Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-08-14
THE PLATFORM.
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES ON
WHICH THE PEOPLE WILL WIN.

Fungus Growth. il again The
Party CT The Peopic-A Plain and
Explicit Statement of its FrEhci.
pies.
We, the Democrats of the United States
III national convention assembled do re-
Affirm our allegiance TO those great IS
>entlal principles OF Justice and liberty
upon which our institutions are founded,
and which the democratic party has
advocated from Jctierson's time to our
own: Freedom OF speech, freedom of the
press, freedom of conscience. the preser-
walton OF Pc rsonal ri. hts the equality of
all citizens before the law, and the faith
iui observance of constitutional limita-
tlunS. Daring all these wears the Demo-
cratic party has resisted the tendency of
selfish interests TO the Capitalization of
governmental power and steadiastly
maintained the integrity of the dual
scheme "a government AS established
10y The founders of this repub.
lie OF republics. Under its guild
ance anu teachings the great princi-
pie of local Scli-goNernment has found its
best expressions in the maintenance OF
the rights @: the States and its assertion
OF the necessity of continuing the general
9 vprnment To the exercise of the powers
granted by the constitution OF the United
States.
Recognizing that the money qucst ion is
paramount To all Others at this time, we
invite attention 10 the fact that the Fed
eral constitution names silver and gold
toSether as tbs money metals of the
nlted States, and that the first coinahe
law passed 10y congress under the con.
StltutlOn made the silver dollar the
monetary unit anu admitted gold to free
coinage at ratio based upon the silver
COLLAR uhit. We declare that the act OF
hATt Naf = Il
tnouind'r.. "r .ihE r.,,oi r mi'nont the
nnn,io ~ va nptiGn| Va me An,erican
iold and :, 'nrr,.smn, ,T -, oi
-, ;,.u Of oon,n,at;,ii,', ."ii ~ me
pe"nie a hea~v ;ncrn.,, p il, ,t., nf ,Ie II,
taxation and of all debts nuhIic and
PRIVATE, the enrichment OF the money
| lending class at home and abroad nrostr..
| ton OF industry and impoverishnlrnt at
| The people. We are uuailerabiy onnosrd
i to mono metalliSm, which has locked
fast the proSp, rity of an Industrious peo-
pie in the paraly>is of hard LINES t:nld
lnono,hetalllsm IS British policy, and
us adoption mas Drought other nations
INTO financial servitude To London. 1t 5
| not ohiy un-Anherlcan, but anti-Ameri-
can, ana IL can be fastened upon the
Unlted States only by the sitting OF that
| SPIRIT anu love OF liberty which pro-
claimed our political independence in
lao and won 1t III the war of the revolu-
ton.
we demand the free and unlimited
coinage OF Doth gold and silver 1T the
ple,ent lcsai rallo Oh lo To L, without
80. ,a ~. "o NJ Wt'. y, ooiseh. .! any
o.nei lia'ion. we ueiiiahu mat me
1'ai,'a nv. silver uOilaI snail DC iuii
LIE, 'on ','Ii, cI9aiiy WIN Soiu, Ior all
uon.S' puniio anu pIiHa.e, anu we iaVor
S s,u desas s,; as viii prevent the
uoi iil'i .'Llt vi any hlhu oi legal
'ohuei hiohoy Wy PilNdIe cohlract.
We are opposed to the policy and prac-
tice of surrendering to the holders of OBJ
legations of the United States the option
reserved by law to the government of re-
deeming such obligations in silver.
Wa ara opnosad to tho ,,.u;, -. ::
tereSt. beorinI honds Of tho I1';,I', y, ,il
IN t;,noS Of ueaco ,,,d onnJ, ~ S.a..s
t;c< will hanE;n~ svna,ca,an , ,hG Lrai
axrn.nye t,,r Innds a. y a"r,,, W iioIi ~
To thn,nsaives snnniv the Eodnr"i pioii'
nrv with void 10 ,na;;ntain IT, 81 tieas.
