-
lean, but anti-American and it can be
fastened upon the United States only by
the Sitting of that indomitable spirit
and love Of liberty which proclaimed our
political independence in 1776 and won
1t in the war of the revolution.
We demand the immediate restoration
Of the free and unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver at the present legal ratio of
18 to /, without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation.
Congress alone has the power to coin and
issue money and this power cannot be dele
gated to corporations or individuals. We,
therefore, denounce the issuance Of nation
al bank notes as in Gerogation Of the con-
stitution and demand that all paper made
legal tender for debts and for the payment
Of duties to the United States shall be is
sued by the government of the United
States. .,s'
We are opposed to the policy and prac-
tfce of surrendering to the holders of
the obligations of United States the op-
tion reserved by law to the government
OF redeeming such obligation in either
silver coin or gold con. p,
: We are opposed to the issuing of inter:
est bearing bonds of the United States in
time of peace, and condemn the traffic
ing with banking syndicates which, in
exchange for bonds and at enormous
profit to themselves, supply the federal
treasury with gold to maintain the pol
icy of gold monometallism. Congress
alone has power to coin and issue money,
and President Jackson declared that this
power could not be delegated to corpor-
atoms or individuals.
We therefore demand that the power
to issue notes be taken from the national
banks and that all paper money shall be
I issued directly by the treasury depart
ment; be redeemable in coin, receivable
for al debts public and private
We hold that tariff duties should be
levied solely for the purpose of reye-
nue., such duties to be SO adjusted as to
and not discriminate between class or Sec
: ton and that taxation should be limited
by the needs of the government, honest
ly and fairly administered. We sGe-
nounce as disturbing to business the
threat to restore the Mckinley law,
which has been twice condemned by the
people in national elections, and which,
enacted under the false plea of protec-
! tion to home industry, proved prolific
breeder Of trust, monopolies, enriched
the few at. the expense of many re
stricted trade and deprived the produc-.
ems Of the great American staples of ac-
CESS to their natural markets. Until the
money question is settled, we are op-
posed to any agitation for further
changes in our tariff laws, except such
as are necessary to make up the deficit
i revenue, caused by the adverse de-
scision of the supreme court on the in
come tax. IS Az a
Stftse supreme court Of "a law passed by a
Democratic congress, In strict pursuance OF
.iti,ex I1i1ifnrn decisions :pf that court for