ooId ,nonn natoIl;s,u 0 po'i@! VI
congress aioiie mas the power To coin
anu , issue money, anu Iresluent Jackson
ueSiaIeo 'na' tnis power coulu not be
W. .re,ofnre d,.n"nnco tb vi ;s inuio,u.als
,s n,nnav Nv naf;o"aI i,.n III 'asGo y, notes
Ton Of fhe comSt;,n,ion nj ~, AZ ,f uorosa,
tnni ai, M nor wh;ch - ,nado -, Ienna,iu
to- nuI,,," ana nr;rata dahtS ~, 80, .Siiucl
,oaaL;,ahIa Tor d,,a. 10 tna Irn;,I ~, -
.h"Ii ha issued Lw Tho ynyacnnou, ocs,o
Irm;tad StaJes ha rsSea',,a,io =, VI tiie
Al GULL
we holu tnat tarlli uulleS SHOULD be
ievieo ior inc purpose OF revenue such
uuties w pe IeaulusIeu SO as 10 operate
e!uaiiy tnrouSnout me country anu not
ulscrlinlnate between class or section, and
tnal taxation shoulu DC limited by the
lieeas OLE inc RoNeIiiinent honestly
anu tcolonlica.iy administered. We
uenouneo as ,H, business
VI - In 1917 - iSs.oIo inc
condemned by the peonIe i'm natinn.I
e,ecIions. and which. anactad no !.
the false plea of protection To hnma
industry. nroyed a nroIifir hraedar ~
trus,s and molopolies. enricbiny the few
at the expense OF the many. Restricted
trade and deprived the nrn3,,carS az the
great AMERICAN staples OF access tn their
natural markets. Until The mon..v oues.
Ton i, settled we a,e onnosed tn.nv ,,dyita.
ito for further chan .es i'm orr tar;tF laws
ex,. mi sucu rs are nec-rsarv to mako m
lhe deticit i'm eyenue c,1,Ssd no TIM Oh ~
verse decision of .he sunreme court on
the income tax.
~. a.. ,h;s aco;.;o H.. a.,
Due ~ a",n Wy , Wy .nS supreme
cou,t .neno mouio 10 no ueiiclt IN the
revenue u"uo "m passeu ny Oeih-
occatc rn1 J,.c;sinns nf , nut suance OF
Inc uu 'oo VI ISL ", tiia. court ior
near,f iSO .n.ia; " nns, ds,is unuer
tnat uoo 80, r., n,,a",,, 0u ,s;, Oh
lections 70 us ,nn, ; when hai been
OVER neu " yha, $3.50 go" YVES VINO nave
ever so. o ~, " o. u We ueSiare tiat
IL ls inc uu.y ", Uo'S'e W use all the
colis'su.;o;ma, pU"~ 80, ion eiialns AFTER
.haI ueo ,,t "a, liz 49,, may colio from
is reversal " ,no 'o gu as !. may mere
atter 20 oo,s. a,, ou, 81 .nat 'ne iuruens
or TAXATION may e4ua,iy anu Iloar'iaiIy
pe Iesie " .no eiu .,ias wealth. may
pear ~ ne pioPoi''ou OIL tno expenses oi
the so'e n'ho"''
We hold that the most efficient way of
protecting American labor is 10 prevent
tne Inipol Iatao,i 10 !, iore'sh pauper labor
W 60 npi1 ~ VIII 49, ~ ~ 'io nome market,
anu .ias anc aa,"o VI .ne nome market
W out o,',,'i 10. ,' me- Gnu aItisans Is
sro",! ,ui. sio'ous ilouetary
s!Steui ',',o,a , up,o' ~ .ne prices OF
. .nei' "a 49, er;, ,he oost VI Prouuc
tiou auu .nuS uupines tneih Oh me means
VI Ptlta.;nis 'ho pio""e'S vi our nome
i'' T,,. ','srr,; 81 ,.. l., A.,
t. me aoIGip s;on Vi weaiti. ny inc Few,
eno conso, Ia ,t VI gu, ieauiHs railway
systeh,s n,;u 'io io ..i ol Trusts anu
Hoois e4u,,o a ntrie'o Goiisroi ~ me
rt, go, ao'e W. d VI NOSE arteries OF
,msnt of 90. ,",vors ,f an Tue eniarge-
,neroo y, .nu poM' y, Iio ,.iIer ssalo COM
and omar ntees in the central ~ ra;Irno.ts